re: #172 yma o hyd

Europe did not and does not want a fighting-fit Germany.
Any sign of that and everybody starts howling - no wonder the Germans are scared of even thinking about shooting at anybody.
Who wouldn’t be - with those nieghbours.

Well, it looks like the Germans are definitely not “fighting-fit”:

The physical condition of the soldiers was already in question after a German armed forces report found that 40 per cent of its soldiers aged 18-29 were overweight, compared to 35 per cent of the civilian population of the same age.

The report, published in March, concluded that the Bundeswehr lived on beer and sausages while shunning fruit and vegetables. It said that an overdeveloped bureaucracy was also contributing to a “passive lifestyle” on the part of the soldiers.

Too much beer and sausage. The end result is that Germany probably has the wurst soldiers in Europe.

timesonline.co.uk