Editing Luxembourg Armed Forces (section)

== Luxembourg Armed Forces Organization ==
[[File:Soldats luxembourgeois.jpg|thumb|Luxembourg soldiers during National Day]]
The army is under [[civilian control of the military|civilian control]], with the [[Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Grand Duke]] as [[Commander-in-Chief]]. The [[Minister for Defence of Luxembourg|Minister for Defence]] oversees army operations. The professional head of the army is the [[Chief of Defence (Luxembourg)|Chief of Defence]], currently [[Steve Thull]], who answers to the minister. The Grand Duke and the Chief of Defence are the only [[General officer|generals]], with [[colonel]]s as Deputy Chief of Defence and head of the [[Military Training Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.armee.lu/organisation/personnel/personnel-cle |title=Personnel clé |publisher=Lëtzebuerger Arméi |access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>

Until 1999, the army was integrated into the {{lang|fr|Force Publique}} (Public Force), which included the Gendarmerie and the Police, until the [[Gendarmerie (Luxembourg)|Gendarmerie]] was merged with the [[Grand Ducal Police]] under a different minister in 2000. The army has been an all-volunteer force since 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1967/0433006/0433006.pdf#page=2 |title=Mémorial A, 1967, No. 43 |access-date=11 September 2006 |format=PDF |publisher=Service central de législation |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013210308/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1967/0433006/0433006.pdf#page=2 |archive-date=13 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a strength of around 900 professional soldiers and 200 civilians<ref>{{Cite web |title=Organisation de l'Armée |trans-title=Organisation of the Army |url=https://www.armee.lu/historique/l-armee-de-nos-jours/organisation-de-l-armee |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=armee.lu |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Résultats de recherche |trans-title= |url=https://legilux.public.lu/search?filters=%7B%22organisation%22:%5B%22http:%2F%2Fdata.legilux.public.lu%2Fresource%2Fauthority%2Flegal-subject%2F600%22%5D,%22searchIn%22:%22all%22,%22dateEntryInForce%22:%5B%7B%22from%22:%222018-01-01%22,%22to%22:%222022-11-01%22%7D%5D%7D&sort=%7B%22field%22:%22publicationDate%22,%22order%22:%22desc%22%7D&from=0&size=100 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Legilux}}</ref> with a total budget of approximately $389 million, or 0.57% of GDP in 2021.<ref name=":0" />

The Luxembourg Army is a battalion-sized formation with four separate {{lang|fr|compagnies}} ([[company (military unit)|companies]]) under the control of the {{lang|fr|Centre Militaire}} (Military Centre), located in the Caserne Grand-Duc Jean barracks on [[Herrenberg, Luxembourg|Herrenberg hill]] near the town of [[Diekirch]]. Luxembourg has no [[navy]], as the country is [[landlocked]]. It has an [[air force]] since 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loi du 2 juin 2021 portant modification:... |trans-title=Law of 2 June 2021 amending [three previous laws on military organization and funding] |url=https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2021/06/02/a416/jo |date=2 June 2021 |website=Official Journal of Luxembourg |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref> and aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.armedforces.co.uk/Europeandefence/edcountries/countryluxembourg.htm |title=Luxembourg Defence Information - Luxembourg Armed Forces - Luxembourg Army - European Defence Information |website=www.armedforces.co.uk |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922224817/http://www.armedforces.co.uk/Europeandefence/edcountries/countryluxembourg.htm |archive-date=2016-09-22 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Compagnie A ===
[[File:2016 Nationalfeierdag Lëtzebuerg 05.jpg|thumb|Luxembourg army troops are seen using Humvee as their military vehicle, with .50 BMG Heavy Machine Gun]]
Compagnie A, the first of two rifle companies that forms the Luxembourg contingent of the [[Eurocorps]], is normally integrated into the Belgian contribution during operations. As such, it participates in Eurocorps' contribution to the [[NATO Response Force]] (entire company) and the EU Battlegroups (one platoon). The company consists of a command element and three reconnaissance platoons of four sections each, plus a command section. Each section is equipped with two armoured [[HMMWV|M1114 HMMWV]]s, each armed with a .50 caliber [[M2 Browning machine gun]]. The command section has a [[MAN SE|MAN X40]] truck in addition to its pair of HMMWVs.

=== Compagnie B ===
Compagnie B, currently known as the Reconversion Service, is the educational unit of the Army, providing various educational courses for personnel to take in preparation for advancement. On 19 May 2011, Company B was redesignated as the {{lang|fr|Service de Reconversion}} (Reconversion Service) with the mission to prepare volunteer soldiers for the return to civilian life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armee.lu/organisation/centre_militaire/CieB.php |title=Service de Reconversion |language=fr |trans-title= |website=Armee.lu |publisher=Armée luxembourgeoise |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714175108/http://www.armee.lu/organisation/centre_militaire/CieB.php |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> The service includes the {{lang|fr|L'Ecole de l'Armee}} (Army School). In order to attend this school a soldier must have at least eighteen months of service. The school is divided into two sections:
* Level B - is open to all soldiers at the end of their first eighteen months of service. Soldiers follow two six-month periods of tuition in both general and military-based subjects prior to taking examinations. Upon gaining 75% pass marks, they can proceed to the next level.
* Level A - is open to soldiers who have achieved the required passes at Level B, or who have attained the equivalent in civilian life prior to their enlistment. Soldiers do a single six-month period of tuition in the same subjects as Level B, but for a longer period each week.

=== Compagnie C ===
Compagnie C, better known as the {{lang|fr|Compagnie Commandement et Instruction}} (Staff & Instruction Company), is the main military training unit of the Luxembourg Armed Forces, with instruction given in:
* Basic soldiering
* Driving
* Physical training

This company is also responsible for the army's Elite Sports Section, reserved for sportsmen in the Army. Following their basic training, these soldiers join the {{lang|fr|Section de Sports d'Elite de l'Armée}} (SSEA).

=== Compagnie D ===
Compagnie D is the second rifle company – it provided Luxembourg's contribution to NATO's [[ACE Mobile Force (Land)]] (disbanded in 2002) as the Luxembourg Reconnaissance Company. Luxembourg's participation in various UN, EU, and NATO missions is drawn from Compagnie D, which mirrors Compagnie A in organisation, with a command element and three reconnaissance platoons.