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| agencyname      = Furbish Gendarmerie
|unit_name= '''Antarctic Circle States Army'''
| nativename      = Furbiſh Gendarmerie
|image= [[File:A.C.S. Army Emblem.png|center|200px]]
| logo            = Lesser coat of arms of the Furbish Gendarmerie.svg
|caption=
| logocaption      = Lesser coat of arms
|start_date= 1 January 1905
| badge            = Middle coat of arms of the Furbish Gendarmerie.svg
|country= {{flag|Antarctic Circle States}}
| badgecaption    = Middle coat of arms
|allegiance=
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|branch=
| flagcaption      = Flag
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| commonname      = Gendarmerie
|size= 16,854 (Regular)<br>19,107 (Reserve)
| abbreviation    = GDM, FG
|command_structure=  
| motto            = ''Fidelis ad Mortem''
|garrison=  
| mottotranslated  = Faithful unto Death
|garrison_label=  
| formed          = 1805
|nickname=  
| preceding1      = Various colonial law enforcement groups
|patron=
| employees        = 228,138
|motto= ''Pro Rege et Patria''
| volunteers      = 43,285
|colours=  
| budget          = [[Furbish guilder|ƒ]]12.95 billion (₭25.33 billion)
|colours_label=
| legalpersonality = Military branch
|march=  
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|mascot=  
| national        = yes
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| country          = The Furbish Islands
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| federal          = yes
|battles= {{wpl|Second Boer War}}<br>{{wpl|First World War}}<br>{{wpl|Second World War}}<br>{{wpl|Korean War}}<br>[[Melayu Emergency]]<br>[[Singosari Confrontation]]<br>[[Second Melayu Emergency]]<br>{{wpl|Gulf War}}<br>{{wpl|1999 East Timorese crsis}}<br>{{wpl|2006 East Timorese crisis}}<br>{{wpl|Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands}}<br>[[Kolmhark War]]<br>[[Niagaran Civil War]]
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| sizearea        = 2,803,288 km<sup>2</sup>
<!-- Commanders -->
| sizepopulation  = 283,503,325
|commander1= David C. Freeman
| governingbody    = Federal government of The Furbish Islands
|commander1_label= {{wpl|Commander-in-chief}}
| constitution1    = [[Furbish constitution of 1|Constitution of 1]]
|commander2= Kenneth Z. Miller
| constitution2    = [[Furbish constitution of 11|Constitution of 11]]
|commander2_label= Minister of Defence
| constitution3    = [[Furbish constitution of 71|Constitution of 71]]
|commander3= {{wpl|Admiral}} James H. Katz
| gendarmerie      = yes
|commander3_label= Chief of the General Staff
| speciality1      = paramilitary
|commander4= {{wpl|General}} Douglas A. Wright
| speciality2      = coast
|commander4_label= Army Commanding General
| speciality3      = water
|commander5= {{wpl|Lieutenant General}} Darragh L. Camden
| speciality4      = road
|commander5_label= Army Deputy Commander
| speciality5      = transit
|notable_commanders=
| speciality6      = rail
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|identification_symbol= [[File:ACS Army Flag.png|200px]]
| overviewbody    = [[Ministry of the Gendarmerie (The Furbish Islands)|Ministry of the Gendarmerie]]
|identification_symbol_label= Antarctican Army Flag
| headquarters    = [[Fort McIntire]], [[Capital District]], [[The Furbish Islands]]
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| minister1pfo    = [[Minister of the Gendarmerie (The Furbish Islands)|Minister of the Gendarmerie]]
| minister2name    = [[NAME]]
| minister2pfo    = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Justice (The Furbish Islands)|Deputy Prime Minister of Justice]]
| minister3name    = [[NAME]]
| minister3pfo    = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Defense (The Furbish Islands)|Deputy Prime Minister of Defense]]
| chief1name      = [[NAME]]
| chief1position  = [[Director-General of the Furbish Gendarmerie|Director-General]]
| chief2name      = [[NAME]]
| chief2position  = [[Chief of Staff of the Furbish Gendarmerie|Chief of Staff]]
| chief3name      = [[NAME]]
| chief3position  = [[Vice Chief of Staff of the Furbish Gendarmerie|Vice Chief of Staff]]
| chief4name      = [[NAME]]
| chief4position  = [[Sergeant Major of the Furbish Gendarmerie|Sergeant Major]]
| parentagency    = [[Ministry of the Gendarmerie (The Furbish Islands)|Ministry of the Gendarmerie]]
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|[[Furbish Provincial Gendarmerie|Provincial Gendarmerie]]
|[[Furbish Naval Gendarmerie|Naval Gendarmerie]]
|[[Furbish Mobile Gendarmerie|Mobile Gendarmerie]]
|[[Special Intervention Force]]}}
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| stationtype      = Commands
| stations        = 5 regions<br>21 zones<br>103 provinces and territories<br>500 districts<br>2000 stations
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| website          = gendarmerie.gov.fe
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The '''Furbish Gendarmerie''' is a military branch tasked with law enforcement in [[The Furbish Islands]].
==History==
===Origins===
The first mention of a national gendarmerie force was a clause in the 1805 constitution that allowed the government to establish an internal security force. The Gendarmerie was officially founded by Julian van Spijk in 1806, on the same day as the Army and Navy.
===Second Republic and Time of Troubles===
The Gendarmerie's role was expanded greatly under [[John Dodson]].
===Third Republic===
==Missions==
Currently the Gendarmerie has the following missions:
* Assisting other law enforcement agencies, including local, provincial, and federal agencies
* Crowd control and security at large events
* Counterterrorism
* Disaster relief and search and rescue
* Law enforcement in areas occupied by the [[Furbish Army]]
* Maritime law enforcement and search and rescue
* Patrolling highways, railroads, and inland waterways
* Peacekeeping
* Protecting VIPs
* Riot control
* Security in airports, large train stations, nuclear power plants, and other sensitive locations
==Organization==
===General staff===
===Provincial Gendarmerie===
{{Main|Furbish Provincial Gendarmerie}}
The Provincial Gendarmerie is the main branch of the Gendarmerie, making up around 150,000 gendarmes or about two thirds of the force. They are divided into 5 divisions serving 5 Gendarmerie regions, corresponding to [[Region (The Furbish Islands)|Furbish regions]] with some surrounding territories. They are led by a lieutenant general. Regions are composed of 3-6 brigades, which are commanded by brigadier generals and serve a Gendarmerie zone, made up of 5 or 6 provinces or territories.


Regiments are the main administrative and operational unit of the Gendarmerie. They are led by a colonel and serve a province or territory. They are divided into 3-5 battalions, serving districts, which are commanded by a lieutenant colonel or a commandant depending on the size. Depending on the province or territory, battalions are split up into a number of stations across their district, usually housing a company led by a captain or a platoon and led by a lieutenant or sub-lieutenant. Companies are divided into a number of platoons, which are divided into squads, led by a sergeant, further divided into teams led by a corporal. The number and size of battalions and subordinate units varies significantly by province. In larger and more rural provinces, platoon sized stations are more common, while in more densely populated areas a station can house an entire company or even battalion.
The '''A.C.S. Army''' is the principal {{wpl|army|land warfare force}} of [[Antarctic Circle States]], a part of the [[Antarctic Circle States Armed Forces|Antarctica Armed Forces]] along with the [[Antarctic Circle States Navy|Antarctican Navy]], the [[Antarctic Circle States Air Force|Antarctican Air Force]], and the [[Antarctic Circle States Polar Exploration Corps|Antarctica Polar Exploration Corps]]. The Army is commanded by the Army Commanding General (ACG), who is subordinate to the Minister of Defence, who commands the A.C.S. Armed Forces. The ACG also advices the Chief of the General Staff (CGS) on matters concerning the army.  


All stations house gendarmes employed there and their families, and employ some civilians. They all have some basic services, including a reception desk open all hours of the day, office space, cells, and armories with spare weapons and vehicles. All stations also have helipads, but only battalion level and higher stations have helicopters assigned to them. Gendarmes assigned to guard locations typically reside in the nearest station, but some places, such as large airports and train stations, have small stations attached to them. Most gendarmes mostly patrol their areas, always in pairs, and reinforce other gendarmes or local law enforcement when needed.
Formed in 1905, as the '''Antarctic Auxiliary Force''', through the merging of several colonial militia forces of Antarctica. The Antarctican Army was initially made up of a few small units of professional soldiers, where the vast majority were in [[Territorial Defence Force]] (TDF) during peacetime. Following the outbreak of WWI, a standing regular army was formed in 1914 to send large numbers of soldiers to serve overseas.  


A number of specialist regiments also exist. Though separate from the main Provincial Gendarmerie organization, provincial commanders have operational control over units in their area and are tasked with coordinating their actions. These are:
During its history, the Antarctican Army has fought in a number of major wars, including the Second Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, Gulf War, and more recently in Iraq. Since 1949, the Antarctican Army has also been involved in many peacekeeping operations, usually as part of the {{wpl|United Nations}}. Today, it participates in multilateral and unilateral military exercises and provides emergency disaster relief and humanitarian aid in response to domestic and international crises.
* {{wp|Crisis negotiation|Crisis negotiatiors}}, attached to battalions
* Inland waterway patrols, attached to battalions
* {{wp|Juvenile delinquency}} prevention, attached to battalions
* {{wp|Police tactical unit|Tactical teams}}, attached to battalions
* {{wp|Criminal intelligence}}, attached to regiments
===Naval Gendarmerie===
{{Main|Furbish Naval Gendarmerie}}
The second largest branch of the Gendarmerie, with around 50,000 gendarmes, is the Naval Gendarmerie, also known as the [[Furbish Coast Guard]], which is tasked with maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and disaster relief in coastal areas.
===Mobile Gendarmerie===
{{Main|Furbish Mobile Gendarmerie}}
The mobile Gendarmerie has around 30,000 gendarmes. They are not permanently assigned to an area, and their main responsibility is to reinforce gendarmes anywhere in the country or abroad as needed, such as for riot control, security in major events, and major manhunts or counterterrorism operations. The Mobile Gendarmerie is also deployed abroad to provide security and law enforcement to areas under control of the Furbish military or peacekeepers.


The Mobile Gendarmerie is divided into 15 regiments and 7 brigades. Regiments are the main administrative unit, made up of 2-5 battalions but have no operational control over them, which is the task of the brigades. 5 of the brigades are part of each Gendarmerie Region while 2 are attached to [[Furbish Eastern Command|EASTCOM]] and [[Furbish Western Command|WESTCOM]].
== History ==
===Special Intervention Force===
=== Formation ===
{{Main|Special Intervention Force}}
{{Further information|Antarctican involvement during the Second Boer War}}
The [[Special Intervention Force]], or SIF, also known as the 143rd Gendarmerie Regiment, is the Gendarmerie's elite {{wp|police tactical unit|tactical unit}} and considered to be the most elite in the country and one of the most elite in the world. The SIF has a headquarters platoon, a training platoon, and 14 operations platoons, 2 assigned to each Gendarmerie region and 2 to both EASTCOM and WESTCOM. At least one platoon in each region is always kept on alert.
==Ranks and Insignia==
==Personnel==
Similar to the Furbish Army, the Gendarmerie uses the {{wp|regimental system}}.
==Equipment==
===Uniforms===
===Firearms===
===Vehicles===
===Aircraft===
===Ships===


=== World War I ===
{{main|Antarctican Army during World War I}}
[[File:1 RKR Soldiers Ypre.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|Antarctican soldiers of First Battalion, Royal [[Kingsland Regiment]] marching towards the battlefield during the {{wpl|Fourth Battle of Ypres}}]]
=== Interbellum ===
=== World War II ===
==== North Africa ====
==== Europe ====
==== Pacific ====
=== Cold War ===
==== Postwar ====
{{main|Antarctican Army during Korean War}}
==== Counterinsurgency ====
{{main|Military history of Antarctica during the Malayan Emergency}} and {{main|Military history of Antarctica during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation}}
==== Late Cold War ====
=== Recent History (1991-present) ===
==== Gulf War ====
{{main|Antarctican Army during Gulf War}}
==== Peacekeeping ====
==== War On Terror ====
{{clear}}
== Structure and Organisation ==
{{Further information|List of Antarctic Circle States Army Corps}}
[[Corps of Antarctic Engineers]]
Army Headquarters is located in McMurdo, [[Erebus]], and is responsible for providing forces at operational readiness for employment by the armed forces' joint commands. The command structure is hierarchical, with overall command residing with the Army Commanding General, who is immediately subordinate to Minister of Defence, the head of the Antarctica Armed Forces. Army Headquarters is further organised into nineteen corps, each commanded by a brigadier general. On the other hand, the deployable units are organised into brigades, which themselves consist of a complex mix of smaller units such as battalions. The A.C.S. Army currently fields eight full-time 'regular' brigades, and three part-time territorial brigades.
=== Special Forces ===
The A.C.S. Army contributes two of the three special forces groups to the Antarctica Special Forces Command: the [[Antarctic Circle States Special Air Service]] (AQSAS) and the [[Antarctic Light Infantry]]. The AQSAS consists of one regular regiment and has its headquarters at TBD, TBD, TBD. It consists of 4 regular squadrons (A, B, C, and E), a reserve squadron (D), and a training wing.
=== Levels of Command ===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="4"|Army Commands
|-
! Name
! Current Commander
! Headquarters
! Responsibilities
|-
| Army Forces Command
| Maj. Gen. TBD
| TBD, TBD
| * Manage training and readiness of ground forces<br>* Administrate all active non-special operations units within the Army
|-
| Special Operations Command
| Bde. Gen. TBD
| TBD, TBD
| * Manage selection and training of special operations personnel<br>* Administrate special operations units within the Army
|-
| Antarctic Military Academy
| Bde. Gen. TBD
| TBD, TBD
| * Manage selection and training of officer cadets
|-
!colspan="4"|Regular Brigades
|-
! Name
! Commander
! Headquarters
! Responsibilities
|-
| 1st Brigade
| Bde. Gen. William Edwards Jr.<br>Col. Michael Huxley
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
| 2nd Brigade
| Bde. Gen. Jim Osborne<br>Col. Robert Dalton
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
| 3rd Brigade
| Bde. Gen. TBD<br>Col. TBD
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
| 7th (Artillery) Brigade
| Bde. Gen. TBD<br>Col. TBD
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
| 8th (Combat Support) Brigade
| Bde. Gen. TBD<br>Col. TBD
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
| 9th (Sustainment) Brigade
| Bde. Gen. TBD<br>Col. TBD
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
| 10th (Health) Brigade
| Bde. Gen. TBD<br>Col. TBD
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
| 11th (Aviation) Brigade
| Bde. Gen. TBD<br>Col. TBD
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
!colspan="4"|Territorial Brigades
|-
| 4th Brigade
| Bde. Gen. TBD<br>Col. TBD
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
| 5th Brigade
| Bde. Gen. TBD<br>Col. TBD
| TBD, TBD
|
|-
| 6th Brigade
| Bde. Gen. TBD<br>Col. TBD
| TBD, TBD
|
|}
== Personnel ==
=== Strength ===
=== Rank and insignia ===
=== Uniforms ===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
|- align=center
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!'''Pay Grade'''|| AO-C ||AO-1||AO-2||AO-3||AO-4||AO-5||AO-6||AO-7||AO-8||AO-9||AO-10||AO-11
|- align=center
| Insignia
|| [[File:Belfras Army Officer Candidate.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Second Lieutenant.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army First Lieutenant.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Captain.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Major.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Lieutenant Colonel.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Colonel.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Brigadier General.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Major General.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Lieutenant General.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army General.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Field Marshal.png|60px]]
|- align=center
||Title
|| Officer Candidate<br>Officer Cadet
|| Second<br>Lieutenant
|| First<br>Lieutenant
|| Captain
|| Major
|| Lieutenant<br>Colonel
|| Colonel
|| Brigadier<br>General
|| Major<br>General
|| Lieutenant<br>General
|| General
|| Field Marshal
|- align=center
||Abbreviation||CAN<br>CAD||2LT||1LT||CPT||MAJ||LTC||COL||BG||MG||LTG||GEN||FM
|-
|colspan="12"|<small>Note: Field Marshal leads Military Council and is elected from among sitting Generals.</small>
|-
|}
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
|- align=center
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!'''Pay Grade'''|| OP1 || OP2 || OP3 ||
|- align=center
| Insignia
|| [[File:Belfras Army Warrant Officer.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Master Chief Warrant Officer.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Chief Warrant Officer.png|60px]]
|- align=center
||Title
|| Warrant Officer
|| Chief<br>Warrant Officer
|| Master Chief<br>Warrant Officer
|- align=center
||Abbreviation||W-1||W-2||W-3
|-
|colspan="5"|<small></small>
|}
{|style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0 12px 12px 0;"
|-style="background:#ccc;"
!MoD Pay Grade||E-1||E-2||E-3||E-4||E-5||E-6||E-7||
|-align=center
||Insignia
|| [[File:Belfras Army Private.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Lance Corporal.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Corporal.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Sergeant.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Staff Sergeant.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Master Sergeant.png|60px]]
|| [[File:Belfras Army Sergeant Major.png|60px]]
|-align=center
||Title
||Private
||Lance Corporal
||Corporal
||Sergeant
||Staff\Colour<br>Sergeant
||Master<br>Sergeant
||Sergeant<br>Major
|-align=center
|Abbreviation||PVT||LCOR||CORP||SGT||SSGT||MSG||SGM
|-align=left
| colspan="14" |¹ <small> NOTYETFILLEDIN</small>
|}
=== Training ===
== Current deployments ==
== Equipment ==
{{Further information|List of equipment of the Antarctican Army}}
=== Firearms ===
=== Artillery ===
=== Vehicles ===
=== Support ===
=== Aircraft ===
== Bases ==
= See also =
* [[Antarctic Circle States Ministry of Defence]]
* [[Antarctic Circle States Navy]]
* [[Antarctic Circle States Air Force]]
* [[Antarctic Circle States Polar Exploration Corps]]
* [[Medals and awards of the Antarctic Circle States Armed Forces]]
{{Antarctic Circle States Armed Forces|state=autocollapse}}
{{ACS topics}}
{{Manala topics}}
{{Manala topics}}
[[Category:Antarctic Circle States Armed Forces]]
[[Category:Manala]]
[[Category:Manala]]

Latest revision as of 20:41, 14 February 2024

Antarctic Circle States Army
A.C.S. Army Emblem.png
Founded1 January 1905
Country Antarctic Circle States
TypeArmy
Size16,854 (Regular)
19,107 (Reserve)
Motto(s)Pro Rege et Patria
EngagementsSecond Boer War
First World War
Second World War
Korean War
Melayu Emergency
Singosari Confrontation
Second Melayu Emergency
Gulf War
1999 East Timorese crsis
2006 East Timorese crisis
Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands
Kolmhark War
Niagaran Civil War
Commanders
Commander-in-chiefDavid C. Freeman
Minister of DefenceKenneth Z. Miller
Chief of the General StaffAdmiral James H. Katz
Army Commanding GeneralGeneral Douglas A. Wright
Army Deputy CommanderLieutenant General Darragh L. Camden
Insignia
Antarctican Army FlagACS Army Flag.png

The A.C.S. Army is the principal land warfare force of Antarctic Circle States, a part of the Antarctica Armed Forces along with the Antarctican Navy, the Antarctican Air Force, and the Antarctica Polar Exploration Corps. The Army is commanded by the Army Commanding General (ACG), who is subordinate to the Minister of Defence, who commands the A.C.S. Armed Forces. The ACG also advices the Chief of the General Staff (CGS) on matters concerning the army.

Formed in 1905, as the Antarctic Auxiliary Force, through the merging of several colonial militia forces of Antarctica. The Antarctican Army was initially made up of a few small units of professional soldiers, where the vast majority were in Territorial Defence Force (TDF) during peacetime. Following the outbreak of WWI, a standing regular army was formed in 1914 to send large numbers of soldiers to serve overseas.

During its history, the Antarctican Army has fought in a number of major wars, including the Second Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, Gulf War, and more recently in Iraq. Since 1949, the Antarctican Army has also been involved in many peacekeeping operations, usually as part of the United Nations. Today, it participates in multilateral and unilateral military exercises and provides emergency disaster relief and humanitarian aid in response to domestic and international crises.

History

Formation

Further information: Antarctican involvement during the Second Boer War

World War I

Main article: Antarctican Army during World War I
Antarctican soldiers of First Battalion, Royal Kingsland Regiment marching towards the battlefield during the Fourth Battle of Ypres

Interbellum

World War II

North Africa

Europe

Pacific

Cold War

Postwar

Main article: Antarctican Army during Korean War

Counterinsurgency

Main article: Military history of Antarctica during the Malayan Emergency

and

Main article: Military history of Antarctica during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Late Cold War

Recent History (1991-present)

Gulf War

Main article: Antarctican Army during Gulf War

Peacekeeping

War On Terror

Structure and Organisation

Further information: List of Antarctic Circle States Army Corps

Corps of Antarctic Engineers

Army Headquarters is located in McMurdo, Erebus, and is responsible for providing forces at operational readiness for employment by the armed forces' joint commands. The command structure is hierarchical, with overall command residing with the Army Commanding General, who is immediately subordinate to Minister of Defence, the head of the Antarctica Armed Forces. Army Headquarters is further organised into nineteen corps, each commanded by a brigadier general. On the other hand, the deployable units are organised into brigades, which themselves consist of a complex mix of smaller units such as battalions. The A.C.S. Army currently fields eight full-time 'regular' brigades, and three part-time territorial brigades.

Special Forces

The A.C.S. Army contributes two of the three special forces groups to the Antarctica Special Forces Command: the Antarctic Circle States Special Air Service (AQSAS) and the Antarctic Light Infantry. The AQSAS consists of one regular regiment and has its headquarters at TBD, TBD, TBD. It consists of 4 regular squadrons (A, B, C, and E), a reserve squadron (D), and a training wing.

Levels of Command

Army Commands
Name Current Commander Headquarters Responsibilities
Army Forces Command Maj. Gen. TBD TBD, TBD * Manage training and readiness of ground forces
* Administrate all active non-special operations units within the Army
Special Operations Command Bde. Gen. TBD TBD, TBD * Manage selection and training of special operations personnel
* Administrate special operations units within the Army
Antarctic Military Academy Bde. Gen. TBD TBD, TBD * Manage selection and training of officer cadets
Regular Brigades
Name Commander Headquarters Responsibilities
1st Brigade Bde. Gen. William Edwards Jr.
Col. Michael Huxley 		TBD, TBD
2nd Brigade Bde. Gen. Jim Osborne
Col. Robert Dalton 		TBD, TBD
3rd Brigade Bde. Gen. TBD
Col. TBD 		TBD, TBD
7th (Artillery) Brigade Bde. Gen. TBD
Col. TBD 		TBD, TBD
8th (Combat Support) Brigade Bde. Gen. TBD
Col. TBD 		TBD, TBD
9th (Sustainment) Brigade Bde. Gen. TBD
Col. TBD 		TBD, TBD
10th (Health) Brigade Bde. Gen. TBD
Col. TBD 		TBD, TBD
11th (Aviation) Brigade Bde. Gen. TBD
Col. TBD 		TBD, TBD
Territorial Brigades
4th Brigade Bde. Gen. TBD
Col. TBD 		TBD, TBD
5th Brigade Bde. Gen. TBD
Col. TBD 		TBD, TBD
6th Brigade Bde. Gen. TBD
Col. TBD 		TBD, TBD

Personnel

Strength

Rank and insignia

Uniforms

Pay Grade AO-C AO-1 AO-2 AO-3 AO-4 AO-5 AO-6 AO-7 AO-8 AO-9 AO-10 AO-11
Insignia Belfras Army Officer Candidate.png Belfras Army Second Lieutenant.png Belfras Army First Lieutenant.png Belfras Army Captain.png Belfras Army Major.png Belfras Army Lieutenant Colonel.png Belfras Army Colonel.png Belfras Army Brigadier General.png Belfras Army Major General.png Belfras Army Lieutenant General.png Belfras Army General.png Belfras Army Field Marshal.png
Title Officer Candidate
Officer Cadet 		Second
Lieutenant 		First
Lieutenant 		Captain Major Lieutenant
Colonel 		Colonel Brigadier
General 		Major
General 		Lieutenant
General 		General Field Marshal
Abbreviation CAN
CAD		 2LT 1LT CPT MAJ LTC COL BG MG LTG GEN FM
Note: Field Marshal leads Military Council and is elected from among sitting Generals.
Pay Grade OP1 OP2 OP3
Insignia Belfras Army Warrant Officer.png Belfras Army Master Chief Warrant Officer.png Belfras Army Chief Warrant Officer.png
Title Warrant Officer Chief
Warrant Officer 		Master Chief
Warrant Officer
Abbreviation W-1 W-2 W-3
MoD Pay Grade E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7
Insignia Belfras Army Private.png Belfras Army Lance Corporal.png Belfras Army Corporal.png Belfras Army Sergeant.png Belfras Army Staff Sergeant.png Belfras Army Master Sergeant.png Belfras Army Sergeant Major.png
Title Private Lance Corporal Corporal Sergeant Staff\Colour
Sergeant 		Master
Sergeant 		Sergeant
Major
Abbreviation PVT LCOR CORP SGT SSGT MSG SGM
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Training

Current deployments

Equipment

Further information: List of equipment of the Antarctican Army

Firearms

Artillery

Vehicles

Support

Aircraft

Bases

See also

Template:Antarctic Circle States Armed Forces

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