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National military infobox[edit source]

Military of Switzerland
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Service branches Land Forces, Air Force
Leadership
President of Switzerland Ueli Maurer
Minister of Defense Swiss Federal Councilor Ueli Maurer
Chief of staff Lt Gen André Blattmann
Manpower
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 obligatorily
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 134,886
Reserve personnel 77,000
Expenditures
Budget CHF3.9 billion (~US$ 3.6 billion FY08)
Percent of GDP 0.9% (2006)

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            =
| name               =
| native_name        =
| image              =
| caption            =
| image2             =
| caption2           =
| founded            =
| current_form       =
| disbanded          =
| branches           =
| headquarters       =
| flying_hours       =
<!-- Leadership -->
| commander-in-chief =
| commander-in-chief_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              =
}}

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).

  • countryoptional – the name of the country.
  • nameoptional – the name of the country's armed forces, if different from "Military of Country".
  • native_nameoptional – the name of the country's armed forces in that country's official language(s), if other than English.
  • imageoptional – an image relevant to the county's armed forces. The image must be given in the form [[File:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
  • captionoptional – the text to be placed below the image.
  • image2optional – a secondary image relevant to the county's armed forces. The image must be given in the form [[File:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
  • caption2optional – the text to be placed below the secondary image.
  • foundedoptional – the date when the armed forces were founded.
  • current_formoptional – in cases where the armed forces have undergone major reorganizations, the date when they took their current form.
  • disbandedoptional – the date when the armed force were disbanded.
  • branchesoptional – the service branches (e.g. army, navy, air force, etc.) that comprise the armed forces.
  • headquartersoptional – the headquarters of the armed forces.
  • flying_hoursoptional – the hours flown by the armed forces' air arm, if any.

Leadership parameters:

  • commander-in-chiefoptional – the formal commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
  • commander-in-chief_titleoptional – the formal title of the commander-in-chief named above; this defaults to "Commander-in-Chief" if left blank.
  • ministeroptional – the civilian official (generally a minister or secretary) responsible for the armed forces.
  • minister_titleoptional – the formal title of the official named above; this defaults to "Minister of Defense" if left blank.
  • commanderoptional – the overall military commander or chief military leader of the armed forces.
  • commander_titleoptional – the formal title of the military commander named above; this defaults to "Chief of staff" if left blank.

Manpower parameters:

  • ageoptional – the minimum (and, if applicable, maximum) ages for military service.
  • conscriptionoptional – the conscription age and term.
  • manpower_dataoptional – the source of the manpower data; for example, if the data is a 1998 estimate, this should be indicated as "1998 est.".
  • manpower_ageoptional – 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".
  • availableoptional – 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_foptional – 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.
  • fitoptional – 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_foptional – 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.
  • reachingoptional – 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_foptional – 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.
  • activeoptional – the total number of personnel currently in the country's armed forces.
  • rankedoptional – the ranking of the country on the list of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (e.g. "21st").
  • reserveoptional – the total number of reserve personnel in the country's armed forces.
  • deployedoptional – the total number of personnel currently deployed outside the country's borders.

Financial parameters:

  • amountoptional – the country's total military expendiures.
  • percent_GDPoptional – the percent of the country's GDP spent on military expenditures.

Industrial parameters:

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

Related articles:

  • historyoptional – links to one or more articles about the country's military history.
  • ranksoptional – links to one or more articles about the country's military ranks.