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''Main article: [[Volkian Defense Forces]]''
[[File:J-10.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Pasternak Aerospace J-10 Fang]] is the backbone of Volkian airpower.|link=Special:FilePath/J-10.jpg]]The president holds the title of [[Wikipedia:Commander-in-chief|commander-in-chief]] of the country's armed forces and appoints its leaders, the [[Cabinet of Volkia|Minister of National Defense]] and the [[General Staff of the Defense Forces of Volkia|General Staff]]. The [[Ministry of National Defense]] administers the armed forces, which is divided into the [[Volkian Army|Army]], [[Volkian Navy|Navy]], and the [[Volkian Air Force|Air Force]]. The [[Volkian Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]
Military service is voluntary, though [[Wikipedia:conscription|conscription]] may occur "when a crisis has overwhelmed the voluntary military force", through the [[Emergency Draft System]]. Forces can be rapidly deployed through the extensive transport aircraft fleet of the Air Force, or through the three aircraft carriers currently in service with the Navy.
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