Emanating from the populace, the primary mission of the People's Defence Force (PDF) is to safeguard the lives, property, and prosperity of the people, and to ultimately establish a Federal Democracy. Under the strategic framework of a People's War, public mobilization and civil-military relations serve as the vital lifeblood of a people-based defense force. As articulated in the Nandi Sena Pyo by the eminent Minister Letwe Thondara: "Regardless of the superiority of military