President Ahmed (Silanyo) vs Muse Bixi
When we heard someone with military background, then first thing normally comes to our mind is war. However, when we think about the civilian world the one thing that stands out is freedom. As a result, in order to maintain that freedom we must have our military go out and fight wars and not involve civilian life.
There are many differences between our military and the civilian life; nonetheless, similarities do exist sometimes. A few that will be discussed pertaining to military and civilian life are how soldiers and civilian personnel are accounted for, their different clothing and their rank structure. In the military, specifically the Navy, personnel are accounted by a process called mustering. At exactly seven o’clock in the morning; when the military man hear the phrase, “all hands to quarters for muster, instruction, and inspection at this time everyone falls into formation and a person begins roll call. When you hear your name you will say present or here. This will tell your supervisor you are present and accounted for.
If for some reason you are not present and no one knows your whereabouts you will be marked absence without leave. This could affect you negatively in many ways; the most severe punishment which possibly subject to being demoted to lower rank. You’re subject to the uniformed code of military Justice, which has many things you can be punished for that. . You can also be punished without legal representation, it’s called Non-Judicial Punishment. Therefore, possibility of thinking punishment does exist in the military man changes to civilian life. Military service is difficult, demanding and dangerous. But returning to civilian life also poses challenges all .in addition, those who served in a military who knew someone who was killed or injured also faced steeper.
In military mentality, if the officer say no, there is no appeal, but civilian mentality, you can appeal one time, twice or three times. Military mentality limits the freedom whereas civilian mentality believes principle value based on democratic value and the right of the people tom choice. Civilian person is associated with liberal democratic. Another main difference is also, military man remembers many regulations which must be mandatory for his to follow at all times and perhaps the personal with a military background brings that to civilian life in the event he comes to civilian office having an authority.
An additional disadvantage of the military mentality is that, he may possibly lead wars without thinking the long term of the wars.A civilian person has learned how to improve economy, improve health, improve education, improve judicatory system etc whereas, the military personnel is taught how fight against enemies and defend the country and possibility may fight with his opponent arise in the event argument come out between and the other party. Considering these two qualities, who is likely person, who is like to be voted by the public in the event the choice is between the current president and muse Bixi. Unquestionably, the reaction is the president, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Silanyo)
Ismail Yusuf.