I believe that contemporary military services are most similar to the ancient Athenians. When you read about ancient Greece, you normally only read about its art, philosophy, music, mythology, medicine, farming techniques, manufacturing, commerce, and democracy. But you rarely ever read about the entity that held all of these great things together, their military. In this paper, I will talk about the ancient Athenian and contemporary military systems of draft, rules of war, prisoner's of war, good luck charms, qualifications to be in the military, battle dress uniforms and equipment, fighting techniques and weapons and how they are similar.…
