UN ARMED FORCES

some UN bureaucrats maybe be BOZOs, LOL, but they have not quite sunk to the
level of a 3rd through 7th world free for all government yet!

the UN forces i was discussing originally WOULD NOT BE MERCs. they would be
ENLISTED for,say, 6 years active duty at a whack, with
decent pay, medical/dental care, housing, food, retirement  benefits due
after a full 30 years service or after a medical discharge for active duty
disability.

the soldiers would swear and oath to serve the UN.

the UN would arm, equip, train, cloth, pay, feed, and maintain them. they
would be provided with garrison and staging areas in UN member countries, with
the usual STATUS OF FORCES agreements.

by law they would have no nuclear weapons, or command and control authority
over other national forces, and be restricted in size to say, 6 divisions of
light infantry (airborne qualified at a minimum) with air transport and
logistical support. light armored vehicles only.
light artillery (say up to 120mm bore), mortars, anti-armor weaponry,
and the usual range of infantry small arms and machine guns.

these would be the only troops under UN command and control full time, and
would have their own professional staffing.

they could only be deployed by order of the security council.

just some thoughts.

DAWGIE