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Old 04-16-2008, 13:56 PM   #45 (permalink)
Cactus
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I am aware of the history and traditional role of the FC.
If it is so, then the following statement certainly didn't reveal it:

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That the force has held together despite these odds indicates that there already is a strong sense of identity and loyalty to an entity beyond merely the Tribe.
The Pakistani Frontier Corps is itself composed of units recruited, trained and deployed along tribal lines at the unit level. Service under such conditions will only reinforce tribal and local affiliations, not national affiliations.
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