At 18:11 20-9-01 -0400, Jon wrote:
><< When serving in the US Armed Forces, can you say "No" when you are
>"requested" to go fight somewhere far away, without ruining your
>military career? >>
>
>"Requested" was probably used in this instance with some sarcasm.
>
>In our armed forces, as in others throughout the world, soldiers are
>given orders and are expected to follow those orders. Our military does
>not follow a democratic hierarchy.
When Dutch Armed Forces are needed somewhere, such as for SFOR and UNMEE
missions, we first ask around for volunteers among the troops. Only when we
do not have enough volunteers for a mission, we start *ordering* soldiers
to go. AFAIK, that has not happened yet -- we have always had enough
volunteers.
Jeroen
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