Proposta de redução de efectivos
Germany's top military officer (called the Inspector General) has now informed both houses of parliament on what he considers the minimum end-strength the Bundeswehr needs. In a report provided to the defense committees of the lower and upper house (the Bundestag and Bundesrat) he says Germany needs to sustain 163,500 military personnel, of which 156,000 would be professional full-time or part-time troops, with another 7,500 voluntary conscripts serving 23 month duties.
Traditional conscription would be abolished. It is no longer needed from a strategic perspective and is not affordable, the Inspector General's report states.
But the report stresses that the 163,500 figure is an "absolute minimum."
Defense minister Carl-Theodor zu Guttenberg echoed the findings, and backs the end-strength figure as the bottom line and end to conscription. He'd previously signalled his readiness to draw down force numbers.
One of the interesting acknowledgments in the report is that the German military, as structured now, can't meet the strategic objective to maintain 14,000 deployable troops. The roughly 7,000 troops now deployed are already stretching the force. The report states that Germany has to position itself to at least be able to deploy 10,000 troops.
The report, and zu Guttenberg's statements, are a key milestone in the German discussion of how the Bundeswehr should evolve. But the process is far from over. Reform plans for the military's structure, modernization, and budgeting are also in the works. Also, a force basing revision is in the works. The defense ministry notes those deliberations may not be concluded until mid-2011.
Concluo eu: Se eles "só" conseguem aguentar um efectivo de 7 000 fora, com os recursos humanos e a capacidade económica que têm , então os tugas ou fazem milagres ou somos uns anjinhos de primeira.