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==Equipment==
==Equipment==
==Conscription==
==Conscription==
There is military service for all male Besmenian citizens who reach the age of 18. Women have been allowed to do voluntary military service since 1987. The duration of military service has been 5 months since January 1, 1986, before that it was 8 months. Civilian service has existed in Besmenia since 1983, which has since served as an alternative to military service for people who refuse to do military service for reasons of conscience. Before the introduction of the civilian service, conscripts who refused to carry out armed service for reasons of conscience could, upon application, do regular "presence service without weapons", the duration of which was two months longer than that of regular military service.


==International operations==
==International operations==

Revision as of 16:02, 29 December 2022

Besmenian Federal Army
Besmenisches Bundesheer
Logo of Besmenian Federal Armynew.png
Insignia of the Besmenian Federal Army
Besmenian Federal Army flag.png
Flag of the Besmenian Federal Army
Founded1918
Current form1967
Service branches
HeadquartersLaitstadt and Melmingen
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefPresident Vincent von Schilling
Federal Minister for DefenseGerhard Range
Chief of the General StaffWerner Behrreich
Personnel
Military age18-50
Conscription5 months
Active personnel298.500 (2022)
Reserve personnel479.880 (2022)
Expenditure
Budget$54.345 billion
Percent of GDP1.50%

The Besmenian Federal Army (Besmenian: Besmenisches Bundesheer) are the armed forces of Besmenia. The Besmenian Federal Army is divided into three branches: the Besmenian Land Force, the Besmenian Air Force and the Besmenian Navy.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Besmenian Federal Army is the President. The management of the Federal Army and the execution of the national defense policy is however done by the government (chaired by the Prime Minister) via its Federal Minister for Defense. The highest-ranking officer in the military is the Chief of the General Staff, which has operational control of the Federal Army. As a parliamentary army, the Federal Army requires the approval of the Besmenian Federal Chamber for operations.

Since Besmenia joined the CCA in 1982, the Federal Army has participated in various peacekeeping missions. Since 2007 there has been also a cooperation with WEDA as part of the ANS-WEDA cooperation.

History

Mission and tasks

The tasks of the Federal Army are defined in the Basic Law. In addition to national military defence, the Federal Army are then responsible for maintaining internal security and providing assistance in the event of disasters and participating in missions abroad.

Organization

Political-military leadership

The Federal Army are part of the Besmenian federal administration. According to the Basic Law, the President is the commander-in-chief of the Federal Army. However, the management of the Federal Army and the execution of the national defense policy is done by the government (chaired by the Prime Minister) via its Federal Minister for Defense. The Federal Ministry for Defense also manages all logistical and human resources of the armed forces, as well as management of military equipment. Each branch is headed by a general officer of the rank of general or admiral who is responsible for the maintenance of his respective branch.

Unit locations

Equipment

Conscription

There is military service for all male Besmenian citizens who reach the age of 18. Women have been allowed to do voluntary military service since 1987. The duration of military service has been 5 months since January 1, 1986, before that it was 8 months. Civilian service has existed in Besmenia since 1983, which has since served as an alternative to military service for people who refuse to do military service for reasons of conscience. Before the introduction of the civilian service, conscripts who refused to carry out armed service for reasons of conscience could, upon application, do regular "presence service without weapons", the duration of which was two months longer than that of regular military service.

International operations