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''Further Information:'' [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]] | ''Further Information:'' [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]] | ||
Urcea's armed forces are divided into three branches and is administered by the [[Ministry of the Armed Services (Urcea)|Ministry of the Armed Services]], a [[Concilium Purpaidá]] ministry. The three constituent portions of the armed forces are: | |||
*the '''[[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]]''' | *the '''[[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]]''' | ||
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The Royal Air Force is the smallest of the three branches, with more than 3,400,000 active duty personnel and more than 1,000,000 reservists. The Royal Air Force maintains some 47,108 pieces of equipment, including 10,578 fighters, 1,826 bombers, 2,938 ground attack aircraft, 11,132 cargo planes among other varieties of aircraft. The Royal Air Force was previously known as the ''Royal Air Fleet'' and was founded in 1904 for the purposes of coordinating all military airships. The Royal Air Force maintains the navy-based ranks from the Air Fleet era, making it similar to the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[Royal Air Service]] in that respect. The Air Force also oversees the [[Royal Orbital Service and Space Command]], Urcea's space program. | The Royal Air Force is the smallest of the three branches, with more than 3,400,000 active duty personnel and more than 1,000,000 reservists. The Royal Air Force maintains some 47,108 pieces of equipment, including 10,578 fighters, 1,826 bombers, 2,938 ground attack aircraft, 11,132 cargo planes among other varieties of aircraft. The Royal Air Force was previously known as the ''Royal Air Fleet'' and was founded in 1904 for the purposes of coordinating all military airships. The Royal Air Force maintains the navy-based ranks from the Air Fleet era, making it similar to the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[Royal Air Service]] in that respect. The Air Force also oversees the [[Royal Orbital Service and Space Command]], Urcea's space program. | ||
In addition to its conventional armed forces, the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]] are estimated to have more than 7,500 warheads of various types, though it is surmised that not all of them are active. Given Urcea's 136 active ballistic missile submarines, it's estimated that of the 7,500, at least 3,264 are submarine-based, with the remainder being strategic bomber or intercontinental ballistic missile based. | In addition to its conventional armed forces, the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]] are estimated to have more than 7,500 warheads of various types, though it is surmised that not all of them are active. Given Urcea's 136 active [[List_of_equipment_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Urcea#Submarines|ballistic missile submarines]], it's estimated that of the 7,500, at least 3,264 are submarine-based, with the remainder being strategic bomber or intercontinental ballistic missile based. | ||
Despite Urcea's powerful standing military, training of the populace is considered essential. Basic military education (BME) is a nation-wide course mandatory in high schools governed jointly by the Armed Forces and the [[Collegium Scientificum]]. In BME, students are taught how to fire and service several types of weapons, how to camouflage themselves within their surroundings, how to form basic entrenchments, and how to properly enter a building in a combat scenario. The training also includes basic instructions on how to drill and move in formation. Unlike other major [[Occidental world|Occidental countries]], Urcea has no organized militia or national defense reserve force. Instead, so-called "volunteer armies" are organized on the provincial level and then federalized during wartime, creating a separate part of the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] with a mostly breveted command structure. | Despite Urcea's powerful standing military, training of the populace is considered essential. Basic military education (BME) is a nation-wide course mandatory in high schools governed jointly by the Armed Forces and the [[Collegium Scientificum]]. In BME, students are taught how to fire and service several types of weapons, how to camouflage themselves within their surroundings, how to form basic entrenchments, and how to properly enter a building in a combat scenario. The training also includes basic instructions on how to drill and move in formation. Unlike other major [[Occidental world|Occidental countries]], Urcea has no organized militia or national defense reserve force. Instead, so-called "volunteer armies" are organized on the provincial level and then federalized during wartime, creating a separate part of the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] with a mostly breveted command structure. | ||