Royal Sjealandic Defence

Royal Sjealandic Defence
Kongelige Sjællandske Forsvar
Logo of the Sjealandic Defence
Motto	For all we have, and all we are
Founded	1475
Current form	1925
Service branches	Royal Sjealandic Army Royal Sjealandic Navy Royal Sjealandic Air Force Royal Sjealandic Border Guard Sjealandic Home Guard
Headquarters	Forsvarets Operative Hovedkvarter, Asgård
Website	forsvaret.sj
Leadership
Archking	Frederik VI
Minister of Defence	Erik Villemoes
Rigsmarsk	Admiral Karla de Ulborg
Personnel
Military age	18 for voluntary service
Conscription	Yes enforced universally
Available for military service	47,769,185, age 18-60 (2015 est.)
Fit for military service	16,226,502, age 18-60 (2015 est.)
Reaching military age annually	588,177 (2015 est.)
Active personnel	581,965 and 174,835 civillian
Reserve personnel	2,700,000 and 370,000 in the Homeguard
Deployed personnel	16,382 (VAFO peacekeeping and reaction forces) and XVI Brigade deployed in Weichtal
Expenditure
Budget	$248 billion
Percent of GDP	5%
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Sjealandic Air Productions, Asgård Rifle Syndicate and Asgård Steel Shipyard, Gediar Group, Nordvakt Maritime Solutions, NorSme, Erlev Defence, Tynir, SAMSME, Dyfler Defence & Maritime
Foreign suppliers	Kreissau, Galideen, Mindras, West Engatia, South Sirklant, Mondejar
Annual imports	Small arms, artillery, non-combat vehicles, airplanes, helicopters, missiles and rockets.
Annual exports	Small arms, artillery, non-combat vehicles, airplanes, uniform solutions, ships, ammunition, missiles and rockets
Related articles
History	List of wars involving Sjealand Military History of Sjealand
Ranks	Army Ranks Navy Ranks Air Force Ranks

The Royal Sjealandic Defence, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, is the unified armed forces of The Archkingdom of Sjealand, charged with the defence of the Realm and its overseas territories, aswell as maintaining Sjealandic sovereignity on the seas and abroad. It also promotes Sjealands wider interests, supports NFO peacekeeping and expansion and provides humanitarian aid. It is the largest military in the West Aldinean Defense Organization and one of the largest on earth.

Since its formation in the 1400's as an amalgamation of the Navy and Army, the armed forces have seen action in a number of major wars involving the world's great powers. Most notably of these have been the Ambrosian War of Liberation, Great War of the North and the Continental War. It has also fought several local conflicts in Aldinea, such as the August War and the War of the Njord. Repeatedly emerging victorious from conflicts has allowed Sjealand to become one of the leading international powers in Aldinea and arguably one of earths leading military and economic powers.

The Sjealandic Defence consists of: the Royal Sjealandic Navy, a blue-water navy and the strongest in Esquarium, the Royal Sjealandic Army, the oldest professional land warfare branch in Aldinea, the Royal Sjealandic Air Force, the air warfare branch, the Sjealandic Home Guard a paramilitary national guard, and the Royal Sjealandic Border Guard a mixed border police, paramilitary and military police unit. The Sjealandic defence makes extensive use of conscription to support its professional branches with conscripts being included in the standing regular reserve. As such Sjealand has an extensive population of able bodied soldiers to count on.

The Archking is the commander in chief of the armed forces under both the Sjealandic law and constitution, and as a result has an important presence in the military. The minister of defence is the serves as the main administrator and commander of the Sjealandic Armed Forces through the Chief of Defence and the Defence Command and the Home guard. The command of the foreign legion falls to the reigning monarch. De facto command of the armed forces fall with the Government, but they cannot mobilise the armed forces for offensive operations without the consent of the monarch and both houses.

Sjealand maintains the concept of total defence (Tynic: Totalforsvar), which is a military policy requiring extensive preparations in case of war, with pipelines and other infrastructure ready to be switched to military use, a preparation to switch governance to a war-government, including having a number of members of the home-guard aswell as other civillians ready to take on military roles in the event of conflict.

Traditions and Uniforms

Berets

The Royal Sjealandic Army first introduced berets for its armour personnel in 1943. It was later extended to the whole army, Homeguard and parts of the Navy and Airforce, replacing the standard issue side cap, which is now used for dress uniforms.

Colour		Wearer
	Black	All Army combat units such as the Royal Life Guard, Kings Life Regiment and Ydermarkens Foot Regiment
	Green	All Army non-combat units as well as artillery: Engineers, Logistics, Army Intelligence Regiment, Army Home Guard
	Blue	Signal troops
	Dark Blue	Royal Sjealandic Navy; Naval Home Guard
	Light Blue Grey	Royal Sjealandic Air Force and Army Air Service; Air Force Home Guard
	Maroon	Jægerkorpset, SOKOM
	Red	Military Police (All Branches)
	Light Blue (or "Mouse Grey")	Sjealandic Foreign Legion,
	Dark brown	Sjealandic Humanitarian Voluntarily Corp
	COS Blue	Personnel serving with the Council of States on international peacekeeping missions