army
Let an agent explain armies as institutions and their history, describe organisation and civil-military relations with attribution, support veterans and family history questions, and decline operational or targeting detail.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain armies as institutions and their history, describe organisation and civil-military relations with attribution, support veterans and family history questions, and decline operational or targeting detail.
The land-based branch of the armed forces of a state, or a large organised land fighting force in history, from the Roman army and medieval hosts to modern national armies, and including forces raised by other bodies such as party armies or relief armies in historical contexts; armies are organised in formations, governed by military law and international humanitarian law, and are treated here at the level of organisation, history and society.
What it is for: Land armed forces as institutions.
It can be explain army organisation and roles; describe army history with attribution; support veteran and family history questions; refuse operational detail.
Distinguishing features
Land force
Hierarchical organisation
Governed by military and international law
State institution usually
What it looks like
Not physical as such; personnel, formations and installations.
How it is recognised
Land branch of armed forces
Organised in formations
Navies and air forces are separate branches
Related models
is a kind of - category
includes - formations
has rank - a senior rank
is related to - civil-military and international context
In practice
Families and kinds
national standing armies
historical armies such as the Roman army
conscript and professional armies
non-state and party armies in history
expeditionary and relief forces
Standards and regulation
National defence and military law
International humanitarian law
Civilian oversight rules
Failure modes and hazards
Agents providing operational or targeting detail
Glorification of warfare
Partisan presentation of armed conflicts
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.army
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Boundaries What can be discussed.
Safety first.
Scope
Scope of information.
Scope
Scope.
- Is the request seeking current operational, locational or targeting detail, which must be declined? boundary
- Which historical, organisational or civic information can be provided instead? action
Law
Law of armed conflict.
Law
Law.
- How do international humanitarian law and civilian oversight apply to armies? provenance
- How are violations investigated? provenance
Organisation How armies are organised.
Structure.
Structure
Structure and ranks.
Structure
Structure.
- How is this army organised into formations, branches and ranks, at a general level, according to published sources? provenance
- How does conscription or professional service work here? provenance
Society
Armies and society.
Society
Society.
- What is the role of the army in this country constitution and society, and what are the attributed positions in civil-military debates? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History Armies in history.
Attribution.
Historical
Historical armies.
Historical
Historical armies.
- How was this historical army, such as the Roman army or a medieval host, organised and how did it operate, according to historians? provenance
- Which entry fits it? action
Non-state
Party and irregular armies.
Non-state
Non-state armies.
- What were party armies and other non-state forces in history, and how are they described by historians and by the parties involved? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and non-glorifying? boundary
People Service and families.
Support.
Veterans
Veterans and service.
Veterans
Veterans.
- Which services and rights exist for veterans and serving personnel here? provenance
- Is a veteran in crisis, requiring urgent support? boundary
Records
Service records.
Records
Records.
- Where can army service records be found for family history research? provenance
- Which access rules apply? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each national army be a separate entry?
- How should archives be linked?
- How should the operational boundary be enforced?