Yeah it was reduced from 6 to 4 years in Dec 2010. https://www.buzer.de/gesetz/5521/al25428-0.htm https://www.buzer.de/gesetz/5521/al25428-0.htm Shortly after

Yeah it was reduced from 6 to 4 years in Dec 2010. https://www.buzer.de/gesetz/5521/al25428-0.htm https://www.buzer.de/gesetz/5521/al25428-0.htm Shortly after, in July 2011, the requirement for Wehrdienst was dropped altogether. Can't access older versions but there has been a history of reductions in lengths for the "normal" Wehrpflicht, so it probably followed suit: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrpflicht_in_Deutschland#Bundesrepublik_Deutschland https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrpflicht_in_Deutschland#Bun...