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== Military ==
The ''Aivintian Armed Forces'' (''AAF'') are the military of the Aivintian nation, consisting of the Naval Command, the Army Command, and the Aerospace Command. The Armed Forces are under the de facto leadership of the Commander-in-Chief, a title currently held by Chief Justice Stoker, to whom all soldiers swear allegiance. Under past regimes, this leadership has been delegated to an individual or group of individuals that act as the Head of State’s number two, but under the Federal Kritarchy there is no such position.
The Armed Forces are charged with protecting the Aivintian nation, promoting its general interests, and supporting the efforts of allied nations and organizations. Aivintian garrisons, naval ports, and air bases are found all over the Aivintian homeland and in parts of Oilean. The largest Aivintian garrison is Fort Steel, Oilean, with a population of around 40,000 soldiers stationed in the base and training facilities, over half of them Oilean-born. From the early 20th century, onward, Aivintis has been steadily rising in military power.
Since 1911, the Aivintian Armed Forces have relied on a balance of volunteer service and terms of mandatory service. All able-bodied men and women have to serve a total of three years in the military, whether in active duty, subject to exemption. Volunteers and conscripts both go through regular training exercises and basic training. Junior Officers are promoted from the ranks of the enlisted, but Senior Officers must graduate from special schools before holding leadership positions. In times of national crisis, the government has the authority to institute a military draft to bring more men and women into the military.
The Aivintian Navy is in charge of maintaining coast guard fleets, recruiting from the Army to form the Aivintian Marines, and guarding national interests overseas. The Aivintian Army is in charge of training and deploying soldiers in the defense of national interests on land. The Aivintian Aerospace Command is in charge of conflicts in the air. Additionally, military departments can be created and modified by the Commander-in-Chief for special operations, as seen with the Teronian Sniper Force during the [[Fourth Aivintian Civil War]]. The Aivintian Army Command administers nearly one million active soldiers in total. The Aerospace Command has two hundred thousand airmen and women in total. The Navy has nearly five hundred thousand sailors in total. The total budget of the military is about 104.8 billion, 3.2% of the nation’s GDP.
== Foreign Affairs ==
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