Democratic Republic Armed Forces

The Democratic Republic Armed Forces are the federal military forces of the Democratic Republic of Tarakia. They consist of the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard. The Democratic Republic has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military (Typically, most presidents have served in the Democratic Republic Military in some capacity). The President of the Democratic Republic is the military's overall head, and helps form military policy with the D.R Department of Defense (DoD).

Origins
The Democratic Republic Armed Forces, traces it's lineage back to the Maritime Volunteer Service, formed on May 27, 1871 (Also the Democratic Republic Armed Forces official birthday). The Volunteer Service originally consisted of the Maritime Defense Force (Evolved into the Democratic Republic Army), Maritime Navy (Evolved into the Democratic Republic Navy), Coastal Patrol (Evolved into the Democratic Republic Coast Guard) and the Maritime Corps (Evolved into the Democratic Republic Marine Corps), and later on in 1914 the Democratic Republic Air Force was created. The Maritime Volunteer Service was reorganized in 1898 to officially become the Democratic Republic Armed Forces and so did the three original branches under it, 16 years later the Democratic Republic Air Force was formed and in 1938 the Democratic Republic Armed Forces reorganized to create the modern D.R. Armed Forces. Additionally three other branches exist, the civilian controlled Merchant Marine, D.R. Public Health Service Commissioned Officer Corps and D.R. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.

20th Century
The Democratic Republic Armed Forces went through a reorganization in 1938 to effectively create the modern Democratic Republic Armed Forces that many know it as today. (Plans to expand)