Meridonian Army

Meridonian Army
Service flag of the Meridonian Army
Active	06 May 1739 - present
Country	Meridon
Type	Army
Role	Land warfare
Size	106,482
Part of	Meridon Defense Forces
Ceremonial Garrison	Greycreek Barracks, Alexandria
Motto(s)	Through Valor, Liberty
Colors	Ranger Green,   Army Gold
March	Over the Hills and Far Away
Engagements	Second Meridonian Civil War
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	William Acton
Defense Secretary	Jason Merritt
Army Secretary	Alan Pierro
Chief of Defense Staff	Gen John Argus
Chief of Army Staff	Gen Arthur McCann
Vice Chief of Army Staff	LGen Kenneth Bradston
Army Sergeant Major	Vincent Campbell
Insignia
Service badge
Aircraft roundel
Alternate low-vis roundel

The Meridonian Army is the land warfare component of the Meridon Defense Forces. It is composed of 106,482 active duty troops, and about 50,000 reservists as of 2022. It is the largest service branch in the Meridon Defense Forces.

The Meridonian Army, taking its roots from European and specifically English influences, was in its modern founded in 1739 by the Union Council in order to fight the Second Meridonian Civil War against the Sovereignist coalition, however it traces its origins back to the militia units of the original European citystates. The Army, along with the Meridonian Navy, existed as independent forces without a real unified command structure until 1833, where it was subordinated under the War Office alongside the Navy. A need for greater joint forces command, realized during the Second World War, resulted in the restructuring of the armed forces and the establishment of the Meridonian Defense Forces and the Defense Department.

The Army in its modern day form is a fully professional fighting force. It, alongside the rest of the Armed Forces (excluding the Air Forces and their predecessor, the Army Air Forces) conducted mandatory conscription from 1934 to 1960, but has since been able to maintain sufficient numbers through volunteers alone. The Army is designed around high mobility and expeditionary warfare, and has a good mix of unit capabilities to meet this goal. It is administered by the Department of the Army as a civilian oversight agency. It is commanded, however, by the Chief of Army Staff,a 4 star officer and the seniormost commissioned officer in the Army. It regularly conducts operations and exercises along other nations, including peacekeeping and training exercises.

History

Formation

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probably some civil war shit

Organization

The Army consists of two components- Regular and Reserve. Regular formations compose the active-duty formations of the Army and comprise the majority of its strength, including all of its deployable brigades. Reserve formations consist of both part time soldiers and lower readiness formations that are generally relegated to defense support activities on an as-needed basis. Reserve soldiers, at a minimum, conduct training two days per month with their formation and three weeks of annual training a year.

The Army is headed by the Chief of Army Staff, the highest-ranking commissioned officer in the Army, who sits on the Defense General Staff as its seniormost representative. The COAS reports to the Army Secretary, who reports to the Defense Secretary, who primarily advises the President of Meridon on all defense matters and is responsible for implementing civilian policy into the Army.

Structure

Main article: Structure of the Meridonian Army

Organization of a Meridonian army rifle squad, circa 2023.

All non-special forces land combatant units are organized under Army Forces Command. AFC consists of two non-operational organizations- Forward Forces Command (FFC), responsible for forward-oriented or actively deployed units; and Home Forces Command (HFC), which manages units directly tasked with maintaining homeland defense. The army consists of a total of 8 maneuver regiments, including one airborne, one armored, three mechanized and three light. These regiments, when deployed, will fall under the 2 divisions in FFC- 2 Division and 6 Division. Only 2 regiments are permanently assigned to FFC- these being 4 Regiment Airborne in 2 Division and 11 Regiment Taumako Light in 6 Division. Both of these units are considered as special operations forces. These divisions rotate regimental assignments regularly on an as-needed basis to suit deployments and national defense needs. HFC is also home to 3 Division, which administers the reserve component of the Army; and 1 Division, which maintains all permanent and semi-permanent home defense assets, including all non-deployed maneuver regiments. HFC is further delineated into several military districts, which are joint MDF commands and serve as the next highest operational level above the brigade, as 1 Division is not an operational organization.

Supporting forces, including medical, intelligence, and procurement, are organized under Joint Support Force Command (JSFC). Army special forces are organized under the Army Special Forces Group (ASFG), which is subordinated to the Joint Special Forces Group (JSFG), a tri-service organization of special forces units.

Special operations forces

See also:Special Operations Forces Command

Special warfare forces are organized under the Army Special Forces Group (ASFG), which regularly interoperates and reports to Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM). ASFG consists of a number of tenant special forces unit.

Equipment

See also:Modern equipment of the Meridonian Army

Uniforms

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  Soldiers from 52 Regiment Howam Light conducting exercises in Redbird Territory.

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  Army soldiers from 12 Battalion Military Police wearing MDCU patterned GPWU fatigues.

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  Officers and other ranks of the 26 RGMI marching during a parade in Cordelia wearing Class II summer dress uniforms.

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  Regimental Band, 1 Regiment Federal marching in Class II dress uniforms.

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  Federal Military Academy graduates marching in Class I full dress uniforms.

Personnel

See also:Military ranks of the Meridon Defense Forces#Meridonian Army

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade	OF11	OF10	OF9	OF8	OF7	OF6	OF5	OF4	OF3	OF2	OF1	OFC
Army												Various
Rank title	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Regimental General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Various
Abbrevation	FM	Gen	LGen	MGen	RGen	Col	LCol	Maj	Cpt	Ltn	2Lt	Various

Other ranks

DD Pay Grade	WO1	WO2	WO3	WO4	WO5	OR6			OR5		OR4	OR3	OR2	OR1	Recruit
Army														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	Technical Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private	Recruit
Abbrevation	WOC1	WOC2	WOC3	WOC4	WOC5	SSgt	MSgt	CSgt	1Sgt	TSgt	Sgt	Cpl	LCpl	Pte	Rct

See also

• Meridon Defense Forces
• Modern equipment of the Meridonian Army