Regiment Marines Commando

Regiment Marines Commando
Service flag of the Regiment Marines Commando
Active	22 March 1740 - present
Country	Meridon
Type	Marines
Role	Expeditionary warfare Amphibious warfare Force protection
Size	10,864
Part of	Meridonian Navy
Ceremonial Garrison	MB Essex, East Rhodes
Motto(s)	By Any Means
Colors	Marine Red,   Infantry Green
March	TBD
Engagements	Second Meridonian Civil War
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	William Acton
Defense Secretary	Jason Merritt
Navy Secretary	Mary Woolworth
Chief of Defense Staff	Gen John Argus
Marine Regimental Commander	MGen Percy Whitehead
Marine Deputy Regimental Commander	Brig Thomas Serano
Regimental Sergeant Major Marines	WOC1 Alexander Vermonton
Insignia
Service badge
Aircraft roundel (shared with Navy)
Alternate low-vis roundel (shared with Navy)
Tactical Recognition Flash

The Regiment Marines Commando is an amphibious light infantry force, a component of the Meridonian Navy and one of its fighting arms. It consists of 8,642 active duty marines and 1,204 reservists as of 2022. It operates a small number of helicopters independently of the Navy.

The Regiment was first formed as the Corps of Marine Infantry in 1740, shortly after a need was identified for the formal equipping and training of marine forces aboard Navy vessels. First commanded by the now-famous Colonel Maxwell Hardings, the Corps became infamous for the fanatical spirit of its Marines and the impeccable combat prowess they delivered in both maritime skirmishes and ashore combat. While recruiting from less reputable sources than other branches and regularly conducting the highly irregular process of raising officers from the ranks, a brutal training regime, high discipline, and exceptional foundational leadership established the Corps as a formidable fighting force. This tradition was retained well into the Second Escar-Varunan War, with the Regiment emerging from the war as a dedicated and specialized elite light infantry force.

The Regiment has remained a fully volunteer, professional fighting force since its inception, another difference from both the Army and Navy, who regularly utilized conscription to meet their numbers. The Regiment is considered a special operations force, and is one of few such forces in the world that will directly recruit civilians to its ranks. It is world-reknowned for its nearly year long basic training course, the longest basic training in the world. The Marines maintain a fully deployable regimental-level force that can be deployed at the division, regimental, or individual batallion level anywhere in the world within 72 hours.

History

Formation

File:TBD

probably some civil war shit

Organization

The Regiment is organized as a component under the Navy, however they are often times treated as a separate service in many respects. The Marines Commando, in addition to operating the 8th Regiment, operate a number of other units, including a special forces component and joint forces training components.

The RMC is commanded by the Marine Regimental Commander, a Lieutenant General, who is distinct from the commanding officer of the 8th Regiment Marines Commando, who is a Brigadier. The Marine Regimental Commander reports to the Chief of Navy Staff, and thereunder follows the Navy's chain of command, including subordination the the Navy Department.

Structure

All Marine forces are organized under Headquarters, Regiment Marines Commando (HQ MN CMDO) except for reserve forces.

The Regiment's integral formation is the 8th Regiment Marines Commando, a deployable, scalable regimental fighting force. The Regiment is capable of, however does not regularly, deploy as a whole and most normally deployments are battalion to company-sized in nature. 8 RMC houses 3 battalions of amphibious infantry, an artillery battalion, engineer battalion, reconnaissance battalion, and a combat support section. The Marine Special Forces Group (MSFG) is organized under the HQRMC, but reports organizationally to the Naval Special Forces Group (NSFG) and from there to the Meridon Joint Special Operations Command.

Headquarters, Regiment Marines Commando

• 8th Regiment Marines Commando

• 2 Group Marine Commando Force Protection
• 9 Group Marine Commando Information Exploitation
• 3 Group Marine Commando Logistics
• 12 Group Marine Commando Amphibious Raiding
• Marine Commando Aviation Group

• Regiment Marines Commando Training Command
  • MB Commando Training Center Shallowstone
  • CSWC Petromont

• Marine Special Forces Group ((MSFG)
  • 4 Group Marine Raider
  • 8 Group Marine Special Amphibious Reconnaissance

Special operations forces

See also:Special Operations Forces Command

The Marine Special Forces Group (MSFG) is organized under the HQRMC, but reports organizationally to the Naval Special Forces Group (NSFG) and from there to the Meridon Joint Special Operations Command.

Equipment

See also:Modern equipment of the Regiment Marines Commando

Uniforms

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  Marines from 18 Batallion Mne Cdo conducting trainings at the Ietero Smith Special Warfare Development Center.

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  Marines marching in Port Sistine in full Class Alpha uniforms.

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  Marines dressed in pullovers and a veteran during a reunion event.

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  A foreign general officer inspecting Marines in Class Bravo service uniforms.

Personnel

See also:Military ranks of the Meridon Defense Forces#Regiment Marines Commando

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade	OF11	OF10	OF9	OF8	OF7	OF6	OF5	OF4	OF3	OF2	OF1	OFC
RMC												Various
Rank title	Not used	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Various
Abbrevation		Gen	LGen	MGen	Bdr	Col	LCol	Maj	Cpt	Ltn	2Lt	Various

Other ranks

DD Pay Grade	WO1	WO2	WO3	WO4	WO5	OR6			OR5	OR4	OR3	OR2	OR1	Recruit
RMC													No rank insignia	No rank insignia
Rank title	Warrant Officer Class 1	Warrant Officer Class 2	Warrant Officer Class 3	Warrant Officer Class 4	Warrant Officer Class 5	Staff Sergeant	Master Sergeant	Color Sergeant	First Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance Corporal	Marine	Recruit
Abbrevation	WOC1	WOC2	WOC3	WOC4	WOC5	SSgt	MSgt	CSgt	1Sgt	Sgt	Cpl	LCpl	Mne	Rct

See also

• Meridon Defense Forces
• Modern equipment of the Regiment Marines Commando