Royal Al-Saranidi Army

The Royal Al-Saranidi Army is the land-based military force responsible for defending Saranidia, providing peacekeeping or hunanitarian aid to other countries and defending Saranidia's allies with whom they have mutual defence treaties.

History

The Al Saranidi Army is traceable to when Emir Saladin II was halfway through consolidating his territory he gave his most loyal commanders(including members of the old Ayyubid Army and members of allied Al-Saranidi noble families) permanent commands for the the Army of the Emirate, appointing them Amīds of areas like Kallipolis, Benghazi and the Nile Frontier and appointing some as Beys(Generals).

Current deployments Kyundao, Kurdistan and various place in North Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Recruitment

Recruitment occurs by many means: 52% of personnel have joined freely but there is also conscription for a year for young men at 18-25 years old. The most common reason given for joining is a desire to protect people/make a difference, with patriotism being the second most common, prestige the third most common and in the fourth place either a sense of adventure or the high pay (depending on which survey is used)

Ranks

Chief of Army Staff

Commands: the entire Army Description of duties: Requirements:

Field Marshal

Commands: an Army group NATO code: OF-10 Requirements: experience as a General, University education

General(Amir) :

Lieutenant-General(Naib Amir) :

Senior Brigadier-General(Amīd Akbar) Salary: ... gold dinars, Equivalent to a Mayor or the 10th most prosperous businessperson in Saranidia

Brigadier-General(Amīd):

Colonel(Aqīd): Commands: a regiment ... Description of duties: undertakes certain strategy and policy decisions, ensures soldiers and officers in their regiment follow the legal and moral codes expected. Salary: Requirements:

Lieutenant-Colonel Commands: a battalion or small regiment Duties: Requirements: A senior leadership course and experience as a Major.

Major: Commands: Requirements: experience as a Captain or a year and 9 months as a First Lieutenant plus a senior leadership course. Captain Commands: a small company, troop, or... Salary: ... gold dinars plus ...

Requirements: At least a year and 9 months experience as a military officer

First Lieutenant Duties: Leading a platoon or troop Requirements: military officer training and either experience as an Ensign/Cornet or a degree. NATO code: OF-3 Ensign/Cornet Commands Duties: carrying the standard on parade, Relatively lower level military leadership. Requirements: military officer training NATO code: OF-1

Enlisted ranks (Warrant Officer Class 1)

(Warrant Officer Class 2)

(Sergeant)

(Corporal) (Lance-Corporal)

Fatah(Private)