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Usage

National military infobox

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
| country            = <!-- or: 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     =
| 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 aricles -->
| history            =
| ranks              =
}}

{{Infobox national military
| name = Swiss Armed Forces
| country = Switzerland
| image = Logo of Swiss Armed Forces.svg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Flag of the SAF.
| website = {{URL|www.vtg.admin.ch/internet/vtg/en/home.html}}
| age = 19 years of age
| manpower_data = 2005 est.
| manpower_age = 19–49
| available = 1,707,694
| available_f = 1,662,099
| fit = 1,375,889
| fit_f = 1,342,945
| reaching = 46,319
| reaching_f = 43,829
| active =
| ranked =
| reserve =
| deployed =
<!-- Financial -->
| amount = $3.1 billion (FY98)
| percent_GDP = 1 (2005 est.)
<!-- Industrial -->
| domestic_suppliers =
| foreign_suppliers =
| imports =
| exports =
<!-- Related aricles -->
| history =
| ranks =
}}

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.
• 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.