Military sociology

psychiatric disorder that developed after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or life-threatening event

thumb|upright=1.35|Prussian (and later German) Chancellor [[Otto von Bismarck, right, with General Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, left, and General Albrecht von Roon, centre. Although Bismarck was a civilian politician and not a military officer, he wore a military uniform as part of the Prussian militarist culture of the time. From a painting by Carl Steffeck.]]

effective provisional control of a certain power over a territory

A commander-in-chief (sometimes called a supreme commander or supreme commander-in-chief) is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch. As a technical term, it refers to military competencies that reside in a country's executive leadership, a head of state, head of government, or other designated government official.

form of dictatorial military rule

performing the service in the armed forces of a state

conscription of children in warfare

individual who refuses to do something on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion

thumb|Portrait of Robert Filmer, the first person to use the term stratocracy in English A stratocracy is a form of government headed by military chiefs. The branches of government are administered by military forces, the government is legal under the laws of the jurisdiction at issue, and is usually carried out by military workers.

permanent, often professional, army

subfield within sociology which studies the military as a social group

person who enlists in military service by free will

day to protest against the use of child soldiers

principle that civilian political leadership exercises ultimate authority over decisions of military strategy

Militarization, or militarisation, is the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence. It is related to militarism, which is an ideology that reflects the level of militarization of a state. The process of militarization involves many interrelated aspects that encompass all levels of society. thumb|Russian military build-up around Ukraine prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

effects of several wars on children

damaging an enemy's fighting spirit

group of conspirators in the German army who plotted to overthrow Hitler

garrison State