Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Category restructuring

This is a brainstorming page; everything is subject to change. Comments and suggestions are extremely welcome!

Objectives

 * 1) Create a category system derived from a single root category.
 * 2) Minimize the use of "military" in reference to all armed forces.
 * 3) Simplify the overall structure by eliminating redundant categories.

Overview
Create a single tree branched along a few general lines:


 * [Root category]
 * [History/events]
 * [Actual armed forces]
 * [Science/theory]
 * [Culture]
 * [Association categories (people, groups, places)]
 * [Technical categories (lists, images, stubs)]

Restructuring phase
(Categories in italics are slated for renaming in Phase 2.)


 * Category:Armed conflict/Category:Military/Category:War/Category:Warfare - overall root category
 * Category:Armed forces - root category for topics dealing with specific armed forces (e.g. personnel, units, locations, etc.)
 * Category:Military by country
 * Category:Military equipment
 * Category:Military facilities
 * Category:Military life
 * Category:Military personnel
 * Category:Military units and formations
 * Category:Military decorations
 * Category:Military veterans' affairs
 * Category:Military history - root category for topics dealing with events
 * Category:Military history by branch
 * Category:Military history by country
 * Category:Military history by era
 * Category:Military history by topic
 * Category:Military diplomacy
 * Category:Military operations
 * Category:Causes of war
 * Category:Aftermath of war
 * Category:Military science - root category for topics dealing with military theory, strategy, doctrine, etc.
 * Category:Politics about the military
 * Category:Anti-war
 * Category:Military law
 * Category:Warfare by type
 * Category:Military culture - root category for topics dealing with depictions of the military in culture and art
 * Category:Military art
 * Category:Military in fiction
 * Category:Depictions of war
 * Category:People associated with war - root category for people associated with armed conflict (even if not part of the armed forces)
 * Category:Military-related organizations - root category for groups associated with armed conflict (even if not part of the armed forces)
 * Category:Military locations - root category for locations associated with armed conflict (even if not part of the armed forces)
 * Category:Military lists
 * Category:Military images
 * Category:Military stubs
 * Category:Military lists
 * Category:Military images
 * Category:Military stubs

"Military" to "Armed forces"

 * Category:Military by country + "Military of..." sub-cats → Category:Armed forces by country + "Armed forces of..." sub-cats
 * Category:Military personnel + "Military personnel..." sub-cats → Category:Armed forces personnel + "Armed forces personnel..." sub-cats
 * Category:Military branches → Category:Armed forces by branch
 * Category:Types of military forces → Category:Armed forces by type

Other

 * Category:Military units and formations + "Military units and formations..." sub-cats → Category:Units and formations + "Units and formations..." sub-cats
 * Category:People associated with war → Category:People associated with
 * Category:Military-related organizations → Category:Organizations associated with
 * Category:Military locations → Category:Locations associated with

Consolidation checklist
Dispositions of current top-level categories under the new scheme: