<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Military organization or military organisation is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer military capability required by the national defense policy . In some countries paramilitary forces are included in a nation's armed forces, though not considered military . Armed forces that are not a part of military or paramilitary organizations, such as insurgent forces, often mimic military organizations, or use ad hoc structures . </P> <P> Military organization is hierarchical . The use of formalized ranks in a hierarchical structure came into widespread use with the Roman Army . In modern times, executive control, management and administration of military organization is typically undertaken by the government through a government department within the structure of public administration, often known as a Ministry of Defense, Department of Defense, or Department of War . These in turn manage Armed Services that themselves command combat, combat support and combat service support formations and units . </P>

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