【10月5日】看軍聞學英語

■泰戈爾

原文：

The French Army has so many applicants that it has had to slow recruitment, while at the same time lacking hardware in areas ranging from spare parts to deep-fires weaponry and counter-drone defense, said deputy chief of staff Gen. Patrick Justel.

France faces a different challenge from Germany and Poland, which have ample funding for equipment but struggle to attract enough personnel to meet force targets, according to Justel. The French Army has "more than enough" recruitment candidates, and last year declined to recruit the equivalent of a regiment due to budgetary constraints, the deputy chief said in a briefing here on Thursday.

European NATO members have lifted defense budgets following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and as the United States pushes for allies to take on more conventional defense. While many countries including France are expanding reserve forces, Germany and Poland also plan to grow active-duty personnel by tens of thousands in coming years, with measures such as higher pay to make military service more attractive.

中譯：

法國陸軍副參謀長朱斯特爾少將表示，由於申請入伍的人數實在太多，法軍甚至不得不放慢招募步伐；與此同時，法軍卻面臨裝備短缺的困境，其缺乏的領域涵蓋了從零組件到縱深打擊武器，以及反無人機防禦系統等各個項目。

朱斯特爾指出，法國所面臨的挑戰與德國、波蘭截然不同。後兩者擁有充裕的裝備採購資金，卻難以吸引足夠的人員來達成兵力目標。這位副參謀長在上週四於此地舉行的一場簡報會上表示，法國陸軍擁有「綽綽有餘」的招募候選人，以至於去年因預算限制，法軍甚至拒絕了相當於一個團規模的新兵入伍申請。

自2022年俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭，以及美國極力推動盟友承擔更多常規防衛職責以來，歐洲的北約成員國紛紛提高了國防預算。雖然包括法國在內的許多國家都在擴大後備部隊規模，但德國和波蘭還計畫在未來幾年內，透過提高薪資以增強軍事服務吸引力等措施，將其現役人員增加數萬人。

-關鍵軍語-

※recruitment：招募

※active-duty：現役