Royal Acrean Army

Royal Acrean Army Hæren Heer Armée
Active	1436-Present
Country	Acrea
Type	Army
Size	500,000 active duty personnel 400,000 Army Reserve personnel 450,000 Regular Reserve personnel 1,350,000 total
Part of	Acrean Armed Forces
Headquarters	Rena
Engagements	Kunhegyes Conflict Ruvelkan Civil War Great Eracuran War Liberation War Refusal War Zemplen War Midsummer War Continuation War
Commanders
Chief of the Army	Eirik Stordalen

The Royal Acrean Army is the land warfare branch of the Acrean Armed Forces. It is the oldest branch of the armed forces. The official commander-in-chief of the Acrean Armed Forces and therefore the Army is the Crown, with the Chancellor traditionally appointed by the Crown as the acting commander-in-chief since the mid-19th Century. The Army is administered by the Ministry of Defence and is led by the Chief of the General Staff.

The Army is the largest Acrean military branch. It has three main components- the active-duty Army, the Army Reserve, and the Regular Reserve. The active-duty Army consists of the professional regular army, and at the end of 2020 had approximately 481,000 personnel. Conscription for the regular army became unenforced in 1990, as the military's active-duty components moved to an entirely professional force. Both the Army Reserve and the Regular Reserve make up the Acrean Army Reserve Forces, with the Army Reserve serving as the upper echelon and the Regular Reserve as the lower echelon. The Army Reserve, Army comprising the volunteer reserve force, is kept to a much higher readiness and training standard than the Regular Reserve. Its personnel are required to attend regular drill training at least once a month, and two-week trainings three times annually. They receive higher priority for equipment, however the equipment generally trickles down from the regular army. Soldiers who are transitioning from active duty service to Army Reserve service are allowed to keep their already issued equipment for the duration of their contract. As a consequence of their greater time commitment, Army Reserve personnel are also afforded higher pay compensation than the Regular Reserves.

History

The Acrean Army is among the oldest standing modern armies in Tyran, and traces many of its traditions to the Acrean Imperial Army of antiquity. The first regiments of professional soldiers stood up predominantly consisted of former Acrean mercenaries, with a wealth of experience and training from prior service under various Acrean or foreign nobles. The foundations of the modern Acrean Army are found in Reformation-era cultural and political changes. Among the policy changes emphasised in the Ivorian Reforms, informed by a return to Imperial-era ideals, was the institution of a nationally-funded and recruited military force. Mercenaries had become the norm in Acrea during the period of civil wars in the 14th century and continued to be so into the 15th century.

Organisation

The highest level of command in the Acrean Army is the Acrean Joint Headquarters (Nordic: Nordriges Felles Hovedkvarter), or HKV, led by the Supreme Commander (Nordic: Øverstkommanderende) and which reports to the Chief of Defence Staff. Subordinate to the HKV is the Army Command (Nordic: Hærenskommando), led by the Chief of the Army.

The combat strength of the Acrean Army is organised into two Army Groups- Army Group North (AGN), commanded by Gen. Solveig Stensrud, and Army Group Center (AGC), commanded by Gen. Fredrik Rasmussen. The active duty component of the Acrean Army is composed of four field armies: 6th Army in Götland and 1st Army in Volsdalen under AGN, and 2nd Army in Visingsö with the 8th Army Vennesmark under AGC. Together, the four field armies comprise a combat strength of 22 active duty combat divisions, and are supplemented by a further 17 reserve divisions.

Personnel

Rank Structure

Generals

• OF-10: General
• OF-9: Generalløytnant
• OF-8: Generalmajor
• OF-7: Brigader

Field Officers

• OF-6: Oberst
• OF-5: Oberstløytnant
• OF-4: Major
• OF-3: Stabskaptein
• OF-3: Kaptein
• OF-2: Oberløytnant
• OF-1: Løytnant
• OF(T): Kadett

Enlisted

• OR-9: Sersjantmajor
• OR-8: Kommandsersjant
• OR-7: Sersjant 1. Klasse
• OR-6: Stabssersjant
• OR-5: Sersjant
• OR-4: Stabskorporal
• OR-4: Korporal
• OR-3: Visekorporal 1. Klasse
• OR-2: Visekorporal
• OR-1: Privat
• OR(T): Rekrut

Equipment

Main article: List of equipment of the Acrean Army