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|commander1              = [[William Acton]]
|commander1              = [[Yui Townley]]
|commander1_label        = [[President of Meridon|Commander-in-Chief]]
|commander1_label        = [[President of Meridon|Commander-in-Chief]]
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|commander3_label        = Army Secretary
|commander3_label        = Army Secretary
|commander4              = Gen [[John Argus]]
|commander4              = ADM Benjamin Collins
|commander4_label        = Chief of Defense Staff
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}}The '''Meridonian Army''' is the land warfare component of the [[Meridon Defense Forces]]. It is composed of 106,482 active duty troops, and about 50,000 reservists as of 2022. It is the largest service branch in the Meridon Defense Forces.
}}The '''Meridonian Army''' is the land warfare component of the [[Meridon Defense Forces]]. It is composed of 106,482 active duty troops, and about 50,000 reservists as of 2022. It is the largest service branch in the Meridon Defense Forces.


The Meridonian Army, taking its roots from Amphian and specifically Anglian influences, was in its modern founded in 1739 by the Union Council in order to fight the [[Second Meridonian Civil War]] against the Sovereignist coalition, however it traces its origins back to the militia units of the original Amphian citystates. The Army, along with the [[Meridonian Navy]], existed as independent forces without a real unified command structure until 1833, where it was subordinated under the War Office alongside the Navy. A need for greater joint forces command, realized during the [[Second Escar-Varunan War]], resulted in the restructuring of the armed forces and the establishment of the [[Meridonian Defense Forces]] and the [[Defense Department (Meridon)|Defense Department]].
The Meridonian Army, taking its roots from European and specifically English influences, was in its modern founded in 1739 by the Union Council in order to fight the [[Second Meridonian Civil War]] against the Sovereignist coalition, however it traces its origins back to the militia units of the original European citystates. The Army, along with the [[Meridonian Navy]], existed as independent forces without a real unified command structure until 1833, where it was subordinated under the War Office alongside the Navy. A need for greater joint forces command, realized during the Second World War, resulted in the restructuring of the armed forces and the establishment of the [[Meridonian Defense Forces]] and the [[Defense Department (Meridon)|Defense Department]].  
 
The Army in its modern day form is a fully professional fighting force. It, alongside the rest of the Armed Forces (excluding the Air Forces and their predecessor, the Army Air Forces) conducted mandatory conscription from 1934 to 1960, but has since been able to maintain sufficient numbers through volunteers alone. The Army is designed around high mobility and expeditionary warfare, and has a good mix of unit capabilities to meet this goal. It is administered by the [[Department of the Army]] as a civilian oversight agency. It is commanded, however, by the [[Chief of Army Staff (Meridon)|Chief of Army Staff]],a 4 star officer and the seniormost commissioned officer in the Army. It regularly conducts operations and exercises along other nations, including peacekeeping and training exercises especially with the [[Heian Cooperation Organization]].  


The Army in its modern day form is a fully professional fighting force. It, alongside the rest of the Armed Forces (excluding the Air Forces and their predecessor, the Army Air Forces) conducted mandatory conscription from 1938 to 1960, but has since been able to maintain sufficient numbers through volunteers alone. The Army is designed around high mobility and expeditionary warfare, and has a good mix of unit capabilities to meet this goal. It is administered by the [[Department of the Army]] as a civilian oversight agency. It is commanded, however, by the [[Chief of Army Staff (Meridon)|Chief of Army Staff]],a 4 star officer and the seniormost commissioned officer in the Army. It regularly conducts operations and exercises along other nations, including peacekeeping and training exercises.
==History==
==History==
===Early Iterations===
===Early Iterations===
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===1800's===
===1800's===
===Early 1900's===
===Early 1900's===
===2nd Escar-Varunan War===


===Post-war===
===Post-war===
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===Structure===
===Structure===


All non-special forces land combatant units are organized under Army Forces Command. AFC consists of two non-operational organizations- Forward Forces Command (FFC), responsible for forward-oriented or actively deployed units; and Home Forces Command (HFC), which manages units directly tasked with maintaining homeland defense. The army consists of a total of 8 maneuver regiments, including one airborne, one armored, three mechanized and three light. These regiments, when deployed, will fall under the 2 divisions in FFC- 2 Division and 6 Division. Only 2 regiments are permanently assigned to FFC- these being [[4 Regiment Airborne]] in 2 Division and [[11 Regiment Taumako Light]] in 6 Division. Both of these units are considered as special operations forces. These divisions rotate regimental assignments regularly on an as-needed basis to suit deployments and national defense needs. HFC is also home to 3 Division, which administers the reserve component of the Army; and 1 Division, which maintains all permanent and semi-permanent home defense assets, including all non-deployed maneuver regiments. HFC is further delineated into several military districts, which are joint MDF commands and serve as the next highest operational level above the brigade, as 1 Division is not an operational organization.
''Main article: [[Structure of the Meridonian Army]]''
 
Supporting forces, including medical, intelligence, and procurement, are organized under Joint Support Force Command (JSFC). Army special forces are organized under the [[Army Special Forces Group]] (ASFG), which is subordinated to the [[Meridon Joint Special Operations Command]], a tri-service organization of special forces units.
 
'''Headquarters, Army (HQA)'''
*Army Forces Command (AFC)
**[[4 Division Infantry]]
***[[20 Regiment Redland Light ]]
***[[14 Regiment Kohaku Mechanized ]]
***[[11 Regiment Taumako Light ]]
***[[4 Regiment Divisional Artillery]]
***[[12 Regiment Aviation]]
***[[3 Regiment Combat Logistics]]
**[[9 Division Armored]]
***[[10 Regiment Armored]]
***[[82 Regiment Armored]]
***[[22 Regiment Blackwell Mechanized]]
***[[9 Regiment Armored Divsional Artillery]]
***[[60 Regiment Aviation]]
***[[4 Regiment Combat Logistics]]
**[[14 Division Airborne Infantry]]
***[[4 Regiment Airborne]]
***[[12 Regiment Airmobile]]
***[[14 Regiment Divisional Airborne Artillery]]
***[[24 Regiment Aviation]]
***[[1 Regiment Airborne Combat Logistics]]
**[[16 Division Infantry]]
***[[36 Regiment Stonewood Mechanized]]
***[[26 Regiment Galleston Mechanized]]
***[[8 Regiment Almsland Light]]
***[[16 Divisional Artillery]]
***[[9 Regiment Aviation]]
***[[10 Regiment Combat Logistics]]
 
*Army Reserve Command (ARC)
**[[3 Division Infantry]]
***[[23 Reserve Regiment Piermont Light]]
***[[9 Reserve Regiment Satton Light]]
***[[89 Reserve Regiment Coessa Mechanized]]
***[[18 Reserve Regiment Divisional Artillery]]
***[[51 Reserve Regiment Aviation]]
***[[66 Reserve Regiment Combat Logistics]]
 
*[[Army Special Forces Group]] (ASFG)
**[[8 Batallion Commando]]
**[[41 Regiment Rangers]]
**[[10 Battalion Pathfinders]]
 
*Joint Support Force Command (JSFC)
**Army Training and Readiness Command (TREDCOM)
***[[Federal Military Academy]]
***[[Army Maneuver Warfare Center]]
***[[Army Recruit Training Center Wallowton]]
**Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)
**Army Procurement Command (PROCOM)
**Army Enforcement and Investigations Command (EICOM)
**Army Engineering Corps (AEC)
**Army Intelligence and Cyberwarfare Command (INCYCOM)
**Army Aviation Command (AVICOM)
**Army Integrated Air Defense Command (IADECOM)
**Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM)
 


*Cordelia Military District
[[File:MA_Rifle_Squad.png|thumb|Organization of a Meridonian army rifle squad, circa 2023.]]
** Army Funerary Command/ [[Federal Memorial Segrano Hill]]
**[[1 Regiment Federal]]


===Special operations forces===
===Special operations forces===
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Soldiers from the 176th Air Dispatch Squadron talk while waiting for inbound aircraft at Londonderry Drop Zone in March 2017.jpg|Army soldiers from 11 Security Forces Battallion wearing MDCU patterned GPWU fatigues.
Soldiers from the 2nd Royal Australian Regiment execute a security halt on a beach during an amphibious assault exercise in 2015.jpg| Soldiers from 52 Regiment Howam Light conducting exercises in Redbird Territory.
Soldiers from the 176th Air Dispatch Squadron talk while waiting for inbound aircraft at Londonderry Drop Zone in March 2017.jpg|Army soldiers from 12 Battalion Military Police wearing MDCU patterned GPWU fatigues.
Australian soldiers marching through Darwin on Anzac Day 2018.jpg|Officers and other ranks of the 26 RGMI marching during a parade in Cordelia wearing Class II summer dress uniforms.  
Australian soldiers marching through Darwin on Anzac Day 2018.jpg|Officers and other ranks of the 26 RGMI marching during a parade in Cordelia wearing Class II summer dress uniforms.  
Australian Army band at the No 28 Squadron RAAF freedom of the city parade August 2013.jpg| Regimental Band, 1 Regiment Federal marching in Class II dress uniforms.  
Australian Army band at the No 28 Squadron RAAF freedom of the city parade August 2013.jpg| Regimental Band, 1 Regiment Federal marching in Class II dress uniforms.  
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|Rank title||''Field Marshal''||''General''||''Lieutenant General''||''Major General''||''Brigadier''||''Colonel''||''Lieutenant Colonel''||''Major''||''Captain''||''Lieutenant''||''Second Lieutenant''||Various
|Rank title||''Field Marshal''||''General''||''Lieutenant General''||''Major General''||''Regimental General ''||''Colonel''||''Lieutenant Colonel''||''Major''||''Captain''||''Lieutenant''||''Second Lieutenant''||Various
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 7 April 2024

Meridonian Army
MAFlag.png
Service flag of the Meridonian Army
Active06 May 1739 - present
Country Meridon
TypeArmy
RoleLand warfare
Size106,482
Part of Meridon Defense Forces
Ceremonial GarrisonGreycreek Barracks, Alexandria
Motto(s)Through Valor, Liberty
Colors  Ranger Green,   Army Gold
MarchOver the Hills and Far Away
EngagementsSecond Meridonian Civil War
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefYui Townley
Defense SecretaryJason Merritt
Army SecretaryAlan Pierro
Chief of Defense StaffADM Benjamin Collins
Chief of Army StaffGen Arthur McCann
Vice Chief of Army StaffLGen Kenneth Bradston
Army Sergeant MajorVincent Campbell
Insignia
Service badgeARMYCOA.png
Aircraft roundelArmy av roundel.png
Alternate low-vis roundelArmy av roundel lowvis.png

The Meridonian Army is the land warfare component of the Meridon Defense Forces. It is composed of 106,482 active duty troops, and about 50,000 reservists as of 2022. It is the largest service branch in the Meridon Defense Forces.

The Meridonian Army, taking its roots from European and specifically English influences, was in its modern founded in 1739 by the Union Council in order to fight the Second Meridonian Civil War against the Sovereignist coalition, however it traces its origins back to the militia units of the original European citystates. The Army, along with the Meridonian Navy, existed as independent forces without a real unified command structure until 1833, where it was subordinated under the War Office alongside the Navy. A need for greater joint forces command, realized during the Second World War, resulted in the restructuring of the armed forces and the establishment of the Meridonian Defense Forces and the Defense Department.

The Army in its modern day form is a fully professional fighting force. It, alongside the rest of the Armed Forces (excluding the Air Forces and their predecessor, the Army Air Forces) conducted mandatory conscription from 1938 to 1960, but has since been able to maintain sufficient numbers through volunteers alone. The Army is designed around high mobility and expeditionary warfare, and has a good mix of unit capabilities to meet this goal. It is administered by the Department of the Army as a civilian oversight agency. It is commanded, however, by the Chief of Army Staff,a 4 star officer and the seniormost commissioned officer in the Army. It regularly conducts operations and exercises along other nations, including peacekeeping and training exercises.

History

Early Iterations

Formation

File:TBD
probably some civil war shit

1800's

Early 1900's

Post-war

Modern day

Organization

The Army consists of two components- Regular and Reserve. Regular formations compose the active-duty formations of the Army and comprise the majority of its strength, including all of its deployable brigades. Reserve formations consist of both part time soldiers and lower readiness formations that are generally relegated to defense support activities on an as-needed basis. Reserve soldiers, at a minimum, conduct training two days per month with their formation and three weeks of annual training a year.

The Army is headed by the Chief of Army Staff, the highest-ranking commissioned officer in the Army, who sits on the Defense General Staff as its seniormost representative. The COAS reports to the Army Secretary, who reports to the Defense Secretary, who primarily advises the President of Meridon on all defense matters and is responsible for implementing civilian policy into the Army.

Structure

Main article: Structure of the Meridonian Army

Organization of a Meridonian army rifle squad, circa 2023.

Special operations forces

See also:Special Operations Forces Command

Special warfare forces are organized under the Army Special Forces Group (ASFG), which regularly interoperates and reports to Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM). ASFG consists of a number of tenant special forces unit.

Equipment

See also:Modern equipment of the Meridonian Army

Uniforms

  • Soldiers from 52 Regiment Howam Light conducting exercises in Redbird Territory.

    Soldiers from 52 Regiment Howam Light conducting exercises in Redbird Territory.

  • Army soldiers from 12 Battalion Military Police wearing MDCU patterned GPWU fatigues.

    Army soldiers from 12 Battalion Military Police wearing MDCU patterned GPWU fatigues.

  • Officers and other ranks of the 26 RGMI marching during a parade in Cordelia wearing Class II summer dress uniforms.

    Officers and other ranks of the 26 RGMI marching during a parade in Cordelia wearing Class II summer dress uniforms.

  • Regimental Band, 1 Regiment Federal marching in Class II dress uniforms.

    Regimental Band, 1 Regiment Federal marching in Class II dress uniforms.

  • Federal Military Academy graduates marching in Class I full dress uniforms.

    Federal Military Academy graduates marching in Class I full dress uniforms.

Personnel

See also:Military ranks of the Meridon Defense Forces#Meridonian Army

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade OF11 OF10 OF9 OF8 OF7 OF6 OF5 OF4 OF3 OF2 OF1 OFC

Army 		MA FM.png MA GEN.png MA LGEN.png MA MGEN.png MA BDR.png MA COL.png MA LCOL.png MA MAJ.png MA CPT.png MA LTN.png MA 2LT.png Various
Rank title Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Regimental General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Various
Abbrevation FM Gen LGen MGen RGen Col LCol Maj Cpt Ltn 2Lt Various

Other ranks

DD Pay Grade WO1 WO2 WO3 WO4 WO5 OR6 OR5 OR4 OR3 OR2 OR1 Recruit

Army 		MA WOC1.png MA WOC2.png MA WOC3.png MA WOC4.png MA WOC5.png MA SSGT.png MA MSGT.png MA CSGT.png MA 1SGT.png MA TSGT.png Australian Army OR-6.svg Australian Army OR-5.svg Australian Army OR-4.svg No rank insignia No rank insignia
Rank title Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Warrant Officer Class 3 Warrant Officer Class 4 Warrant Officer Class 5 Staff Sergeant Master Sergeant Color Sergeant First Sergeant Technical Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private Recruit
Abbrevation WOC1 WOC2 WOC3 WOC4 WOC5 SSgt MSgt CSgt 1Sgt TSgt Sgt Cpl LCpl Pte Rct

Training

See also

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