professional army

Manpower shortages in the ranks of a professional army bolstered at the war’s outbreak by citizen soldiers — teachers, accountants and mechanics who rushed to volunteer — have forced an unpopular measure to lower the military mobilization age from 27 to 25.

He is a strong believer in a professional army made up of volunteers.

This professional army, however, was possible only because the Spartans enslaved their neighbors, called the Helots, and forced them to take care of the farming and other necessary tasks to keep the community functioning while the Spartans honed their soldiering talents.

The conflict in the east is the election’s main issue, with almost all candidates promising to end the war by building a strong, professional army capable of wiping out armed groups.

For years, the old professional army managed an uneasy peace and occasional flare-ups along the line of contact with the Russians.