Draft:Outline of armed forces
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to armed forces:
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats.
In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police.
What type of thing are armed forces?
[edit | edit source]An armed force (a military) can be described as all of the following:
- a type of organization –
- a type of government agency –
- an institution of national security –
- a uniformed service –
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Armed forces by type
[edit | edit source]- Armed services – military branches
- Military units
- Military units, by type
- Special forces
- Specialized forces
- Military units, by service and size
- Army units
- Naval units
- Navy – all the vessels in a navy
- Air force units
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- Coast guard units
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- National guard units
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- Military units, by type
History of armed forces
[edit | edit source]Armed forces of the world
[edit | edit source]Armed forces, by region
[edit | edit source]Armed forces, by type
[edit | edit source]Armed forces, by aspect
[edit | edit source]- List of militaries that recruit foreigners
- List of countries by military expenditures
- List of countries by number of active troops
- List of countries by size of armed forces
- List of countries without an army
Armed forces organizations
[edit | edit source]Persons influential in armed forces
[edit | edit source]See also
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References
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