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The basic rights of service personnel

The “basic rights of service personnel” are identical with the general basic rights enshrined in the German constitution. Service personnel are part of a hierarchy based on the principle of obedience to orders. There is, therefore, a great deal of tension between the freedoms and rights of each individual serviceman on the one hand, and the special demands of service in the armed forces on the other. It is an imperative of our constitution that service personnel, be they conscripts, temporary-career volunteers or regular soldiers, should be guaranteed the same freedoms and rights as those enjoyed by other citizens. To this extent, therefore, service personnel are “citizens in uniform”. Their basic rights may be restricted in line with constitutional provisions but only insofar as this is absolutely essential to meet the requirements of their military duties. This requires a basis in law. Service personnel continue to enjoy the following rights, for example:

Quelle: http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/orga/03organs/06armforce/armfor05_1
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