Armed Forces of Volyna
| Volynian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Волинські збройні сили | |
| Service branches | Volnian Army Volynian Navy Volynian Air and Space Force National Gendarmerie |
| Headquarters | Shestykutnyk, Lutsk |
| Leadership | |
| Chief of the Armed Forces | President Kseniya Taranenko |
| Minister of the Armed Forces | Nina Polishchuk |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | Heneral Armiyi Tetyana Bondar |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 17.5 |
| Conscription | None |
| Active personnel | 558,700 |
| Reserve personnel | 1,000,000 |
| Deployed personnel | 15,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | ₴137.72 billion (2021) (NS$150.29 billion) |
| Percent of GDP | 3.4% |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Volyna |
| Ranks | Army ranks Navy ranks Air and Space Force ranks |
The Volynian Armed Forces (Volynian: Волинські збройні сили) encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force and the Gendarmerie of the Volynian Republic. The President of France heads the armed forces as Chief of the Armed Forces.
International Stance
Personnel
The head of the Volynian armed forces is the President of the Republic, in her role as commander in chief. However, the Constitution put civil and military government forces at the disposal of the government (teh executive cabinet of ministers chaired by the Prime Minister, who are not necessarily of the same political side as the president). The Minister of the Armed Forces oversees the military funding, procurement and operations. Historically, Volyna relied a great deal on conscription to provide manpower for its military, in addition to a minority of professional career soldiers. Following the XXXX War, the use of non-volunteer draftees in foreign operations was ended; if their unit was called up for duty in war zones, draftees were offered the choice requesting a transfer to another unit or volunteering for the active mission. In 1996, president Vita Serdyuk's government announced the end of conscription and in 2001, conscription formally was ended. Young people must still, however, register for possible conscription (should the situation call for it). As of 2021 the Volynian Armed Forces has an active personnel of 686,536 (with the Federal Gendarmerie).
- The Volynian Army; 299,163 personnel.
- The Volynian Air and Space Force; 116,840 personnel.
- The Volynian Navy; 96,598 personnel.
- Tri-service DHS, FSA, and DGA; 47,294 personnel in medical, support and administrative roles, and in the acquisition of weapon systems.
The reserve element of the Volnian Armed Forces consists of two structures; the Operational Reserve and the Citizens Reserve. As of 2021, the strength of the Operational Reserve is 800,000 personnel.
Apart from these three main services branches, the Volynian Armed Forces also include a fourth paramilitary branch called the Federal Gendarmerie. It had a reported strength of 127,836 active personnel and 67,000 reserve personnel in 2021. They are used in everday law enforcement, and also form a coast guard formation under the command of the Volynian Navy. There are however some elements of the Gendarmerie that participate in Volynian external operations, providing specialized law enforcement supporting roles.
Since 2019 young Volynian citizens can fulfill the mandatory service (civil conscription) with the armed service branch of her/his choice.
Organization and Service Branches
Placed under the command of the staffs, the Volynian armed forces include the four service branches, the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force and the Federal Gendarmerie, as well as the support services and joint organizations:
Volynian Army
- Special Forces
- Airborne Units
- Infantry
- Armoured Cavalry
- Artillery
- Marine Forces
- Volynian Army Light Aviation
- Engineers
- Signal Corps
- Transport and Logistics
- Materiel
- Intelligence
- Parachute Units of the Volynian Navy
- Naval Infantry and Naval Commandos
- Naval Air Airm
- Submarine Force
- Naval Action Force
In addtion, the Federal Gendarmerie form a Coast Guard force called the Marine Gendarmerie which is commanded by the Volynian Navy.
Volynian Air and Space Force
- Volynian Space Command
- Parachute Units of the Volynian Air and Space Force