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.mil
Defense Information Systems Agency
Introduced 1985
TLD type Generic top-level domain
Status Active
Registry Defense Information Systems Agency
Sponsoring organization None
Intended use Military entities
Actual use Agencies, services and divisions of the United States Department of Defense
Registration restrictions Tightly restricted to eligible agencies
Structure Divisions of particular services usually have third and higher level subdomains, such as within army.mil for United States Army sites.
Documents RFC 920; RFC 1591
Dispute policies None
Web site nic.mil

.mil is the generic top-level domain for the United States Department of Defense and its subsidiary organizations. It was one of the first top-level domains, created in January 1985.

The United States is the only country that has a top-level domain for its military. Other countries often use second-level domains for this purpose, e.g., .mod.uk for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence.

Although the United States military has its own top-level domain, it still uses .com domains for some of its recruitment sites, such as goarmy.com. Internet purists consider this to be improper, as it is not a commercial entity.

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