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''Main article: [[Volkian Defense Forces]]''
[[File:GA-75.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Galyorkin Aerospace GA-75 Klyk]] is Volkia's primary multirole fighter.|alt=|222x222px]]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.
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