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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news_pk (Cool Man) Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:33:08 -0000
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A coup for SA military supplier, Denel. Retired or not, the Cheetah is a fine fighter. http://bit.ly/2qu3Zb
llewminati (Llewellyn Kriel) Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:32:52 -0000
A coup for SA military supplier, Denel. Retired or not, the Cheetah is a fine fighter. http://bit.ly/2qu3Zb
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anarcho_phil (Phillip Constable) Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:32:15 -0000
RT: @anarchists: RT @CCongress: RT Red Alert: Military attempts to frame Infowars reporters for terrorism at G20 summit http://ow.ly/r9MH ~
wow. the video for the sounds street team made me feel like i was signing up for the military. i hope there's no push ups involved haha
samantha_h89 (Samantha Hall) Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:30:47 -0000
wow. the video for the sounds street team made me feel like i was signing up for the military. i hope there's no push ups involved haha
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