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Repatriation is the return of a thing or person to its or their country of origin, respectively. The term may refer to non-human entities, such as converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country, as well as the return of military personnel to their place of origin following a war .
The Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) processes, typically initiated after the signing of peace agreements, are often planned and led by military elites, predominantly men. This male-dominated structure tends to exclude women from the peacebuilding process, resulting in DDR programs being designed according to male ex ...
The military sped up demobilization by liberalizing the point system once again to further speed up demobilization, although Eisenhower banned any further demonstrations and threatened courts-martial for participants. The military also took steps to make service abroad more appealing. Basic training for new soldiers was shortened from 17 to 8 ...
The repatriation of the Cossacks or betrayal of the Cossacks [1] occurred when Cossacks, ethnic Russians and Ukrainians who were opposed to the Soviet Union and fought for Nazi Germany, were handed over by British and American forces to the Soviet Union after the conclusion of World War II.
The Adjusted Service Rating Score was the system that the United States Army used at the end of World War II in Europe to determine which soldiers were eligible to be repatriated to the United States for discharge from military service as part of Operation Magic Carpet. This system was referred to as "The Point System" by U.S. soldiers. [1]
Operation Exodus was the code name for the airborne repatriation of British ex-prisoners of war from Europe, that took place from April to May 1945, in the closing stages of the Second World War. [1] By 1 June approximately, 3,500 flights had brought 75,000 men back to the UK in modified Lancaster bombers. [2]
Drill instructors hammer into recruits a rigid moral code of honor, courage and commitment with the goal, according to the Marine Corps, of producing young Marines “thoroughly indoctrinated in love of Corps and Country … the epitome of personal character, selflessness, and military virtue.” The code is unyielding.
Repatriation of 591 American POWs held by the North Vietnamese Army, Viet Cong, and allies: Belligerents ... did not retire from the military, but instead decided to ...