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  2. List of countries with highest military expenditures - Wikipedia

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    The following lists are lists of countries by military spending as a share of GDP - more specifically, a list of the 15 countries with the highest share in recent years. The first list uses the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute as a source. The second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

  3. National Military Appreciation Month - Wikipedia

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    Veterans Day and National Military Family Appreciation Month. National Military Appreciation Month, also known as Military Appreciation Month, is a month-long observance in the United States, dedicated to people who are currently serving in, and veterans of, the United States military. [3] [4] Each year, the observance runs from May 1 to May 31.

  4. Foreign Military Sales - Wikipedia

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    Foreign Military Sales. Foreign Military Sales ( FMS) is a security assistance program of the United States government to facilitate the purchase of U.S. arms, defense equipment, design and construction services, and military training to foreign governments. [ 1] FMS is a government-to-government program where the United States Department of ...

  5. 200 Military Discounts for Active Duty, Retirees and More - AOL

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    Photo courtesy of Adidas. 105. Adidas. Adidas offers 30% off at adidas.com and in-store and 20% off at factory outlet stores for military personnel, first responders, medical personnel and ...

  6. List of countries by number of military and paramilitary ...

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    As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel.

  7. Military budget - Wikipedia

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    Military budgets often reflect how strongly a country perceives the likelihood of threats against it, or the amount of aggression it wishes to conjure. It also gives an idea of how much financing should be provided for the upcoming fiscal year. The size of a budget also reflects the country's ability to fund military activities. [1]

  8. List of BMW vehicles - Wikipedia

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    From 1976 to 1986, various models using a 3.2 litre version of the M30 engine were named 533i, 633i, etc. Similarly, from 1987 to 1992, the models using a 3.4 litre version of the M30 engine were named 535i, 635i, etc. The 1982 to 1987 models using a 2.7 litre version of the M20 were called the 325e and 525e (528e in the United States).

  9. Military retirement (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Since the Second World War, the baseline of military retirement has been the 20-year retirement. [6] Under such a program, service members have been eligible for retirement payments after 20 years of active duty. [7] [8] Service members received a defined benefit payment upon retirement, payable until the death of the beneficiary. The benefit ...