armed services
Nation's fighting branches
The armed services are a country's military forces—typically the army, navy, and air force, sometimes including marines and coast guard.
The term treats these branches as a unified institution: My son is in the armed services.
Also called the armed forces.
- air forceMilitary aviation branch
- armyOrganized land-based military
- coast guardMaritime safety and rescue service
- honorable dischargeSatisfactory military service completion
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
navy · defense · military base · tank · combat · soldier · national guard · chain of command · rank and file · logistics · counterterrorism · sailor · dog tags · purple heart · peacekeeping · deterrence · disaster relief · sergeant
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- hearingscongressional hearing, congressional hearings, committee hearing, confirmation hearing, public hearings
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- Canadian MilitaryCanadian Army, DND, military branches, special forces, reserve force
- intelligence oversightCIA, FBI, NSA, DNI, intelligence agencies
armed servicescivilian workforce
Non-military employed population
private sector · civilians · civil service · civilian population · non-combatants
armed servicespeace corps
Civilian overseas service program
diplomatic corps · humanitarian organizations · Red Cross · foreign service · aid workers
armed servicespeace movement
Campaign advocating nonviolent resolution
pacifist movements · diplomatic service · foreign service · peace activists · humanitarian missions
service, arms, armed, disarm, services, armful, disarming, servicing, serviced