.mil
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| Introduced | 1985 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Generic top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| Sponsoring organization | None |
| Intended use | Military entities |
| Actual use | Agencies, services and divisions of the United States Department of Defense |
| Registration restrictions | Tightly restricted to eligible agencies |
| Structure | Divisions of particular services usually have third and higher level subdomains, such as within army.mil for United States Army sites. |
| Documents | RFC 920; RFC 1591 |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Web site | nic.mil |
.mil is the generic top-level domain for the United States Department of Defense and its subsidiary organizations. It was one of the first top-level domains, created in January 1985.
The United States is the only country that has a top-level domain for its military. Other countries often use second-level domains for this purpose, e.g., .mod.uk for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence.
Although the United States military has its own top-level domain, it still uses .com domains for some of its recruitment sites, such as goarmy.com. Internet purists consider this to be improper, as it is not a commercial entity.
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External link
- IANA .mil whois information
- RFC 920 defined .mil and the other original top-level domains.
| Generic top-level domains | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unsponsored | .biz .com .edu .gov .info .int .mil .name .net .org .pro | |
| Sponsored | .aero .coop .jobs .museum .travel | |
| Infrastructure | .arpa .root | |
| Startup phase | .cat .mobi .post .tel | |
| Proposed | .asia .geo .kid .mail .sco .web .xxx | |
| Deleted/retired | .nato | |
| Reserved | .example .invalid .localhost .test | |
| Pseudo-domains | .bitnet .csnet .onion .uucp | |
| See also: Country code top-level domains | ||
