Germany seeks soldiers, spies, and nurses

Germany is aging and needs new soldiers and spies to ensure and protect the country's security as well as nurses to care for the elderly.

The German Secret Service (BND) and the German army, Bundeswehr, are present with recruiting stands at the international Gamescom Computer Games fair under way in Kiln.

BND spokeswoman Julia Linner says that in secret service stands visitors can participate in the “computer game. BND Legends Operation Blackbox”, where players assume the identity of a secret agent to prevent a cyberattack. The game, which the BND plans to make available even on a public platform, tests players' ability in a number of specific situations and aims to attract young people to hire in Germany's secret service agency.

spokeswoman Linner says that for many people the BND is a huge stranger and we want to discover some of the secrets of our work so that we can absorb new employees. She notes that many youths who play computer games have skills that are favorable to increase the effectiveness of the work of spying agencies like this. Digital skills, communication skills, team cooperation and stress resistance.

Bundeswehri looking for soldiers

For similar reasons, the recruiting of young men and women for the German army, present with a stand in Gamescom, is also Bundeswehri. On the Bundeswehr stage, visitors can guide tanks or fly helicopters, or do they do a real physical exercise in bulletproof vests near a giant poster that says: “A you ready for the next level?

Like the BND spokeswoman, Linner, military spokesman Marco Mann says: “We are where the people we aim to do for ourselves” Bundeswehr, who has been present in Gamescom since 2009, wants to show young people how attractive he is, says Marco Mann.

Critics doubt, however, asking how appropriate such activities are. Pacifists like Jürgen Gräslin from the German Peace Association (DFG) say: “in the murder games, players enter various roles in which they simulate murder; they even receive bonus points for killing an opponent”.

According to him, there is no reason to be present at Gamescom”.

Foreign Minister looking for nurses in Indonesia

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeuphul also used his visit to Indonesia to recruit nurses and nurses from this country. As demographic records show that Germany's population is aging, about half of Indonesia's 284 million citizens are under the age of 30.

In Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, Wadephul visited, accompanied by Indonesia's Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadiki, a nursing school, and spoke to students and students about their plans for the future.

However, interest in the current workforce Germany issues only about 1,000 working visas per year for Indonesianism. Berlin says the obstacle to visa is the lack of needed education, insufficient linguistic skills in the German language, and lack of recognition of certificates and diplomas from Indonesia to Germany. /DW/