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* the [[Olmerian Army|Army]] | * the [[Olmerian Army|Army]] | ||
* the [[Olmerian Navy|Navy]], inc. [[Olmerian Marine Corps| | * the [[Olmerian Navy|Navy]], inc. the [[Olmerian Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] | ||
* the [[Olmerian Airforce|Airforce]] | * the [[Olmerian Airforce|Airforce]] | ||
* [[Olmerian Special Forces|Special Operational Forces]] (OSOF) | * [[Olmerian Special Forces|Special Operational Forces]] (OSOF) | ||
For the entirety of it's existence, the Navy has been the biggest Olmerian force, | For the entirety of it's existence, the Navy has naturally been the biggest Olmerian force, and the primary source of defence in the country. As of 2034, the Navy consisted of 193 commissioned warships, including 2 aircraft carriers, 8 submarines (of which 3 are nuclear powered), 15 destroyers, 18 corvettes, 8 frigates, 3 cruisers 20 landing vessels and 121 high speed combat vessels. The NSF (Navy Support Force), also consists of 63 support vessels including minesweepers, minelayers, signal intelligence, operational command centres, patrol boats, salvage vessels and training ships. There are 23,450 active personnel in the Navy (plus an additional 8,620 marines), and 3,420 reservists. | ||
By comparison, the Army is much smaller, and largely a volunteer defence force. It consists of only 7,590 active serving personnel, including units of light infantry, air assault, mechanised infantry, heavy infantry and support (engineers, medical etc). The army also has a total of around 580,000 available reserves, the large majority of which are [[Standard Reserve (Olmeria)|Standard Reservists]], meaning they received the mandatory 6 or 12 month military training upon turning 18. There are also around 32,000 more highly trained [[Volunteer Reserve (Olmeria)|Volunteer Reservists]], who voluntarily opt to undergo regular military training alongside a civilian job, and 12,430 [[Professional Reserve (Olmeria)|Professional Reservists]], who are retired serving personnel or those on long term leave (6 months or more). This makes a total of over 600,000 army reserves that can be called upon in case of an invasion or other serious threat, although such event has not occurred since the creation of the armed forces. | |||
The Department for Military Affairs is a separate government department, led by a politically affiliated minister, who represent the interests of the military in the Senate, and organise the governmental | The Airforce is moderately sized and highly advanced. | ||
OSOF, the Olmerian Special Operational Forces, is a small, highly specialised, branch consisting of technical units designed for non-standard warfare and defence operations. It consists of the SOAF (Special Operational Airforce), SOGF (Special Operational Ground Force) and SOMF (Special Operational Marine Force), in addition to the renowned cross discipline Ranger Division (nicknamed the Night Squad on account of it's prowess at covert operations). Figures for the size of the force are hard to find, as it is highly secretive, but estimates put the combined forces at around 1,200 personnel. OSOF are used regularly outside of conflicts to support counter terrorism police, run covert operations in rival nations, run hostage evacuations of Olmerian citizens, assassinations or captures of high value targets, counter insurgency and intelligence. | |||
The OMC is a politically neutral government body and the chair or deputy-chair sits on the Council of Chiefs as a specialist military advisor, and have traditionally have had substantial influence on decisions made by the council on matters of potential conflict. The OMC are responsible for all operational management of the 4 branches of the military, meaning they oversee the deployment of forces, hiring of senior military staff, and military strategy. Devolved departments of the OMC include the Military Justice Department (MJD), Cohesion Department (CD) and Military Support Department (MSD), in addition to departments for each of the military branches, each of which is further subdivided into divisions for specialist areas like medical or mechanical units. | |||
The MJD are responsible for upholding military law, and ruling on the behaviours, verdicts and punishments of generals if a serving member makes a complaint/appeal. The CD are responsible for ensuring effective co-operation between branches, both by facilitating communication and planning joint branch strategy, in the aim of optimising the effectiveness of operations involving two or more of the branches. The MSD are responsible for military support units and equipment that don't fit under the traditional divisions. This includes management of Olmeria's moderate (non-nuclear) ICBM stock, along with other missile and anti-missile units. They also oversee the work of support units in all the branches, and are responsible for organising medical support and aid outside of the branches (eg. home based military hospitals, post deployment care, serious medical cases, mental health training and support). | |||
The Department for Military Affairs is a separate, much smaller, government department, led by a politically affiliated minister, who represent the interests of the military in the Senate, and organise the governmental side of Military Affairs. They hold authority over executive military decisions and general strategy (beneath the President), but are usually not heavily involved in small-scale strategy management and organisation. | |||
== Notes == | |||
[[Category: IXWB]] | [[Category: IXWB]] | ||
[[Category: Countries]] | [[Category: Countries]] | ||
[[Category: Levantia]] | [[Category: Levantia]] | ||
[[Category: Olmeria]] | [[Category: Olmeria]] | ||