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[Sotos]

Disy proposed to reduce the military service to 14 months.
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.ph ... &archive=1
What do you think about this move?

[cypezokyli]

if i was a soldier i would have voted for dysi

seriously now, its a good move. better even 13 so they can go straight to their studies with no problems.

or even better none at all. but that its going to take a while

[cmantas_liberal]

i spent only 5 days..i was kicked from the hellenic army and i did civil service as a objector but i'd say that the army is not always the solution to our problems

[Piratis]

DISI had the power for 10 years and they did nothing in this direction. Instead of that they were promissing to make the army stronger with S-300 missles and the like.

This is just one of the desperate moves of DISI (I am sure more will follow) in order to attract some votes in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

[cypezokyli]

DISI had the power for 10 years and they did nothing in this direction. Instead of that they were promissing to make the army stronger with S-300 missles and the like.

well said piratis.

it doesnt mean it is bad though.

[Piratis]

well said piratis.

it doesn't mean it is bad though.

They army could do with a serious reform. Personally I would suggest that army is reduced to 14 months but to be compulsory for women also. Women could take posts that do not require a lot of physical strength (offices, telecommunications, nursing etc).

Also the soldiers should learn things and not just waste their time. Technology could replace many of the boring things soldiers have to do. E.g. Instead of having posts (fylakia), we could replace them with cameras with night vision and motion detection that could be controlled from a central location.

[cypezokyli]

agree with all piratis