A military or military force (n., from Latin militarius, miles "soldier") has seen many different incarnations throughout time. Early armies were most likely men with sharpened sticks and rocks; through time they have included advancements such as men mounting horses, men wielding swords and other metallic weapons, the bow and arrow, siege weapons, the stirrup, to the advance of the musket which form the roots of the armed forces of most nations we know today. In modern times people use motorized vehicles and firearms.

While military can refer to any armed force, it generally refers to a permanent, professional force of soldiers or guerrillas—trained exclusively for the purpose of warfare and should be distinguished from a sanctioned militia or a levy, which are temporary forces— citizen soldiers with less training, who may be "called up" as a reserve force, when a nation mobilizes for total war, or to defend against invasion. The term military is often used to mean an army.

The doctrine that asserts the primacy of a military within a society is called militarism.

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I should stop slackin and write the poetry book i've always wanted to do but military comes first
Becky_YummPow (Becky Lewinsky) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:08 -0000
I should stop slackin and write the poetry book i've always wanted to do but military comes first
(AFPS) Center Assesses Psychological Trauma Treatments: Officials at the Defense Center of Exce.. http://bit.ly/2CxJR9 #Military
AllMilitaryNews (AllMilitaryNews) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:50 -0000
(AFPS) Center Assesses Psychological Trauma Treatments: Officials at the Defense Center of Exce.. http://bit.ly/2CxJR9 #Military
RT @FLStateParks: FL parks too! RT @ParksTraveler: Ntl park entrance fees will be waived Vets Day in honor of military http://bit.ly/3f5paR
freshfromFL (Florida Agriculture) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:25 -0000
RT @FLStateParks: FL parks too! RT @ParksTraveler: Ntl park entrance fees will be waived Vets Day in honor of military http://bit.ly/3f5paR
Pakistani military fighting street by street in Ladha http://tinyurl.com/yjwjafk
AfPakChannel (AfPak Channel) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:14 -0000
Pakistani military fighting street by street in Ladha http://tinyurl.com/yjwjafk
Japan is essentially outsourcing it's military defense to the US, -paying the US some piddling http://www.hiderefer.com/AhPjal7z.htm
Potts_3609 (LashondaPotts) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:13:35 -0000
Japan is essentially outsourcing it's military defense to the US, -paying the US some piddling http://www.hiderefer.com/AhPjal7z.htm
@Shoq So a xenophobe for A-G in VA. What is all the military in VA doing about that ?
sidneyathome (Sidney A.T. Home) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:13:31 -0000
@Shoq So a xenophobe for A-G in VA. What is all the military in VA doing about that ?

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