Shenandoahan National Guard
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| Shenandoahan National Guard | |
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| Active | 1926 - Present |
| Country |  Shenandoah |
| Branch | Shenandoahan Army National Guard Shenandoahan Air National Guard Shenandoahan Coast Guard |
| Commanders | |
| President | Alyson Price |
| Secretary of Defense | Riley Forrestal |
| General | Brant Laverty |
The Shenandoahan National Guard are the military forces of the Shenandoahan Commonwealth. It consists of the Shenandoahan Army National Guard, Shenandoahan Air National Guard and the Shenandoahan Coast Guard. The president of the Shenandoahan Commonwealth is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and forms military policy with the Department of Defense and Department of Justice, both federal executive departments, acting as the principal organs by which military policy is carried out. The Shenandoahan National Guard are tasked with guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Shenandoahan Commonwealth, defending its territorial integrity and the constitutional order of the nation as defined by Commonwealth Charter
The Shenandoahan National Guard draws its linage from the Armed Forces of the Allegheny Confederation, which was formed in 1791, and dissolved in 1926, giving rise to two independent nations; the Shenandoahan Commonwealth in the north and the Copperhead Republic to the south. Article 9 of the Commonwealth Charter, ratified by the Shenandoahan Commonwealth Legislature in 1947 established the National Military Establishment, headed by the secretary of defense; and created the Commonwealth Security Council. It was amended by in 1962 by Amendment 9-1, renaming the National Military Establishment to the modern day Department of Defense, and merged the cabinet-level Department of the Army, Department of the Coast Guard, and Department of the Air Guard, into the Department of Defense.
It is inappropriate to refer to members of the National Guard by any other monicor than "guardsman"; regardless of their branch of service.
Although conscription has been used in the past, it has not been used since 1987. The government retains the power to conscript males, and requires that all male citizens and residents residing in the nation between the ages of 18–25 register with the draft board in case the need for conscription arises. The president has the power to enact conscription of up to 10,000 military age males, regardless of the nation being involved in a declared war, but requires legislative approval to conscript further individuals for military service.
History
Command structure
Branches of service
Shenandoahan Army National Guard
The Shenandoahan Army National Guard consists of X brigades and over X active duty personnel and a total manpower of X personal. These brigades consist of a mix of motorized amd light infantry as well as two armored brigades, and a small contingent of special operations forces organized into independent battalions. Each brigade has organic support elements, including air defense, reconnaissance, artillery and logistic.
Shenandoahan Air National Guard
The Shenandoahan Air National Guard is organized into X wings of aircraft, each consisting of 3 squadrons of 12 aircraft each, as well as formations of various sizes of support aircraft, such as aerial reconnaissance and electronic warfare. The mission of the Air National Guard is primarily providing tactical close air support to Army Guard forces in contact with the enemy, interdiction and tactical strike behind enemy lines, and providing both tactical and strategic airlift for Shenandoahan National Guard. These assets are also sometimes utilized to support Coast Guard missions as well.
Shenandoahan Coast Guard
The Shenandoahan Coast Guard is the maritime branch of the Shenandoahan National Guard. It is tasked with defending the coastal integrity of the nation as well as protecting Shenandoahan interests abroad, including defense of trade routes and shipping lanes and the vessel that use them.