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
Unified armed forces
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
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]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boileau, John (November 11, 2021). "Unification des Forces armées canadiennes" [Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces]. "L'Encyclopédie canadienne" [The Canadian Encyclopedia] (in English and français).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A – K" [A – K]. Militärisches Studienglossar Englisch Teil I Englisch [Military Study Glossary English Part I English] (in Deutsch). Hürth: Bundesprachenamt. 1996. p. 226. OCLC 1245240835.
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