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Military branch (also service branchorarmed service) is according to common standard a subdivision of the national armed forces of a sovereign nation or state.
The Canadian Armed Forces is the unified armed forces of Canada. While it has three environmental commands - namely the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force - it remains a single military service.[citation needed]
Branch of service (also branch of military serviceorbranch of armed service) refers, according to NATO standards, to a branch, employment of combined forces or parts of a service, below the level of service, military service, or armed service.[1]