United Republic Armed Forces
The United Republic Armed Forces act as the official constitutional military for the United Republic. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United Republic is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and forms military policy with the Ministry of Defense (MoD), acting as the principal organs by which military policy is carried out. All six armed services are among the eight uniformed services of the United Republic.
| United Republic Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Ad Victoriam "To Victory!" |
| Founded | 1565 |
| Service branches | UR Army
UR Navy UR Air Corps UR Marine Corps UR Coast Guard UR Space Force |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Dennis Rogers |
| Minister of Defense | Howard Stanton |
| Chairman, Armed Forces Council | Fleet Admiral George Adell, URN |
| Vice-Chairman, Armed Forces Council | General Nolan Reeves, URA |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 17 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service |
| Conscription | Male only (inactive since 1953) |
| Available for military service | 16 million, age 18–25, age 15–49 |
| Active personnel | 1,354,747 |
| Reserve personnel | 815,250 |
| Deployed personnel | 125,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Percent of GDP | TBD |
The UR Armed Forces are one of the largest military forces in terms of personnel. They draw their personnel from a large pool of paid volunteers. Although conscription has been used in the past, it has not been used since 1953. The Selective Service System retains the power to conscript males, and requires that all male citizens and residents residing in the United Republic between the ages of 18–25 register with the service.
The UR Armed Forces has significant capabilities in both defense and power projection due to its large budget, resulting in advanced and powerful technologies which enables a widespread deployment of the force around the world.
History
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Structure
Under Article II of the UR Constitution, the President is designated as the "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United Republic, and of the Militia of the several Provinces, when called into the actual Service of the United Republic." The United Republic Armed Forces are under the administrative purview of the Ministry of Defense, serving as the primary cabinet ministry for military affairs.
The military chain of command flows from the President to the Minister of Defense, ensuring civilian control of the military. Within the Ministry of Defense the military departments, the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, and Department of the Air Corps, are civilian led entities that oversee the coequal military service branches organized within. The military departments and services are responsible for organizing, training, and equipping forces, with the actual chain of command flowing through the unified combatant commands.
The Armed Forces Council, although outside the operational chain of command, is the senior-most military body in the United Republic Armed Forces. It is led by the Chairman of the Armed Forces Council, who is the military head of the armed forces and principal advisor to the President and Minister of Defense on military matters. Their deputy is the Vice Chairman of the Armed Forces Council. Other members include the Chief of Staff of the Army, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Corps, Chief of Space Operations, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the Chief of the Home Guard Bureau. The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman is the most senior enlisted member in the United Republic Armed Forces.
Leadership of the Armed Forces, to include the President, Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Armed Forces Council are members of the United Republic National Security Council, which advises the President on national security, military, and foreign policy matters. The National Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor may also be members of the United Republic Armed Forces.
Service Branches
The United Republic Armed Forces is composed of six coequal military service branches, all organized under the Ministry of Defense's military departments.
Army
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Marine Corps
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Air Corps
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Coast Guard
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Space Force
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Nuclear Armanents
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