Talaharan Black Guard Corps

TCDF Black Guard Corps
ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵯⴰⴱⴰⵛⴰⵏ Šašhat I’Daf’a’abašan
Roundel of the Talaharan Black Guard Corps
Active	Since 1836 (1836)
Country	Talahara
Type	Militia
Role	Land warfare
Size	119,500
Part of	Talaharan Commune Defense Forces
Colour	Black
Engagements	List Talaharan Revolution
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Executive Council
Executor of Defense	Taos Jebar
Defense Committee Senior Representative	District Colonel Akzi 'Albun
Defense Committee Enlisted Representative	Sergeant Amastan Tsahana

The Talaharan Black Guard Corps (Takelat: Šašhat I’Daf’a’abašan N'Talahara; ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵯⴰⴱⴰⵛⴰⵏ ⵏ'ⵜⴰlⴰⵀⴰⵔⴰ), officially the Talaharan Commune Defense Forces Black Guard Corps and commonly referred to as the Black Guards, is a community militia branch or national guard of the Talaharan Commune Defense Forces. The Black Guard Corps is a volunteer organization of part-time members and predates the creation of the TCDF. The Black Guard Corps's members live in their own communities and work in normal industries. However, they also dedicate a significant amount of time to training and other activities associated with the national defense of Talahara. On average, Black Guards have a greater number of training hours than reservists in most armies, though proportionally they dedicate more time to service. In addition, Black Guards are limited to territorial defense and cannot assist in offensive actions or deployments.

Unlike the rest of the TCDF, the size of the Black Guard Corps is not limited by statute. As of 2022, the total number of Black Guards is 119,500. This equates to an average of 95 service members per Local Council Region, though the distribution of Black Guard units is not consistent across the country. Many of these members are not standard militia members of the Black Guard Corps, but rather perform administrative functions for the branch or other service branches of the TCDF. The typical Local Council Region is thus able to support two platoons of combat-ready Black Guards.

While small units of the Black Guard Corps maintain the typical Talaharan advancement system based on elections and seniority, the appointment of officers differs. Rather than qualified candidates being put forward for election, Local Legislative Councils appoint officers subject to ratification by the entire Local Council Region. Units that span multiple council regions are subject to coordination between councils. At the Defense Committee, the Black Guard Corps has two seats as with any other branch. The senior representative is District Colonel Akzi 'Albun. The enlisted representative is Sergeant Amastan Tsahana.

Ranks and insignia

Officer ranks

	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1
Insignia
Takelat name	ⴰⵇⵍⴰⵍ ⵏ'ⵎⵓⵏⵞⴰⵇⴰ	ⴰⵇⵍⴰⵍ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰ	ⴰⵇⵍⴰⵍⴰⵛⵉⵔⵡⴰ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰ	ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ ⵏ'ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵡⴰⵔ	ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ ⵏ'ⵛⴰⵔⵉⴽⴰ	ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ ⵏ'ⵜⴰⵣⵍⴰ
Transliteration	Aqllal N’Muntsaqa	Aqllal I’Daf’a	Aqllalaširw I’Daf’a	Amzwar N’Tabawar	Amzwar N’Šarika	Amzwar N’Tazla
Translation	District Colonel	Guard Colonel	Adjutant-Guard Colonel	Battalion Commander	Company Commander	Platoon Commander

Enlisted ranks

	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2
Insignia
Takelat name	ⴷⵔⵉⵡⴰⵛⵀⵍⵓ ⵏ'ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵡⴰⵔ	ⴷⵔⵉⵡⴰⵛⵀⵍⵓ ⵏ'ⵛⴰⵔⵉⴽⴰ	ⴷⵔⵉⵡⴰⵛⵀⵍⵓ ⵏ'ⵜⴰⵣⵍⴰ	ⴷⵔⵉⵡⴰⵛ	ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⴽⵔⴰⴷ	ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵙⵉⵏ	ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵢⴰⵏ
Transliteration	Driwašhlu N'Tabawar	Driwašhlu N'Šarika	Driwašhlu N'Tazla	Driwaš	I'Daf'aširwa	I'Daf'asin	I'Daf'ayan
Translation	Battalion Sergeant-Major	Company Sergeant-Major	Platoon Sergeant-Major	Sergeant	Guard III	Guard II	Guard I

See also

• Talaharan Commune Defense Forces
• TCDF Army Corps
• TCDF Air Corps
• TCDF Navy Corps