military organization
Structured defense group
A military organization is any structured group established for armed combat or defense—from national armies and navies to militias and paramilitary forces.
The term covers both the institution itself and its internal structure: chains of command, divisions, units, and ranks.
The military organization of Roman legions influenced armies for centuries.
Also used broadly for any group run with military-style discipline and hierarchy.
- armyOrganized land-based military
- air forceMilitary aviation branch
- infantryGround combat troops
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- armed forcesNation's combined military services
defense department · platoon · joint operations · command structure · marines · battalion · navy · artillery · brigade · corps · rules of engagement · war room · troop deployment · special forces · enlisted · boot camp · unit · troops
- militiacitizen soldier, citizen soldiers, state militias, minutemen, citizen army
- Benin Kingdombronze plaques, bronze casting, brass plaques, ivory carving, ivory carvings
military organizationnon-military
Not of armed forces
civilian · humanitarian organization · civil service · peace corps · charitable organization
military organizationgrassroots organization
Locally-led citizen group
cooperative · commune · grassroots movement · ad hoc committee · crowd
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