. ▁This ▁creates ▁a ▁society ▁where ▁almost ▁all ▁people ▁have ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁armed ▁forces . ▁ ▁In ▁Cy pr us , ▁military ▁service ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁community ▁as ▁a ▁‘ n ation - in - ar ms ’ , ▁which ▁is ▁integr ally ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁Cy pr us ▁being ▁a ▁distinct ively ▁small ▁country ▁need ing ▁to ▁be ▁militar ized ▁throughout ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁threatened ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁‘ en orm ous ▁enemy ▁within ’ . ▁The ▁military ▁touch es ▁every ▁GC ▁family , ▁with ▁almost ▁every ▁family ▁having ▁a ▁son ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁soldier ▁or ▁reserve ▁and ▁a ▁husband ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁reserve ▁or ▁milit ia ; ▁almost ▁every ▁family ▁has ▁a ▁‘ mil itar ized ▁wing ’ . ▁ ▁Race ▁Ra cial ▁interactions ▁between ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁military : ▁ ▁During ▁imperial ▁Germany , ▁military ▁service ▁was ▁a ▁requirement ▁of ▁citizens hip , ▁but ▁Jews ▁and ▁other ▁foreign ers ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁military . ▁( Fre vert , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁pp .   6 5 – 9 ) ▁ ▁During ▁Naz i ▁Germany ' s ▁Hol oca ust , ▁SS ▁units ▁committed ▁war ▁cr imes ▁and ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity ▁on ▁a ▁massive ▁scale , ▁including ▁executing ▁millions ▁of ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁beyond ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁military ▁service ▁was ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁black s ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁later ▁appeal ▁for ▁equal ▁citizens hip ▁during