Do the armed forces represent equal opportunity for all?
The committee decreed that North Korea's "nuclear armed forces represent the nation's life, which can never be abandoned as long as the imperialists and nuclear threats exist on Earth".
The young men and women who make up our armed forces represent virtues we'd like to see more of in society: integrity, selfless service and loyalty to comrades and country, among others.
Turkish military experts and Western diplomats said in interviews that Turkey's armed forces represent a stable and uncorrupted element in a society whose politicians are often weak and where scandals are routine.
Dr. Mohamed Morsi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, reaffirms that the measures announced by the general command of the armed forces represent a full military coup and it is completely rejected by every free man of the nation who struggled to turn Egypt into a democratic, civil society.
The role of the president is to lead the free world, command the armed forces, represent his country at international summits, and carry out other executive branch duties, none of which stipulate extemporizing on the controversy du jour. .
A bloody crackdown on what began 14 months ago as a peaceful mass uprising has increasingly turned it into an armed conflict between heavily armed forces representing an establishment dominated by Assad's Alawite minority, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam, and rebel forces drawn largely from the Sunni majority.
The U.S. armed forces are represented at multiple military facilities on Guam.
Steen and Davis said military widowhood presents specific emotional challenges because such women are usually very young and the armed forces can represent a painful reminder of the tragedy as well as being a possible support network.
