Aspects of life in the Federal Republic
A series of five programmes 3: Conscript
On NATO's Eastern front are the German armed forces - the Bundeswehr-400,000 men and 50 per cent conscripted. Every year the number of men asking for recognition as conscientious objectors grows - now over 20,000. How to deal fairly with this increasing number poses serious questions about the meaning of democracy and citizens' rights.
Narrator FRANK WINDSOR
Producer DAVID CORDINGLEY