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It was called "Ausmusterung" and many students hoped for that rejection. 
After they did all kinds of psychological tests and interviews on me, they finally measured my body weight (55kg at the time) and decided that I'm unfit to serve. That was even before I told them about my health issues. So I was allowed to skip the national service and the "Zivildienst" (civilian service, e.g. in a nursing home).
Of course I was happy about that, but it would probably be better from a generic POV to reintroduce the national service. Especially considering that today, many voluntary German soldiers appear to follow some level of right-wing, racist, even Nazi ideologies. The national service / civilian service should include women, IMO.
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