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The 'military of Belgium' is the Belgian armed forces. The Belgian Armed Forces number about 40,000 troops in total. They are organised into one unified structure which consists of four main components:
1. Land Component, or the Army;
2. Air Component, or the Air Force;
3. Naval Component, or the Navy,
4. Medical Component.
The operational commands of the components (COMOPSLAND, COMOPSAIR and COMOPSNAV) are subordinate to the Staff Department for Operations and Training of the Ministry of Defence, which is headed by the Assistant Chief of Staff Operations and Training (ACOS Ops & Trg), and to the Chief of Defence (CHOD).

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Ranks

Main articles: Belgian military ranks

The Belgian Land Component, Air Component and Medical Component use the same military ranks. The Naval Component's ranks are unique in the Belgian Armed Forces.

See also

★ Belgium

★ Belgian Air Force

★ Belgian Army

★ Belgian Navy

★ Free Belgian Forces

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★ 1st Belgian Infantry Brigade

References

★ ''CIA Factbook 2005:'' 

External links

★ Official website of the Belgian armed forces