Realignment of the Bundeswehr

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The realignment of the Bundeswehr from 2010 is the most comprehensive reform of the Bundeswehr since its inception. It covers almost all areas of the Bundeswehr.

Cornerstones

The cornerstones of the reform are:

history

In the coalition agreement of October 26, 2009, the governing parties agreed that the Federal Minister of Defense should set up a commission which, by the end of 2010, had to develop a “proposal for the cornerstones of a new organizational structure for the Bundeswehr, including streamlining the management and administrative structures”. At the beginning of 2010, the then Federal Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg commissioned a deficit analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current Bundeswehr situation. On April 12th, the structural commission was set up under the leadership of the chairman of the board of the Federal Employment Agency , Frank-Jürgen Weise . Their recommendation should prepare a comprehensive restructuring of the Bundeswehr with the aim of adapting Germany's defense resources to current and future security policy challenges.

A few days before the so-called austerity retreat on June 6th and 7th, 2010, Guttenberg had suggested "suspending" conscription. At this meeting, he agreed the plans previously discussed within the ministry and the armed forces with the rest of the cabinet and the Federal Chancellor. Chancellor Merkel was initially hesitant. During the closed meeting, the Federal Cabinet decided u. a. that the Federal Ministry of Defense also has to contribute to the consolidation of the federal budget and to compliance with the constitutionally prescribed debt brake . The Federal Minister of Defense was tasked with examining the consequences of a significant reduction in the armed forces and the like. a. for Germany's ability to act in terms of security policy and the form of defense and its design. On August 23, Guttenberg presented five different models for the future structure of the armed forces to the governing coalition. In all models, 150,000 to 180,000 regular and professional soldiers were assumed. In some models, the suspension of compulsory military service was planned, while others assumed 25,000 basic military service and 25,000 additional voluntary military service. Variants with 30,000 basic military service or generally voluntary military service were among them.

At the CSU party congress on October 29, 2010, the delegates accepted with a large majority an application made at the instigation of the CSU board to suspend the obligation to perform basic military service. The CDU party congress also approved this with a large majority on November 15, 2010, after Guttenberg had promoted his Bundeswehr reform in a speech. In the Basic Law and the conscription law conscription remained anchored. The FDP had repeatedly asked for the suspension or abolition of compulsory military service for many years. With their decision, the CDU and CSU joined a demand from their coalition partner. On December 15, 2010, the Federal Cabinet decided to suspend the obligation to do basic military service as of July 1, 2011. According to this decision, as of March 1, 2011, no one should be convened against their will. January 3, 2011 was the last call-up date in terms of the old basic military service.

In March 2011, Thomas de Maizière was appointed Federal Minister of Defense after Guttenberg announced his resignation due to the plagiarism affair . De Maizière continued the reform efforts of his predecessor, although the extent to which he took over "an ordered house" is disputed. It was important to him that the structure and scope of the armed forces should not be “drawn out of thin air”, but that the Bundeswehr's mission and, based on this, the skills required for it must first be clearly defined. Therefore, the Defense Policy Guidelines 2011 were issued on May 18, 2011 . On May 27, 2011, the cornerstones for the realignment of the Bundeswehr followed . The 2006 White Paper , which was drawn up under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Defense and which describes the main features of German security policy across departments, is another basis for the realignment.

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Working staff conversion of the Bundeswehr

In order to implement the recommendations and proposals of the structural commission, the working group for the reconstruction of the armed forces was set up by State Secretary Walther Otremba on November 1, 2010 . By the end of January 2011, a concept for the structure of the Ministry of Defense and the subordinate area had been drawn up. The Bundeswehr Conversion Task Force published its report on February 7, 2011.

Steering Committee for Structural Reform and Structural Reform Task Force

In his directive of March 22, 2011, Defense Minister de Maizière ordered the establishment of a steering committee for structural reform and a structural reform working group. Responsibility for the overall strategy and steering of the structural reform as well as for the preparation of the ministerial decisions was transferred to the steering committee. It included State Secretaries Stéphane Beemelmans and Rüdiger Wolf as well as the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Volker Wieker . The Structural Reform Task Force was set up by State Secretary Beemelmans and started its work on April 1, 2011. The task force "Conversion of the Bundeswehr" was incorporated into it.

Project groups

On June 10, 2011, eleven individual projects were defined for the realignment of the Bundeswehr. On July 1, 2011, the Structural Reform Working Group (ASR) was set up under State Secretary Stéphane Beemelmans . It was first directed by Vice Admiral Manfred Nielson and later by Major General Martin Richard Schelleis .

On September 20, 2011, an information package on the status of five project groups was published.

Armed Forces Reorganization Project

The armed forces were set at a maximum of 185,000 soldiers. These are in detail 170,000 soldiers on time and professional soldiers , 5,000 voluntary military service (FWD fix), 7,500 more voluntary military service (FWD flex) and 2,500 reservists .

The scope of the armed forces and organizational areas in detail:

  • Army: 57,570 soldiers (including 2,250 FWD fixed, plus max.3,750 FWD flex)
  • Air Force: 22,550 soldiers (incl. 500 FWD fixed, plus max. 450 FWD flex)
  • Navy: 13,050 soldiers (incl. 500 FWD fixed, plus max. 800 FWD flex)
  • Force base: 36,750 soldiers (incl. 1,250 FWD fixed, plus max. 2,000 FWD flex)
  • Medical service: 14,620 soldiers (incl. 500 FWD fixed, plus max. 500 FWD flex)
  • in training or in other organizational areas: 30,460 soldiers

The number of civilian posts in the armed forces (i.e. not in the Federal Armed Forces administration ) is 18,700.

Personnel management project, recruiting

In the future, there will be 16 career advice centers to attract young talent, half of which should have the ability to determine aptitude . In addition, 110 career advisory offices with six posts each and 200 mobile offices are to be set up across Germany.

The personnel management of the NCOs (previously the Bundeswehr headquarters ) and officers (up to Colonel A 16) (previously the Bundeswehr Personnel Office ) and the Bundeswehr administration (largely decentralized) will be merged in the new Federal Office for Personnel Management of the Bundeswehr in Cologne . The B-grade staff is managed directly in the ministry. The universities of the Federal Armed Forces (previously the Armed Forces Office ) are subordinate to the personnel department in the BMVg.

In connection with the restructuring, it was decided to outsource the area of ​​payroll accounting for active members of the Bundeswehr (soldiers, employees, civil servants) to the business area of ​​the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for former members (pension recipients) to the business area of ​​the Federal Ministry of Finance .

Project armament, use, IT

The Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement and the IT Office of the Federal Armed Forces will be merged to form the new Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Federal Armed Forces . This is hoped for synergy effects . The military technical departments are subordinate to him. In addition, a new uniform equipment / usage process is being developed.

Project infrastructure and services

A new organizational area infrastructure, environmental protection and services (IUD) with up to 20,580 civil and 830 military posts will be created. This is managed by the Federal Office for Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Services . Subordinate to him are, among others, the Bundeswehr service centers , the Bundeswehr fire brigades at the air bases , the military training areas and in the ammunition depots and the new competence centers for construction management (emerged from the infrastructure staff).

Project education and qualification landscape

An education center of the Bundeswehr (BiZBw) is set up, which is supposed to make career permeability and the reintegration possibilities of soldiers on time into civil life easier. The Bundeswehr technical schools as well as the schools abroad are subordinate to him.

Deployment concept 2011

On October 26, 2011, the Federal Minister of Defense announced the 2011 deployment concept.

See: Deployment Concept 2011

See also

literature

  • Joachim Jens Hesse : The realignment of the Bundeswehr. Approach, implementation and results in a national and international comparison (= state reform in Germany and Europe . Volume 19). Nomos, Baden-Baden 2015, ISBN 978-3-8487-2751-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Structural Commission . bmvg.de. April 12, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b Thinking from the point of view of deployment (PDF; 5.9 MB) Structural Commission of the Bundeswehr. October 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 5, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vbb.dbb.de
  3. ↑ Merkel doesn't want to rush anything . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. June 3, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  4. ↑ Strengthening the cornerstone of our future (PDFf) www.bundesfinanzministerium.de. June 7, 2010. Retrieved on January 30, 2013.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.bundesfinanzministerium.de  
  5. ↑ Report of the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr on the inspection order from the cabinet meeting of June 7, 2010 (PDF) www.bmvg.de. August 30, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 30, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmvg.de
  6. ↑ CSU votes for the suspension of conscription . Mirror online. October 29, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ Federal government lays down the cornerstones of the reorganization of the Bundeswehr . Federal ministry of defense. December 16, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  8. ↑ Guttenberg only left chaos . stern.de. May 17, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "Serious deficiencies in the Bundeswehr" . Southgerman newspaper. May 18, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  10. ↑ Key points for the realignment of the Bundeswehr (PDF; 18 kB) Federal Ministry of Defense. May 27, 2011. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 5, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmvg.de
  11. ^ "Ministry marches in advance" on bmvg.de
  12. ↑ Structural reform (PDF; 2.2 MB) Federal Ministry of Defense. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 9, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmvg.de
  13. ^ Structural reform (PDF; 1.4 MB) Federal Ministry of Defense. April 1, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 9, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmvg.de
  14. ↑ 1. Reorganization of the armed forces; 2. The deployment concept of the Bundeswehr; 3. Organization of the Federal Ministry of Defense; 4. Personnel management and recruiting; 5. Reform accompanying program; 6. Education and qualification landscape; 7. Armaments, use, IT; 8. Infrastructure and Services; 9. Review of procurement and armaments projects; 10. Reservist concept and 11. Management and controlling of the Bundeswehr
  15. ↑ Status of the realignment of the Bundeswehr (PDF; 245 kB) Federal Ministry of Defense. September 20, 2011. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmvg.de