Royal Army of Ahrana

Royal Army of Ahrana
Crest of the Royal Army of Ahrana
Active	2020
Country	Ahrana
Allegiance	Ahrana
Type	Army
Role	Land Warfare
Headquarters	Gustov Barracks
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Sigird A. A. V. Florence-Goring of Strasburg & Aleksandra Victoria Anne Mishia Chayka II
Chief of Defense	Victoria Sarrov
General of the Army	Viktor Stebbins
General-Colonel of the Army	Sasha Elisabeth Iona of Mishta
Insignia
War Flag
Civil Ensign
Ceremonial Flag
Roundel (Aircraft)

The Royal Army is the Land-based branch of the Armed Forces of Ahrana, together with the Royal Guards. Since the re-establishment of the Kingdom the Royal Army has undergone some massive changes in structure, equipment, and training. The Army is adherent to the Statutes of Peace & War and is under the authority of the Defense Council under the Chief of Defense who is member of the Defense Council.

History

The Royal Army takes its history from the original Royal Army founded under the Mishia Dynasty during the First Unification Wars and the First Kingdom, together with the Royal Guards the History goes back over 900 years to the First Standing Ahranaian Army. The Royal Army has not seen any Battles or Wars since its reintroduction as the sole Land Warfare branch, but none the less has taken over the role from the predecessor the Peoples' Army of the Federation.

The Royal Guards Regiment is over 1000 years old and was founded by the Kingdom of Ahran to protect the King and to be the Kings own personal army and guards, today that has change drastically with only Three Royal Regimental Guard Units active. The Royal Guards are still responsible for the pertection of the Monarchy and the Imperial Family as well as the Royal Residences

Structure

The current structure of the Royal Army has changed to having two commands one called the Regular Army and the other called the Royal Regimental Guards, each making the Royal Army a functioning branch of the Armed Forces. The Regular Army is further divided into three divisions that have Brigades, currently the brigade system is being reintroduced to the Armed Forces .

The Royal Regimental Guards have Three Regiments that make up the Royal Guards, 1st Regimental Guards, 2nd Regimental Guards and the Life Guards Regiment. The Royal Regimental Guards are the smallest of the Army but holds the most specialization in all of the Armed Forces.

Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia

The Regular Army has two sets of Uniforms the Dress Blues and then the Casual Dress, the Dress Blues are warn on formal occasions such as State Functions, Funerals, Inspection by the Monarchs or the General of the Army. The Regular Army Casual dress is the Army Standard Camo Uniform with the Army Cover or Beret to which no medals or ribbons are warn. The Royal Regimental Guards have different uniforms from the regular army, the Frist and Second Regimental Guards have Ceremonial Dress and Casual Dress, the Ceremonial Dress is worn the most often of the Regiments are on Duty protecting the Monarchs or the Imperial Family they wear a Black tunic with the White belts that cross in the front and back, a Utility pouch with the Royal Coat of Arms on the badge, blue trousers with a white stripe, black military dress shoes, with a black bearskin hat with the Royal Coat of Arms as the crest. The Casual dress for the First and Second Regimental Guards is the standard Camo Uniform with the Regimental beret that is red with all medals displayed unless in a battlefield. The Life Guards Regiment has two different sets of Ceremonial Dress and Casual Dress. The Ceremonial Dress for the Life Guards.

Ranks and Insignia

Junior ranks (Venjuleg röð)

Rank	Translation	Rank insignia	Rank Patch
Einkamál	Private (Pay grade A2)
Einka Fyrsta Flokks	Private First Class (pay grade A3)
Liðsforingi	Lance Corporal (pay grade A4)
Önnur Flokks Liðþjálfi	Sergeant Second Class (pay grade A5A)
Liðþjálfi Fyrsta Flokks	Sergeant First Class (pay grade A5B)
Yfirfógeti	Chief Sergeant
Stafstjóri	Staff Sergeant (Second Class, First Class)
Skipstjóri	Master Sergeant
Yfirliðsforingi	Chief Master Sergeant

Officer ranks (Lögreglumaður)

Rank	Translation	Rank insignia
Lýðforingi	Lieutenant (pay grade B3A)
Skipstjóri	Captain (pay grade B3B)
Major	Major (pay grade B3C)
Ofursti liðsforingi	Lieutenant Colonel (pay grade B4)
Ofursti	Colonel (pay grade B4)
Herforingi	Brigadier General (pay grade B5)
Major hershöfðingi	Major General (pay grade B6)
Lýðforingi Hershöfðingi	Lieutenant General (pay grade B5)
Hershöfðingi	General (pay grade B8)