The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстанның Қарулы күштері / Qazaqstannıñ Qarwlı küşteri), is the name of the unified armed forces of Kazakhstan. It consists of the Ground Forces, Air and Air Defence Forces, Naval Forces, and Republican Guard. The national defence policy aims are based on the Constitution of Kazakhstan. They guarantee the preservation of the independence and sovereignty of the state and the integrity of its land area, territorial waters and airspace and its constitutional order. The armed forces of Kazakhstan act under the authority of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Defence.
The Military Balance 2013 reported the armed forces' strength as; Army, 20,000, Navy, 3,000, Air Force, 12,000, and MoD, 4,000. It also reported 31,000 paramilitary personnel.
On May 7, 1992, the President of Kazakhstan took a number of actions regarding defence. He signed a decree on the 'establishment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan', the transformation of the State Committee of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan into the Ministry of Defence, on the attribution of Sagadat Nurmagambetov the military rank of Colonel General, and the appointment of General-Colonel Sagadat Nurmagambetov as Defence Minister of Kazakhstan. Mukhtar Altynbayev served as the Minister of Defence twice, most recently from December 2001 to 10 January 2007.
wartime baby i'm leaving you now
it's like new year's eve but better somehow
i carry a picture of you in my heart
oh come on boys we're gonna ra ta ta taaa
i'm feeling good but it's crazy somehow
you're a bit crinkle but pretty aha
i love you i miss you i bla bla blah
but outside the boys do some ra ta ta taaa
i'm feeling good you know it could have been worse
you're a bit tattered and i'm a bit hurt
some boys have left me their stupid aha
everywhere everywhere ra ta ta taaa
i'm alright baby oh darling don't cry
i may dissapear but i surely won't die
my eyes are wide open my bed is so far
can't hear me can't hear you just ra ta ta taaa
it's morning it's morning but i'm really tired
good morning oh baby good bye and good night
the boys start crying sounds like ha ha ha haaa