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==== Great War and Early Modern Period ==== | ==== Great War and Early Modern Period ==== | ||
==== Modern Period ==== | ==== Modern Period ==== | ||
=== Current Deployments === | |||
[[File:Kelekona.png|thumb|Kelekona Peacekeeping Agreement areas of responsibility as per Arco-Capetian Agreement of 2026. ]] | |||
The Arcer Army currently has several commitments, both as national missions and as part of the greater [[Cronan Security and Trade Union]] commitment for peace and security in Crona. Arcerion maintains a peacekeeping presence in Kelekona, which regularly sees a considerable number of infantry and armoured battalions cycling through, with support from other arms to build infrastructure and mentor host nation forces. Additionally, members of the Arcerion Commando Regiment regularly conduct counter-terror special operations missions in Kelekona, Telokona, and Malentina, although the Arcer government has yet to officially announce their deployment outside of the Northwest Border Security Zone (NWBSZ). The NWBSZ is a deomestic support to civil authority missions that annually sees three battalions rotated into Oakham governorate to support the civilian administration due to the high influx of illegal immigrants and refugees fleeing Varshan following the [[Final War of the Deluge|Final Deluge]] . | |||
Arcerion also provides soldiers annually for peacekeeping operations in the former Varshan, as well as a special operations presence to aide the League of Nations in finding, detaining, and/or arresting members of the Varshani government-in-exile that perpetrated war crimes or crimes against humanity during the 2020s conflict. | |||
=== Organization and Doctrine === | === Organization and Doctrine === | ||
The Arcer Army is centered around its brigade groups, which as per the 2022 Confederate Memo on Defence, are focused around infantry battalions with supporting ISR and fires assets, while maintaining their integral engineer and light armour support. Where the Army lacks is in heavy, direct-fire support, being a legacy colonial military, the emphasis on excellent light infantry and skirmishers, complemented by its garrison artillery and mobile cavalry reinforcements. The transition to today has seen this result in superb light infantry battalions, with an emphasis on motorisation and the ability to cover open country, such as the Governate of Northlea, quickly. The garrison and coastal artillery units have meant that the modern Regiment of Arcer Horse Artillery (RAHA) has an exceptional understanding of modern fires planning, as well as the usage of ISR for targeting. The cavalry gradually evolved into two branches within the Arcerion Armoured Corps, the Cavalry branch and the Armoured Reconnaisance Branch; the former being tanks and direct-fire support vehicles, and the latter focused on ISTAR. | The Arcer Army is centered around its brigade groups, which as per the 2022 Confederate Memo on Defence, are focused around infantry battalions with supporting ISR and fires assets, while maintaining their integral engineer and light armour support. Where the Army lacks is in heavy, direct-fire support, being a legacy colonial military, the emphasis on excellent light infantry and skirmishers, complemented by its garrison artillery and mobile cavalry reinforcements. The transition to today has seen this result in superb light infantry battalions, with an emphasis on motorisation and the ability to cover open country, such as the Governate of Northlea, quickly. The garrison and coastal artillery units have meant that the modern Regiment of Arcer Horse Artillery (RAHA) has an exceptional understanding of modern fires planning, as well as the usage of ISR for targeting. The cavalry gradually evolved into two branches within the Arcerion Armoured Corps, the Cavalry branch and the Armoured Reconnaisance Branch; the former being tanks and direct-fire support vehicles, and the latter focused on ISTAR. | ||
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[[File:Arcer Army Training Process.png|thumb|The Arcerion Army training process, designed to take a civilian to a junior section-level (8 personnel) leader. ]] | [[File:Arcer Army Training Process.png|thumb|The Arcerion Army training process, designed to take a civilian to a junior section-level (8 personnel) leader. ]] | ||
=== Training === | === Training === | ||
All Arcer soldiers go through an initial branch-agnostic basic training for 10-weeks. This takes place at the Craigfearn Garrison, at the Arcerion Armed Forces Leadership and Recruit School (AAFLRS). This initial 10 weeks is focused on giving recruits the skills they need to function as a member of a team, understand how to wear a uniform and orient themselves to function properly in a military setting. After these 10 weeks, recruits are sent either to their respective Army, Air Force, or Naval schools for an additional 4-week integration for service-specific indoctrination. For the Army, this enhances the extremely basic field skills recruits learned in Basic Training. These 4 weeks are known as "Advanced Army Training," and cover a range of activities from handling of additional weapons systems to section- and platoon-level operations. During this period initial assessments for leadership capability are assessed and developed and added to the soldier's personnel file. After this period, candidates are then sent to their individual battle schools for the combat arms, or technical schools for supporting or specialist trades. Examples for this include prestigious institutions such as the Royal Arcerion School of Infantry (RASI) or the Royal Arcerion Signal Corps School (RASCS). In the infantry context, soldiers will arrive at the Royal Arcerion School of Infantry for a 10-week indoctrination into infantry culture, Regimental history, and gradually progress from fighting as a member of a section all the way up to company live-fire events. Soldiers in their Trade Course 1 learn the basic fundamentals that qualify them in their respective field, be that infantry, signals, combat engineering, basic medicine, or other required roles within the Army. After this, they are posted to their first garrison unit or Regiment for their initial developing period. After some time has elapsed, they are sent on their Trade Course 2, where they learn advanced skills that assist with their ability to become a subject matter expert in their field. Whereas Trade Course 1 only qualifies a member to Private, the Trade Course 2 standard allows them to be promoted to Lance Corporal. To again use the infantry context, whereas Trade Course 1 qualifies a soldier to be a rifleman or light machinegunner in an infantry section, Trade Course 2 qualifies them to act as a Section 2IC, or a weapons detachment commander, giving them greater access to educational materials and teaching on advanced weapons systems they may not ordinarily encounter such as vehicle-mounted ATGMs or some MANPADs, in addition to other application for machineguns. | All Arcer soldiers go through an initial branch-agnostic basic training for 10-weeks. This takes place at the Craigfearn Garrison, at the Arcerion Armed Forces Leadership and Recruit School (AAFLRS). This initial 10 weeks is focused on giving recruits the skills they need to function as a member of a team, understand how to wear a uniform and orient themselves to function properly in a military setting. After these 10 weeks, recruits are sent either to their respective Army, Air Force, or Naval schools for an additional 4-week integration for service-specific indoctrination. For the Army, this enhances the extremely basic field skills recruits learned in Basic Training. These 4 weeks are known as "Advanced Army Training," and cover a range of activities from handling of additional weapons systems to section- and platoon-level operations. During this period initial assessments for leadership capability are assessed and developed and added to the soldier's personnel file. After this period, candidates are then sent to their individual battle schools for the combat arms, or technical schools for supporting or specialist trades. Examples for this include prestigious institutions such as the Royal Arcerion School of Infantry (RASI) or the Royal Arcerion Signal Corps School (RASCS). In the infantry context, soldiers will arrive at the Royal Arcerion School of Infantry for a 10-week indoctrination into infantry culture, Regimental history, and gradually progress from fighting as a member of a section all the way up to company live-fire events. Soldiers in their Trade Course 1 learn the basic fundamentals that qualify them in their respective field, be that infantry, signals, combat engineering, basic medicine, or other required roles within the Army. After this, they are posted to their first garrison unit or Regiment for their initial developing period. After some time has elapsed, they are sent on their Trade Course 2, where they learn advanced skills that assist with their ability to become a subject matter expert in their field. Whereas Trade Course 1 only qualifies a member to Private, the Trade Course 2 standard allows them to be promoted to Lance Corporal. To again use the infantry context, whereas Trade Course 1 qualifies a soldier to be a rifleman or light machinegunner in an infantry section, Trade Course 2 qualifies them to act as a Section 2IC, or a weapons detachment commander, giving them greater access to educational materials and teaching on advanced weapons systems they may not ordinarily encounter such as vehicle-mounted ATGMs or some MANPADs, in addition to other application for machineguns. | ||
By this point, Arcer soldiers are ready to begin their leadership training, and based off their quarterly and yearly assessments, the soldiers are loaded onto their Junior Leadership Course, a 6-week program designed to give them the ability to teach, instruct, lead, and manage a section (8 members). Graduating from this difficult course qualifies them to be Corporals. The course is considered difficult as it has an attrition threshold to ensure that only physically and mentally fit members pass. This is usually followed by most trades with Trade Course 3, or the advanced skills training. This training not only builds on previous training, but gives them the ability to now be supervisors over multiple specialties within their trade. To use the Armoured crewman example, a TC1-qualified Trooper could be a driver or loader, a TC2-qualified Lance Corporal is usually a gunner or in extremis a Vehicle Commander, but Trade Course 3 now gives a crewman his Vehicle Commander's qualification, as well as the ability to qualify multi-platform (ie. LAV-91 and main battle tanks). | By this point, Arcer soldiers are ready to begin their leadership training, and based off their quarterly and yearly assessments, the soldiers are loaded onto their Junior Leadership Course, a 6-week program designed to give them the ability to teach, instruct, lead, and manage a section (8 members). Graduating from this difficult course qualifies them to be Corporals. The course is considered difficult as it has an attrition threshold to ensure that only physically and mentally fit members pass. This is usually followed by most trades with Trade Course 3, or the advanced skills training. This training not only builds on previous training, but gives them the ability to now be supervisors over multiple specialties within their trade. To use the Armoured crewman example, a TC1-qualified Trooper could be a driver or loader, a TC2-qualified Lance Corporal is usually a gunner or in extremis a Vehicle Commander, but Trade Course 3 now gives a crewman his Vehicle Commander's qualification, as well as the ability to qualify multi-platform (ie. LAV-91 and main battle tanks). | ||
[[File:Garrison barracks.jpg|thumb|Kinnaird's Grenadier Barracks, built in 1818. ]] | [[File:Garrison barracks.jpg|thumb|Kinnaird's Grenadier Barracks, built in 1818. ]] | ||
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==== Kinnaird Garrison ==== | ==== Kinnaird Garrison ==== | ||
The Kinnaird Garrison, located in Kinnaird, Arcerion is one of the most prestigious military bases in Arcerion. It houses a variety of combat and support units, notably the Kinnaird Foot Grenadiers, with three infantry battalions. The Kinnaird Garrison also hosts the Arcerion Army Command and Staff College, as well as two other key institutions, the Arcerion Doctrine and Training Centre, and the Royal Arcerion Institute for War Studies. | The Kinnaird Garrison, located in Kinnaird, Arcerion is one of the most prestigious military bases in Arcerion. It houses a variety of combat and support units, notably the Kinnaird Foot Grenadiers, with three infantry battalions. The Kinnaird Garrison also hosts the Arcerion Army Command and Staff College, as well as two other key institutions, the Arcerion Doctrine and Training Centre, and the Royal Arcerion Institute for War Studies. | ||
==== Dalfearn Garrison ==== | ==== Dalfearn Garrison ==== | ||
==== Craigfearn Garrison ==== | ==== Craigfearn Garrison ==== | ||