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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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the fans were great today! thx for all the support... Even the Military came out to watch... see you guys tom early in the am
hewettj2 (Jose Hewett) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:11:06 -0000
the fans were great today! thx for all the support... Even the Military came out to watch... see you guys tom early in the am
Can the US Military have a Nobel´s peace prize too? I mean, they´re going to end the war within a year, so they´re peacemakers, right?
NOSTUDIO (No Studio) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:10:30 -0000
Can the US Military have a Nobel´s peace prize too? I mean, they´re going to end the war within a year, so they´re peacemakers, right?
Weird light phenomenon mystifies Norwegians! UFO? Secret military testing? Northern lights? http://bit.ly/4UK3P8
WilhelmTell (Wilhelm Damsleth) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:08:48 -0000
Weird light phenomenon mystifies Norwegians! UFO? Secret military testing? Northern lights? http://bit.ly/4UK3P8
#nevertrust a military recruiter because they will say anything to get you to join now.
princeb9 (lionel d stevenson) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:07:39 -0000
#nevertrust a military recruiter because they will say anything to get you to join now.
RT @BeachHeadHerald: 'Pakistan-Afghanistan border epicentre of Islamic extremism' . http://bit.ly/8qmoP0 #Military
ScoutJennings (Mrs. Scout Jennings) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:06:55 -0000
RT @BeachHeadHerald: 'Pakistan-Afghanistan border epicentre of Islamic extremism' . http://bit.ly/8qmoP0 #Military
New post: Night at the movies free for military personnel - Nashville Tennessean (http://cli.gs/H1r2g)
mybestfreestuff (Gregory Finch) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:06:46 -0000
New post: Night at the movies free for military personnel - Nashville Tennessean (http://cli.gs/H1r2g)
AnAmerican Nurse At War - During WWI, Marion McCune Rice served as a Red Cross nurse in France, taking copious photographs on- and off-duty. Her biography and many captioned photos (from the video of the same name), plus related links.
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Minerva Center Home Page - Resources for and about women in the military.
Soviet Women in Combat in World War II - Introduces four books consisting of memoirs and biographies of Soviet military women, partisans and spies of World War II. Also has links to more sites related to women in the military
Meta Description: [ Features memoirs and biographies of Soviet women pilots, soldiers, partisans, and spies in World War II. ]
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Voluntary Force - Voluntary Force is a novel written for the silent women in uniform, the thousands of ordinary service women who struggled for acceptance in the military.
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WASP WWII Home Page - A Tribute to Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, first women in history to fly American military aircraft!
Meta Description: [ A Tribute to Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, first women in history to fly American military aircraft! ]
WAVES: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service - WAVES was established during World War II and this Web site is from the WAVES National Michigan Unit 32. It honors all women that have served in the military and particularly in the WAVES.
Meta Description: [ WAVES acronym for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services was established during World War II and this Web site is in honor of all women of the sea services that have served their country in the military. ]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) - The women who test-piloted aircraft during World War II - with a timeline of women in military history and in flight.
Women as Warriors from prehistory to the 20th Century - Historical and mythological women soldiers, sailors, pirates, duellists and prize fighters.
Women Come to the Front (WWII) - The Library of Congress archives' exhibit about World War II journalists, photographers and broadcasters. Highlights the war coverage by eight women.
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Women in Vietnam - The military, which prided itself on the records it kept in Vietnam, counting the enemy number of weapons captured, cannot to this day say with certainty how many women served. The army that sent them never bothered to count them.
Meta Description: [ Women in Viet nam War, including army nurse corps, special services and red cross. This page is dedicated to the Red Cross, Special Services, Army Nurse Corps, and other civilian and military women ]
Women Pilots of World War II - Website dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots, offering regularly-updated information from the WASP themselves.
Meta Description: [ First Women Pilots in Military Aviation...dedicated to the WASP...with updates from WASP women pilots themselves...historical award-winning features! ]
Women's Timber Corps - Written by a member now living in Canada. Includes personal stories and links.
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