Aisling Defense Force
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| Armed Forces of Temuair Empire | |
|---|---|
| Forzas Armadas do Imperio Temuair | |
| Service branches | Imperial Army of Temuair Imperial Air Force of Temuair Imperial Navy of Temuair |
| Leadership | |
| Emperador | Vitor Antón Avila |
| Defense Minister | Rodrigo Breixo Lua |
| Knight-Commander | Nicolau Alberte Millian |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | Any male or female may elect to serve on or after their 18th birthday. |
| Conscription | None |
| Active personnel | 464,716 |
| Reserve personnel | 163,923 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | 58 billion NSD Imperial Army: 26.1 billion (45%) Imperial Air Force: 23.2 billion (40%) Imperial Navy: 87 billion (15%) |
| Percent of GDP | 3.2% |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Brais Roi Arsenal, Armachd, Athar, Areiva |
The Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire (Aisling: Forzas Armadas do Imperio Temuair) is comprised of three service branches and is charged with the defense of the Aisling homeland, territory and interests. The Imperial Armed Forces are commanded by the reigning Emperador, who is also the command-in-chief of the armed forces, and considered the highest ranking military officer in the land.
Terms of service
Any Imperial subject, male or female may choose to enlist in the Armed Forces following their 18th birthday. There is no maximum acceptable age. Furthermore, unless judged mentally incompetent, and deemed incapable of understanding the Oath of Service, the Imperial Armed forces may not disqualify or deny service to anyone for any reason, except in cases where a criminal violation has occurred that would preclude service, or in cases where the subject has previously been accepted into the Armed Forces, but departed without completing their contractual obbligatos. Further, no person determined to be under the influence of alcohol or narcotics may take the Oath of Service. Subjects who elect to join the Imperial service must complete a term of service of no less than four years for active duty, or ten years for reserve forces, though a longer term may be required during wartime or other emergencies.
Servicemen and woman have the right to resign from Imperial service at any time, except during a declared emergency. There is no penalty for resigning from service before completing full term, except that, once out, a subject can never again join the service.
Upon completion of their term, provided it surpassed the mandated minimum, a subject is granted full citizenship into the empire and receives several rights and provides thereof, the most conspicuous of these being the right to vote for and hold government office.
History
Oath of Service
The Oath of Service was established in 1907 following the dissolution of the Kingdom of Temuair and the establishment of the Empire. The Oath may only be delivered by a sworn and commissioned officer of the Imperial Armed Forces, and can not be administered to any person determined to be under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.
I, being of sound body and mind, without coercion or inducement of any sort, and having been informed of the meaning, and consequences of violating, this Oath of Service, do hereby declare my intent to enter and serve the Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire for not less than my mandated term, and as long as may be required by the Imperial government.
I swear to uphold and defend the Articles of Governance against all enemies both foreign and domestic. I swear to protect and defended the rights and liberties of all citizens and subjects outlined by the Articles of Governance. I swear to preform and obey all lawful orders from the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Armed Forces, as well as the lawful orders of all lawfully designated officers or designated persons set above me, and to require such obedience for all persons lawfully placed in my charge.
I agree that once lawfully discharged from the Imperial Armed Forces to remain in inactive reserve for the entirety of my mandated term, and to, upon completely separating from the Imperial Armed Forces, carry out all duties and obligations and to enjoy the privileges of Imperial citizenship including but not limited to the duty, obligation and privilege of exercising sovereign franchise for the rest of my natural life unless stripped of honor by verdict, finally sustained, of court of my sovereign peers.
A final line
I swear this before Deoch, and all the Gods of Temuair.
Was removed from the Oath of Service in 1967 following a High Court ruling that requiring servicemen to swear an oath to any sort of religious deity violated the Articles of Governance regarding religious freedom.
Organization
Imperial Army
See main article: Imperial Army of Temuair
Imperial Air Force
See main article: Imperial Air Force of Temuair
See main article: Imperial Navy of Temuair
Home Guard
See main article: Aisling Home Guard
The Aisling Home Guard is part of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire. Most Guardsmen work full-time jobs between monthly deployments. A subject must serve no less than ten years in the Home Guard to qualify for citizenship. Units of the Home Guard, which was created from various divisional militias in 1936, are uer the joint command of the divisional government and the Reserve Forces Command of the Imperial Armed Forces, with the units being responsible to the commanding officer of the military distinct to which they are assigned and the Burgess of the division in which they are based.
Special Forces
See main article: Aisling Special Forces Command
While not considered their own branch of service, many of the military's elite special operations capable formations are organized under the joint-service Aisling Special Forces Command.