Template:Infobox military organization

Documentation
 is an infobox template for military organizations, whether they are branches, units, militias, and so on.

Usage
Copy and paste the following in to the top of your article, entering text after an equals symbol for a parameter. Most parameters are optional; leaving them blank will result in no ill effects.

Parameters

 * name (optional) : The name to be displayed at the top of the infobox.
 * image (optional) : The filename and file extension for the image. This will be automatically formatted, please do not apply your own parameters. For example, " " (without quotes) would display File:Mva1138.png.
 * image_caption (optional, dependent on image) : A caption to go beneath the image.


 * official_name (optional) : The official name of the military organization.
 * nicknames (optional) : Any common nicknames for the military organization.
 * motto (optional) : The official motto for the military organization.


 * affiliation (optional) : What affiliation the military organization belonged to (id est country, nation, civilization or faction).
 * allegiances (optional) : What allegiances the military organization had.
 * ideologies (optional) : What ideologies the military organization followed.
 * supported_by (optional) : What supplied the military organization its budget or revenue for survival. If you've entered, it is recommended that you leave this blank unless there is another source of budget or revenue.
 * rivals (optional) : What other military organization was often seen as this one's rivals.


 * dates_active (optional) : What dates the military organization was around for.
 * founded (optional) : What date the military organization was founded. If you've entered, either expand on the foundation of the military organization briefly or leave this blank.
 * engagements (optional) : Any notable engagements the unit was involved in.
 * fate (optional) : What date the military organization ended. See founded for details on usage.


 * branch (optional) : Either what branch the military unit was part of, or what branch of the military it was.
 * type_of_unit (optional) : The type of unit the military organization was, such as artillery unit, strike fleet, aircraft squadron, and so on. Do not use this to say that a unit is a branch of a military, such as Army, Navy and Air Force.
 * role (optional) : What role the military organization played in any bigger organizations.
 * size (optional) : The typical size of the military organization in its life. If you put its typical size, it is recommended you also include its peak size, and when it was at this peak.


 * equipment (optional) : Typical equipment the military organization used.
 * vehicles (optional) : Ground vehicles the organization used.
 * craft (optional) : Craft (air or space) that the military organization used.
 * ships (optional) : Ships (sea or space) that the military organization used.


 * no_auto_categories (optional) : Enter something (anything except whitespace characters) to prevent the article from being automatically categorized as Category:Ship classes.