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A '''military''' or '''miltary force''' ([[noun|n.]], from Latin ''militarius'', ''miles'' "soldier") is a collective of men, 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 [[guerrilla|guerrillas]]—trained exclusively for the purpose of [[warfare]]. The doctrine that asserts the [[primacy]] of a military within a society is called [[militarism]]. |
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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—[[soldier|soldiers]] and [[warfare]]. |
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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 == |
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* [[Military of Egypt|Egypt]] |
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* [[Babylon]]ian |
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* [[Military of Greece|Greek]] |
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* [[Military of Macedonia|Macedonia]] |
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* [[Roman Empire|Roman]] |
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* [[Military of Israel|Israeli]] |
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* [[Military of China|Chinese]] |
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* [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] |
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* [[Gandhara]] |
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* [[Qin (state)|Qin]] |
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== United States military services == |
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Main article: [[Military of the United States]]. |
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*[[United States Army|Army]] |
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*[[United States Air Force|Air Force]] |
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*[[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] |
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*[[United States Navy|Navy]] |
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*[[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] |
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==Military of the United Kingdom== |
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* [[Royal Navy]] |
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* [[British Army]] |
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* [[Royal Air Force]] |
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* [[Royal Marines]] |
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* [[Special Air Service]] |
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* [[Special Boat Service]] |
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== See also == |
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* [[Armed force]] |
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* [[Martial art]] |
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* [[Militaria]] |
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* [[Military history]] |
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* [[Military rule]] |
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* [[Special Air Service]] |
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* [[Swiss Army]] |
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* [[:Category:Militaries|Military by country]] |
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[[Category:War]] |
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[[Category:National security]] |
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[[fr:Militaire]] |
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[[simple:Military]] |
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Revision as of 23:28, 30 May 2005
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