The panic over Germany restricting men from traveling is overblown — the Bundeswehr itself clarified that approval is issued automatically and military service remains fully voluntary. No one is being conscripted or trapped inside Germany's borders. The Defense Ministry even promised to clean up the legal language to prevent further confusion.
Germany quietly slipped in a law requiring men aged 17 to 45 to get Bundeswehr approval before leaving the country for more than three months — no debate, no headlines. A centralized mobilization database, expanded bureaucracy for mass objections and mandatory medical exams from 2027 make clear this is systematic war preparation. Once that infrastructure exists, full mobilization becomes inevitable.
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