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Before World War 2, the Royal Marechaussee, a gendarmerie force in the Netherlands, had a more extensive civilian policing mission than it has today. A mission that occasionally included fining beachgoers for being inappropriately dressed. Source: Nationaal Archief.

Cadets of the Escuela Militar Capitán General Gerardo Barrios at a swearing-in ceremony. Source: Fuerza Armada de El Salvador FB page.