Military It is a term with origin in the Latin word militāris which refers to the pertaining or relative to the militia or to the war . The concept, therefore, is used as opposed to civil.
The notion is linked to members, facilities and institutions that are part of the armed forces . The military has the function of defending the sovereignty of a country and its territorial integrity, among other functions, for which they have weapons and the possibility of making use of the force in exceptional circumstances.
A person It can only be military when it is a member of the armed forces and has a rank or degree within that institution. The armed forces, on the other hand, are under the orbit of the State and must respond to constitutional authorities.
If the subject belongs to a private force or a non-state organization, it will be considered as paramilitary , even when you have weapons and have professional knowledge.
Starting from that exposed meaning we would have to determine the existence of a series of terms that make use of that word. Thus, for example, there is what is known as military instruction, which becomes the whole set of teachings, both practical and theoretical, that are given to soldiers during the training phase and that have as their objective that they be formed in the most complete way to later address the functions that correspond to them.
On the other hand, there is what is called military architecture. Under this denomination there are endless constructions that were built to perform functions related to the army and the like. In this way, clear examples of this are the barracks, air bases, defensive lines that stand up during a war and even certain fortifications.
Another term that is related to everything we are analyzing is military service. With him is defined the one who, as his own name indicates, carries out a soldier or any other member of that field. In this sense, it should be stated that in previous decades in countries such as Spain it was mandatory that all young men to turn 18 years of age provide this service for one year.
Nor should we forget that we also find what is known as a military order. This is a term that is already increasingly obsolete as it was used to refer to all the orders that existed and were formed by gentlemen.
He militarism it is a doctrine that postulates the primacy of army in society. Militarists believe that the military is the only way to guarantee peace and the source of citizen security.
It should be noted that military is also an adjective that allows naming the action of appearing in a party or collective , or of coccur in a cause in favor of a certain project . For example: “Next season I will go to the military at Deportivo San Jacinto”, "After the military in a revolutionary leftist group for several years, the writer decided to move away from politics".
