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Although Greek military institutions appear to be Western in perspective, Greece contrasts with Western European nations in the increasing role of the military in politics since the founding of the modern Greek state. This involvement developed through six phases: Westernization, 1828-1890; nationalism, 1897-1922; interventionism, 1922-1935; anticommunism, 1936-1948; Americanization, 1949-1974; & differentiation, 1974-the present. The officer corps is predisposed toward intervention by fear of communism, the political incompetence of parliamentarians, declining economic growth, social & moral decay, & Greece's strategic role in the Western alliance. Army & Air Force cadets are largely recruited from rural areas for which the military offers a path to social mobility, while parliamentarians largely derive from Athens. These factors make recurring military takeovers likely. 4 Tables, 2 Figures. W. H. Stoddard.