I’m advocating for a total overhaul of the US Armed Forces based on the Finnish and Israeli models. That means bringing back the draft, making service mandatory for women, and establishing something akin to a National Guard or a Territorial Defense Force. We need to return to a doctrine of total national defense and community self-reliance—where every family, town, and neighborhood is prepared to organize and defend itself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Defence_Forceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_DefenseI also support reviving the "Home Guard" designation for our military, much like how the Canadians maintain their Canadian Defense Forces tradition. We should bring back all that classic Home Guard symbolism—insignia, uniforms, and so on. We could actually learn a thing or two from the Canadians, who preserved their heritage while our own forces have become nothing more than pale imitations of American counter-terrorism units.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Defence_Forcehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Guardhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Guardhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_GuardAnd honestly, we need at least one cavalry unit. What kind of military is it without horsemen?
American Cavalry Hussars:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10._Light_DragoonsBut clearly, this isn't what people want to discuss here...