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Military musicians of
Canada
and the
United States
conversing during a rehearsal for the
Fortissimo Sunset Ceremony
. Military music is one of the many trades for individuals in the militaries of both countries.
Military specialisms
are the chosen or assigned
trade
or
career
specialties in the
armed forces
which demand from the individuals achievement of
qualifications
, and a degree of knowledge and skill in the
tradecraft
to perform tasks and assignments to an acceptable level of completeness or quality.
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Commonly military occupations are specific to the Arm, Service or Branch of the
armed forces
because of the different requirements of the personnel to operate in different environments, using different technologies and working within different
operational
systems.
The general term of reference to service personnel in the land component of an armed forces is a
soldier
, that of the naval component a
sailor
, that of the naval infantry component a
marine
, and in the air component an
airman
, which are sometimes also the lowest
military rank
in these services.
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Media related to
Military occupations
at Wikimedia Commons