Template:Infobox national military

[[Military of {{{country}}}]]

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National military infobox

[[Military of {{{country}}}]]
{{{native_name}}}

{{{name}}}
{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
[[File:{{{image2}}}|{{{image_size2}}}|alt={{{alt2}}}]] {{{caption2}}}
Motto	{{{motto}}}
Founded	{{{founded}}}
Current form	{{{current_form}}}
Disbanded	{{{disbanded}}}
Service branches	{{{branches}}}
Headquarters	{{{headquarters}}}
Air arm flying hours	{{{flying_hours}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
Leadership
{{{commander-in-chief_title}}}	{{{commander-in-chief}}}
{{{chief minister_title}}}	{{{chief minister}}}
{{{minister_title}}}	{{{minister}}}
{{{chief_of_staff_title}}}	{{{chief_of_staff}}}
{{{commander_title}}}	{{{commander}}}
Personnel
Military age	{{{age}}}
Conscription	{{{conscription}}}
Available for military service	{{{available}}} males, age {{{manpower_age}}} ({{{manpower_data}}}), {{{available_f}}} females, age {{{manpower_age}}} ({{{manpower_data}}})
Fit for military service	{{{fit}}} males, age {{{manpower_age}}} ({{{manpower_data}}}), {{{fit_f}}} females, age {{{manpower_age}}} ({{{manpower_data}}})
Reaching military age annually	{{{reaching}}} males ({{{manpower_data}}}), {{{reaching_f}}} females ({{{manpower_data}}})
Active personnel	{{{active}}} (ranked {{{ranked}}})
Reserve personnel	{{{reserve}}}
Deployed personnel	{{{deployed}}}
Expenditures
Budget	{{{amount}}}
Percent of GDP	{{{percent_GDP}}}
Industry
Domestic suppliers	{{{domestic_suppliers}}}
Foreign suppliers	{{{foreign_suppliers}}}
Annual imports	{{{imports}}}
Annual exports	{{{exports}}}
Related articles
History	{{{history}}}
Ranks	{{{ranks}}}

A national military infobox may be used to summarize information about a country's military and armed forces. The infobox should be added using the {{infobox national military}} template, as shown below:

{{Infobox national military
| name               = <!-- or | country = -->
| native_name        = <!-- {{native name||}} -->
| image              = 
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| image2             = 
| alt2               = 
| caption2           = 
| motto              = 
| founded            = 
| current_form       = 
| disbanded          = 
| branches           = 
| headquarters       = 
| flying_hours       = 
| website            = <!--{{URL|example.mil}}-->
<!-- Leadership -->
| commander-in-chief = 
| commander-in-chief_title = 
| chief minister     = 
| chief minister_title = 
| minister           = 
| minister_title     = 
| chief_of_staff     = 
| chief_of_staff_title = 
| commander          = 
| commander_title    = 
<!-- Manpower -->
| age                = 
| conscription       = 
| manpower_data      = 
| manpower_age       = 
| available          = 
| available_f        = 
| fit                = 
| fit_f              = 
| reaching           = 
| reaching_f         = 
| active             = 
| ranked             = 
| reserve            = 
| deployed           = 
<!-- Financial -->
| amount             = 
| percent_GDP        = 
<!-- Industrial -->
| domestic_suppliers = 
| foreign_suppliers  = 
| imports            = 
| exports            = 
<!-- Related articles -->
| history            = 
| ranks              = 
}}

Parameters

Note: When using parameters, avoid the ambiguous abbreviation "N/A", and instead use "unknown" or "none". All subjective or qualitative judgements and numerical quantities or statistics must be cited to a reliable source (see WP:MILMOS#CITE).

• country – optional – The name of the country.
• name – optional – The name of the country's armed forces, if different from "Military of Country".
• native_name – optional – The name of the country's armed forces in that country's official language(s), if other than English.
• image – optional – An image relevant to the county's armed forces. It should be given in the form Example.jpg.
• image_size – optional – Used to override the default image size. It should be given in the form 300px.
• alt – optional – Alternative text for visually impaired users, see WP:ALT.
• caption – optional – The text to be placed below the image.
• image2 – optional – A secondary image relevant to the county's armed forces. It should be given in the form Example.jpg.
• image_size2 – optional – Used to override the default image size. It should be given in the form 300px.
• alt2 – optional – Alternative text for visually impaired users, see WP:ALT.
• caption2 – optional – The text to be placed below the secondary image.
• founded – optional – The date when the armed forces were founded.
• current_form – optional – In cases where the armed forces have undergone major reorganizations, the date when they took their current form.
• disbanded – optional – The date when the armed force were disbanded.
• branches – optional – The service branches (e.g. army, navy, air force, etc.) that comprise the armed forces.
• headquarters – optional – The headquarters of the armed forces.
• flying_hours – optional – The hours flown by the armed forces' air arm, if any.
• website or url – optional – The official website, use {{URL}}.

Leadership parameters:

• commander-in-chief – optional – The name of the formal commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
• commander-in-chief_title – optional – The formal title of the commander-in-chief named above; this defaults to "Commander-in-Chief" if left blank.
• chief minister – optional – The name of the person expected to be the supreme executive decision maker, to be used if the formal commander-in-chief is a figurehead or if that position is under normal circumstances expected to be nominal (e.g. in a constitutional monarchy or a parliamentary republic).
• chief minister_title – optional – The formal title of the official named above; this defaults to "De facto leader" if left blank.
• minister – optional – The name of the official (generally a civilian minister or secretary) responsible for all or most of the armed forces.
• minister_title – optional – The formal title of the official named above; this defaults to "Minister of Defense" if left blank.
• chief_of_staff – optional – The senior-most military officer in the Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the commander in chief.
• chief_of_staff_title – optional – the formal title of the military officer named above; this defaults to "Chief of Staff" if left blank.
• commander – optional – The highest ranked career professional of the armed forces.
• commander_title – optional – the formal title of the military officer named above; this defaults to "Chief of Defense" if left blank.

Manpower parameters:

• age – optional – The minimum (and, if applicable, maximum) ages for military service.
• conscription – optional – The conscription age and term.
• manpower_data – optional – The source of the manpower data; for example, if the data is a 1998 estimate, this should be indicated as "1998 est.".
• manpower_age – optional – The ages assumed for the manpower data; for example, if the data considers people of age 15–49 to be of military age, this should be indicated as "15–49".
• available – optional – The total number of people of the proper age for military service; this may indicate either males and females together, or only males if the available_f field is used.
• available_f – optional – For countries that allow female military service, the total number of females of the proper age; if this field is used, the available field should only indicate males.
• fit – optional – The total number of people of the proper age fit for service; this may indicate either males and females together, or only males if the fit_f field is used.
• fit_f – optional – For countries that allow female military service, the total number of females of the proper age fit for service; if this field is used, the fit field should only indicate males.
• reaching – optional – The total number of people reaching military age each year; this may indicate either males and females together, or only males if the reaching_f field is used.
• reaching_f – optional – For countries that allow female military service, the total number of females reaching military age each year; if this field is used, the reaching field should only indicate males.
• active – optional – The total number of personnel currently in the country's armed forces.
• ranked – optional – The ranking of the country on the list of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (e.g. "21st").
• reserve – optional – The total number of reserve personnel in the country's armed forces.
• deployed – optional – The total number of personnel currently deployed outside the country's borders.

Financial parameters:

• amount – optional – The country's total military expendiures.
• percent_GDP – optional – The percent of the country's GDP spent on military expenditures.

Industrial parameters:

• domestic_suppliers – optional – The major domestic suppliers of equipment to the country's armed forces.
• foreign_suppliers – optional – The major foreign suppliers of equipment to the country's armed forces; this may be either countries or more specific organizations.
• imports – optional – The total value of annual military imports by the country.
• exports – optional – The total value of annual military exports by the country.

Related articles:

• history – optional – Links to one or more articles about the country's military history.
• ranks – optional – Links to one or more articles about the country's military ranks.

Example

Swiss Armed Forces
Schweizer Armee  (German) Armée suisse  (French) Esercito svizzero  (Italian) Armada svizra  (Romansh)
Current form	Army XXI
Service branches	Army Air Force
Website	www.vtg.admin.ch
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Vacant in peacetime
DDPS Minister	Viola Amherd
Chief of the Armed Forces	Lt Gen Thomas Süssli
Personnel
Military age	19 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service;
Conscription	19–34 years of age (males only) 36 for subaltern officers, 52 for staff officers and higher
Available for military service	1,852,580 males, age 16–49 (2009 est.), 1,807,667 females, age 16–49 (2009 est.)
Fit for military service	1,510,259 males, age 16–49 (2009 est.), 1,475,993 females, age 16–49 (2009 est.)
Reaching military age annually	48,076 males (2009 est.), 44,049 females (2009 est.)
Active personnel	140,304 (2019) (ranked 47th)
Expenditures
Budget	SFr 5.12 billion (~US$5.27 billion, 2020)
Percent of GDP	0.68% (2018)
Related articles
Ranks	Military ranks of the Swiss Armed Forces

{{Infobox national military
| name               = Swiss Armed Forces
| native_name        = {{ubl|{{native name|de|Schweizer Armee}}|{{native name|fr|Armée suisse}}|{{native name|it|Esercito svizzero}}|{{native name|rm|Armada svizra}}}}
| image              = Armee CH logo.svg
| alt                = Armee CH logo
| current_form       = Army XXI
| branches           = {{ubl|[[Swiss Armed Forces#Army history|Army]]|[[Swiss Air Force|Air Force]]}}
| website            = {{URL|https://www.vtg.admin.ch/}}
<!-- Leadership -->
| commander-in-chief = Vacant in peacetime
| commander-in-chief_title = [[General (Switzerland)|Commander-in-chief]]
| minister           = [[Viola Amherd]]
| minister_title     = [[Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport|DDPS Minister]]
| commander          = Lt Gen [[Thomas Süssli]]
| commander_title    = [[Chief of the Armed Forces (Switzerland)|Chief of the Armed Forces]]
<!-- Manpower -->
| age                = 19 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service;
| conscription       = {{ubl|19–34 years of age (males only)|36 for subaltern officers, 52 for staff officers and higher}}
| manpower_data      = 2009 est.
| manpower_age       = 16–49
| available          = 1,852,580
| available_f        = 1,807,667
| fit                = 1,510,259
| fit_f              = 1,475,993
| reaching           = 48,076
| reaching_f         = 44,049
| active             = 140,304 (2019)
| ranked             = 47th
<!-- Financial -->
| amount             = {{CHF|link=yes|5.12}} billion (~{{US$|5.27 billion}}, 2020)
| percent_GDP        = 0.68% (2018)
<!-- Related aricles -->
| ranks              = [[Military ranks of the Swiss Armed Forces]]
}}

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