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A paramilitary is a semi-militarized force whose organizational structure, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, and which is not included as part of a state's formal armed forces. Under the law of war, a state may incorporate a paramilitary organization or armed agency (such as a national police, a private volunteer militia) into its combatant armed forces. The other parties to a conflict have to be notified thereof. The use of the term ''paramilitary'' can be debated, but the general consensus being of a combatant force defined as neither military nor civilian. Organizations that have been described as paramilitary are as diverse as the Minutemen, youth groups (from scouting to the Pioneer movement), and even martially-themed boarding schools. Though a paramilitary is not a military force, it is usually equivalent to a military's light infantry force in terms of intensity, firepower and organizational structure. A paramilitary may also commonly fall under the command of a military, even despite not being part of the military or play an assisting role for the military in times of war. ==Types== Depending on the standards used, "paramilitaries" may include: * Irregular military forces: militias, guerrillas, insurgents, and so forth * The auxiliary forces of a state's military: National Guard, Presidential Guard, Republican Guard * Some kinds of police forces, such as auxiliary police * Gendarmeries, such as Egyptian Central Security Forces and India's Central Reserve Police Force * Border guards, such as Russia's Border Guard Service * Security forces of ambiguous military status: Internal Troops, Railroad Guards or Railway troops * Militarized law enforcement personnel, such as SWAT teams in the United States *Foreign volunteers *Youth Military Cadet Organisations, such as Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps , Bangladesh National Cadet Corps * In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the term is often restricted to the various armed groups involved in the Northern Ireland Troubles, such as the Ulster Volunteer Force or the Provisional Irish Republican Army. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paramilitary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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