> plenty of Gendarmeries who are soldiers first Fair enough, but Wikipedia confirms that they all have civilian law enforcement and police duties so clearly th

> plenty of Gendarmeries who are soldiers first Fair enough, but Wikipedia confirms that they all have civilian law enforcement and police duties so clearly their training, tactics, and experience revolve heavily around dealing with civilians. I'll still take that over "soldiers only", even more with US's very active military where the soldiers routinely see active combat. Both the theory and practice shapes their "soldier vs. enemy combatant" world view. That's a hammer if I've ever seen one.