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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Toadkiller: [QB] My thoughts exactly. What is a standing army going to do for the federation? Better to have local defense forces. They don't even need to be all that compatible in terms of gear and doctrine. If they know how (at least in theory) to interface with the fleet to get moved as needed then all the "system X" forces can, mostly, only interact with their planet-mates while off system. What I mean is, if there is a Vulcan defense force then they can have Vulcan weapons and Vulcan doctrine. If they are "assigned" duty occupying Cardassia then they can interact only with themselves and SF for the most part. They don't need full interoperability with the Bolian troops on the other land mass. A standing "federal" army would be a huge liability for the, allegedly, peaceful UFP. Something their neighbors could hold up as proof of their duplicity. However "local defense forces" with "defensive" posture and training would have the same effect of increasing the difficulty of invading Federation worlds. These "local" forces could then voluntarily allow units to serve in a "federal" role as needed. Somewhere between the UN peacekeepers and the National Guard. This has the added benefit of keeping the cost of maintaining these forces local. Though perhaps the UFP would pay the members back for resources used during federal deployments. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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