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[[Image:Casing.jpg|thumb|250px| A U.S. Army soldier firing an M4 rifle.]]An '''Army''' is a term either referring to the largest type of formation for a land-based military force, or the entirety of a nation's military force responsible for its land defenses, both of which are composed of [[Soldier|soldiers]], trained to engage in [[war]]. | [[Image:Casing.jpg|thumb|250px| A U.S. Army soldier firing an M4 rifle (with M203 Grenade Launcher attached).]]An '''Army''' is a term either referring to the largest type of formation for a land-based military force, or the entirety of a nation's military force responsible for its land defenses, both of which are composed of [[Soldier|soldiers]], trained to engage in [[war]]. | ||
An army, as a single in-theater force, operates at a [[Strategy|strategic]] level, but is composed of and often divided into smaller operational units which operate at a [[Tactics|tactical]] level. It is also characterized by a command hierarchy utilizing ranks (divided between [[Officer|officers]] and [[enlisted]], but often with a [[non-commissioned officer]] corps as well), with a rigid adherence to protocol and chain of command necessitated by the conditions of war. | An army, as a single in-theater force, operates at a [[Strategy|strategic]] level, but is composed of and often divided into smaller operational units which operate at a [[Tactics|tactical]] level. It is also characterized by a command hierarchy utilizing ranks (divided between [[Officer|officers]] and [[enlisted]], but often with a [[non-commissioned officer]] corps as well), with a rigid adherence to protocol and chain of command necessitated by the conditions of war. | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 11 July 2007
An Army is a term either referring to the largest type of formation for a land-based military force, or the entirety of a nation's military force responsible for its land defenses, both of which are composed of soldiers, trained to engage in war.
An army, as a single in-theater force, operates at a strategic level, but is composed of and often divided into smaller operational units which operate at a tactical level. It is also characterized by a command hierarchy utilizing ranks (divided between officers and enlisted, but often with a non-commissioned officer corps as well), with a rigid adherence to protocol and chain of command necessitated by the conditions of war.
Related Topics
- The United States Army, the Army of the United States of America
- The British Army, the Army of the United Kingdom