Swiss Army Minister Paul Chaudet, feeling not at all neutral on the subject, last week addressed a circular letter to Swiss youth, c/o high schools, police stations and army recruiting depots.
"The French Foreign Legion," he wrote, "offers none of the adventurous romance you dream of. It has bitter experience in store for you. You risk your life. You may come out maimed, or ill, or morally weakened. He who enlists in the Legion brings no honor to Switzerland. Each of us has his troubles, but there are other ways of solving them. Talk to a friend, your teacher, your...
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