Unified armed forces The
Canadian Armed Forces is the unified armed forces of Canada. While it has three distinct commands – namely the
Canadian Army,
Royal Canadian Navy, and
Royal Canadian Air Force – it remains a single military service.
NATO definition Branch of service (also
branch of military service or
branch of armed service) refers, according to NATO standards, to a branch, employment of combined forces or parts of a
service, below the level of service, military service, or armed service. ==See also==