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re: When did it become conservative to support a large standing army?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 10:58 am to cokebottleag
Posted on 5/20/19 at 10:58 am to cokebottleag
Well, in this era a professional army cannot be mustered overnight. Do we need as large an army as we have? Maybe not. But large standing armies are the way of the world.
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 12:49 pm to GnashRebel
The 19th century US Army was very heavy on NCOs and officers. So in times of war they had the experienced leaders they needed to support a much larger force.
There are real trade offs, but it worked, for the most part.
There are real trade offs, but it worked, for the most part.
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