What is the main role of the military?

Answer 1

Military attaches that are assigned to embassys and legations are often technical officers. Battleships and battleship gunnery was a popular Naval Attache function during the 1920's between nations. Naval Attaches sometimes fulfilled the role of "official observers" of a war maneuver or gunnery exercise. During the Russian-Japanese War 1904-1905; British Naval "Observers" were present aboard the Japanese battleships during the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905. Captain William C. Pakenham, one the British Naval Officers, and some of his staff, observed first hand the 12" gunfire exchange between the Russian and Japanese Battleships at Tsushima. Captain Pakenham and his staff, wrote down their observations and submitted their reports to the British Admiralty. Less than five months after Tsushima, approval was granted for England to lay the keel of the new British battleship HMS Dreadnaught. In 1906 HMS Dreadnaught was launched; creating the FIRST new Arm's Race of the 20th Century. Today, historians note that modern (steel) battleships existing prior to 1906 are called PRE-Dreadnaughts and battleships produced from 1906 onward were known as DREADNAUGHTs. The decisive sea battle fought at Tsushima was a PRE-Dreadnaught naval battle. The IN-Decisive sea battle fought at Jutland in WW1 (1916) was a Dreadnaught naval battle. All thanks to the Military Attache!

Answer 2

The purpose of a military is to protect the country that it works for.
The purpose of a military is to protect the interests and insure the safety of a nation as well as aid in the safety of other countries when deemed necessary.

Answer 3

This question can best be summed up by the oath of enlistment of the United States Army:

I "state your name" do solemnly swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, against all enemies, foreign and domestic. That I will bear truth faith and allegiance to the same and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the Officer appointed above me; according to regulation and the Uniformed Code of Military Justice; so Help Me God. Everything the public sector does but more, and with more zest.