Also, if the army thinks someone is getting a bit extreme, they will say "congratulations! you don't need to pass the shooting test next year ... and, by the way, please return your service rifle."

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/extremism_swiss-army-t...

(fun fact: until the cavalry was disbanded, troopers would not only keep their rifles at home, but also their horse.)

I agree on culture. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23809211 , footnote 1.

Not entirely serious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYJ5V2HYy4&t=222

(but then again, life should be sympa, gemütlich, simpatica, shouldn't it?)