Loktarr wrote:
For small countrys too, I would see that this way: modern equipement is so expensive that they have to maintain bigger armies, because they cannot aford a small one with last f-22, M1A2 and so on... Better to have 30 f-16 with semi-pro pilot than one f-22 with a crack...
My point exactly. We couldn�t afford large enough standing army without conscription, as these conscripts are trained and then released back to productive tasks in the society and can be called back in time of crisis to fill the need for normal infantry, artillery tank and naval tasks. Fighter pilots are professionals, as are most of the first-line unit officers.
I�ve done it again, gone totally off-topic. Watch out in the cold war pack 2020-thread.
