Skilled personnel find economic necessity directs them toward the armory.
Emrullah Karaca spent 25 years at Continental’s plant in Gifhorn, Germany. A five-minute commute defined his daily routine. Continental now plans closure.
Karaca contemplates a three-hour journey to Rheinmetall. Financial survival drives the career trajectory. Heavy weaponry production now characterises the industrial vocation.
Strategic Demand Calculation
Defence contracting expands to absorb the labor supply as other sectors contract. European military expenditures rose to $693 billion in 2024, with Poland and Germany allocating massive funds for security production.Â
The security sector, however, reaches capacity limits regarding the vast reservoir of available talent. Jürgen Kerner of IG Metall believes expecting defence manufacturing to fully occupy the workforce remains an illusion.
Technological Recruitment
InvestAI funding establishes automated factories where smart systems optimise resources by reducing human headcount.
Weapons manufacturers actively recruit the resulting labor pool. Hensoldt AG hires entire teams accustomed to precise production schedules.
CEO Oliver Dörre regards the industrial changes as an opening to fulfill military orders. David Hac of the STV Group observes that current conditions allow for selective hiring to staff growing facilities.
Policy and Skills
The European Commission supports the conversion through a Skills Guarantee pilot.
Andrius Kubilius stated the actions intend to re-skill 600,000 people by 2030. Expanding military budgets to 3 percent of GDP would necessitate hundreds of thousands of additional skilled employees.
Repurposing Infrastructure
Physical production sites undergo adaptation. Rheinmetall explored utilising facilities in Osnabrück, while Italian ministers proposed similar adjustments.
KNDS spokesperson Gabriel Massoni noted that producing CAESAR howitzers requires distinct operational procedures.
Economic Realities
State procurement now dictates manufacturing priorities. Government-backed security contracts provide the guaranteed funding stream unavailable elsewhere.
Workers pursue the continuity found in well-funded industries. Production capacity follows capital.
History proves such cycles persist until reconstruction replaces rearmament.
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