Word: civilianized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...colonists in 1607, blooded in the Revolution as the Minutemen, the Guard has served in every major U.S. conflict, and acts as a first line of defense when natural disasters strike. The 574,000 Guard members enrolled in 4,000 units are the military's link to civilian society: part-time soldiers who are supposed to devote a minimum of 12 weekends and one two-week period each year to prepare themselves for battle...
Anderson said he will create a citizens advisory panel this summer "to assist me and the department by bringing civilian perspectives to our attention." He said he is looking for a diverse 13-member panel of all professions to start in late June or early July, with some Harvard students and faculty joining the group in the fall...
...years as a lawyer, I have never heard of ghost witnesses," said attorney Najeeb Al-Wuqayan, who was educated at the University of San Diego. "You say you have witnesses, then let's call them and let's examine them." Three civilian and two military judges presided. The defendants were kept in a metal cage on one side of the courtroom...
...military-industrial complex, however, may be short- lived. It is no longer sealed off from the rest of the economy. Inflation is rising rapidly, capital investment is drying up, and the supply system has broken down. At least 500,000 skilled workers have left defense plants for civilian jobs as their salaries and privileges have eroded. People's attitudes have changed. "Once upon a time," a U.S. official observes, "the Soviet worker didn't give a second thought to walking to work and building a tank. Now he wonders...
Although Lekhanya had pledged to bring civilian rule to the landlocked mountainous country of 1.5 million by 1992, the six-man Military Council had made few preparations. Lekhanya also came under increasing criticism for having shot a college student in 1988, despite having been cleared of the killing in an inquest. A strike last week among some military units for higher wages finally helped whisk him out of power...