Public Force (Montecara)

Public Force
Fòrça pùblica
File:MontecaraCoA.png
Service branches	Armàda Brigàda Montecarà Dragòni
Headquarters	Castèl Gerò
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Colegio
Secretary of Defense and Security	Tulio Brucàt
Captain-general	Ermàn Manfrìn
Personnel
Military age	17 years of age
Conscription	17 years of age, 24-month period
Active personnel	5,655 Armàda: 1,897 Brigàda: 3,216 Dragòni: 2,439
Reserve personnel	16,875
Expenditure
Budget	NSD 4.21 billion
Percent of GDP	2.40% (2017)

The military of Montecara, officially the Public Force (Fòrça pùblica), consists of an integrated command structure with three specialized branches: the Brigàda Montecarà (land forces), Armàda (navy), and Dragòni (gendarmerie).

The military is a serious object of the Montecaran government's concern given its history of conflict with its neighbors and highly strategic location. Exact defense plans are classified, but it is widely known that Montecara's military strategy is based first on deterrence and second on organized resistance to invasion. Deterrence rests on making it clear that the attacking force would suffer unacceptable casualties in seeking to capture Montecara's small territory. Failing this, the goal of resistance is to deny the enemy use of the nation's strategic assets and exhaust its will to fight.

History

The first professional military in Montecara was that of the Solarian Republic. The modern Montecaran military traces its roots back to this ancient tradition.

Conscription

Montecara practices conscription for a term of two years beginning at age 17 for able-bodied citizens and permanent residents, male and female. University-bound secondary-school students may defer their enlistment until their studies are completed, usually at age 19. Upon reaching service age, new recruits report to Castèl Gerò and take a battery of physical and academic tests. Based on their results, they may be assigned to a remedial physical fitness course or move directly on to recruit training. The basic training course lasts 12 weeks, during which recruits learn the rudiments of military skills and discipline. Once a conscript's two-year service is complete, he or she is considered a qualified soldier and remains on the reserve list until reaching the age of 40 (for other ranks) or 45 (for officers).

While conscription is theoretically universal, in reality less than 20% of the pool of potential recruits is actually called to serve. Most young people go on to study at university or a technical academy rather than serving in the military, and those that are conscripted are generally voluntary.

Organization

The order of battle diagram for the Montecaran armed forces

Officers

	O‑(D)	O‑1	O‑2	O‑3	O‑4	O‑5	O‑6	O‑7	O‑8	O‑9	O‑10
Armàda	Aspirant Aspirànt	Sub-lieutenant Subtenènt	Lieutenant Tenènt	Sopracomito Sopracomito	No equivalent	Vice-Captain Vicecaptàn	Captain Captàn	Captain-General Captàn-xenera	No equivalent
Brigàda	Aspirant Aspirànt	Sub-lieutenant Subtenènt	Lieutenant Tenènt	Captain Captàn	Major Maxòr	Lieutenant-Colonel Coronèl-tenènt	Colonel Coronèl	Captain-General Captàn-xenera
Dragòni	Aspirant Aspirànt	Sub-lieutenant Subtenènt	Lieutenant Tenènt	Captain Captàn	Major Maxòr	Lieutenant-Colonel Coronèl-tenènt	Colonel Coronèl	No equivalent

Enlisted

	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E-7	E-8	E-9
Armàda	Recruit Novelìn	Sailor Marinèr	Chosen sailor Marinèr xelto	No equivalent	Master Màstro	Chosen master Màstro xelto	Chief master Capomàstro	No equivalent
	No insignia
Brigàda	Recruit Novelìn	Private Soldàt	Corporal Caporàl	Chosen corporal Caporàl xelto	Sergeant Sergènt	Chosen sergeant Sergènt xelto	Master sergeant Sergènt màstro
	No insignia	No insignia
Dragòni	Recruit Novelìn	Dragoon Dragòn	Chosen dragoon Dragòn xelto	Chief dragoon Dragòn capo	Vice-Brigadier Vicebrigadièr	Brigadier Brigadièr	Marshal Marexiàl

International cooperation

Montecara engages in defense cooperation with the other members of the Euclean defense community. Allied ships make regular calls at the Port of Montecara, and the state is de-facto protected by the Euclean Community nuclear umbrella.