Lucis Armed Forces
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| His Majesty's Armed Forces | |
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| Founded | 1413 (as the Lucian Army) 1707 (as the Lucis Army) |
| Current form | 1951 |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Ministry of Defence, Insomnia |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Noctis Lucis Caelum |
| Defence Secretary | Noel Kreiss |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | Air Chief Marshal Ambrose McCreary |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 16 |
| Conscription | No |
| Active personnel | 1,375,000 regular (Mainland UK: 550,000 Tristain: 825,000) |
| Reserve personnel | 4,125,000 reserve (Mainland UK: 1,650,000 Tristain: 2,475,000) |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 59 billion Gil (3rd) |
| Percent of GDP | 2.0%; FY 2015 |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | LAE Systems Rein-Martin Holdings Royal Ordnance |
| Foreign suppliers | Rainford Group Theimer Holdings |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of the United Kingdom Conflicts involving the UK |
| Ranks | |
The Lucis Armed Forces, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies. They also promote Lucis's wider interests, support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid.
Since the formation of Kingdom of Great Lucis (later, the United Kingdom), the armed forces have seen action in a number of major wars involving the world's great powers, including The Seven Years' War, the Sandoric Wars, the Concordian Civil War, the First Europan War, and the Second Europan War. Repeatedly emerging victorious from conflicts has allowed Lucis to establish itself as one of the world's leading military and economic powers.
Today, the Lucis Armed Forces consist of: the Royal Navy, a blue-water navy with a fleet of 215 commissioned ships, together with the Royal Marines, a highly specialised amphibious light infantry force, remains as the largest navy in the world since 1751; the Lucis Army, the UK's principal land warfare branch; and the Royal Air Force, a technologically sophisticated air force with a diverse operational fleet consisting of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. The Lucis Armed Forces include standing forces, Regular Reserve, Volunteer Reserves and Sponsored Reserves.
Its Commander-in-chief is the Lucian monarch, currently King Noctis Lucis Caelum, to whom members of the forces swear allegiance. Long-standing constitutional convention, however, has vested de facto executive authority, by the exercise of Royal Prerogative, in the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Defence. The Prime Minister (acting with the Cabinet) makes the key decisions on the use of the armed forces. The King however, remains the supreme authority of the military. The UK Parliament approves the continued existence of the Lucis Army by passing an Armed Forces Act at least once every five years, as required by the Bill of Rights 1689. The Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Marines among with all other forces do not require this act. The armed forces are managed by the Defence Council of the Ministry of Defence, headed by the Secretary of State for Defence.
The United Kingdom is one of five recognised nuclear powers. Overseas garrisons and facilities are maintained at Alteria, Altissia, Basel-Ebel, Barmuda, Lucis Indiaen Ocean Territory, Bethausia, Concordia, Erebonian Empire, Gallia-Bruhl, Jutland-Gimli, Lestallum, Nibelheim-Saxe-Hanover, Nihhon-koku, Quenmin, Rubrum, Tenebrae and Solheim, the Walkland Islands, and Zanarkand.