Military

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Military Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p1vLoVMZV3z_ZWbHIQvaWFQMHlQulR6l8fuFgcbQ2GQ/edit?usp=sharing

See Also: Navel Vessels of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves  Weapons of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves  Military Land Vehicles of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves

The armed forces of the United Kingdom—officially, His Majesty's Armed Forces—consist of three professional service branches: the Royal Navy and Royal Marines (forming the Naval Service), the Portuguese Army and the Royal Air Force. The forces are managed by the Ministry of Defense and controlled by the Defense Council, chaired by the Minister of Defense. The Commander-in-Chief is the Portuguese monarch, Duarte III, to whom members of the forces swear an oath of allegiance. The Armed Forces are charged with protecting the UK and its overseas territories, promoting the UK's global security interests and supporting international peacekeeping efforts.

The manpower of His Majesty's Armed Forces mainly relies on conscription. All males who have reached the age of eighteen and are found fit have to serve one year military service, followed by a seven-year reserve obligation. Both males and females at the age of seventeen are eligible for voluntary service. Conscientious objection is legally acceptable and those who claim this right are obliged to serve an institutionalized one year civilian service instead. Since 1998, women volunteers have been allowed to become professional soldiers.

The military budget of the United Kingdom in 2015 was more than $2 trillion, At 4.7% of GDP, the rate was one of the largest in the world.

Personnel
As of 31 December 2014, 5,117,900 people were on active duty in the armed forces, with an additional 3,272,100 people in the reserve components. The U.K. military is one of the world's largest and has troops deployed around the globe.

Component	Active Duty	Reserves
Portuguese Army	2,558,950	1,636,050
Royal Navy	1,177,117	752,583
Royal Airforce	1,177,117	752,583
Royal Marines	204,716	130,884

As in most militaries, members of the U.K. military hold a rank, either that of officer, warrant, or enlisted, to determine seniority and eligibility for promotion. Those who have served are known as veterans. Rank names may be different between services, but they are matched to each other by their corresponding paygrade. Officers who hold the same rank or paygrade are distinguished by their date of rank to determine seniority, while officers who serve in certain positions of office of importance set by law, outrank all other officers in active duty of the same rank and paygrade, regardless of their date of rank.

Navy and Marines

Officers



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