National Army of Notreceau

National Army of Notreceau Armée Nationale de Notreceau
Active	1963 - Present
Country	Notreceau
Motto(s)	Honneur et Victoire Honor and Victory
March	Ça Ira It'll be fine
Mascot(s)	Vieux Bâtard
Commanders
Marshal of the National Directorate	Théo Faucheux
Director of the Department of National Defense	Léon Blanc
Director of the Department of the Army	Norbert Béringer
Chief of Staff of the National Army of Notreceau	Samson Dennel

The National Army of Notreceau (Notreceauen: Armée Nationale de Notreceau) is one of two land-based components of the Notreceauen military and is primarily responsible for conducting expeditionary and strike operations. Despite its name, the National Army of Notreceau is actually the smaller of the two land-based military arms of the Notreceauen military (The larger being the National Defense Force of Notreceau), and is an entirely volunteer force. Officially established in 1963, the National Army of Notreceau is the youngest of the five uniformed service components in the Notreceauen military.

The National Army is a strictly professional force and draws recruits from both the Notreceaun Metropole and the Overseas Territories of Notreceau. Service in the National Army (or other volunteer branch of the Notreceauen military such as the National Navy of Notreceau and the National Airforce of Notreceau) is considered a prestigious occupation within the nation and is generally a cultural (and in the case of certain offices official) requirement for political office and advancement. Volunteers in the National Army sign a term of enlistment for five years, after which they are placed on inactive reserve for another three years at the conclusion of their military service.

As of January 2019 the National Army of Notreceau employed [Insert] active duty personnel, with a reserve force of [Insert] personnel.

Uniform

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In 1965 the Department of the Army adopted a beige dress uniform which is worn with a white kepi, blue sash, and green and red epaulette. The Troupe d'Infanterie Navale (Naval Infantry Troop) wear blue and red kepis with yellow epuaulettes. The Chasseurs Alpins (Mountain Infantry) wear a large beret known as "gâteau" (The cake) with a white dress uniform and long white burnous. Sapeurs wear the standard dress uniform with leather gloves and a leather apron. Finally, members of the Lifeguard of the Marshal wear a black dress uniform with long black burnous, red kepi and red epuaulettes.

The standard camouflage pattern is officially designated as Boisé Mixte (Mixed Woodland) and features a color pallet consisting of green, brown, black and tan with thick stripping. An arid variation known as Désert Mixte (Mixed Desert) also exists and features a color pallet of exclusively browns and tans in the same thick stripping configuration.