Gun Control & RKBA
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(6,801 posts)with an emphasis on calling up the national guard should we get in to another WWII type situation.
Airforce and navy . . . not so much. Cut them a bit but it's harder to train a pilot or build a warship in a hurry as part of some mass mobilization.
Besides, both are pretty ineffective at oppressing a population. Which is why every despot has had a strong army, but not every one saw the need for investing in a strong navy or airforce.
So to sum up: we ought to (in my opinion) maintain a reasonable peace time airforce and navy. But we should reduce our professional peace time land forces significantly and rely more heavily on a part time force for defending against invasion/occupying enemy states should that come up. Maybe we could use various incentives to encourage people to join the national guard. Perhaps even make it mandatory for certain jobs/scholarships.