According to a July 13 report on the German weekly “Time” website, the number of people applying to refuse military service continues to increase dramatically. German media quoted information released by the German Federal Agency for Family and Civil Affairs as reporting that in the first half of 2026, the number of applicants to refuse military service in Germany had already exceeded that of the whole of 2011. Germany suspended compulsory military service in 2011. According to reports, as of June 30, the German Federal Agency for Family and Civil Affairs had received 5,862 applications to refuse military service. In contrast, 3,867 people applied for objection to military service in 2025, and 4,348 in 2011.

According to a July 13 report on the German “Time” weekly website, the number of people applying to refuse military service continues to increase dramatically. German media quoted information released by the German Federal Agency for Family and Civil Affairs as reporting that in the first half of 2026, the number of applicants to refuse military service in Germany had already exceeded that of the whole of 2011. Germany suspended compulsory military service in 2011. According to reports, as of June 30, the German Federal Agency for Family and Civil Affairs had received 5,862 applications to refuse military service. In contrast, 3,867 people applied for objection to military service in 2025, and 4,348 in 2011.