enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Conscription in Switzerland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Switzerland

    Switzerland has mandatory military service (German: Militärdienst; French: service militaire; Italian: servizio militare) in the Swiss Army for all able-bodied male citizens, who are conscripted when they reach the age of majority. [1] Women may volunteer for any position. [2] Conscripts make up the majority of the manpower in the Swiss Armed ...

  3. Swiss Armed Forces - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Armed_Forces

    ' Swiss Army ') are the military and security force of Switzerland, consisting of land and air service branches. Under the country's militia system, regular soldiers constitute a small part of the military and the rest are conscripts or volunteers aged 19 to 34 (in some cases up to 50).

  4. Military service - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_service

    Timetable of military duties, Switzerland. Military service for Swiss men is obligatory according to the Federal Constitution, and includes 18 or 23 weeks of basic training (depending on troop category) as well as annual 3-week-refresher courses until a number of service days which increases with rank (245 days for privates) is reached.

  5. Military ranks of Switzerland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Switzerland

    Lowest rank of "Higher non-commissioned officers" (NCO); it used to be a higher rank than Feldweibel and to oversee unit-level military service and operations. Since the 2003 reform a specialist rank only. Nowadays, Feldweibel are mainly seen in military police, NBC and other specialist units. Fourier (Four) Fourrier (Four) Furiere (Fur) Furier ...

  6. Structure of the Swiss Armed Forces - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_of_the_Swiss...

    The Military Police Command (German: Kommando Militärpolizei, French: Commandement de la police militaire, Italian: Comando della polizia militare) is the Swiss Armed forces Military Police formation and staffed with professional and conscript soldiers.

  7. List of militaries that recruit foreigners - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_militaries_that...

    KATUSAs are drafted from pool of qualified volunteers who are subjected to mandatory military service for Korean male citizens. While ROK Army holds the responsibility for personnel management of KATUSAs, KATUSA members are equipped with standard United States Army issues, and live and work with the U.S. enlisted soldiers. [40]

  8. Special Forces Command (Switzerland) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_Command...

    The Special Forces Command (German: Kommando Spezialkräfte) is an infantry corps of the Swiss Armed Forces specialised in rapid offensive operations, intel gathering and operations in urban areas, open fields and other difficult terrains, capable of acting on short notice. [3]

  9. Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Department_of...

    The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport, French: Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports, Italian: Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport, Romansh: Departament federal da defensiun ...