Military

Gardekompanie
Guard company

As Armed forces or Military (of frz. militaire, which lat on. militaris (concerning the war service) decreases/goes back, again from lat. miles (soldier)) designates one comes the armed federations one or one Alliance, the these for defense against an attack from the outside to lead or evenly in order such an attack outward sets up. Usually they in addition, the order have for the guarantee of the internal security of a state.

Purpose of the military is not excluding the guidance of expressly no own armed services.

In democratically organized societies becomes today between the role of the military and that of the domestic security forceses (Police) differentiated. On the other hand are in many these two functions mixes, and the military takes over tasks relating to domestic affairs (often with the goal of the repression). Expression for this dualism is those Militia, for Milmore itaer and Polizegg stands (the term stands also for Militia (people army), the opposite of a regular army). Another expression for this is also Gendarmerie. Gendarmes are likewise frequently part of the armed forces as once in France or been subordinate historically the Verteidigungsresort like the earlier Bundesgendarmerie in Austria. Constitutional and administrative standards guarantee with the fact that such units in the peace the interior and/or. are subordinate to the Justizresort.

Military organizations draw by one with one Command authority the military guidance out. Members of a military organization do to their without a part Liberties and Fundamental rights. All military apparatuses reproduce their internal co-operation by the periodic meeting more differently Military rituals. If the latters are organized as public ceremony, then they serve in addition the symbolic underlining of the meaning of military in the non-military part of the society and are often disputed therefore.

So mentioned paramilitaerische organizations, in many not as designated (about Civil wars) participate, are not considered not as military and according to international conventions are also differently treated.

Those Military equipment traditionally an important outrider and pacesetter role holds with the general technical development. Thus for example that became or Government inspection department originally in the military order develops and at the beginning of only used by the military.

All armed forces must

  • itself under a uniform Command find, that that opposite for the guidance of the subordinated ones is responsible,
  • itself through Uniform one, Badge, or other outside recognizable from the distance Characteristics of that Civilian population differentiate,
  • to an internal Disziplinarsystem are subject, which implements the rules of the war guidance in case of application also,
  • the weapons openly lead.

Colloquial language

Colloquially one designates also a military also a prominent member in the military, in one Junta or in one Military dictatorship.

See also

- word origin, synonyms and translations

Literature

 

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