Neo-Korean Ground Forces

Neo-Korean Ground Forces
Active	1974-Present
Country	Neo-Korea
Type	Army
Role	Land warfare
Size	605,000
Ceremonial Garrison	Chungmu, Omiskan
Motto(s)	Bōei, Dokuritsu, Kaihō (Defense, Independence, Liberation)
Engagements	Korean Civil War Invasion of Jungg'o 2015 Marquesan Intervention 2034 Matsumae Invasion
Commanders
Paramount Leader	Beom Dae
Field Colonel General of the Northern State Army	Alextrumvov Karbenit

The Neo-Korean Ground Forces are the land warfare component of the Neo-Korean State, comprised of 552,000 soldiers, the body's attached logistical staff, and a currently unknown number of reserve soldiers. It is the largest branch of the Neo-Korean Military, owing to the many land-based neighbors possessed by Neo-Korea.

The NKGF, in both organization and strategy, is based primarily on the experiences of the KDS in the Great War, alongside the conflict between the remnants of such in the Korean Civil War, although to a lesser degree it also traces its legacy to Kaesong's own military. The NKGF is not subordinate to any body excluding the State as a whole, with this independence derived from the compromises made to assured the support of certain military officials during the civil war, alongside general disregard of such by the primarily military-associated ruling figures of the early period of Neo-Korea's existence. This change has lead to persistent rivalries germinating amongst all three branches, with sometimes severe effects, such as the Great Mutiny which shattered the Neo-Korean Navy being to some degree a result of the Ground Forces desiring control over such affairs, and thus launching a failed assassination attempt on admiral Ohara Satoru

The Ground Forces are a pseudo-professional force, with "proper" conscription (excluding the 2-year period of membership and training as a member of the reserve_ being rarely invoked, with the flow of new individuals into the military being fairly common and stable. The Ground Forces are primarily designed around defensive operations- either in their own territory or on behalf of an associated power, lacking offensive expeditionary capabilities. It is de jure controlled by the Paramount Leader/Generalissimus of All Korea, but is operated on the day-to-day by the Field Colonel General of the Northern State Army.

Organization

The Ground Forces are comprised on-paper entirely of active-duty forces, with the reserve soldiers being counted as members of the general Neo-Korean Force Reserve system and thus shared (once again, on-paper) with the airforce and navy. These active-duty forces are split in a roughly 3:2:1 fashion in regards to the number of Motorized/Light, Mechanized, and Armor groupings (alongside associated logistical staff) respectively. Not incorporated into this distribution are the Neo-Korean Coastal Defense Forces which, while under the NKGF, are generally crewed by a share of the reserve forces the NKGF are granted instead of by active-duty members.

Special Forces

Main Articles: First Strategic Paratrooper Grouping

Training

The training of Neo-Korean soldiers occurs in a variety of bases across the country- with 4 major centers in Neo-Korea itself and 3 in Jungg'o. Non-specialized training (such as that given to those who have advanced from conscripts) is carried out according to the KTSJP (Basic Combat Readiness Program), a twelve-week process designed to, in blocks of four weeks divided by color:

• 1 (White): Create the necessary level of fitness to engage in planned training activities. This stage involves direct organization and monitoring of all activities by attached training staff, and severe punishment of lapses of discipline or failure to notice and implement details of training. This phase also involves introduction to the GS-820 "Assaulter" Battle Rifle and its maintenance, although training in direct utilization occurs later.
• 2 (Light Grey): This phase involves training in utilization of their main arm at varying ranges, alongside introductions to hand grenades and the GA-840 "Ripsaw" Squad Automatic Weapon and its maintenance. Fitness training is continued.
• 3 (Dark Grey): This phase involved continued work on fitness and general training, with the schedule accelerated to maintain pace in preparation for the final phase. Collective punishment is loosened in this phase, as the soldiers are believed to have developed the necessary esprit de corps to make such unnecessary.
• 4 (Black): This phase is the final one, comprising the tests necessary for qualification as a proper soldiers. This period is sometimes referred to as the "Weeks of Hell", although efforts are taken to ensure that all soldiers are maintaining their mental and physical health.

Equipment

See Also: Equipment of the Neo-Korean Ground Forces