But it’s not really true. Switzerland has no naval branch of its armed forces.
It has a dozen or so of 10t patrol boats armed with a single 50cal MG for its lakes, and those are organized in a single motor boat company, which is staffed and manned by the military engineers branch.
Their duties are supporting the border guard (police) on the lakes against trespass/ smugglers and assisting (civilian) search& rescue.
Uh, that might have been the joke.
I know. I just wanted to bring up one of my favorite weird facts, the existence of the Swiss navy.
But it’s not really true. Switzerland has no naval branch of its armed forces.
It has a dozen or so of 10t patrol boats armed with a single 50cal MG for its lakes, and those are organized in a single motor boat company, which is staffed and manned by the military engineers branch.
Their duties are supporting the border guard (police) on the lakes against trespass/ smugglers and assisting (civilian) search& rescue.
As far as I’m concerned, that’s a navy.