http://framepublishing.com Just another WordPress site Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://framepublishing.com/?p=110#comment-35 Heba Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:08:04 +0000 http://www.framepublishing.com/2009/02/27/29-revision-9/#comment-35 Wow, this is in every rseepct what I needed to know. Wow, this is in every rseepct what I needed to know.

]]> http://framepublishing.com/?p=164#comment-34 Badal Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:39:21 +0000 http://www.framepublishing.com/?p=234#comment-34 Nice words but uluertfnatony it means little in real life application. The only ‘rights’ you have are implemented by government as and when it suits them. They can be taken away at any time. Ask any Japanese American citizen who was intered during WW2 what rights to liberty the good ol’ USA showed them, or any inmate of Guantanamo bay. Rights are just a made-up concept to keep us happy for the time-being, same as God and Santa Claus. Nice words but uluertfnatony it means little in real life application. The only ‘rights’ you have are implemented by government as and when it suits them. They can be taken away at any time. Ask any Japanese American citizen who was intered during WW2 what rights to liberty the good ol’ USA showed them, or any inmate of Guantanamo bay. Rights are just a made-up concept to keep us happy for the time-being, same as God and Santa Claus.

]]> http://framepublishing.com/?p=46#comment-33 Asuman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:06:13 +0000 http://www.framepublishing.com/?p=82#comment-33 i tuhoght that females also carried the pkd gene, like a fifty fifty chance. i got adpkd from my father but my father got it from his mother and she also gave it to other four siblings of my father’s. and my grandmother and one of her sisters got it as well from her mother. i tuhoght that females also carried the pkd gene, like a fifty fifty chance. i got adpkd from my father but my father got it from his mother and she also gave it to other four siblings of my father’s. and my grandmother and one of her sisters got it as well from her mother.

]]> http://framepublishing.com/?p=127#comment-31 Joneil Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:33:20 +0000 http://www.framepublishing.com/2009/04/12/29-revision-20/#comment-31 [...] post, “Is The Bible A Book?,” makes the point that the Bible has unrgdeone a fundamental transition from a collection of writings [...] [...] post, “Is The Bible A Book?,” makes the point that the Bible has unrgdeone a fundamental transition from a collection of writings [...]

]]> http://framepublishing.com/?p=281#comment-29 Deden Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:42:29 +0000 http://www.framepublishing.com/2010/10/23/428-revision-3/#comment-29 the flnwoliog: “I admit that there is no SCIENTIFIC proof to the existence or non-existence of God, yet I choose to have faith in God and Christ anyway. All justification that I have for my faith is based on emotions and feelings.” If someone actually said that to me I’d be surprised and happy. I’d shake their hand, maybe congratulate them, and walk away– for I would have nothing more to add to that. I think that would be as rational as anybody can be when in any religion.One could even argue that the previous paragraph is actually Biblical! the flnwoliog: “I admit that there is no SCIENTIFIC proof to the existence or non-existence of God, yet I choose to have faith in God and Christ anyway. All justification that I have for my faith is based on emotions and feelings.” If someone actually said that to me I’d be surprised and happy. I’d shake their hand, maybe congratulate them, and walk away– for I would have nothing more to add to that. I think that would be as rational as anybody can be when in any religion.One could even argue that the previous paragraph is actually Biblical!

]]> http://framepublishing.com/?p=219#comment-28 Sovit Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:41:18 +0000 http://www.framepublishing.com/2009/11/27/309-autosave/#comment-28 Many tknahs to Crispin for his very interesting study about the positive and negative aspects of a conscript army in the USA. In the first part of the article, the difficulty in recruiting and retaining sufficient numbers of talented individuals shows us: “voluntary” doesn’t necessarily mean “excellent”. The European armies, which by the majority changed from a conscript to a professional force face the same problem: a decline in the level of education among the soldiers. With , the German armed forces are more an all-volunteer than a conscript army. With regard to becoming a professional soldier, the number of young Germans with a General Certification in Education (GCE) ordinary level is twice higher than those with a GCE advanced level. (Source: Katharina Koufen, ““, TAZ, 08.11.2006). The Spanish Armed Forces has lowered the necessary intelligence quotient to find enough professional soldiers and in Great Britain in some cases young offenders have had the choice between a military service or a time in prison (Source: Jürgen Wagner, ““, IMI-Standpunkt 2007/043, 22.05.2007). The three case studies in the second part of the essay are very well done and the analysis of the social factors in the Israel Defence Force (IDF) is very enlightening, especially in view of the gap between technology advanced respectively combat troops and the political trends in the IDF. However, in my opinion the Danish army isn’t an exemplary case for a conscript force. Since 2005, the draft has existed in Denmark only on the paper. The Danish army is more or less an all-volunteer force with the option to oblige young men for military service if enough volunteers aren’t available. In this case, the decision who has to serve is made by drawing lots (Source: ““, Arbeitsstelle Frieden und Abrüstung e.V., August 2010). For that reason, the low-skill jobs of Danish soldiers are hardly typical for a conscript army and can not be used as an argument against the draft. In contrast to Denmark, better study cases for a conscript army in Europe could be Norway, Greece and Turkey.As mentioned in the third part of Crispins article, the decision for or against a draft shouldn’t be based on ideological arguments, but rather on facts like: necessary troop level, necessary level of reserves, number of fully engaged soldiers, nature of possible missions, required level of education, way of democratic control, available financial resources and so on. The draft is a low-price solution if many soldiers aren’t engaged at the same time and if they earn their salaries from their normal job. This advantage doesn’t exist if draftees have to serve for a long time and if they can’t have a normal job. A conscript army is the right choice for Switzerland because of the following reasons:- no standing army needed;- mobilisation of additional troops is possible;- usually engaged in domestic security;- high level of education and a good democratic control are favourable.The US army is different: the missions last for years with more or less stable troop levels, the soldiers are usually engaged abroad and fight in war zones. A common US-soldier has to have a good education in specific military procedures, but a good general education is maybe less important. All in all, it seems an all-volunteer force is in fact a better choice for the US Army. The choice between an all-volunteer force or a conscript army should be based on the necessity of an army and not on the belief of outsiders about what’s best for soldiers (). Concerning the civil-military gap, I’m sure, they exist other solutions to bridge it.Again, thank you Crispin for your article. Next year, I hope to see further articles from you on offiziere.ch (the history of COIN operations and a comparison to todays COIN operations could be a nice topic ). Many tknahs to Crispin for his very interesting study about the positive and negative aspects of a conscript army in the USA. In the first part of the article, the difficulty in recruiting and retaining sufficient numbers of talented individuals shows us: “voluntary” doesn’t necessarily mean “excellent”. The European armies, which by the majority changed from a conscript to a professional force face the same problem: a decline in the level of education among the soldiers. With , the German armed forces are more an all-volunteer than a conscript army. With regard to becoming a professional soldier, the number of young Germans with a General Certification in Education (GCE) ordinary level is twice higher than those with a GCE advanced level. (Source: Katharina Koufen, ““, TAZ, 08.11.2006). The Spanish Armed Forces has lowered the necessary intelligence quotient to find enough professional soldiers and in Great Britain in some cases young offenders have had the choice between a military service or a time in prison (Source: Jürgen Wagner, ““, IMI-Standpunkt 2007/043, 22.05.2007). The three case studies in the second part of the essay are very well done and the analysis of the social factors in the Israel Defence Force (IDF) is very enlightening, especially in view of the gap between technology advanced respectively combat troops and the political trends in the IDF. However, in my opinion the Danish army isn’t an exemplary case for a conscript force. Since 2005, the draft has existed in Denmark only on the paper. The Danish army is more or less an all-volunteer force with the option to oblige young men for military service if enough volunteers aren’t available. In this case, the decision who has to serve is made by drawing lots (Source: ““, Arbeitsstelle Frieden und Abrüstung e.V., August 2010). For that reason, the low-skill jobs of Danish soldiers are hardly typical for a conscript army and can not be used as an argument against the draft. In contrast to Denmark, better study cases for a conscript army in Europe could be Norway, Greece and Turkey.As mentioned in the third part of Crispins article, the decision for or against a draft shouldn’t be based on ideological arguments, but rather on facts like: necessary troop level, necessary level of reserves, number of fully engaged soldiers, nature of possible missions, required level of education, way of democratic control, available financial resources and so on. The draft is a low-price solution if many soldiers aren’t engaged at the same time and if they earn their salaries from their normal job. This advantage doesn’t exist if draftees have to serve for a long time and if they can’t have a normal job. A conscript army is the right choice for Switzerland because of the following reasons:- no standing army needed;- mobilisation of additional troops is possible;- usually engaged in domestic security;- high level of education and a good democratic control are favourable.The US army is different: the missions last for years with more or less stable troop levels, the soldiers are usually engaged abroad and fight in war zones. A common US-soldier has to have a good education in specific military procedures, but a good general education is maybe less important. All in all, it seems an all-volunteer force is in fact a better choice for the US Army. The choice between an all-volunteer force or a conscript army should be based on the necessity of an army and not on the belief of outsiders about what’s best for soldiers (). Concerning the civil-military gap, I’m sure, they exist other solutions to bridge it.Again, thank you Crispin for your article. Next year, I hope to see further articles from you on offiziere.ch (the history of COIN operations and a comparison to todays COIN operations could be a nice topic ).

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