“Use the American and French revolutions as case studies to discuss the dilemmas involved with democratizing military forces—both with respect to allowing individual soldiers more respect and initiative than in previous centuries and with making armies more responsive to the needs of societies with increasingly representative political systems in the modern era.

As your initial post, identify and analyze the role that one or more of the following play in building a successful military force:

• Ideological motivations
• Administrative aims
• Technical expertise”