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Quote by: G. Adams The idea would be that soldiers already live under a pretty much socialistic lifestyle. Everyone lives together, works together. Even though some are of higher ranks, they got their through work and capability, and despite the ranks, everyone is working together for higher goals. |
Actually socialism has been tried for the army, with very poor results. I'm too young to remember, but some of the older guys in my troop served during socialist times. They have nothing good to say about socialist armies (even though they bore the brunt of socialist propaganda during the 60s).
Problems of socialist-style armies include command ("Why should I listen to your orders? I'm equal to you!"), control ("Stuff what high command said, I'm just gonna charge!") and efficiency (no sense of direction).
Personally I think fascism is a pretty damned good philosophy for the army. Obedience, order, loyalty, and most importantly, strength - who can defeat such an army?