[GZG] Troop potential [TOBECLASSIFIED] [SEC=PERSONAL]

It would certainly have an impact on culture. If there is mandatory military
service (or at least a large percentage of the population conscripted), if a
conflict comes around you have lots of "green" troops available to recall in
an emergency (as opposed to "yellow" militia).

It can also help to "program" in the culture of service to country
and/or reinforce a sense of ability/superiority/belonging.  More detail
than that is probably best commented by a sociologist or psychologist.

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In game terms, a planet with mandatory conscription/service should have
at large increase in the number of "green" troops compared to "yellow" troops
if the regular forces need to active reserves.

Making up some numbers:
"volunteer" planet: Yellow 85% / Green 7% / Blue 5% / Orange 2% / Red 1%
"conscript" planet: Yellow 75% / Green 19% / Blue 4% / Orange 1% / Red
1%
NB: Yellow includes civilian population (too old, too young, wrong 'gender',
etc) and is usually discounted for most games.

Brendan 'Neath Southern Skies
http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernsk/

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