Military branch
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A military branch (also service branch or armed service) is a first level subdivision of the national armed forces of a state.
Types of branches
[edit | edit source]Unified armed forces
[edit | edit source]The Canadian Armed Forces is the unified armed forces of Canada. While it has three distinct commands - namely the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force - it remains a single military service.[1]
NATO definition
[edit | edit source]Branch of service (also branch of military service or branch of armed service) refers, according to NATO standards, to a branch, employment of combined forces or parts of a service, below the level of service, military service, or armed service.[2]
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