Superpowers Military Comparison 2015 (USA, RUSSIA,CHINA, U.KINGDOM)

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VSB defense: ➞ Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/VSB-defense/1009042582444973?ref=hl -------------------------- Superpowers Military Comparison 2015 (USA, RUSSIA,CHINA, U.KINGDOM) British Army The British Army is purely a professional force since National service came to an end. The full-time element of the British Army is referred to as the Regular Army since the creation of the reservist Territorial Force in 1908. The size and structure of the British Army is continually evolving, but on 1 September 2014, the British Army employed; 88,800 Regulars, 2,800 Gurkhas and 24,290 Army Reservists for a combined component strength of 115,890 personnel. Of those Regulars, Gurkhas and Army Reservists; 82,100, 2,620 and 19,400 were trained, respectively. People's Liberation Arrmy It is the world's largest military force, with a strength of approximately 2,285,000 personnel, about 0.18% of the country's population. The People's Liberation Army's insignia consists of a roundel with a red star bearing the Chinese characters for Eight One, referring to August 1 (Chinese: 八一), the date of the 1927 Nanchang Uprising. Military service is compulsory by law, however, a draft in China has never been enforced due to large numbers of volunteers from China's population. Russian Armed Forces The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Russian: Вооружённые Си́лы Росси́йской Федера́ции, tr. Vooruzhonnije Síly Rossíyskoj Federátsii) The number of troops is specified by decree of the President of Russia. On 1 January 2008, a number of 2,019,629 units, including military of 1,134,800 units, was set. In 2010 the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) estimated that the Russian Armed Forces numbered about 1,040,000 active troops and in the region of 2,035,000 reserves (largely ex-conscripts). As opposed to personnel specified by decree, actual personnel in the forces and paid was reported by the Audit Chamber of Russia as 766,000 in October 2013. As of December 2013, the armed forces are at 82 percent of the required manpower.decades of stagnation following the collapse of the Soviet Union. United States Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The U.S. has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military. The President of the United States is the military's overall head, and helps form military policy with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), a federal executive department, acting as the principal organ by which military policy is carried out. The DoD is headed by the Secretary of Defense, who is a civilian and Cabinet member. The Defense Secretary is second in the military's chain of command, just below the President, and serves as the principal assistant to the President in all DoD-related matters. To coordinate military action with diplomacy, the President has an advisory National Security Council headed by a National Security Advisor. Both the President and Secretary of Defense are advised by a seven-member Joint Chiefs of Staff, which includes the head of each of the Defense Department's service branches as well as the chief of the National Guard Bureau. Leadership is provided by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Commandant of the Coast Guard is not a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Music: Alan Walker - Fade [NCS Release] Alan Walker - Fade is included in our debut compilation NCS: Uplifting (OUT NOW!) Support on iTunes: smarturl.it/ncsuplifting Listen on Spotify: smarturl.it/ncsupliftingspotify Listen on Soundcloud: smarturl.it/ncsupliftingsc Support on Google Play: smarturl.it/ncsupliftinggplay Support on Amazon: smarturl.it/ncsamazon NCS ➞ Spotify bit.ly/SpotifyNCS ➞ SoundCloud soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsounds ➞ Facebook facebook.com/NoCopyrightSounds ➞ Twitter twitter.com/NCSounds ➞ Google+ google.com/+nocopyrightsounds ➞ Instagram instagram.com/nocopyrightsounds_ Alan Walker ➞ Facebook www.facebook.com/DJWalkzz ➞ SoundCloud soundcloud.com/walkzz ➞ Twitter twitter.com/IAmAlanWalker ➞ YouTube www.youtube.com/user/DjWalkzz NCS Playlists: bit.ly/NCSdrumstep bit.ly/MelodicDubstepNCS bit.ly/NCShouse bit.ly/NCSdubstep bit.ly/NCSdrumandbass bit.ly/NCStrap bit.ly/NCShardstyle

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