Germany Searches for Army Recruits in Dwindling Pool of Workers
The military revamp, following decades of neglect, is playing out as society ages and more and more people exit the workforce. Those trends have already left firms lacking skilled staff and put officials seeking to swell the army's ranks in a bind.
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