German Military Ombudsman: 'No More Missions For German Navy'

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DW: 'No more missions for Germany's navy,' warns armed forces ombudsman

Germany's parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces has urged the navy to stop deploying frigates to NATO, EU and UN missions. Hans-Peter Bartels says the military simply doesn't have enough ships.

Germany must think twice before agreeing to any new maritime missions with NATO, the European Union or the United Nations, according to the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, Hans-Peter Bartels.

In an interview published in the Sunday tabloid Bild am Sonntag, Bartels blamed bureaucracy and mismanagement for a lack of available frigates.

"The navy will soon run out of operational ships," the Social Democrat (SPD) politician told the paper.

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Update: 'Disaster for the navy': Germany ‘running out’ of warships (RT)

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WNU Editor: I would like to know how to say SNAFU in German.

Update: Found it. SNAFU in German is .... SNAFU!