Professional Army (Civ5)

Professional Army is a social policy in Civilization V. It is part of the Honor tree and requires Military Caste.
One of the final achievements of a military-oriented society is the introduction of a professional army. Unlike spontaneously created armies which rely on wartime conscription of civilians, professional soldiers dedicate their entire lives to training and preparation for war. And when it comes, they are prepared for it much better than conscripts. But the best benefits appear exactly in the preparatory part: all soldiers are dedicated to constantly upgrading their training structures and equipment, thus reducing the resources your empire needs to spend for these activities!
== Game Info ==
* cost of upgrading Military Units reduced by 33%.
* +1 (local city in ) from every defensive building (, , , ) (Vanilla and only).
* Barracks, Armories, and Military Academies are constructed 50% faster ( only).
== Strategy ==
Professional Army is the high-end policy of the Honor tree. It's not very useful in the beginning of the game, when you haven't yet discovered techs which your units require to upgrade, and when you usually have priorities other than constructing military buildings in your cities. In the late game the policy becomes especially useful, since the cost of some upgrades becomes exorbitant.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== See also ==
* Professional Army in other games
Category:Social policies (Civ5)