Re: Where is Loris Medici?

[Bogdan Karasek <bkarasek@videotron.ca>]

Hi,

In many European countries and elsewhere in the world, there is the 
normal period of conscription, usually when you turn 18 or after you 
have finished your schooling and that for a period of 2-3 years.  After 
that, some countries, have a recall, for a short period, in Switzerland, 
2 weeks every year plus several weekends; in other countries, it can be 
every several years.  Somebody mentioned that the gentleman in question 
was going for 6 months.  Too short for regular conscription service, 
sounds more like scheduled recall, every few years of your adult life, 
to hone up on your military skills, learn new technology, maintain the 
level of preparedness. Now that the Turks are having problems with the 
minority Kurd population and their linking up with the Kurds in Iraq, 
could be that they are getting ready for violent confrontations.  Let's 
not forget, the Kurds would like to have their own homeland and they 
don't consider Iraq nor Turkey to be their country. That creates a 
volatile situation for the Turks and this has been going on for a while 
 since Iraq was invaded.  So maybe the Turks are just being prudent and 
getting ready for all sorts of possibilities in that part of the world.

Regards,
Bogdan

Judy Seigel wrote:

> On Sun, 2 Mar 2008, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
>
> > Whoops, Sandy, I think it is 2 years.  He found out 6 months before he 
> > was to go. He was very low key about it.
>
> Indeed he was low key, mentioning it casually just the night before he 
> left. (Which should of course be in the archive.) I wished him hail & 
> farewell but was surprised that the list didn't seem to notice, tho I 
> daresay others may have written offlist.
>
> The comment I can't resist now is, that"conscription" is probably age 
> related -- wouldn't he be very young then to know so much?
>
> Plus, a propos of "army service", the US papers, or anyway the NY Times, 
> have sent us word, including pictures, of Prince Harry in Iraq.
>
> J.
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