Militarisation Rankings
Tally up the total score from the categories that fit your nation.
Standing Airforce: 5 points
Your nation maintains an airforce capable of conducting combat operations.
Standing Navy: 5 points
Your nation maintains a Navy capable of conducting combat operations.
Standing Army: 10 points
Your nation maintains an Army capable of conducting combat operations.
Conscription: 8 points
Your nation practices, or has on the statute books, a system of conscription whereby a set number of citizens are or can be draftted for national service.
National Service: 8 points
Your nation maintains a system whereby a set category of citizen must perform military service for a set time and will be part of a Reserve Corps from then onwards.
Popular Militia: 5 points
In your nation there are popular militias which are made up by large numbers of private citizens.
National Holidays for Military Victories: 2 points
Your nation has national holidays in remembrance of wars or past military victories.
Military Involvement in Education: 2 points
Your military actively involves itself in persuading and informing young people on the merits of national defence.
Nationalised Defence Industries: 5 points
Your Government actively subsidies and protects, or outright owns, all or certain parts of our national defence industry.
Military Uses Civilian Infrastructure: 2 points
Your military makes active use of your civilian infrastructure. Trucks rolling down highways and military jets on civilian airports are a common sight.
Military Advertisements: 2 points
Your military use radio, television, or even literature to advertise its presence and merits.
State Military Propaganda: 5 points
The state actively or passively broadcasts propaganda detailing the merits of your military.
Universal Mandatory Military Firearms Training: 5 points
From birth your people are trained to use mil-spec firearms.
Compulsory Firearms Ownership: 1 point
In your nation all households must have at least one firearm.
Military Employs; more than 5% (5 points) more than 10% (20 points)
The amount of your population employed by the military.
Military Parades: 5 points
Your military conducts parades on set dates, usually holidays, to show off its influence and power.
Service Personnel Discounts: 5 points
Businesses widely give service personnel discounts, or are forced to via Government action.
Special Benefits for Military Families: 5 points
Service personnel and their families are given access to extra-contractual special benefits other parts of the population don’t, or rarely, see.
Service Required For Citizenship: 5 points
To be a citizen of your nation, you must have served in the military.
Service Required to Hold Office: 5 points
In your nation politicians must have served in the military to hold office.
And The Categories;
Again in no way authoritative, a bit of personal bias of course, its all just for fun anyway:
If you scored…
1 - 20: Demilitarised
Your society and nation is demilitarised. Little focus is put on the military and in everyday society it is rarely, if ever, heard of or seen. Some doubt whether the military is even capable of defending your nation.
Examples: New Zealand (20), Ireland (17)
20-40: Free Society
While everyone knows the military exists, your people in general are free to live their lives without interference by the military and indeed many rise to high and wealthy positions in society without having even considered signing up. Your populace are free from militarisation. Congratulations.
Examples: United States (37), Great Britain 1939 (32)
40-55: Militarised Society
Special focus is put on the military and in most cases military service is unavoidable. The military takes a special presence in civilian life and is generally revered amongst your population, or at least that is the aim of the Government. However, people are still generally free to make what they will of their lives without the interference of the military.
Examples: Nazi Germany (54), Russia (44), Singapore (41)
55-70: Highly Militarised
Your society is highly militarised. Military service is necessary to becoming either wealthy, powerful, or even both. To rise above your station it is required you serve in the military. Indeed, the influence and strength of the military is second to none in your country. Some wonder whether greedy uniformed eyes ever cast a glance on seizing the Offices of State…
Examples:
70-105: Military State
From your birth a helmet is placed on your head and a rifle in your hands. You are taught that the military is the defender of your people; you are privy to huge displays of power and everywhere you step the military’s influence is easily observable. If you wish to rise above your station and be more than a mere cog in the works than military service is required. Access to housing and consumer goods relies on your rank in the military and other, more natural desires, are not to be found wanting by those in uniform, consensual or not…
Examples: Soviet Union (76), Sparta (71)