Royal Radictistan Army

Royal Radictistan Army
Active	Present
Country	Radictistan
Allegiance	HRH the Grand Duke Xenocimedes Radicti of Radictistan
Type	Army
Size	~2.4 million personnel
Part of	Ministry of Defense
March	"Men of Eastval"
Commanders
Chief of Staff of the Army	Field Marshal Konrad Felder, Baron Felder, KCR KCS
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army	Colonel-General Sir George Sangsford, KS

The Royal Radictistan Army (Radictistani: Dukliche Radictistanische Armee) is the ground warfare component of the Radictistani military. It is the largest branch of the military with almost two and a half million active and reserve personnel. Combat formations are organized into five Corps each associated with a region of the Grand Duchy as well as the non-territorial Special Operations Command. Despite concentrating almost solely on homeland defense, the Royal Radictistan Army has become increasingly involved in domestic security operations in response to the ongoing internal conflict in Norcustsur and has participated in a few international peacekeeping operations.

Operations

Some combat formations within IV Corps, most notably the elite 19th Mountain Division, have been activated to assist the Royal Security Police in providing security against the Communist Party of Radictistan in the County of Norcustsur.

The Royal Radictistan Army's only long-term foreign deployment to date has been to the divided island of Indras as part of a binational peacekeeping and counterinsurgency effort. Brigade Task Force Indras-Omega deployed to the north of the newly drawn international border between Macabee-occupied Indras and Lamoni-occupied Omega.

Structure and organization

Main article: Organization of the Royal Radictistan Army

The head of the Royal Radictistan Army is the Chief of Staff of the Army who chairs the Army Staff. The Army Staff is responsible for the overall command and control of the army and is immediately subordinate to the Minister of Defense.

Major commands

Main article: List of current formations of the Royal Radictistan Army

All combat formations of the Royal Radictistan are organic to one of six major commands. Five of these are numbered Corps. Each Corps also has a regional affiliation. The Corps is primarily administrative in nature but would form the basis of the operational command structure in the case of invasion. A specific Corps will comprise of several divisions and independent brigades plus certain special units such as surface-to-surface missile units and attack helicopter regiments. All reserve formations belonging to a corps are made up of personnel residing within the Corps area. Unlike in other national armies with a military district structure, these organizations are not responsible for administering the conscription system or for recruit training. The five existing Corps are:

• I Corps (Nuxenstat), responsible for units garrisoned within the County of Greater Nuxenstat. I Corps is comprised of three infantry divisions, one independent infantry brigade, and some battalion-sized formations.
• II Corps (Eastern), responsible for units garrisoned within the County of Eastval. II Corps is comprised of four infantry divisions, two armored divisions, two independent artillery brigades, and other smaller units.
• III Corps (Western), responsible for units garrisoned within the counties of Erdwoodsur, Westwoodsur, and Hyarpsur. II Corps is comprised of seven infantry divisions, one armored division, one independent artillery brigade, one military police brigade, and a number of independent battalions.
• IV Corps (Northern), responsible for units garrisoned within the County of Norcustsur. IV Corps is comprised of eight infantry divisions, one armored division, a military police brigade, and other smaller direct reporting units.
• V Corps (Northeastern), responsible for units garrisoned in the County of Yestingsur. It is comprised of five infantry divisions, two armored divisions, two independent artillery brigades, and a number of smaller formations.

During wartime the five Corps are further grouped for command and control into two Army Commands (Armeekommandos). IV Corps and V Corps make up Army Command I while I, II, and III Corps make up Army Command II.

The last major combat command is Special Operations Command. Unlike the five Corps it is not bound to any geographic area but is instead delineated by task, in this case the support and operational control of Royal Radictistan Army special operations units.

Operational forces

The essential building block of the Royal Radictistan Army's operational forces is the division. There are thirty-two active and reserve divisions: twenty-six infantry and six armored. Radictistani divisions adhere to a triangular plan with each comprised of three maneuver brigades plus divisional troops. Radictistani doctrine places many support units, such as reconnaissance troops, at the division level rather than at the brigade level as they are in many foreign armies. In wartime the Corps loses its operational authority, instead multiple divisions would be formed together along with corps-level assets to form one or more ad hoc Division Groups. Each Division Group would normally be commanded by a Lieutenant-General, the same rank typically held by a Corps commander. The Corps does maintain a role as force provider, ensuring that a steady stream of replacement personnel and equipment reach fighting units.

Maneuver brigades share the same triangular construction as divisions with three maneuver battalions plus auxiliary units. Radictistani brigades are less flexible than their foreign counterparts because of the placement of key combat elements such as reconnaissance units at the division level. To remedy this inflexibility it is common for units from the divisional troops to be attached temporarily to a brigade forming a Brigade Task Force.

A Radictistani army combat battalion usually consists of four organic maneuver companies. An infantry battalion, for example, has three Rifle companies and one Heavy Weapons company.

Uniform

The Royal Radictistan Army authorizes the wear of four different types of uniforms. Full Dress uniform is worn on ceremonial occasions such as change of command ceremonies and when on public duties. Service Dress is the primary day-to-day wear for noncombat situations including parade and in office environments. Battle Dress is reserved for combat operations and field training exercises. It comes in a small number of variants with different camouflage patterns optimized for the terrain in different regions of Radictistan. Lastly there is the Physical Training Uniform which is worn during physical training activity in garrison. Full Dress and Service Dress come in both Summer and Winter issue. Both sets are of a dark green color.

Berets

Personnel assigned to certain combat formations are authorized to wear a beret in non-combat environments. Airborne units such as 2 Naval Brigade and 36th Airborne Division wear a maroon beret. Rangers wear green berets. Military police wear scarlet berets. Mountain infantry wear a light blue beret.

Personnel

Conscription

Main article: Conscription in Radictistan

As with the other branches of the Radictistani military, the Royal Radictistan Army relies largely on two-year conscripts to meet its needs for enlisted personnel. Conscripts are inducted every June. After two years they will be released from active duty, assuming good behavior, at the rank of Corporal (E-4), having been promoted after six, twelve, and eighteen months of service. Conscripted Corporals with exceptional records often serve as fireteam leaders. However they are not considered to be noncommissioned officers.

All newly inducted personnel including conscripts are given the opportunity to volunteer for one of the two elite divisions of the Royal Radictistan Army, 2 Naval Brigade and 36th Airborne Division. In the case of conscripts the decision to volunteer is rewarded with additional pay and privileges, although an extra year is added to the term of service in order to compensate for the additional training required of personnel assigned to these units. The majority of the volunteers intend to remain in the army after their mandatory term and become noncommissioned officers. Together the marine and airborne units are the primary source for NCOs and their enlisted personnel are groomed for those positions.

Training

All new enlisted personnel receive seven weeks of basic training then go on to more advanced training at a separate facility set aside for their particular specialty. These training centers include Infantry School, Armored Warfare School, and Air Defense Artillery School. These courses vary in length from twelve weeks to nine months. Personnel bound for either 2 Naval Brigade or 36th Airborne Division receive additional amphibious and/or parachute training before reporting to their units.

Officers receive their pre-commissioning training at the Royal Military Academy, Redford or through Officer Candidate School. The Redford course lasts three years while the OCS course lasts eleven weeks. Graduates of those courses are commissioned into the army as Lieutenants. They are then dispatched to second-tier training before being permitted to join operational units. Commissioned officers must serve a minimum of four years on active duty.

Enlisted personnel with at least nine years of service and who have attained the rank of Junior Sergeant or higher can attend Warrant Officer Candidate School. Upon completion of the seven week course they are granted the rank of Warrant Officer Third Class. Warrant Officers in the Army most commonly serve as helicopter pilots as well as in technical leadership roles and instructor billets within special operations forces organizations such as the Ranger battalions.

The Army Command and Staff College prepares field-grade officers for leadership and administrative positions in large formations and the Ministry of Defense.

Reserves

All enlisted personnel, whether volunteers or conscripts, are required to serve for a minimum of ten years in either active-duty or reserve capacities. Conscripts serving two years will spend the next eight years in either the Active Reserve or Inactive Reserve depending on the Army's needs for personnel of their specialty. Three-year conscripts, such as naval and airborne personnel, will serve for seven years in one of the reserves. Volunteer personnel who have served on active duty for more than ten years do not enter the reserves following their discharge. Reservists can opt to voluntarily extend their reserve service to a maximum of twenty years including prior active duty service.

Officers and senior Noncommissioned Officers (those with the rank of Sergeant and above) serve in the reserves until retirement age. This service will take place in either the Active or Inactive Reserve according to human resources requirements. Many Inactive Reserve officers and NCOs are seconded to the Home Guard where they serve in command and training roles.

Personnel assigned to the Active Reserve are members of formed units. Three days per calendar month and fourteen additional days each calendar year are spent training with their units. The Active Reserve makes up a large proportion of total combat power including 16 of 32 divisions. Personnel of the Inactive Reserve are not assigned to any formed unit and have no training obligation except for a five-day refresher course on basic military skills every four years. During a general mobilization, the Inactive Reserve is formed into a number of Replacement Battalions, each assigned to one of the five Army Corps or Special Operations Command as a source for individual replacements to offset battle casualties.

Equipment

Main article: Military_Equipment_of_Radictistan § Royal_Radictistan_Army

The Royal Radictistan Army uses primarily equipment of foreign origin although mostly manufactured in Radictistan. Major foreign suppliers include Questers and Lyras. Most indigenous equipment is based on foreign models such as the standard issue AG1 assault rifle. The main domestic manufacturers of army equipment are Royal Defense Industries and Radictistan Automotive Works. In general the army's equipment is modern and well-maintained.

Ceremonial functions

Infantry units of I Corps perform public duties at important royal and governmental sites within Greater Nuxenstat including Nuxenstat City Palace, the main royal residence. An infantry company will typically deploy on public duties for three months before rotating back to its parent battalion.