Is the IRGC a mere military organization?

What is the Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps? Is it just a military organization? No, the Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps is the symbol of revolutionary and courageous resistance. Never forget this. Do not think that the Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps is just a military organization. Therefore, people cannot detach themselves from the Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps by arguing, "The Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps is a military organization and we are not members of the military." No, the Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps is beyond a military organization. The Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps is an organization for resistance and selfless struggle. It is an organization that aims to achieve the same goals for which you are studying in our universities. It grew in the fertile ground that the Islamic Revolution provided, in the arena of selfless struggle. This is the essence of the Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps.