Armed Services

Armed Services

Armed Services is a collective term that refers to the major organisational entities of national armed forces, so named because they service a combat need in a specific combat environment. In most states Armed Services include the Army also known as Land Force or Ground Force, Navy also know an Marine Defence Force, and Air Force. Some countries have a separate service for the Space Forces or Military Space Forces, and the Russian Federation also has the Strategic Missile Troops and the Airborne Troops as independent Armed Services. The People's Liberation Army, despite the name, also comprises Armed Services consisting of the PLA Ground Force, PLA Navy (PLAN), PLA Air Force (PLAAF), Second Artillery Corps (strategic nuclear or missile force), and the PLA Reserved Force.

Some nations combine all Armed Services into one structure such as the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Canadian Forces, and subdividing them into branches, or the Israeli Defence Forces with an even less pronounced separation of Armed Services due to its combined arms doctrine that is applied even at the highest echelons of command.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • armed services — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Derivationally relat …   Useful english dictionary

  • Armed Services Editions — (ASEs) were small, compact, paperback books printed by the Council on Books in Wartime for distribution within the American military during World War II. This program was in effect from 1943 to 1946. The ASEs were designed to provide… …   Wikipedia

  • Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery — The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States armed forces. It is… …   Wikipedia

  • Armed Services Committee — The term Armed Services Committee may refer to: United States House Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Committee on Armed Services This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • armed services — noun plural see armed forces …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • armed services — /amd ˈsɜvəsəz / (say ahmd servuhsuhz) plural noun all of the principal military forces of a country or countries including the army, navy, marines, air force, etc. Also, armed forces …  

  • armed services — military …   English contemporary dictionary

  • armed services — The entire body of officers, noncommissioned officers, and enlisted men which stands ready for defense of the country, whether by land, sea, or in the air, perhaps, some day in space …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • United States Senate Committee on Armed Services — Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D MI) and former Chairman John Warner (R VA) listen to Admiral Mike Mullen s confirmation hearing before the Armed Services Committee to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Armed Services Committee is… …   Wikipedia

  • United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel — The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel is one of six subcommittees within the Senate Armed Services Committee.JurisdictionThe Personnel Subcommittee has jurisdiction over all matters relating to active and reserve military personnel …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”