Swiss army
Helvetic defense force
Swiss army refers to the military forces of Switzerland, known for universal male conscription and a citizen-soldier model.
The term appears most often in Swiss army knife, a pocket tool with multiple folding blades and implements—screwdriver, can opener, scissors.
By extension, Swiss army describes anything versatile or multipurpose: She's the Swiss army knife of the department, handling everything from budgets to tech support.
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- military serviceDuty in armed forces
- multi-toolPortable combined implement set
- militiaNon-professional armed force
- can openerTool for accessing canned goods
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Swiss armyinvasion force
Military unit entering hostile territory
U.S. military · Russian army · Wehrmacht · Red Army · expeditionary force
Swiss armyUnited States Armed Forces
National defense organization
Royal Navy · Soviet military · blue-water navy · nuclear triad · carrier strike group
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