Basij (also Bassij or Baseej, Persian: بسيج‎), is an Islamic Republic paramilitary force that was founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in November of 1979 to provide volunteers for "human wave" attacks in the Iran-Iraq War. The Basij are currently a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Organisation, personnel number and duties
Basij commander Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi estimated the number of Basij personnel at 10.3 million in March 2004 and 11 million in March 2005. On 14 September 2005 he said that the Basij has more than 11 million members across the country. Russian news sources have claimed Iran has plans to make a third ground force consisting of one million basij members. However these plans have not been confirmed by Iran.[1]

Basij forces often undertake general security checks in urban areas such as setting up street inspection posts to intercept drug smuggling and potential terrorism, although the number of Basij check points dramatically decreased after the Iran-Iraq war and following the disarmament of MKO in Iraq. According to the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy and GlobalSecurity.org Basij forces also enforce Iran's Islamic codes together with other law enforcement entities. The Basij has a quasi-decentralised network with branches in almost every Iranian mosque.[1][2]

The Basij have been criticised as belonging to the paramilitary forces using child soldiers because of their underage recruitment practices and for having relied extensively on "human wave" attacks during the Iran-Iraq War, particularly around Basra.[1][2][3] Many were used as cannon-fodder and for mine-clearing martydom. [2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basij

A country has a million man army and another 11 million ready to run across mine fields? Sounds like a peaceful place where nuclear technology would be used for the greater good.

Their population is 68 mill with 12 mill in the service? Now the U.S. is around 300 mill.......what would the world say if we just happened to train up our forces to 60 mill? That would be proportionate to the Iranians.....oh what would the world say about the Militay Industrial Complex then?

Have a good one!:jointsmile:
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