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Like most young males, I like the concept of military or militancy because of it's discipline. But I also don't think there should be wars for the sake of proving military strength. The military should serve an actual moral purpose other than showing off a land's might. Here in South Africa, we are said to have one of the best militaries in Africa who just had the misfortune of going up against a better equipped Angolan military, once upon a time, & had to retreat when the Angolans along with the Cubans brought fire & fury to the battlefield in what I think was southern Angola if I am not mistaken. How exaggerated this claim of South Africa's military being among the best in Africa, is debatable. Personally, I think a few African militaries can give South Africa a run for it's money today, especially in north Africa. Because of mismanagement of state resources, South Africa's military today is said to be underfunded & ill-equiped. For anyone who is concerned about the security of South Africa, this should be slightly worrying. Furthermore, we don't have compulsory military service for males leaving school, so our personnel reserves aren't replenished yearly. Compulsory military service for males leaving school would ensure South Africa's unemployment rate is reduced & would lessen crime in the land according to various studies. 

But for some reason South Africa has less concern for the military & more concern about where the president lives. The military is a vital part of any country for a variety of reasons, among which is giving youth discipline & employment (even if it's for a brief period of time).

I do appreciate militant governance because it brought about some of the best forms of governance in Africa with Captain Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso, General Muammar Gaddafi in Libya & Lieutenant Samora Machel in Mozambique. Of course, militant governance has had it's faults but it breeds discipline in a nation, which is something I noted above as something I appreciate.
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