Soviet Armed Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)

Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Вооружённые Силы Союза Советских Социалистических Республик Vooruzhonnyye Sily Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik
Emblem of the Soviet Armed Forces
The Flag of the Soviet Union is also used as a symbol of the Armed Forces.
Founded	23 February 1918 (1918-02-23)
Current form	February 25, 1946 (1946-02-25)
Service branches	Soviet Ground Forces (Army) Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces Soviet Air Forces Soviet Air Defence Forces Soviet Naval Forces Soviet Space Forces
Headquarters	Moscow, Soviet Union
Leadership
General Secretary	Sabrican Garayev
Minister of Defence	Djohn Dou
Chief of the General Staff	Djohn Dou
Personnel
Military age	18-35
Conscription	2 years (Army & Air Force) 3 years (Navy)
Available for military service	60,931,616 males, age 18-35, 63,893,299 females, age 18-35
Active personnel	5.5 million (est.) (ranked 1st)
Reserve personnel	38.2 million
Expenditure
Budget	$524 billion (official, 2020)
Percent of GDP	5%

The Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly known as the Soviet Armed Forces, are the combined military forces of the Soviet Union. Combined, they comprise the world's largest military in terms of active-duty personnel, with 5.5 million personnel in total. The Soviet Armed Forces consists of the Army, Strategic Rocket Forces, Air Forces, Air Defence Forces, Navy, and the Space Forces.

The Soviet Union possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world, and employs a No Strike First policy. The Soviet Union has the second highest military budget in the world behind the United States, at an official budget of $524 billion in 2020. Soviet law mandates a draft for all male citizens aged 18-35, with females being exempt from the draft but not being exempt from conscription.