At the stage of paidiskoi , around the age of 18, the students became reserve members of the Spartan army.

He was a low level private, and that stopped it. Was he a hero? No.

(f) A battalion strength decentralized force reserve, headquartered in Kadugli, with companies garrisoned in Juba, Malakal and Wau.

The country has the world's largest natural gas reserves, the 8th largest oil reserves, and the second largest coal reserves.

But this dominance is waning, as evidenced by its declining use as an official reserve currency, as well as for invoicing goods and services, denominating international claims, and anchoring exchange rates.