This text is copied from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3407.htm. While this article is public domain, it is definitely not NPOV, as it is written entirely from "Slovenia in NATO is good" perspective, a perspective that is highly controversial in Slovenia. I know that most facts are sound, it's just the wording and the fact that it makes up most of the article that makes it POV. Further work needed. Anybody care to help? Zocky 01:13 Jan 24, 2003 (UTC)
Hello, and welcome. Yes, the material is a paste, no, I make no secret of it. As you've noticed, the source is in the public domain. ... So far as Military of Slovenia goes, why not NPOV the article yourself? You seem to know a bit about the history. I don't know how to do it myself, as I'm not aware of the surrounding circumstances (though I do remove parts I notice & take to be biased). Otherwise I'd be glad to help. Best, Koyaanis Qatsi p.s. I think it's in bad form to remove so much information from an article, especially material which is not conspicuously biased; better would be to NPOV it or leave it but comment in talk and in the summary field.
- I don't really know enough about the military to do a really good job here. But I've tried to at least shorten it by taking out the unnecessary bits. Do you think i've cut anything I shouldn't have? Zocky 01:39 Jan 24, 2003 (UTC)
- I've changed one bit with a grammatical error, left the rest alone. I'm ashamed to have missed the "most important" part--definitely should have caught that. ^_^ Anyway, your version below is much better than it was, thanks. :-) Koyaanis Qatsi
NATO
Since gaining independence, Slovenia avidly has sought NATO membership. With a view to becoming a full member, Slovenia has deepened its relationship with NATO through active participation in the EAPC and Partnership for Peace programs.
The Slovenian Army is currently in transition from a primarily conscript-based territorial defense organization to a professional force structure with NATO-interoperable combat units comparable to equivalent organizational units in the Alliance. Current spending on its military as a percentage of GDP is higher than that of the three countries selected at Madrid for NATO inclusion.
Since the lifting in June 1996 of the international embargo on Slovenia as one of the republics of the former Yugoslavia, the government has diligently pursued its restructuring, reorganization, modernization, and procurement with the paramount goal of NATO-interoperability. Implementation of interoperability objectives as determined by the Planning and Review Process (PARP) and the Individual Partnership Program (IPP) as part of Slovenia's PfP participation proceeds. Slovenia's elite units already train with and are integrated into international units including NATO members--for example as part of SFOR and on Cyprus. Its elite mountain troops will be assigned to the Multilateral Land Force peacekeeping battalion with Italy, Hungary, and Croatia. Slovenia hosted its first PfP exercise in 1998--"Cooperative Adventure Exchange"--a multinational disaster-preparedness command post exercise involving almost 6,000 troops from 19 NATO and PfP member nations.