Would it be possible for a state to have a military-like structure

Switzerland does it in a pretty comfy way.

Every adult male has to maintain a rifle and I believe they also have mandatory conscription.

We are all if us cursed, for not being born Swiss.

I hope not. Having experienced military structure, having it applied to all of society sounds terrible. Hurry up and wait etc.

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>>2611398
No. Sparta and Prussia were run by warrior elites that survived off peasant labor.
The closest you can get to that is a hunter gatherer society where all fit men serves as "warriors" because there's no distinction between being a warrior and belonging to the tribe.

>What's the closest state in modern history to that?
Paraguay.

>>2611398
As a veteran I can tell you that the way society and the military are run are identical.

North Korea.

>>2611425
The difference being that you don't have to run laps laps if you don't fall in line.

>>2611437
New conscript detected. If you spent any real time there and went up the ranks a bit to see the internal workings you would know how right he is.

>>2611530
The top of dictatorial structures is hate and the less they control your lives the better.

>>2611405
>all of its society

>50%

>>2611425

LOL. Maybe your society.

>>2611411
>Prussia were run by warrior elites that survived off peasant labor.
Bait?

Junkers are not warriors just rich officers

>>2611398
Yes, it was called fascism.

>>2611398
A purely military structure sounds like communism desu.

>>2611398
Switzerland from WW2 to end of cold war, Israel, North Korea.

>>2612005
Israel has the worlds second lowest power distance (acceptance of authority) rating. Not very militaristic.
http://www.clearlycultural.com/geert-hofstede-cultural-dimensions/power-distance-index/

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>>2611398
Literally the goal of fascism

>>2612059
Doesn't change the fact that military service is compulsory for both sexes, a large part of populations has served and many politicians come from the armed forces cadre.
I suppose having 100 mio Arabs that want to kill you as neighbors does have certain effects on your society.

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>>2612116
That's true. But other cultural factors make the general effect on society different than what is usually meant by the word ''militarism'', in terms of discipline, individualism etc.

>>2611398
>Would it be possible for a state to have a military-like structure that ecompasses all of its society?

yes

>What's the closest state in modern history to that?

3rd Reich
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsarbeitsdienst