In a sign of how serious Germany is about reintroducing conscription, the nation’s Ministry of Family Affairs is preparing a civilian service program for conscientious objectors, Bild reported on Tuesday.

• If conscription were implemented, the labor loss in civil services, such as senior care and emergency services, would be among the first effects felt. The government is already working to resolve that issue.
• It told Bild that it must “already have the foundations for a modern civilian service in place” should conscription “become necessary.” As soon as next year, many charitable organizations could be ready to accommodate the objectors, a government survey found.

Planning for the reinstatement of conscription is well underway.

• All men born from 2008 on must fill out a questionnaire regarding their willingness to serve and, beginning next year, they must complete a medical evaluation.
• In January, a clause in Germany’s conscription law was added that stated all German men between ages 17 and 45 had to alert the German Armed Forces if they planned to leave the country for more than three months. That clause has since been suspended due to public outrage.

Cause for alarm? Conscription was the norm in Germany since the 1950s and only ended in 2011. What makes it concerning now is its being coincident with Germany rebuilding its military juggernaut.

Bible prophecy warns this increasingly empowered German military will not be used solely to defend against Russia—it will first be used against several of Germany’s “allies.”