Military Suffers From Bureaucracy, Recruiting Woes, Finds Parliamentary Report

The German military is hindered by too much bureaucracy and is struggling to recruit new troops, reports Deutsche Welle, citing a new parliamentary report. 

The biggest problem, according to soldiers, is the lack of equipment, says the report that was released by the legislature's military commission on Tuesday. 

At a given moment, less than half of the force's tanks, ships and aircraft were available for training or deployment, primarily due to shortfalls in spare parts and the...