Military branch

Military branch (also service branch or armed service) is according to common standard a subdivision of the national armed forces of a sovereign nation or state.

Types of branches

Unified armed forces

The Canadian Armed Forces is the unified armed forces of Canada. While it has three environmental commands - namely the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force - it remains a single military service.

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.

See also

• List of militaries by country
• Military organization

References

1. Military
2. Military personnel
3. Military organization
4. Allied military phonetic spelling alphabets
5. French Armed Forces
6. United States Army
7. List of U.S. military prisons
8. Military rank
9. Military police
10. United States Armed Forces
11. General of the branch
12. Signal corps
13. Public Services (Monaco)
14. Central Military Commission (China)
15. Sammarinese Armed Forces
16. Subaltern (military)
17. Military communications
18. Canadian Forces Military Police
19. Military junta
20. SIG Sauer M17