ABSTRACT
The following brief account of the armed forces of Jordan is based on a recent visit the author of this chapter made to each section of the armed forces, under the guidance of Lieutenant Akram Zeti, who was instructed to show his/her everything by General Majali, the Commander of the Jordan armed forces. His Majesty the King is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces in Jordan and takes a personal interest in each section of his army. The army consists of the Royal Air Force, the Infantry, the Armoured Division, the Royal Artillery, and the Royal Military Academy. There is no doubt that plane for plane the Royal Jordanian Air Force is as good or better than any air force in the Middle East, including the Israeli Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force of Colonel Nasser. Probably in morale, the Royal Jordanian Air Force cannot be equalled by any of her neighbours.
