There was a scandal years ago about the poor conditions of the gears of the German troops, I have to look further to find it.
This is 2022, still, the situation is the same :
The German army, air force and navy have long had to work with insufficient equipment. They lack mission-capable tanks, helicopters,
body armor,
backpacks, and night-vision gear. Even
warm underwear for the troops on
NATO's eastern front is in short supply.
Germany's military suddenly has €100 billion to spend on new equipment. Thousands of people in one of Germany's largest government agencies are tasked with procurement. But that may turn out to be a major problem.
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Shortages of
body armor. Radios so antiquated they are the butt of jokes from other NATO soldiers. A dysfunctional procurement system that takes years just to acquire
shoulder patches.
After decades of budget cuts, the German military is woefully short of basic supplies, whether they’re bullets or
backpacks.
So spare us your Hypocrisy....