Regiment Marines Commando

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Regiment Marines Commando
RMCFlag.png
Service flag of the Regiment Marines Commando
Active22 March 1740 - present
Country Meridon
TypeMarines
RoleExpeditionary warfare
Amphibious warfare
Force protection
Size10,864
Part of Meridonian Navy
Ceremonial GarrisonMB Essex, East Rhodes
Motto(s)By Any Means
Colors  Marine Red,   Infantry Green
MarchTBD
EngagementsSecond Meridonian Civil War
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefWilliam Acton
Defense SecretaryJason Merritt
Navy SecretaryMary Woolworth
Chief of Defense StaffGen John Argus
Marine Regimental CommanderMGen Percy Whitehead
Marine Deputy Regimental CommanderBrig Thomas Serano
Regimental Sergeant Major MarinesWOC1 Alexander Vermonton
Insignia
Service badgeRMCCOA.png
Aircraft roundel (shared with Navy)Navy av roundel.png
Alternate low-vis roundel (shared with Navy)Navy av roundel lowvis.png
Tactical Recognition FlashRMC tacflash.png

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

Early Iterations

Formation

File:TBD
probably some civil war shit

1800's

Early 1900's

2nd Escar-Varunan War

Post-war

Modern day

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

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


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

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
RMC GEN.png RMC LGEN.png RMC MGEN.png RMC BDR.png RMC COL.png RMC LCOL.png RMC MAJ.png RMC CAPT.png RMC LTN.png RMC 2LT.png 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
RMC WOC1.png RMC WOC2.png RMC WOC3.png RMC WOC4.png RMC WOC5.png RMC SSGT.png RMC MSGT.png RMC CSGT.png RMC 1SGT.png RMC SGT.png RMC CPL.png RMC LCPL.png 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

Training

See also

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