Metropolitan Guard
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The Burgoignesc Grand Principal Republican Metropolitan Guard, (Burg: Vigilanteuers della Republique Real Burgoignesc), more commonly known as the Metropolitan Guard, is the ready-reserve force of the Army of Burgundie. It is a semi-professional corps of non-commissioned officers and junior officers who are prepared to defend the Burgoignesc Metropole in the event of an invasion. It encompasses the ranks of corporals, sergeants, aspirants, lieutenants, and captains. Members of the Metropolitan Guard train one weekend a month, two weeks a year.
Unlike most ready reserve forces around the world, they do not focus primarily on their combat or support role but rather on rapidily training the populace in guerrilla, asymmetrical, and anti-platform warfare as well as survival and first aid skills. Their doctrine is focused on the strategy of "locality defense" (Burg: defense della raion) and maintains the medieval structure of the hundred, dividing Burgundie in geographical subdivisions that could likely raise 100 residents to form an independent company of combatants.
History
Following Operation Kipling, the Army of Burgundie redeveloped it's structure especially focused on how to maintain the Metropole Forces's experience from the wars in Audonia and Alshar but respect the laws of Burgundie precluding it from having a standing army in the Burgoignesc Metropole. In 1988 the Metropolitan Guard, was formed as a semi-professional cadre of junior officers. In 1997 it was expanded to NCOs to ensure that a wider, more functional reserve force in the Burgoignesc Metropole.
In 2012 the focus of the program was reoriented to focus on training others in an invasion scenario as opposed to only developing the personal skills of the members.
Organization
The Metropolitan Guard's structure is identical to that of the I and II Infantry Tacticales, or Infantry Legions.
Equipment
Efficacy
The intent of having a semi-professional non-commissioned and junior officers corps is to execute the Army's tactical approach of "preparing and expecting all of its soldiers, at all levels, to take the initiative and take an adaptive approach to complete orders and meet objectives." The program has proven highly effective in giving non-commissioned officers (NCOs) an additional level of confidence and also helped to build trust between NCOs and junior officers in 12 independent surveys spanning 46 years.