Re:I survived the Warsaw ghetto. Here are the lessons I’d li...
by etiennemarcel on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @03:21AM
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The number is actually pretty high (around 1800 soldiers deserting every year): https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2018/04/17/le-temps-d...
AFAIK, there's not a lot of actual desertion, it's more that a lot of soldiers who enlisted after the 2015 attacks have not renewed their contract once their first term was finished, since standing for two in front of a Synagogue was not what they had in mind when they enlisted to "protect their country"