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The "opération Sentinelle" (the soldiers patrolling in France) is mostly for the show... It's currently the most expensive military operation run in France, and
by etiennemarcel 8y ago
The "opération Sentinelle" (the soldiers patrolling in France) is mostly for the show... It's currently the most expensive military operation run in France, and is one of the main factors in the rise of desertion in the army. The only time these soldiers had to fire was to protect themselves, since they are magnets for wannabe terrorists or crazy people...
- baud147258 8y ago> the rise of desertion in the army AFAIK, there's not a lot of actual desertion, it's more that a lot of soldiers who enlisted after the 2015 attacks have not renewed their contract once their first term was finished, since standing for two in front of a Synagogue was not what they had in mind when they enlisted to "protect their country"
- etiennemarcel 8y agoThe number is actually pretty high (around 1800 soldiers deserting every year): https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2018/04/17/le-temps-des-deserteurs_5286322_3224.html https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2018/04/17/le-temps-d...