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Re: [OT] Free CalTex Interplanetary Federation in the making

From: Brian B <greywanderer987@y...>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:57:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [OT] Free CalTex Interplanetary Federation in the making


--- Alan E Brain <aebrain@webone.com.au> wrote:
> >"What's TA?"  Asked the Yank.
> 
> Territorial Army.

Thanks.

> Militia in the original sense, closest US equivt is
> National Guard, but
> Army Reserve is possibly even closer.

Hmmm.... that's a distinction I'm familiar with, but
not perfectly clear on all the exact details or how to
apply them to a comparison with the TA.

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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always
so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."

--Bertrand Russell

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