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Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by Xylakant on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @05:58AM (#27904257)
I’m fairly certain it was 10 when I was drafted, but draft was at least 11 month back then and civil service at least 13.

The biggest issue wasn’t the 10 years requirement but rather that when you somehow couldn’t fulfill it (moving or such), the time would reset and might be wasted.

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Re:THW: Germany′s army of volunteers for disaster relief by gmueckl on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @07:21AM (#27904809)
Back when I was presented with that choice, I was entertaining it briefly. But I knew that I would move away to go to university. That, and the fact that 7 years seem like a very long time when you're 18 made me decide against it.
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