I remember reading about Reforger that year, broomsticks and 3 operational Leopard Tanks to stop thye Russians with. So where has all the money really gone for decades ?
Bundeswehrverwaltung (Administration, non-military a petrified bureaucracy https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundeswehrverwaltung);
environmental protection (training grounds and barracks); construction of a combat room suitable for pregnant soldieresses (IFV Puma under von der Leyen NO JOKE); our army since reunification is a playing ground for corrupt and increasingly unskilled politicians; forced vaccinations up to date; increased manpower losses while noone inlists...
They never had much of a budget to begin with. Their budget has consistently hovered between 40-50 Billion. It only surpassed 50 billion within the last 2 years.
The U.S Marines Budget for 2023 in comparison was 53 Billion.
1 Branch of our Military gets the equivalent of their yearly budget.
Their budget is split between 6 branches. Not to mention several joint R&D projects with the French.
Not to mention I’ve been told at least their acquisition/ordnance board is exclusively civilian. And a slow moving bloated bureaucracy on top of it.
I’d imagine there is some obligatory graft/corruption. There always is. But I’d imagine the bulk of their problems are just from being underfunded and Western Europe being violently allergic to anything resembling Militarism/Nationalism following WW2 and the Cold War.
I remember reading about Reforger that year, broomsticks and 3 operational Leopard Tanks to stop thye Russians with. So where has all the money really gone for decades ?
Bundeswehrverwaltung (Administration, non-military a petrified bureaucracy https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundeswehrverwaltung); environmental protection (training grounds and barracks); construction of a combat room suitable for pregnant soldieresses (IFV Puma under von der Leyen NO JOKE); our army since reunification is a playing ground for corrupt and increasingly unskilled politicians; forced vaccinations up to date; increased manpower losses while noone inlists...
NATO is being exposed for everyone to see. About time the whole truth comes out.
They never had much of a budget to begin with. Their budget has consistently hovered between 40-50 Billion. It only surpassed 50 billion within the last 2 years.
The U.S Marines Budget for 2023 in comparison was 53 Billion.
1 Branch of our Military gets the equivalent of their yearly budget.
Their budget is split between 6 branches. Not to mention several joint R&D projects with the French.
Not to mention I’ve been told at least their acquisition/ordnance board is exclusively civilian. And a slow moving bloated bureaucracy on top of it.
I’d imagine there is some obligatory graft/corruption. There always is. But I’d imagine the bulk of their problems are just from being underfunded and Western Europe being violently allergic to anything resembling Militarism/Nationalism following WW2 and the Cold War.
This is what President Trump had always pointed out.