 Some militaries also issue ceremonial swords to their highest-ranking non-commissioned officers; this is seen as an honour since, typically, non-commissioned, enlisted/other-rank military service members are instead issued a cutlass blade rather than a sabre.Swords in the modern military are no longer used as weapons, and serve only ornamental or ceremonial functions.One distinctive modern use of sabres is in the sabre arch, performed for servicemen or women getting married.