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How many branches of the military are there?

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There are five branches of the military, but actually seven of the uniformed services.
The military branches are:

United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy

The other two uniformed services are:

United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps

These are actually civil departments with a small uniformed component within them.

Organizations such as the Civil Air Patrol and United States Merchant Marine are not military branches, but rather, auxiliary services of the military.

State Guard Forces/State Defence Forces are not military branches, but rather, are paramilitary organizations which fall under the executive branches of their respective state.

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