Ankat Armed Forces

Ankat Armed Forces
Logo of the Armed Forces
Service branches	Army Air Force Navy Civil Defence Force
Headquarters	Nilagne Naegima
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Suneshka Iriyagolla
Personnel
Military age	18
Conscription	Yes
Reaching military age annually	(2013 est.)

The Ankat Armed Forces (AAF; Terasi: අන්කට් සන්නද්ධ හමුදා tr; Ankaṭ Sannaddha Hamudā; ASH) is the military force of the Socialist Republic of Ankat. The AFF consists of three service branches: The Ankat People's Army, Ankat People's Air Force, and the Ankat People's Navy. Since it's creation during the Ankati Revolution, the AAF have been under the control of the President of the Socialist Republic, which as of May 2021 was Suneshka Iriyagolla.

The flag of the AAF is a red flag with the Bhagyavatun Vahanse on the top left similar to the national flag. The general AAF flag has no additions, but the branches have two solid stripes on the bottom of the flag in varying colours depending on their branch; The Army utilise the same gold as already seen on the flag, while the Navy utilise blue and the air force use green.

During the Ankati Revolution the AAF went by the name of the Socialist Army (Terasi: සමාජවාදී හමුදාව; tr Samājavādī Hamudāva). The Socialist Army was one of the major combatants in the civil war, initially working with others before becoming powerful enough to be the largest faction alongside the Torists. It was formally retitled as the Ankat Armed Forces shortly after the capture of Nilagne Naegima at the end of the war.

History

Modernisation

Frigate Jedge Iranama (FFG-522)

Current deployments

File:AnkatiTroopsinFahran2020.jpg

Soldiers of the Paḷamu Varjanaya (First Strike) in Fahran

Ranks

Commissioned Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Army/Air Force Ranks	Senior General		Vice-Senior General	General	Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Navy Ranks	Senior Admiral		Vice-Senior Admiral	Admiral	Vice Admiral		Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (Junior-Grade)			Sub-Lieutenant			Officer Cadet

Non-commissioned and enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
																													No insignia	No insignia
Army	Warrant Officer class 1						Warrant Officer class 2		Master Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private	Recruit
Air Force	Warrant Officer class 1						Warrant Officer class 2		Flight Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private	Recruit
Navy	Warrant Officer class 1						Warrant Officer class 2		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer												Leading Seaman				Assisting Lead		Able Seaman	Recruit

Organisation

Regular Forces

• Ankat People's Army (Ankāṭ Mahajana Hamudāva)
• Ankat People's Navy (Ankāṭ janatāvagē nāvika hamudāva)
• Ankat People's Air Force (Ankāṭ janatāvagē guvan hamudāv)

Para-military forces

• Ankat Border Guard (Ankāṭ dēśasīmā ārakṣakayā)
• Ankat Coast Guard (Ankāṭ veraḷārakṣaka balakāya)
• Ankat People's Civil Defence Force (Ankāṭ mahajana sivil ārakṣaka balakāya))

Specialized Forces

• Presidential Guard