[HIGHLIGHTS] Compulsory year of service: “You can’t force commitment”

Compulsory year of service: “You can’t force commitment”. “Over 90 percent continue to volunteer afterwards,” says Magdalena Wiesinger.

The Oberlandwerkstätten are calling for more resources to be provided for the current voluntary service. The volunteers are “almost an integral part of everyday work,’ adds Stefanie Bauer. The BRK also does not see coercion as the right way to fill all rescue places.