Could you imagine what would happen to the US military if it soldiers were limited to a 41 hour work week? Imagine what the over time bill would like after a year long deployment:
Ursula von der Leyen, the defence minister
The German military, once the most feared fighting force in Europe, is being forced to lay down its weapons by restrictive new overtime limits.
German soldiers taking part in a four-week Nato exercise in Norway earlier this year had to leave after just 12 days because they had gone over their overtime limits, it has emerged.
Troops have complained to a parliamentary watchdog that they are being forced to spend entire days doing nothing under the new rules. (…..)
Under the latest reforms, in force since January, the military working week has been reduced to 41 hours and troops can no longer be paid for working overtime.
Instead they must be compensated with alternate time off.
Mr Bertels, an MP appointed to oversee the armed forces, said the new rules had forced training camps to close at 4.30pm and left soldiers stranded on base. [The Telegraph via reader tip]
They got soft because the US spends money to defend them…
We all know how to defeat a German army unit now – 41 hours of continuous combat.
@Dd, LOL!
The best way to defeat the Germans is to send in a bunch of Muslims to raape their women and they will spend all 40 hours finding ways to cover it up.
Like the US Army doesn’t have enuff “Training Holidays” now as it is. the word has spread thru NATO!