Conscripted Army News Today

Touted as a way to reduce burgeoning defence pensions, critics say the scheme will adversely impact the armed forces' organisational ethos and operational effectiveness.

About this story and becoming upset over his podiatrist gone wrong relationship? >> i kind dovof do. i can envision the president tweeting about anything. its a failure of imagination not to imagine the president tweeting about something. as far as this story goes, john mccain is absolutely right in that comment about how these -- conscription exacerbates. $300 could buy you deferment for the civil war. when theres a conscripted army theres always going to be those who are wealthy enough to avoi...

Are under arrest. but let me ask you, how bad could this get in egypt and elsewhere before this wave of protest, this demand for freedom is either answered or is crushed? >> thats a very good question. and in my judgment, the answer depends on the role of the military and the extent to which ordinary soldiers, even officers are willing to kill their brothers and sisters and colleagues and so on. i would say the situation in egypt is at the very top echelons of the military are loyal and will rem...

I would say the situation in egypt is that the very top echelons of the military are loyal and will remain loyal to mubarak as long as he is around. at the bottom level, you have the conscripts. it is a conscripted army. its large, but theyre in office -- you know, theyre military people for two years or so and i dont know that they will be able -- willing to shoot their brothers and sisters and families on the streets. so their loyalty i think is uncertain and then the pivotal element of the ar...