I have an embarrassing story to tell you about the other day I called the Department of Defense to do some research. It was about the question of whether more people were reporting to the Bundeswehr because of the Ukraine war. Working title: Army, are you becoming more?
There was a very nice gentleman on the phone who answered as Captain XY. And I was like: Yes, hello, Herr Hauptmann, this is Elisa Schwarz from the Süddeutsche Zeitung. I don’t know how many times I’ve called him Herr Hauptmann. Very often. Anyway, he said at the end I’ll spell my name for you again. The captain isn’t one of them.
The nice thing about being a journalist is that you don’t have to be well versed in everything because you can ask questions. So it’s a great privilege, you always learn something new. It was the same for me when I actually stood in the yard of the Bundeswehr and accompanied the selection process for the new applicants for a report. Also present: Peter Schneider, 23, hoodie, nobody who talks a lot. I asked him why he was here, he said: Because of the Ukraine.
Then I accompanied him for two days, at the assessment center, solving root fractures, in the living room, while waiting, during the interviews he had to conduct (SZ Plus). Before the medical examination, he was a bit scared. And before the psychological interview. The boss.
What Peter Schneider learned: That you have to undress at the doctor’s. What I’ve learned: That the phones at the Bundeswehr Career Center ring more often: “Where’s the next weapon” – “I’ll kill Putin.” But that those who actually apply are not the front-line fighters at all, but, well, young men like Peter Schneider, who are perhaps interested in something completely different…
THE DAY IN MUNICH
BGH partially overturns judgment in the case of the wolf mask rapist In the summer of 2019, Christoph K. violated an eleven-year-old in Munich. He was sentenced to imprisonment followed by preventive detention. But the Federal Court of Justice now sees errors in the judgment.
Green MP Bär is acquitted Karl Bär from Munich was the last environmental activist who had to answer in court in the South Tyrolean apple trial. Now he doesn’t have to pay a hefty fine. The debate about the use of chemicals in the largest apple-growing area in Europe continues.
Overture at the Kunstkraftwerk The Amberger brothers invite you to a first inspection of the construction site in the old Aubinger thermal power station. There the “Bergson” is being built with concert halls, beer garden, bars, event areas, a huge gallery – and a bat biotope.
70 300 cubic meters of concrete and 2500 tons of steel The new pier at Terminal 1 of Munich Airport will probably not come until the end of 2025. The costs will increase from the original 400 to more than 600 million euros. A construction site tour.
Jogger collapses – three doctors save his life The 52-year-old had to be revived. Luckily for him, the medics happened to be there.
Again big jumps in the Olympic Park The action sports festival Munich Mash is taking place again after two years of pandemic – with the sports skateboard, wakeboard and BMX. This time, women are also allowed to compete in all disciplines.
Why a listed building falls into disrepair The once magnificent building on Schubertstrasse has been empty for many years – to the annoyance of the city and neighbors. Now the investor has at least started urgently needed work on the dilapidated roof.
Does spirituality help in everyday clinical practice? Harried, frustrated and left alone: carers need better working conditions, less pressure and higher wages. A conference deals with the question of whether reflection can also help.
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