Seven truths on military held by Switzerland in eternal eternity

ByTahir

It took place in the period from 1803 to 1815Napoleonic warAt the time, it was neutralism that Switzerland chose to protect the independence of the country without being dominated by the surrounding strong powers, which was approved at the Vienna conference after the war and Switzerland, a permanent neutral country, was born. Such a peaceful image of strong Switzerland, but John A. McPhee's "LA Place De LA Concorde Suisse"Describes the fact that the culture and business of Switzerland is closely tied to the military, and a software engineer Philip I. Thomas, who was quite surprised by this, got seven unknown truths about Swiss military Is summarized.

Facts About the Military Empire of Switzerland | Philip I. Thomas
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◆ 1: There are many soldiers anyway
In Switzerland a conscription system is adopted, and boys have mandatory duty of military service. Also, other than active servicemen need to serve as reserve soldier and serve for 30 years. Together, they say that about 10% of Swiss citizens will be soldiers.

Also, the business and the military are deeply involved, and the head of the major Swiss bank seems to be usually a high official of the Swiss army.

ByActiveSteve

The population of SwitzerlandWorld Bank dataAccording to the year of 2012, about 7.99 million people. In other words, about 800,000 people are soldiers. For a population of about 127.6 millionNumber of Japanese Self-Defense ForcesAbout 220,000 people in 2013.

◆ 2: Bridges and tunnels along the border
"Plan for demolition" is prepared in Switzerland's middle bridge and tunnel so that the military can completely block access from outside Switzerland even in a sudden notice. In addition, the engineer who designs the bridge also needs to devise this "plan for demolition".

ByJames Jardine

◆ 3: Preparation for emergencies
Reserve soldiers in Switzerland can be mobilized to the army at any time 48 hours after the mobilization order. In addition, all Swiss soldiers keep rifles in their homes, but from 2007 onwards the ammunition of reserve soldiers will be managed by the state and will be distributed from the country in the event of an emergency.

ByNicolas Nova

◆ 4: General
In Switzerland there have been only four generals (Supreme Commander) in the past 500 years. This is because the general is appointed to be specially appointed only in some emergency situation. The last generals of SwitzerlandHenri GizanIn the general, it is known as a national hero who kept Switzerland 's armed neutrality line during World War II, took a policy not to hold Nazi Germany side or Association Army side, protect Switzerland during wartime I will.

ByLamatman

◆ 5: Swiss Mercenaries
The Swiss mercenary has been fighting out in many wars so far, and many of the Swiss banks have started with "funds gained in war". As a remnant of a tough Swiss mercenary, there are still 135 Vatican guards handled by 135 Swiss guards.

ByRobert Young

◆ 6: Einstein
Einstein became a Swiss citizen in 1901, but "Varicose veinWhenFlat feetIt is said to have avoided affiliation to the army as "It is".

ByThierry ehrmann

◆ 7: Shelter
Switzerland has enough nuclear shelters to evacuate the entire population even in nuclear attacks. The biggest nuclear shelter in the world is Sonnenberg tunnel.

ByKecko