The term 'National army' has many meanings around the world, and is used in many nations, typically to mean the lawful army of the state as disctinct from
rebel armies or
private armies that may operate there.
'National Army' may also refer to:
★ The
National Revolutionary Army, was the national army of the
Republic of China in 1925-1949.
★ In the
United States of America, the
National Army (USA) is the 1917 army.
★ In the
Irish Free State, it was the
Regular Army of the new state, being previously the revolutionary
Irish Republican Army. It subsequently became the
Irish Defence Forces of the
Republic of Ireland.
★ In Suriname,the national army is the Army of 1980,when the Surinamese armed forces got a name change.in 1980 Suriname went under military rule.
★ In the
Azerbaijan Republic the national army is one of the branches of the Armed forces. Others include the Internal Forces, the Border Army, etc.