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''Main article: [[Volkian Defense Forces]]''
 
[[File:J-10.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Pasternak Aerospace JI-10 Fang|I-10 Fang]] <nowiki/>is the backbone of Volkian airpower.|link=Special:FilePath/J-10.jpg]]The president holds the title of [[Wikipedia:Commander-in-chief|Supreme 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]] is a part of the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs]]. The number of active duty soldiers in 2014 was 277,965. The Reserves and [[Volkian National Guard|National Guard]] brought the total number of troops to 481,754. Additionally, the Ministry of National Defense employed 75,000 civilians, not including contractors in 2014.
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.
 
In 2014 Volkia signed the Kerilo Accord, a military partnership with the nations of [[South Hills]], [[Vekaiyu]], and [[Listonia]] following the end of the [[2014 Dverian War]]. Following the establishment of the [[North Dveria|Republic of North Dveria]], the Defense Forces maintain an undisclosed number of troops in the country to assist and train the security forces. Plans to withdraw the majority of these troops are currently in the works.
 
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