Demobilization

Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary. The opposite of demobilization is mobilization. Forceful demobilization of a defeated enemy is called demilitarization.

"Demob" redirects here. For the television series, see Demob (TV series). For the British punk rock band, see Demob (band). For the house music producer, see D Mob.
"Demobbed" redirects here. For the films, see Demobbed (1946 film) and Demobbed (2000 film).
Demob papers issued to a South African sailor in February 1946
Back page of demob papers issued to a South African sailor in February 1946

In the final days of World War II, for example, the United States Armed Forces developed a demobilization plan which would discharge soldiers on the basis of a point system that favoured length and certain types of service. The British armed forces were demobilised according to an "age-and-service" scheme.[1]

The phrase demob happy refers to demobilization and is broadly applied to the feeling of relief at imminent release from a time-serving burden, such as a career.[2] In the Russian language it is known as dembel and has become a certain tradition in the Soviet and post-Soviet Armed Forces. A United States equivalent is "short-timer's disease", comparable to "senioritis" among United States high-school students.

Other uses

In professional diving, demobilization is the dismantling, packing and transport back to storage of the diving spread, and where relevant, restoring the site to initial condition. Mobilization is the converse process.[3][4][5][6]

See also

Notes
  1. See Alan Allport, Demobbed. Coming Home after the Second World War, Yale University Press, 2009.
  2. Demob
  3. "Dive Works Special Terms and Conditions" (PDF). diveworks.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. "Job title: Diving technician" (PDF). www.bluestreamoffshore.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. OGP Diving Operations Subcommittee (June 2008). Diving Recommended Practice (PDF). Report No: 411 (Report). International Association of Oil & Gas Producers.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. IMCA D 014: IMCA International Code of Practice for Offshore Diving (Rev. 2 ed.). International Marine Contractors Association. February 2014.

References
  • E McGaughey, 'Will Robots Automate Your Job Away? Full Employment, Basic Income, and Economic Democracy' (2018) SSRN, part 3(2)
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