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To: shades who wrote (34638)	8/1/2005 1:59:51 AM
From: regli	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Even Switzerland has an army. Theoretically every able bodied young Swiss male has to go into military training for 17 weeks initially and then every year until they serve 260 days. answers.com Though neutral since 1515 the Swiss have a highly militaristic past reflected to this day by the Swiss guard of the pope. BTW Swiss mercenaries represented a significant source of income until the 19th century. Note that part of Napoleons elite troops were Swiss mercenaries. nationmaster.com