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[[Image:WWII South African demob papers (front).jpg|right|thumb|Demob papers issued to a South African sailor in February 1946]] |
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[[Image:WWII South African demob papers (reverse).jpg|right|thumb|Back page of demob papers issued to a South African sailor in February 1946]] |
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'''Demobilization''' or ''' |
'''Demobilization''' or '''demobilisation''' (see [[American and British English spelling differences|spelling differences]]) is the process of standing down a nation's [[armed forces]] from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in [[war]], or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary. The opposite of demobilization is [[mobilization]]. Forceful demobilization of a defeated enemy is called [[Demilitarisation|demilitarization]]. |
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In the final days of [[World War II]], for example, the [[United States]] Armed Forces developed a demobilization plan which would discharge soldiers on the basis of a point system that favoured length and certain types of service. The British armed forces were [[Demobilisation_of_the_British_Armed_Forces_after_World_War_II|demobilised]] according to an 'age-and-service' scheme.<ref> See [[Alan Allport]], ''Demobbed. Coming Home after the Second World War'', Yale University Press, 2009.</ref> |
In the final days of [[World War II]], for example, the [[United States]] Armed Forces developed a demobilization plan which would discharge soldiers on the basis of a point system that favoured length and certain types of service. The British armed forces were [[Demobilisation_of_the_British_Armed_Forces_after_World_War_II|demobilised]] according to an 'age-and-service' scheme.<ref> See [[Alan Allport]], ''Demobbed. Coming Home after the Second World War'', Yale University Press, 2009.</ref> |
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The phrase ''demob happy'' refers to demobilization and is broadly applied to the feeling of relief at imminent release from a time-serving burden, such as a career.<ref>[http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/demob Demob<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In Russian language it is known as ''dembel'' and has become a certain tradition in the Soviet and post-Soviet Armed Forces. A United States equivalent is "short-timer's disease", comparable to "[[senioritis]]" among United States high-school students. |
The phrase ''demob happy'' refers to demobilization and is broadly applied to the feeling of relief at imminent release from a time-serving burden, such as a career.<ref>[http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/demob Demob<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the Russian language it is known as ''dembel'' and has become a certain tradition in the Soviet and post-Soviet Armed Forces. A United States equivalent is "short-timer's disease", comparable to "[[senioritis]]" among United States high-school students. |
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- Demob redirects here. For the television series, see Demob (TV series). For the British punk rock band see Demob (band). See also D Mob.
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Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary. The opposite of demobilization is mobilization. Forceful demobilization of a defeated enemy is called demilitarization.
In the final days of World War II, for example, the United States Armed Forces developed a demobilization plan which would discharge soldiers on the basis of a point system that favoured length and certain types of service. The British armed forces were demobilised according to an 'age-and-service' scheme.[1]
The phrase demob happy refers to demobilization and is broadly applied to the feeling of relief at imminent release from a time-serving burden, such as a career.[2] In the Russian language it is known as dembel and has become a certain tradition in the Soviet and post-Soviet Armed Forces. A United States equivalent is "short-timer's disease", comparable to "senioritis" among United States high-school students.
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- ^ See Alan Allport, Demobbed. Coming Home after the Second World War, Yale University Press, 2009.
- ^ Demob
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