BRITISH Army vs FRENCH Army ( 2015 - 2016 ) - Military Comparison HD MUSIC : https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music French Armed Forces (Forces armées françaises) The head of the French armed forces is the President of the Republic, in his role as Chef des Armées. However, the Constitution puts civil and military government forces at the disposal of the gouvernement (the executive cabinet of ministers chaired by the Prime Minister, who are not necessarily of the same political side as the president). The Minister of Defence (as of 2012, Gérard Longuet) oversees the military's funding, procurement and operations. Historically, France relied a great deal on conscription to provide manpower for its military, in addition to a minority of professional career soldiers. Following the Algerian War, the use of non-volunteer draftees in foreign operations was ended; if their unit was called up for duty in war zones, draftees were offered the choice between requesting a transfer to another unit or volunteering for the active mission. In 1996, President Jacques Chirac's government announced the end of conscription and in 2001, conscription formally was ended. Young people must still, however, register for possible conscription (should the situation call for it). As of 2014 the French Armed Forces have a reported strength of 215,019 regular personnel. British Military Power Demonstration The British Army is the United Kingdom's principal land warfare force. The English Army, founded in 1660, was succeeded in 1707 by the new British Army,[d] incorporating existing Scottish regiments. It was administered by the War Office from London, which was subsumed into the Ministry of Defence in 1964. The professional head of the British Army is the Chief of the General Staff. The full-time element of the British Army is referred to as the Regular Army and has been since the creation of the reservist Territorial Force in 1908. All members of the Army swear (or affirm) allegiance to the monarch as commander-in-chief. However, the Bill of Rights of 1689 requires Parliamentary consent for the Crown to maintain a standing army in peacetime. Parliament approves the continued existence of the Army by passing an Armed Forces Act at least once every five years. In contrast to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include Royal in its title because, after a historic struggle between Parliament and monarchy, the British Army has always been answerable to Parliament rather than the Monarch. Many of the Army's constituent regiments and corps have been granted the "Royal" prefix and have members of the Royal Family occupying senior honorary positions within some regiments. ................................................................................................................................................................................................ british army vs french army,2015,2016,British armed forces,british army,united kingdom,Royal Air Force,Her Majesty's Armed Forces,david cameron,defence,army,military,worlds top 10 military power,french armed forces,Forces armées françaises,French Army,French Navy,French Air Force,François Hollande,Armée de terre,Marine nationale,Armée de l'air,Commando,Marines,top 10 air force,british special forces,nato army,united states army,united states air force

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