National Guard SOH
| Military of Spirit of Hope | |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Guarding Hope" |
| Founded | 1653 |
| Personnel | |
| Active personnel | 578,240 |
| Reserve personnel | 698,540 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $251 Billion |
The National Guard of Spirit of Hope is the primary Imperial law enforcement and civil defense agency of the imperial government. While subject to the Code of the Armed Forces and considered a branch of the military, the National Guard answers to the Prime Minister and not to the President.
History
Organization
The National Guard is primarily organized along specialist branches based on the activities of the branch. Major branches are Internal Security, responsible for general imperial law enforcement, Border Security, responsible for immigration and customs, Economic Security, primarily responsible for activities such as counterfeiting and securities violations, and Air Defense, responsible for air defense of the empire in partnership with the Air Force. Each branch is further subdivided by geographic region and further specialties.
Personnel
The National Guard has the highest proportion of warrant officers and senior non commissioned officers (SNCOs) out of any armed forces branch in Spirit of Hope.
Commissioned Officers
There are two primary routed by which officers are commissioned in the Spirit of Hope National Guard, the Academy of the National Guard and Direct Commissioning.
The largest number of officers are commissioned through Direct Commissioning, candidates are selected from applying civilians, junior non commissioned officers (NCOs), and SNCO's who show high leadership potential. All candidates must be over the age of 21 and under the age of 30 when training is completed, score above ZZ on the Legal Vocation Test, and have an advanced degree in an appropriate field for the occupation to which they are applying. Officer Candidate School lasts eight months, before candidates are commissioned and sent to their primary occupation training.
The Academy of the National Guard is the other source of commissioned officers, it is a four year service academy open to all citizens over the age of 17 and under the age of 24. After completing the Academy officers will serve a five year tour with specific units, at which point the officer will either leave the National Guard or return to the Academy to complete an advanced degree before being assigned to their permanent occupation duty.
| Pay Grade | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7 | O-8 | O-9 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Lieutenant* | Lieutenant* | Captain | Major | Colonel | Brigadier | Lieutenant General |
General | Field Marshal | |||||||||||||
| Abbreviation | LT | LT | CPT | MAJ | COL | BG | LTG | GEN | FM | |||||||||||||
"*"The National Guard only recognizes the difference between O-1 and O-2 Lieutenants for pay reasons, an O-2 Lieutenant has no authority over an O-1.
Warrant Officers
In the National Guard Warrant officers are the senior criminal investigators, appointed from SNCOs for their demonstrated ability to investigate crimes and produce results. Warrant Officers will often be appointed to oversee complicated or high profile criminal activities. They have authorities equivalent to a Lieutenant.
| Pay Grade | WO-1 | WO-2 | WO-3 | WO-4 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Inspector | Senior Inspector |
Chief Inspector |
Master Inspector | |||||||||||||
| Abbreviation | WO | CWO | SWO | MWO | |||||||||||||
Enlisted
Enlisted members of the Spirit of Hope National Guard enter service through one of two Recruit Training centers, where they are trained for 8 weeks before being sent to their primary occupation training, or through direct enlistment, which is used for the enlistment of proven personnel other service branches, Sheriffs Deputies from the various Kingdoms, or Imperial City law enforcement agencies. Promotion to Constable is automatic after completing training, and promotion to Constable First Class is automatic after two years of good service.
One year after promotion to Constable First Class a guard is eligible for promotion to Lance Constable, and if recommended by superiors will be appointed as a junior non commissioned officer. Follow on promotions are based on performance in their job and leadership roles, as evaluated by the first two officers in their chain of command.
| Pay Grade | E-1 | E-2 | E-3 | E-4 | E-5 | E-6 | E7 | E-8 | E-9 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Recruit | Constable | Constable First Class |
Lance Constable | Corporal | Sergeant | Investigator | Senior Investigator |
Chief Investigator | |||||||||||||
| Abbreviation | RC | CS | CFC | LCCS | CPL | SGT | INV | SINV | CINV | |||||||||||||