Carlosian Armed Forces
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| Carlosian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 18 July 1576 (traditional) |
| Current form | 20 June 1956 |
| Service branches | Army Navy Marine Force Air Force Space Command |
| Headquarters | Department of Defence Complex, Madrigal, Carloso |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Cárlos Tobón |
| Minister of Defence | Oscar Tobar |
| Chief of the General Staff | Régulo Moran |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18–39 |
| Conscription | 12 months |
The Carlosian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Carloso. It consists of five active branches; the Army, Navy, Marine Force, Air Force and Space Command. The President of the Executive Council, currently Cárlos Tobón, is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and formulates military policy alongside the Department of Defence (DoD). On a day-to-day basis, the Armed Forces are under the jurisdiction of the Department, which oversees the allocation of equipment and funding. It is charged primarily with the projection of Carloso's sovereign territory, airspace and foreign interests, with significant power projection capabilities.
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Carlosian Army
The Carlosian Army (Spanish: Ejército Carlosas) is the oldest branch of the Armed Forces, formed directly from the dissolved Iberian Colonial Army in 1581. It is by far the largest branch with ???,??? active personnel. Combatant forces are organised primarily into 19 divisions of roughly 20,000 servicemen each, including ten infantry, two armoured, two cavalry, three paratrooper and two mountain division units. In addition, there are several other separate regiments and brigades not subordinate to the divisions, including the two special operations regiments.
The Carlosian Navy (Spanish: Armada Carlosas) is the second oldest branch of the Carlosian Armed Forces, originally founded in 1581 after the transfer of Hispanic naval assets to the control of Gran Carlosia. In terms of manpower, it is the third largest branch with ???,??? active personnel. It is also the largest navy in the world in terms of tonnage; the Stasnovan Revolutionary Navy has more commissioned ships, weighing in at XXX tonnes at the end of 2015. The Chief of the Navy Staff, currently Fleet Admiral Robert Callahan, acts as the professional head of the Navy and is its representative on HIGHCOM. The person elected to the post is usually of five-star rank, and is appointed on the recommendation of the President. It has no operational command over Naval assets, though it can serve in a supervisory role and is based at the Department of Defence in Madrigal. All fleets, and indirectly all Naval forces, are instead under the command of the Fleet Commander, which is also held by a five-star officer appointed by the President.
The surface fleet operates an extremely wide variety ships, including amphibious assault ships, amphibious transport dock, landing ship docks, aircraft carriers, battlecruisers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, mine countermeasure vessels, offshore patrol vessels, missile tracking ships and dedicated vessels for electronic warfare and intelligence gathering.