Very mixed, I'd say, but generally speaking, relief. Most people I personally know feel a lot better now, since most of us always expected our military to be trash and completely outdated and underfunded. Also, we all knew that we are an economical giant (for Europe at least) and that we're profiting a lot from the EU but not participate and give enough back in terms of international responsibility for our continental safety. But I mean, we live in a bubble, so I guess I'm surrounded by likeminded (and affluent pub going) people.
The media's response was mostly positive and the scale of this drastic change was noted.
On the other hand, most of the older generation (talking about around 1960 and older) seem very worried and do not like that development. And I can understand that. They were born shortly after 2nd world war and experienced the cold war and the possibility of total annihilation very closely. Also, they are the ones that shaped Germany as a counter movement to the older war generation, making Germany a peaceful and [almost] pacifistic state (I obviously know about our weapon exports). They fear this development as a step towards escalation and they also fear that Germany might not be suitable for this role in Europe. Everybody who has lived around 40 years or longer hates change, so I guess it has a lot to do with the general education they received over the years and the picture they have from our country.
Hopefully - Portugal would be my place to retreat once red lines are crossed in terms of nonconventional weapons.
