Shalumite Armed Forces
| Imperial Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1945 |
| Service branches | Imperial Shalumite Army Imperial Shalumite Air Force Imperial Shalumite Navy |
| Headquarters | Shalumite Ministry of Defense, Aragon |
| Leadership | |
| Imperator | Tyler Holland |
| Prime minister | Ethan Solaris |
| Minister of Defense | Theodore Hennly |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Yes |
| Active personnel | 775,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 482,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $94,628,636,423.50 |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Shalumite National Defense Industries |
History
Personnel and Equipment
Command Structure
Civilian Agencies of the Ministry of Defense
Imperial Army Korp of Engineering
The Imperial Army Korp of Engineering" (IAKOE), sometimes shorted to simply KoE, is a Shalumite Civilian Agency that serves as an auxiliary to the Department of Defense, and under the direct command of the Imperial Shalumite Army. As of 2014, the Korp of Engineering comprised of of 27,000 military and civilian contractors who are charged with: various forms of engineering, design, and construction management. Although it is generally associated that they engage in primarily military construction, they also engage in a number of public projects across the nation, and even across the globe in some circumstances such as in Azurlavai and Hostillia. The Korp of Engineering provides recreation activities to the public, and is tasked with overseeing Shalum's energy production at locations such as dams and nuclear power plants.
The motto of the Korp of Engineering is "Willing and Able."
Imperial Defense Force
The Imperial Defense Force, commonly referred to as simply the Defense Force, acts as a reserve component of the Shalumite Armed Forces, and is primarily made up of units that fall under the command of the Imperial Shalumite Army, however the Imperial Shalumite Air Force maintains units within the Defense Force as well. Since its founding, it has served as a secondary option to mandatory conscription to those who do not want to serve in the main branches of the Armed Forces, or are students attending universities or other forms of higher learning. Every Shalumite province is tasked with the maintaining of their own force, though the national government provides supplementary funding and the majority of the equipment fielded by each unit. By law, all members of the Defense Force as also members of the militia of the Shalumite Empire, and are under the dual command of the province and the national government.
Members of the Imperial Defense Force are expected to adhere to the same moral and physical standards as their "full-time" active duty counterparts, and thus are required to regularly attended military exercises and drills during certain times of the month and year. The same ranks and insignia that are used by active duty units in the Shalumite Armed Forces are used by members of the Defense Force, and all members are eligible all rewards issued by the Shalumite Imperial Armed Forces. The provinces that each Defense Member hails from is allowed to issue their own provincial awards as well. Under military regulation, these awards may be worn while on provincial active duty or during times when the unit in question has been activated to full time operations.
The equipment used by the Imperial Defense Force is primarily 'hand-me-down' gear from the Imperial Army and Marine Corp, that can date as far back as the 1980s. The exception to this, are the units who are tasked with protecting the Shalumite capital. Instead, these units receiving the same gear as regular forces. For the most part, the Defense Force does not maintain heavy armor, and instead fields thing such as armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. Even so, there are four units within the defense force that are equipped with tanks and other pieces of more important and expensive equipment.
National Cadet Force
The National Cadet Force (NCF) is a youth paramilitary organization that is sponsored by the Shalumite Ministry of Defense. It is also supported by the Imperial Shalumite Army, the Imperial Shalumite Air Force, the Imperial Shalumite Navy, as well as the navy's infantry force. Each of these military branches maintains its own youth formations through both local community programs, as well as independent schools that provide year-round education. The goal of the NCF is to provide a "well organized and disciplined organization that promotes skills like: self-reliance, resilience, the ability to think quickly while under pressure, endurance, and perseverance."
A controversial characteristic of the NCF is that it is considered a call up force, capable of being mobilized to support military forces during time of national crises. Everyone that serves in the Cadet Force is liable to be summoned for service, though it is very unlikely, as it has never happened before. Even so, each branch of the Cadet Force maintains strong ties with the Ministry of Defense, and honors the traditions of its affiliated department. There are currently 124,182 registered volunteers, with numbers growing steadily each year. The primary service weapon of the cadet forces is the AR Scorpion Generation One.