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From: eos!eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Volunteer armed forces
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Date: 15 Apr 89 04:18:57 GMT
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From: eos!eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya)

In article <5632@cbnews.ATT.COM> dsampson@x102a.harris-atd.com (sampson david 58163) writes:
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>From: dsampson@x102a.harris-atd.com (sampson david 58163)
>Given the recent political intrest in setting up a national volunteer
>service, I'm wondering why this kind of thing can't be applied to the
>military.  The military traditionally faces shortages in manpower.
>Why not set up a third level for the military:
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>   1st level: active duty
>   2nd level: reserves
>   3rd level: "civilian volunteer"

Certainly.  This was done in Japan.  It was called the "Shield Society
[in English]." You might consider something like that, only more sucessful. ;)

Another gross generalization from

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