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{{Short description|Official army of a state or country}}
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A '''regular army''' is the official army of a state or country (the official [[armed forces]]) – contrasting with [[irregulars|irregular forces]] such as volunteer irregular militias, private armies, [[mercenary|mercenaries]], etc. A regular army usually consists of:▼
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▲A '''regular army''' is the official army of a state or country (the official [[armed forces]])
* a [[standing army]], the permanent force of the regular army that is maintained [[under arms]] during peacetime.
* a [[military reserve force]] that can be mobilized when needed to expand the
A regular army may be:
* a
* a
In the United Kingdom and the United States, the term ''Regular Army'' means the professional standing active duty army, as different from the reserve component: the [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Army Reserve]] (formerly the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]]) in the United Kingdom and the [[U.S. Army Reserve]] and the [[Army National Guard]] in the United States.
<!-- Countries that use the term ''regular army'' include:
*[[Australian Army]]
*[[British Army#Formation and structure|British Army]]
*[[Canadian Forces]], specifically "[[Regular Force]]"
*[[Egyptian army]]
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== Bibliography ==
* Woodward, David. ''Armies of the world, 1854–1914''. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, cop. 1978. {{ISBN
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