Working for the VJTFVery High Readiness Joint Task Force : Julia Wehner

My task is to monitor projects and products for VJTFVery High Readiness Joint Task Force , which requires a high degree of system understanding across all levels. For as soon as disruptions become apparent in the projects, we have to find creative and effective solutions to avoid jeopardizing VJTFVery High Readiness Joint Task Force . To this effect, we exchange information with the managers of the respective projects at BAAINBwBundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr and with the troops. All this is very demanding and interesting – and that is exactly what I like. For me, no two days are alike, and all the planning may be overcome by events from one minute to the next. This is both motivation and inspiration for me.

I’d say by chance. Initially, I wanted to volunteer for service in an operation abroad. That is why I did my military training. I still haven’t been deployed abroad, but training up to now has only sparked my interest more. At quite an early stage, it became clear to me that I wanted to get involved as a reservist. For me, this is a way of getting to know and appreciating the Bundeswehr from a different perspective.

During my previous assignment, I accompanied 37 Armored Infantry Brigade on a duty trip to Lithuania as early as 2018. This is how the first contact was established. From 2022 onwards, the unit will provide the VJTFVery High Readiness Joint Task Force brigade. Thus, due to my work in the VJTFVery High Readiness Joint Task Force Headquarters, cooperation is increasing and we are forming some sort of symbiosis.

I think the motto “By the troops for the troops” hits the nail on the head. In my opinion, it is best to be part of the troops to understand what the soldiers need to execute their missions. By changing my perspective from that of a civil servant at BAAINBwBundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr to that of a soldier serving in 37 Armored Infantry Brigade, I am in a position to scrutinize problems and unanswered questions from a different angle. This opens your eyes for new approaches. So this leads to a win-win situation for both the VJTFVery High Readiness Joint Task Force Headquarters and 37 Armored Infantry Brigade, and I have the feeling that I have done the best one can for the VJTFVery High Readiness Joint Task Force brigade in terms of materiel equipment, having considered “all angles”.

I like to do sport as a counterbalance to my work. After a hard day’s work, there is nothing I like more than going for a run. Also, I regularly take part in organized runs and I am a member of the “Bundeswehr and Reservists Running Team” too.

Dr. Peter Tauber. Not only is he the patron of our running team, he is also a role model for me. For me, he embodies the essence of a good politician and soldier and I admire the way he openly deals with topics that unfortunately are considered taboos still today.