Ban Religion - are you for or against it and why?

[kılıç_mehmet]

Then you have nothing. The Romans were true warriors, but they were farmers first, and they did not forget this. A military nation that is military first, foremost, and above all is devoid of humanity.

For you maybe.

Sure...sure....lol. (takes many more support personnel to keep each soldier fighting. any warrior culture is going to be pretty good at supply and logistics, and spend many more man hours on those things than actual fighting. Can't have it both ways. Soldiers need food, equipment, and lodging/fortification. You want the Attillas? gotta take bob the farmer as well.)

If you want to have a historical discussion, we can have it. I can talk hours and hours about the Turkish military institutions and how they worked.
Besides, even if we do not have the surplus to actually feed an army, the people give their life's blood for the army, if we are in great peril, like it happened when we were fighting for our independence.

Ceases to be a military really, if there are no citizens, only soldiers. Then they're just roving thieves......

All soldiers are citizens. Even if they are not serving in the army, every Turk should know the basic means to defend him/herself, in the case an enemy strikes.
I'm not saying that everyone should serve in the military. But the military is a part of us, just like the parliament is, even more so, maybe.