Military branch
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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
[edit]Unified armed forces
[edit]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.[1]
NATO definition
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 French).
- ^ "A – K" [A – K]. Militärisches Studienglossar Englisch Teil I Englisch [Military Study Glossary English Part I English] (in German). Hürth: Bundesprachenamt. 1996. p. 226. OCLC 1245240835.
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