Military
A military or miltary force (n., from Latin militarius, miles "soldier") is a collective of people, machines and equipment, that form an army. While it can refer to any armed force, it generally refers to a permanent, professional force of soldiers or guerrillas —trained exclusively for the purpose of warfare. The doctrine that asserts the primacy of a military within a society is called militarism.
While "military" concerns all related armed forces, is has often been distinct from a militia or a levy, which are temporary forces —citizen soldiers with less training, who may be 'called up' from the population when a nation mobilizes for total war, or to defend against invasion. As an adjective, "military" is a descriptive property of things related to a military — soldiers and warfare.
Military "strength" is a term that describes a quantification or reference to a nation's standing military forces or the capacity for fulfillment of that military's role. For example, the military strength of a given country could be interpreted as the number of individuals in its armed forces, the destructive potential of its arsenal, or both.
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Early militaries
United States military services
Main article: Military of the United States.
Military of the United Kingdom
- British Army
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Navy
- Royal Marines (Commandos)
- Coastal Ordinance Guard
- Royal Engineers
- Special Air Service
- Special Boat Service
See also
- Armed force
- Martial art
- Militaria
- Military history
- Military rule
- Special Air Service
- Military by country
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