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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 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 | 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. | ||
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