antabanta posted:GTAngler posted:antabanta posted:GTAngler posted:antabanta posted:GTAngler posted:I have always been in favor of a strong military. Guyana needs to be able to defend itself. The problem is, we don't have the money. A reserve force is absolutely a necessity but it should be an arm of the GDF. A militia as I said before is a localized citizen army. We have less than a million people. One centralized government. We don't have state or provincial governments. Even the US National Guard reports first to the governor.
The GPM was structured differently. The training and recruitment were both coordinated centrally. It costs less than the standing army to maintain because the forces are part-time and receive a small stipend for their efforts. Training is done by regular army forces seconded to the GPM. It was/is in effect a centrally controlled reserve force.
There you go. So why not just increase the size of the GDF Reserves?
What reserves?
Isn't the 2nd Infantry Battalion comprised of a regular and a reserve element? What exactly is the reserve element?
2nd Infantry is what used to be the GPM now made up of only four regular companies that are considered reserves, not reservists. 2nd Infantry is a very small reserve force. Increasing the size of the GDF would be ineffective for a small country. Training the citizens would be more effective. What is your objection to training citizens to defend themselves and their country?
No objection at all. I don't get it. What exactly is the difference, in Guyana's case, between your militia and the GDF having reservists? Reservists are citizens with regular jobs and lives who train a few days and are there to augment the regulars. Instead of increasing the GDF with reservists you think creating a separate army trained by the GDF and under the same central command is different and better? How so?