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Re:Swedish Army Personality Test by eru on Thursday July 09, 2009 @02:44AM (#695367)
Not necessarily. I doubt we need a military in modern day Germany to defend us against our neighbours. Just make sure to have enough cash on hand to hire mercenaries in case of attack.
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Re:Swedish Army Personality Test by donw on Thursday July 09, 2009 @11:43AM (#696076)
Modern-day Germany has a military:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundeswehr

Call it a defense force, or a militia, or whatever you will, it's still the German military.

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Re:Swedish Army Personality Test by eru on Friday July 10, 2009 @11:28AM (#697776)
Yes, I am quite aware that modern-day German has an army. And a draft.

I just doubt the Bundeswehr is necessary. (Disclaimer: I was drafted, but refused to serve.)

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Re:Swedish Army Personality Test by onreact-com on Thursday July 09, 2009 @04:09AM (#695449)
Two million German civilians have fire arms and they train in their "Schützenvereine". No need for no army or mercenaries.
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Re:Swedish Army Personality Test by eru on Saturday July 11, 2009 @10:35AM (#699211)
Small nitpick: "Schützenvereine" are more about drinking beer and having a party ("Schützenfest"). If you want to shoot, join a "Schießverein".
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