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November 3rd, 2006  
boris116
Centurion
 
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Damien435
But they are far better trained and equipped than their Arab counterparts. It's a matter of opinion I guess, technically Israel's army is a conscript army, but ti seems to me like there are so many, often subtle, differences between Israel's army and your typical conscripts that labeling them as a conscript Army would not be giving them enough credit.
Then you have to choose a different area of comparison - beter equipped, better trained, more dedicated, etc.

The problem with word "professional" when you are talking about armies is that this word has two anthonyms : "unprofessional" and "conscript".
This confuses people...
 
 
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