Military of Paquador

National Guard
Guardia Nacional
Headquarters	Concepción
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Waldo Gustavo Prat
Chief of the National Guard	Juan Carlos Carrillo Schlenker
Personnel
Military age	15
Active personnel	25,000
Related articles
Ranks	Military ranks of Paquador

A M4 Sherman tank of the National Guard during a coup, 1979.

The National Guard (Spanish: Guardia Nacional, otherwise known as la Guardia, GN) is a militia and a gendarmerie. It acts as both the armed forces and police force of Paquador which gives it huge influence in society. It is notorious for human rights abuses and corruption. It regular interferes in politics. It consists of 25,000 officers and enlisted men and consists of 5 branches; army, navy, air force, special forces and national police.

Often described as something closer to a corps of feudal retainers (or an occupation force) than to a modern national army, the GN is primarily organized for internal security and Counter-insurgency (COIN) operations rather than national defense, with most infantry units being assigned static garrison duties, and consequently its conventional military value is very low.

The Guardia has a bloated top command apparatus meaning it has a large amount of general-grade officers compared to other ranks. The Guardia motto is: "Honor, Patria, Disciplina"

Equipment

The majority of its weaponry consists of US-made surplus 'hand-me-downs' from both world wars, Korea and Vietnam, partially supplemented by more modern equipment either donated or sold by Israel, Spain, Argentina and South Africa.

The Guardia fields a small armoured corps of which the inventory consists mostly of World War II-vintage American vehicles acquired in the 1950s – ten ex-Philippine Army M4A3 E8 (76) and M4A3E8 (105) Sherman tanks, four M3A1 Stuart light tanks, forty-five T17E1 M6 Staghound armoured cars of Israeli origin (some had their turrets removed and replaced by a 30. or 50. cal Browning HMG mount instead). And fifty M9 half-tracks.

The main rifle is the M16 rifle.

Army

12,500 serve in the Army and are organized into one Presidential Guard battalion, one armoured battalion, one mechanized infantry battalion, one mechanized company, one engineer battalion, one Military Police battalion, one field artillery battery and one anti-aircraft battery, plus sixteen security companies.

All the aforementioned units were deployed in traditional Spanish colonial fashion in fortress-like cuarteles (Quarters; barracks-cum-garrisons) in the main cities, including the national capital of Concepción.

Navy

The flagship of the Paquadorian Navy is the ARP General Escobar.

The National Guard Navy (Marina de Guerra de la Guardia Nacional, MG-GN) has about 1,000 sailors and ratings who man ten Israeli Dabur-1 class patrol boats. It also consists of 1000 marines.

Air Force

The Air Force of the National Guard (Fuerza Aérea de La Guardia Nacional, FAGN) is comprised of 1,500 Officers and enlisted men.

• combat squadron ( Escuadrón de Combate )
• helicopter squadron ( Escuadrón de Ala Rotatoria )
• transport squadron ( Escuadrón de Transporte )
• training squadron of the Air Force School

National Police

The National Police of the National Guard (Policia Nacional – Guardia Nacional, PNGN) is a municipal constabulary numbering some 9,000–10,000 male and female uniformed constables. Most of its lightly-armed personnel are concentrated in the main urban centres on police duties, or assigned to the Brigadas Especiales contra Actos de Terrorismo (BECAT, Special Counter-insurgency Brigades).

BECAT is an urban rapid-reaction, anti-terrorist unit closely modeled on SWAT, whose members use special camouflage uniforms and Israeli helmets and flak vests, being armed with Uzi SMGs, M-16s, pump-action shotguns and sniper rifles. Recognizable by their M38A1 MD Jeeps equipped with vehicular beacons, sirens and wire cutters installed on the front bumper, and painted in blue-and-white National Police markings, BECAT teams are frequently employed in raids in urban slums in search for hidden guerrillas, and quickly earned an unenviable reputation for brutality.

Special Forces

The Basic Infantry Training School (Spanish: Escuela Entrenamiento Básico De Infantería, EEBI) fields some 2,000–2,500 elite counter-insurgency troops, comprising Commandos (a.k.a. the "Black Berets") and Paratroopers (a.k.a. the Gansos Salvajes or "Wild Geese")

Military schools

• Military Academy of Paquador (Academia Militar de Paquador, AMP ) - opened on November 9, 1939
• Basic Infantry Training School (Escuela de Entrenamiento Basico de Infanteria, EEBI )
• Air Force School (Escuela del Aire)
• Police Academy National Guard

Ranks

Commissioned officers

Different rank insignia are used by officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force respectively.

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and Student officer
Paquador	No equivalent
			General de Ejército		Teniente General		Mayor General		General de Brigada		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente			Cadete
Paquador	No equivalent
			Almirante		Vicealmirante		Contralmirante		Comodoro de Marina		Capitán de Navío		Capitán de Fragata		Capitán de Corbeta		Teniente de Navio		Teniente de Fragata			Alférez			Guardiamarina
Paquador	No equivalent
			General de Fuerza Aerea		Teniente General		Mayor General		General de Brigada		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente			Cadete

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.

NATO code	OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Paquador															No equivalent								No insignia
	Sargento mayor de brigada			Sargento mayor primero			Sargento mayor		Sargento de primera		Sargento		Subsargento						Cabo		Dragoneante		Soldado
Paquador															No equivalent								No insignia
	Sargento mayor de brigada			Sargento mayor primero			Sargento mayor		Sargento de primera		Sargento		Subsargento						Cabo		Dragoneante		Marinero