Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces
| Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Forsvarsstyrker (Nordic) Rotisken’rakéhte (Kanienʼkéha) | |
 Seal of the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces | |
 Logo | |
| Motto | Defiant, Vigilant. Invincible |
| Founded | 19 April 1867 |
| Current form | 19 April 1993 |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | OND-Raven Campus, North Quay, Pontiac-Bernadotte,  Gristol-Serkonos |
| Leadership | |
| Monarchs of the United Kingdom | Queen Anna III Grand Duke Tehwehron |
| Minister of Defence | Jonathan Nilsson |
| Chief of the Armed Forces Defence Council | FM, Gen. Karontase Montour |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 19-49 |
| Conscription | Currently suspended |
| Active personnel | 190,020 |
| Reserve personnel | 41,100 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | USC 79.56 billion GSC 11.62 trillion |
| Percent of GDP | 4% |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | T-2 Communications Morgenroete Aerospace Royal Armoury Laval Shipbuilding Inc. Henley Land Systems |
| Foreign suppliers |  Belfras  Arthurista  Ghant |
The Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces (Forsvarsstyrker in Nordic, Rotisken’rakéhte in Kanienʼkéha), officially the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom and Constitutional Union of the Kingdom of Gristol and the League of Serkonos, are the professional military services responsible for the defence of Gristol-Serkonos.
The military consists of six primary commands: the Gristo-Serkonan Army, the land warfare branch, the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force, a technologically sophisticated air force with a diverse operational fleet consisting of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Navy, a blue-water navy consisting of 133 commissioned ships with the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Marines providing the amphibious warfare capability, the Military Inquisition, which handles the country's cyber-warfare capabilities, the Health Services Command, and the Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard.
Its Commander-in-Chief are the monarchs of Gristol-Serkonos, currently Queen Anna III and Grand Duke Tehwehron, to whom the members of the armed forces swear allegiance. Long-standing constitutional convention however has vested executive authority, by prerogative, in the Chancellor and the Minister of Defence. The constitution also allows for the monarchs to remains the supreme authority of the military and can override the authority of the Chancellor and the Minister of Defence.
The armed forces are managed by the National Defence Council of the Office of National Defence, headed by the Minister of Defence.
History
Unification
Following the election of the first Federal government in 1867, the Gristol Forsvaret and the Serkonan Ducal Army, the two militaries of the Kingdom of Gristol and the Grand Duchy of Serkonos were merged.
Modern Developments
The modern day RGSAF military is styled after modern western military systems. Historically, it had a political warfare branch known as the Military Inquisition that tightly controls and monitors each level of the military, and reports directly to the Armed Forces Defence Council, and if necessary, directly to the civilian-led National Defence Council. This is a carryover from the post-1920 revolts, when the Parliament and its army were penetrated by rebel agents repeatedly and led to front-line units defecting to rebel-held areas. To strengthen their control over the military and prevent massive defection, the Armed Forces Defence Council and the NDC exercised tight control over the military, by installing political officers and commissioners down to the company level, in order to ensure political correctness in the military and loyalty toward United Kingdom's leadership. This gave the political officers a great deal of power, allowing them to overrule the unit commander and take over the unit.
Following the 2004 Defence and National Security reforms, the Military Inquisition was reorganized into a military-civilian department within the National Office of Defence dedicated to the expeditious handling of misinformation. The Inquisition uses big data systems analysis in its efforts to understand and counter disinformation campaigns from Wazheganon in real time. The 2004 reform also saw the reduction of control of the civilian defense minister and much of the powers were distributed among the members of National Defence Council. It also led to the inclusion of the Chancellor as part of the decision making process of the Council.
Personnel
| Service Branch |
Regular Personnel |
Volunteer Reserve |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army | 87,342 | 16,900 | |
| Navy | 31,577 | 10,100 | |
| Marines | 7,000 | 1,000 | |
| Air Force | 32,831 | 9,000 | |
| Special Forces | 4,693 | N/A | |
| Military Inquisition | 15,634 | 2,000 | |
| Health Services | 10,943 | 3,000 | |
| Total | 190,020 | 42,000 |
Defence Policy
The primary goal of the RGSAF is to provide a credible deterrent against hostile action by establishing effective counterstrike and high-tech defence capabilities. Should hostilities occur, current RGSAF doctrine centres upon the principle of "distanced engagement" where the primary goal of the armed forces in any conflict with the hostile power would be to keep as much of the fighting away from mainland proper for as long as possible to minimize damage to infrastructure and civilian casualties. The principle of distanced engagement also puts an emphasis on the logistics side of the military. In times of war, the Office of Defence can call upon civilian companies to reinforce the existing supply lines.
Military expenditures
The constitution of Gristol-Serkonos gives the federal government exclusive responsibility for national defence, and expenditures are thus outlined in the federal budget. The current amount allocated to defence spending was USC 79.56 billion (GSC 11.62 trillion).
Service Branches
Gristo-Serkonan Army
The Gristo-Serkonan Army (Nordic: Landforsvarsstyrker, Kanienʼkéha: Atëhna’dega:dëhonekwènhtara'yo:so:t) is a command component responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces. As of 2023, the army is comprised of 61,692 regular soldiers and 16,900 reserve soldiers. The army is supported by 2,450 civilian employees from the civil service. It maintains regular force bases across the United Kingdom and is responsible for the Territorial Army, the largest component of the National Defence Reserve.
Command of the army is exercised by the Commander of the Gristo-Serkonan Army within the Royal High Command Headquarters in Pontiac-Bernadotte. The army is divided into three divisions based on geography; 2nd Army Division is located in Gristol, the 3rd Army Division is located in Ohsweken, and the 4th Army Division is located in Serkonos. The 1st Army Division serves as a deployable headquarters to command a divisional-level deployment of Gristo-Serkonan or allied forces on operations.
Headed by the First Sea Lord, the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Navy (Nordic: Sjøforsvarsstyrker, Kanienʼkéha: Atëhna’o’ké:dza:ö’djodi'kwado') it is the naval force of the United Kingdom. It is a blue-water navy with the capacity to project force worldwide in cooperation with allies. It includes 133 commissioned surface vessels and submarines deployed in two fleets. Maritime Forces North at RGSFB Griswald and Maritime Forces South at RGSFB Guigneville. Responsibility of guarding the coastline in the Bastard Sea is provided by Maritime Forces North.
Its primary mission is protection of the United Kingdom's territorial waters and maritime infrastructure as well as sea lines of communication.
| Patch | Name | Headquarters | Composition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters, Royal Gristo-Serkonan Navy | Pontiac-Bernadotte (Capital District Region) |
Combined Maritime Forces Command Naval Aviation Command Naval Tactical Operations Group Headquarters Naval Reserve Command | |
| Maritime Forces - North | Griswald (Gristol) |
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| Maritime Forces - South | Guigneville (Valois) |
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| Naval Aviation Group | Hitra (Nordeidet) |
1 Carrier Air Group (RGSS Colossus)
2 Carrier Air Group (RGSS Mammut)
3 Carrier Air Group (RGSS Kanesatake)
4 Carrier Air Group (RGSS Cavignac)
Maritime Helicopter Air Group
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| Maritime Forces - Naval Reserve | Pontiac-Bernadotte (Capital District Region) |
Naval Reserve Headquarters Naval Reserve Division Naval Security Team | |
| Naval Tactical Operations Group | Griswald (Gristol) |
NTOG-North NTOG-South |
Royal Gristo-Serkonan Marines
The Royal Gristo-Serkonan Marines (Nordic: Marinestyrkekommando, Kanienʼkéha: Atëhna’atawënye'gohone') are the amphibious light infantry of the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Navy. The Marines are trained for rapid deployment worldwide and are organized in brigade sized formations.
Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force
The Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force (Nordic: Luftforsvarsstyrker, Kanienʼkéha: Atëhna’tsí’ks'atahensic') is the air force of Gristol-Serkonos. Its role is to provide the armed forces with relevant, responsible and effective air power. It is one of the three environmental commands within the armed forces. This branch is headed by the Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force.
| Patch | Name | Headquarters | Units |
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| Headquarters, Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force | Pontiac-Bernadotte |
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| 1st Air Division | Skahnéhtati (Kanehsatà:ke) |
Headquarters, 1st Air Division
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| 2nd Air Division | Fardal (Nordeidet) |
Headquarters, 2nd Air Division
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Directorate of Special Forces
(Nordic: Spesialstyrkedirektoratet, Kanienʼkéha: Atëhna’nötar’sosondowah)
Military Inquisition
Historically a political warfare branch of the Armed Forces, the Military Inquisition has transitioned into an operational command responsible for the conduct of electronic warfare and the protection of the Armed Forces' communications and computer networks. Also within its purview is the handling of misinformation from sources outside and within Gristol-Serkonos. The Military Inquisition also coordinates with the CSE networks and is concurrently headed by the Director of the Communications Security Establishment.
The Inquisition unifies all of the service branches' cyber warfare service components.
Health Services Group
The Health Services Group of the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces is a joint formation comprising of general and specialized health services units dedicated to providing full spectrum, high quality health services for the military. The group is headed by the Surgeon-General, a medical officer who serves as the professional head of the Gristo-Serkonan military health jurisdiction and an adviser to the to the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Armed Forces Defence Council on all matters related to health.
Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard
The Gristol-Serkonan Coast Guard is tasked with marine search and rescue, communications, navigation, and transportation issues in Gristo-Serkonan waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response. Like most traditional armed coast guards fielded by other nations, the GSCG is a government marine organization tasked with law enforcement responsibilities. Naval operations in Gristol-Serkonos waters is the responsibility shared by both the GSCG and the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Navy. The GSCG is also able to operate its vessels in support of naval operations or serve in the deployment of maritime law enforcement and security services in Gristo-Serkonan waters.
The GSCG's responsibility encompasses the country's x-km long coastline.
The coast guard operates 120 vessels, 22 rotary-wing aircraft and 8 fixed-wing aircraft. The organization is a special operating agency jointly-governed by the Office of National Defence and of the Office of Fisheries and Oceans.
Racing Stripe of the Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard
Ranks
Coast Guard Ranks
Commissioned Officer
| CG-9 | CG-8 | CG-7 | CG-6 | CG-5 | CG-4 | CG-3 | CG-2 | CG-1 | CG-D | ||||||||||||
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| Commandant | Deputy Commandant | Captain Master |
Superintendent Chief Officer |
Deputy Superintendent |
Second Officer | Third Officer | Fourth Officer | Specialist | Officer Cadet | ||||||||||||
Non Commissioned Officer/Enlisted
| CGR-9 | CGR-8 | CGR-7 | CGR-6 | CGR-5 | CGR-4 | CGR-3 | CGR-2 | CGR-1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Chief Petty Officer | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer, 1st Class | Petty Officer, 2nd Class | Petty Officer, 3rd Class | Sailor 1st Class | Sailor 2nd Class | Apprentice |
Equipment
Coast Guard
| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Entered Service | Number in Service | Details |
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| Patrol Vessels | ||||||
| Patrol Vessel with helicopter capablity | ||||||
| Medium Patrol Vessel | ||||||
| Light Patrol Vessel | ||||||
| Science and Engineering Vessels | ||||||
| Polar Research Vessel with Icebreaking Capability | ||||||
| Offshore oceanographic science vessel | ||||||
| Offshore fishery science vessel | ||||||
| Buoy Tender | ||||||
Military Justice System
The Unified Code of Service Discipline (UCSD) serves as the basis of the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces military justice system. It is designed to assist military commanders in maintaining discipline, efficiency, and morale within the RGSAF. Found in Section III of the National Defence Act, the UCSD:
- sets out who is subject to the military justice system
- establishes service offences for which a person can be charged
- establishes who has the authority to arrest and hold RGSAF members in custody
- establishes service tribunals and their jurisdiction to conduct trials of persons charged with service offences
- establishes processes for the review and appeal of findings and sentence after trial
All members of the RGSAF regular forces are always subject to the USCD, both inside and outside Gristol-Serkonos. Members of the National Volunteer Defence Reserve are subject to the UCSD:
- while undergoing drill or training (whether in uniform or not)
- whenever they are in uniform
- while on any military duty
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during any period of full-time service (Section "B" or "C"-Class service) with a full-time unit.
- whenever they are present on defence property
- whenever they are in a vehicle, ship or aircraft of the RGSAF