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'''Military''' (''latin: militaris - a soldier'') is an [[adjective]] meaning relating to, or characteristic of members of the armed forces.

'''Military''' (''Latin: militaris - a soldier'') is an [[adjective]] meaning relating to, or characteristic of members of the armed forces.

'''''The military''''' is a noun that refers either to the armed forces of a country, or the personnel.

'''''The military''''' is a noun that refers either to the armed forces of a country or the personnel.

== Religion in the military ==

== Religion in the military ==

''See also:'' [[Religion in the military]] and [[There Are No Atheists In Foxholes]]

''See also:'' [[Religion in the military]] and [[There Are No Atheists In Foxholes]]

Encycylopedia.com states concerning [[religion in the military]]:

Encyclopedia.com states concerning [[religion in the military]]:

{{Cquote|Religion in the Military. For more than 220 years, [[religion]] and religious leaders have provided a source of strength and faith for a total of 55 million Americans who have served in the military forces of the [[United States]]. The rigorous demands of military duties—separation from friends and family, training in remote locations, battle, and the possibility of violent death—have mandated support for those who serve and who may potentially lay down their lives for their country.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/religion-military Religion in the military], Encylcylopedia.com</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Religion in the Military. For more than 220 years, [[religion]] and religious leaders have provided a source of strength and faith for a total of 55 million Americans who have served in the military forces of the [[United States]]. The rigorous demands of military duties—separation from friends and family, training in remote locations, battle, and the possibility of violent death—have mandated support for those who serve and who may potentially lay down their lives for their country.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/religion-military Religion in the military], Encylcylopedia.com</ref>}}

''See also:'' [[Ferguson's law]]

''See also:'' [[Ferguson's law]]

"[[Ferguson's law]]” states that any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power."<ref>[https://www.hoover.org/research/fergusons-law-debt-service-military-spending-and-fiscal-limits-power Ferguson’s Law: Debt Service, Military Spending, and the Fiscal Limits of Power], [[Hoover Institution]]</ref> It based on an essay by the Scottish philosopher and historian Adam Ferguson entitled ''History of Civil Society (1767), Part V, Section V.''<ref>[https://www.hoover.org/research/fergusons-law-debt-service-military-spending-and-fiscal-limits-power Ferguson’s Law: Debt Service, Military Spending, and the Fiscal Limits of Power], [[Hoover Institution]] (Download PDF)</ref>

"[[Ferguson's law]]” states that any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power."<ref>[https://www.hoover.org/research/fergusons-law-debt-service-military-spending-and-fiscal-limits-power Ferguson’s Law: Debt Service, Military Spending, and the Fiscal Limits of Power], [[Hoover Institution]]</ref> It is based on an essay by the Scottish philosopher and historian Adam Ferguson entitled ''History of Civil Society (1767), Part V, Section V.''<ref>[https://www.hoover.org/research/fergusons-law-debt-service-military-spending-and-fiscal-limits-power Ferguson’s Law: Debt Service, Military Spending, and the Fiscal Limits of Power], [[Hoover Institution]] (Download PDF)</ref>

==See also==

==See also==

* [[American Military Decorations]]

* [[American Military Decorations]]

* [[Firearms]] ([[Rifle]], [[Handgun]], [[Shotgun]]), [[Knife]], [[Pepper spray]], [[Taser]], [[Weapon]]s

* [[Firearms]] ([[Rifle]], [[Handgun]], [[Shotgun]]), [[Knife]], [[Pepper spray]], [[Taser]], [[Weapon]]s

*[[Soft power]]

* [[Soft power]]

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