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− | + | The '''United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces''' (UKINDF) are the [[Armed forces|armed forces]] of [[Isselmere-Nieland]]. Since the [[Deactivation Act, 2006|Deactivation Act]] of [[Wikipedia:2006|2006]], the UKINDF are an all-volunteer organisation with over 58 million personnel in active service, consisting of approximately 2.21 ''per cent'' of the labour force or 0.845% of the total population. The UKINDF comprise the following branches of service: | |
+ | *the [[Naval Service (UKIN)|Naval Service]], consisting of the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy]] ('''RINN''') as well as the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines]] ('''RINM'''), the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy#Fleet Air Arm|Fleet Air Arm]] ('''FAA'''), the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy#Strategic Defence Force|(Navy) Strategic Defence Force]] ('''SDF'''), and the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy#Coastal Defence Force|Coastal Defence Force]] ('''CDF'''); | ||
+ | *the [[Isselmere-Nielander Army]] ('''INA'''); and, | ||
+ | *the [[Aerospace Service (UKIN)|Aerospace Service]], which consists of the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force]] ('''RINAF''') and the [[Isselmere-Nielander Orbital Defence Force]] ('''INODF'''); and, | ||
+ | *the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Gendarmerie]] ('''RING'''). | ||
+ | The Minister of Defence and the Minister of State for the Defence Forces provide the day-to-day administration for the UKINDF, with secretaries of State supervising the respective services, with the exception of the RING, which nominally falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety of the Ministry of the Interior during peacetime. Overarching control of the UKINDF flows from the [[United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces#Defence Council|Defence Council]] of the External Affairs Section of the [[Council of State (Isselmere-Nieland)|Council of State]], chaired by the Sovereign and the Prime Minister.<br><br> | ||
− | ===Type=== | + | ==Organisation== |
+ | |||
+ | ===Defence Council=== | ||
+ | The Defence Council of the Council of State is the supervisory body of the Defence Forces, defining long-term defence policy and strategy, with day-to-day command falling to the relevant ministers and secretaries of State as well as the service chiefs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :'''Chair:''' Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, [[Henry V (Isselmere-Nieland)|HM the King]] | ||
+ | :'''Vice-Chair:''' Lord President of the Council of State, the Right Honourable First Lord of the Treasury ([[Prime Minister of Isselmere-Nieland|Prime Minister]]) | ||
+ | :'''Vice-Chair:''' Minister of Defence | ||
+ | :'''Heads of Department (in order of precedence):''' | ||
+ | :*Minister of State for the Defence Forces | ||
+ | :*Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Head of the [[Defence Procurement Agency (Isselmere-Nieland)|Defence Procurement Agency]] | ||
+ | :*Secretary of State for the Navy, First Lord of the Admiralty | ||
+ | :*Secretary of State for the Army | ||
+ | :*Secretary of State for the Aerospace Force | ||
+ | :**Director-General for the Air Force | ||
+ | :**Director-General for the Orbital Defence Force | ||
+ | :'''Heads of Service (in order of precedence):''' | ||
+ | :*Chief of Defence Staff | ||
+ | :*First Sea Lord, Chief of Naval Staff | ||
+ | :**General Officer Commanding, Royal Marines | ||
+ | :*Chief of General Staff | ||
+ | :*Chief of Aerospace Staff | ||
+ | :**Chief of Air Staff | ||
+ | :**Chief of Orbital Defence Staff | ||
+ | :***General Officer Commanding, Space Service Force | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Personnel== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Rank Structure=== | ||
+ | The [[Wikipedia:Comparative military ranks|rank structure]] of the UKINDF follows that of the [[RL]] [[Wikipedia:NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]], particularly with regard to the rank codes with '''OF''' standing for [[Wikipedia:Commissioned officer|commissioned officer]] and '''OR''' for ''Other Ranks'' or enlisted personnel. Warrant officers in the UKINDF, like those in the [[RL]] [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]'s armed forces, are considered part of ''Other Ranks'' rather than as a separate stratum. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Note on insignia:''' For enlisted personnel, chevrons are point down, with rank on upper arm, forearm on dress uniforms if warrant officer (upper arm on duty uniforms). Officer ranks in Navy and Air Force on lower sleeves in dress or garrison uniforms, on epaulettes on duty uniforms. If body armour is worn, rank is on chest. Naval officer bands and bars are surmounted by loop inscribed with an initial or symbol denoting branch of service. Air force officer bands and bars are surmounted by a stylised tern with the symbol of branch of service within its claws. | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;" | ||
+ | |+ | ||
+ | ====Chart==== | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center style="background:#e6e6e6;"|Ministerial Ranks | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''(n/a)''' | ||
+ | | colspan=5 align=center|Minister of Defence||Minister of the Interior | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''(n/a)''' | ||
+ | | colspan=5 align=center|Minister of State for the Defence Forces||Minister of State for Public Safety | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5% rowspan=2|Code||colspan=2|[[Naval Service (UKIN)|Naval Service]]||rowspan=2|[[Isselmere-Nielander Army|INA]]||colspan=2|[[Aerospace Service (UKIN)|Aerospace Service]]||rowspan=2|[[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Gendarmerie|RING]] | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | ! |[[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy|RINN]]||[[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines|RINM]]||[[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force|RINAF]]||[[Isselmere-Nielander Orbital Defence Force|INODF]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''(n/a)''' | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|First Lord of the Admiralty | ||
+ | |Secretary of State for the Army||colspan=2 align=center|Secretary of State for the Aerospace Force||Inspector-General | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Chiefs of Staff | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''(n/a)''' | ||
+ | |colspan=5 align=center|Chief of Defence Staff{{ref|Chief}} | ||
+ | |rowspan=3|Director-General of the Royal Gendarmerie{{ref_label|Chief|1|a}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''(n/a)''' | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|First Sea Lord{{ref|Heads}}||rowspan=2|Chief of General Staff{{ref_label|Heads|2|a}}||colspan=2 align=center|Chief of Aerospace Staff{{ref_label|Heads|2|b}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''(n/a)'''||Second Sea Lord||Fourth Sea Lord{{ref_label|Heads|2|c}}||Chief of Air Staff{{ref_label|Heads|2|d}}||Chief of Orbital Defence{{ref_label|Heads|2|e}} | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Marks of Distinction | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-11'''||colspan=2 align=center|[[Wikipedia:Grand Admiral|Grand Admiral]] of [[Isselmere-Nieland]]||[[Wikipedia:Grand Marshal|Grand Marshal]] of Isselmere-Nieland||colspan=2 align=center|Aerospace Grand Marshal of Isselmere-Nieland||(n/a) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Flag and General Ranks and Air Officers | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-10b''' | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Admiral of the Fleet{{ref|Honorific}}||Marshal-General of the Army{{ref_label|Honorific|3|a}}||colspan=2 align=center|Marshal-General of the RINASF{{ref_label|Honorific|3|b}}||Chief Constable | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-10a'''||Admiral-General{{ref|Wartime}}||colspan=2 align=center|Field Marshal{{ref_label|Honorific|3|c}}{{ref_label|Wartime|4|a}}||Marshal of the RINAF{{ref_label|Wartime|4|b}}||Marshal of the ODF||Deputy Chief Constable | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-9b'''||Admiral||colspan=2 align=center|Colonel-General||Air Chief Marshal||Chief Marshal||Commissioner | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-9a'''||Lieutenant-Admiral | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|General | ||
+ | |Air Marshal||Marshal [OD]||Deputy Commissioner | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-8'''||Vice Admiral | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Lieutenant-General | ||
+ | |Air Lieutenant Marshal||Lieutenant-Marshal||Assistant Commissioner | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-7'''||Rear Admiral | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Major-General | ||
+ | |Air Vice Marshal||Vice-Marshal||Commander | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-6'''||Commodore | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Brigadier | ||
+ | |Air Commodore||Commodore||Deputy Commander | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Senior Officers | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-5'''||Captain | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Colonel | ||
+ | |Group Captain||Captain||Chief Superintendent | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-4'''||Commander | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Lieutenant-Colonel | ||
+ | |Wing Commander||Commander||Deputy Chief Superintendent | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-3'''||Lieutenant-Commander | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Major | ||
+ | |Squadron Leader||Lieutenant-Commander||Superintendent | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Junior Officers | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-2'''||Lieutenant | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Captain | ||
+ | |Flight Lieutenant||Lieutenant||Chief Inspector | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-1b'''||Sub-Lieutenant | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Lieutenant | ||
+ | |Flying Officer||Sub-Lieutenant||Inspector | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-1a'''||Midshipman ''or'' Acting Sub-Lieutenant | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Second Lieutenant | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Pilot Officer||Sub-Inspector | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Officer Candidates | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OF-D''' | ||
+ | |Ensign||colspan=2 align=center|(n/a)||colspan=2 align=center|Pilot Cadet | ||
+ | |rowspan=2|Officer Cadet | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''SO''' | ||
+ | |colspan=5 align=center|Officer Cadet | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Warrant Officers | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-10b''' | ||
+ | |colspan=5 align=center|Chief Warrant Officer of His Majesty's Defence Forces{{ref|HMWODF}} | ||
+ | |rowspan=2|His Majesty's Sergeant Major of the Royal Gendarmerie | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-10a''' | ||
+ | |align=center colspan=2|Chief Petty Officer of the Navy{{ref|Service_CWO}} | ||
+ | |Sergeant-Major of the Army{{ref_label|Service_CWO|6|a}}||colspan=2 align=center|Chief Warrant Officer of the Aerospace Force{{ref_label|Service_CWO|6|b}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-9d'''||Fleet Chief Petty Officer||Sergeant-Major of Marines{{ref_label|Service_CWO|6|c}}||Command Sergeant-Major||Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force||Chief Warrant Officer of Orbital Defence||Sergeant-Major of the Realm | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-9c'''||Squadron Chief Petty Officer||colspan=2 align=center|Sergeant-Major of Higher Formation||colspan=2 align=center|Chief Warrant Officer of Higher Formation||Provincial Sergeant-Major | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-9b'''||Division Chief Petty Officer | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Base Sergeant Major | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Base Chief Warrant Officer | ||
+ | |rowspan=2|Regional Sergeant-Major | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-9a'''||Chief Petty Officer | ||
+ | |colspan=4 align=center|Chief Warrant Officer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-8'''||Master Petty Officer 1st Class | ||
+ | |colspan=4 align=center|Master Warrant Officer | ||
+ | |District Sergeant-Major | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-7'''||Master Petty Officer 2nd Class | ||
+ | |colspan=4 align=center|Warrant Officer | ||
+ | |Sergeant-Major | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Non-commissioned Officers | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-6b'''||Petty Officer 1st Class | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Master Sergeant | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Flight Sergeant | ||
+ | |rowspan=2|Staff Sergeant | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-6a'''||Petty Officer 2nd Class | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Staff Sergeant | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Technical Sergeant | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-5b'''||Petty Officer 3rd Class | ||
+ | |colspan=4 align=center|Sergeant | ||
+ | |rowspan=2 vert-align=center|Sergeant | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-5a'''||Master Rate | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Master Corporal | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Master Technician | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-4'''||Senior Rate | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Corporal||colspan=2 align=center|Senior Technician||Corporal | ||
+ | |- style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | !width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Enlisted Personnel | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-3'''||Leading Rate | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Lance Corporal | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Junior Technician||Lance Corporal | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-2c'''||Able Rate | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Private 1st Class | ||
+ | |Senior Aircraftman||Senior Crewman||Senior Constable | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-2b'''||Ordinary Rate 1st Class | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Private 2nd Class | ||
+ | |Leading Aircraftman||Leading Crewman||Constable 1st Class | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-2a'''||Ordinary Rate 2nd Class | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Private 3rd Class | ||
+ | |Aircraftman||Crewman||Constable 2nd Class | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OR-1'''||Seaman Apprentice | ||
+ | |colspan=2 align=center|Private Recruit | ||
+ | |Aircraftman Recruit||Crewman Recruit||Recruit | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | <br clear="all" /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Rank equivalencies and explanations=== | ||
+ | Several ranks within the UKINDF have different names dependent upon the branch of service or duties performed. There are a plethora of titles based on the generic rank structure for the junior ratings (e.g. Leading Artificer) in the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy. Indeed, there are so many titles that they, in sum, exceed the scope of the present document. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Within the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines and the Isselmere-Nielander Army, there are likewise differences in rank-titles within each branch of service. These latter are presented above. Please note that in the Marines, a first and second class Private is referred to as "Marine", whilst junior enlisted personnel of the Gendarmerie ought to be called "Gendarme" rather than the official "Constable". | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Qualification insignia=== | ||
+ | Pilot’s Wings<br> | ||
+ | Navigator/Weapon Systems Officer Wings<br> | ||
+ | Paratrooper’s Wings<br> | ||
+ | Submariner’s Badge<br> | ||
+ | Qualified Marksman Award (''see below'') | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Traditions== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Honours and Awards== | ||
+ | Within the UKINDF, it is common for the traditional [[Wikipedia:Social class|class]] system to be reinforced in the bestowal of honours and awards, such that officers alone receive crosses and membership within the orders – up to the Distinguished Service Cross – whilst the enlisted personnel receive medals. Important exceptions to those general trends are the Order of Merit and the two highest awards, the Sovereign's Cross of Valour and the Esmé Cross.{{ref|EC}} Subsequent awards of the same cross or medal are denoted by bars noting the action for which the new award was granted when the full award is worn, or a stylised [[Wikipedia:Potentilla|alpine cinquefoil]] (i.e., "rose"; bronze for the first subsequent award, silver for the fourth (replacing three bronze ones), and gold for the seventh and subsequent) should only the ribbon be worn, except as noted. | ||
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+ | |+ | ||
+ | ===Honours and Awards, by Position=== | ||
+ | |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" | ||
+ | !width=15%|[[Wikipedia:Acronym|Acronym]] | ||
+ | !width=35%|Cross, Medal, or Order | ||
+ | !width=50%|Awarded to/for | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KCV/QCV'''||King's/Queen's Cross of Valour{{ref|SCV}}||UKINDF personnel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''EC'''||Esmé Cross||UKINDF personnel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KR/DR'''||Knight/Dame of the Rose ([[Isselmere (Region)|Isselmere]]){{ref|Rose}}|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KE/DE'''||Knight/Dame of the Erne ([[Nieland (Region)|Nieland]])|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KSS/DSS'''||Knight/Dame of Saint Sebastian{{ref|StSeb}} ([[Detmere (Region)|Detmere]])|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KH/DH'''||Knight/Dame of the Hart ([[Anguist (Region)|Anguist]])|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''GCT'''||Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Hoary Tern||UKINDF officers. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''GCL'''||Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Royal Linens||Officers and officials of State for meritorious service. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KCM'''||Knight Commander of the Order of Merit||UKINDF personnel, both male and female. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KCT/DCT'''||Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Hoary Tern||UKINDF officers. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KCL/DCL'''||Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Royal Linens||Officers and officials of State for meritorious service. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''GCS'''||Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Silvester||Civilians. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''CM'''||Companion of the Order of Merit||UKINDF personnel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KT/DT'''||Knight/Dame of the Order of the Hoary Tern||UKINDF officers. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KL/DL'''||Knight/Dame of the Order of the Royal Linens||Officers and officials of State for meritorious service. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KCS/DCS'''||Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Silvester||Civilians. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''OM'''||Member of the Order of Merit||UKINDF personnel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''KS/DS'''||Knight/Dame of the Order of Saint Silvester||Civilians. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''DSO'''||Companion of the Distinguished Service Order|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''DSC'''||Distinguished Service Cross||RINN officers for courageous and meritorious service in combat. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''MC'''||Military Cross||RINM and INA officers for courageous and meritorious service in combat. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''DFC'''||Distinguished Flying Cross||UKINDF commissioned aircrew for courageous and meritorious service in combat. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''AFC'''||Air Force Cross||RINAF officers for distinguished and meritorious service in combat. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''DCM'''||Distinguished Conduct Medal||Enlisted UKINDF personnel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''CGM'''||Conspicuous Gallantry Medal||Enlisted UKINDF and paramilitary personnel and civilians. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''DSM'''||Distinguished Service Medal||Enlisted RINN personnel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''MM'''||Military Medal||Enlisted RINM and INA personnel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''DFM'''||Distinguished Flying Medal||Enlisted UKINDF aircrew. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''AFM'''||Air Force Medal||RINAF enlisted personnel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''SGM'''||Sovereign's Gallantry Medal||UKINDF enlisted personnel. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''MID'''||Mentioned in Dispatches||UKINDF personnel, all ranks. Not worn, but included in one's service record. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''QMA'''||Qualified Marksman Award|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''WM'''||Wound Medal||Wounds requiring hospitalisation. Subsequent awards denoted by bronze roses up to the fourth award when they are replaced by silver roses, then gold roses. | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Recent operations== | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Main indices == | ||
+ | Electronic devices and guided systems (i.e., missiles, decoys, remotely piloted vehicles, etc., and their launchers) are designated in accordance with the ''United Services Electronic Devices Index'' ('''EDI''', covered by '''E''' in the chart below) and the ''United Services Pilotless Vehicles Index'' ('''PVI''', covered by '''M''' below), respectively. The ''Rocket Systems Index'' ('''RSI''') has been included under '''R'''. | ||
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+ | {| border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;" | ||
+ | |+ | ||
+ | ===Joint EDI/PVI/RSI Chart=== | ||
+ | |- align=center style="background:#e6e6e6;" | ||
+ | |'''Designator'''||'''Prefix'''||'''Installation (E), Launch environment (M)'''||'''Type (E), Primary mission (M/R)'''||'''Main purpose (E), Vehicle type (M/R)'''{{ref|Guidance}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''1-10'''|| || ||Rocket stage (R)|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''A'''|| ||Crewed aircraft or UAV (E); Air (M)||Invisible light (IR, UV, etc.; E)||Auxiliary assembly (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''B'''|| ||Aerospace combined (E/M)||Radiological detection, identification, and computation (E)||Bombing (E); Bomb (M){{ref|bomb}}; Booster (R) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''C'''||Captive training round (M)||Cryptographic (E){{ref|SIS}}||Electronic wave and/or signal carrier (E); Transport (M/R)||Communications (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''D'''||Inert training round (M)||Pilotless aerial vehicle (Drone, missile, rocket; E)||Decoy (M)||Direction finding, reconnaissance, and/or surveillance (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''E'''|| ||Fixed ground (E/M)||Computers and processors (E); Electronic countermeasures/electronic support measures or communications (M)||Ejection, launcher, and/or release (E){{ref|Ejection}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''F'''|| ||Mobile ground (E/M)||Wire or fibre optics (E)||Launcher (E){{ref|Launcher}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''G'''|| ||General ground (E/M); Runway (M)||Ground attack (M)||Fire control or searchlight direction (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''H'''|| ||Silo stored (M)||Interphone or public address (E)||Recording and/or reproducing (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''I'''|| ||''Instrumentation'' (E)||Aerospace intercept (M)||Informatics (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''J'''|| ||General utility (E); Multiple (M)||Electromechanical (E)||Directed energy (specialised jammer; E/M) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''K'''|| ||Amphibious (E){{ref|Amphibious}}||Telemetering (E)||Complex (E){{ref|Complex}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''L'''|| ||Silo launched (M)||Countermeasures (E); Launch detection and surveillance (M)||Automated management (E);{{ref|management}} Liquid propellant (R) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''M'''|| ||Surface watercraft (E/M)||Armament (E); Warhead (R)||Maintenance or test (E); Guided ordnance or remotely piloted vehicle (M) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''N'''|| ||Combined watercraft (Surface and sub-surface; E/M)||Sound in air (E); Navigation (M)||Navigation aid (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''O'''|| || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''P'''|| ||Pack or individual portable (E/M)||Laser (E)||Piloting aid or automatic flight (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''Q'''|| || ||Underwater acoustics (E); Drone (M)||Special or combination (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''R'''|| ||Rocket motor (R)||Radar and/or radio (E)||Receiving or passive detection (E); Rocket (M) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''S'''|| ||Space ''or'' aerospace (E/M)||Special (Magnetic, etc.) or multiple type (E); Space support (M/R)||Search (Detection, range and bearing; E); Satellite (M); Solid propellant (R) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''T'''|| ||Ground transportable (E/M)||Wire telephone, telegraph, or teletype (E); Training (M)||Transmission (E); Torpedo (M) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''U'''|| ||Mobile underwater (Submarine; E/M)||Underwater attack (M)||Surveillance (detecting and tracking) and fire and/or air control (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''V'''|| ||Ground vehicle (E)||Visual, visible light (E)||Vehicle or vessel (M){{ref|decoy}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''W'''|| ||Fixed underwater (E)||Weather (E/M)||Weapon or remote control (M) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''X'''|| || ||Scientific and/or calibration (E/M)||Identification and recognition (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''Y'''|| || ||Telecommunications (Television, facsimile, etc.; E)||[[Autonomous Operation Situational Awareness Module|Artificial Intelligence]] (E) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''Z'''|| ||Piloted-to-missile/drone datalink (E)||Secure communications (E){{ref label|SIS|5|a}}||Secure system (E){{ref label|SIS|5|b}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Model number=== | ||
+ | For electronics, model number is sequential in accordance with the category listings, such as '''ARC-''xx''''' or '''MRG-''yy'''''. For decoys, missiles, bomb guidance systems, remotely piloted vehicles (not semi-autonomous uncrewed vehicles), and torpedoes, all are listed sequentially in accordance with the [[Defence Procurement Agency (Isselmere-Nieland)|Defence Procurement Agency]] ('''DPA''')-assigned [[Defence Procurement Agency (Isselmere-Nieland)#Guided Systems Index|Guided Systems Index]] ('''GSI''') number. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Version indicator=== | ||
+ | To indicate changes to the item in question, a capital [[Wikipedia:Latin alphabet|Roman letter]] is added. The letters B, I, O, Q, S, T, V are not used: B, I, O, Q, and S might be mistaken for numbers (8, 1, 0, and 5 respectively), T is used for electronic devices modified for training purposes, and V is used to explain modifications to power input and/or utilisation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Modification number=== | ||
+ | Listed as (V) followed by an [[Wikipedia:Arabic numerals|Arabic number]] to indicate changes in power input and/or utilisation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Vehicle Designation Index== | ||
+ | Army and Royal Marine ground and amphibious vehicles, as well as artillery pieces, are typically refered to by their '''Logistics Number''' (i.e., L''xxx'', such as the L21BT ''Kodiak'' main battle tank). The Vehicle Designation System is reserved for uncrewed vehicles and aircraft. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Type Prefix=== | ||
+ | '''D''' precedes all other type prefixes. | ||
*B = Aerospace | *B = Aerospace | ||
− | *D = UAV | + | *D = Uncrewed vehicle (UAV, UGV, UOV, USV, UUV) |
*H = Rotorcraft | *H = Rotorcraft | ||
+ | *L = Ground vehicle{{ref|Uncrewed}} | ||
+ | *M = Surface watercraft{{ref label|Uncrewed|20|a}} | ||
+ | *N = Mixed marine (Surface-submarine, etc.){{ref label|Uncrewed|20|b}} | ||
*S = Space | *S = Space | ||
+ | *U = Underwater{{ref label|Uncrewed|19|c}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Master Designator=== | ||
+ | May occur in strings of three letters, with the most significant role appearing first, such as '''MRA''' for ''Maritime patrol, Reconnaissance, and Surface attack'' aircraft. | ||
+ | *A = Attack{{ref|Naval}} | ||
+ | *ADS = Air defence suppression (Superseded by '''EF''' for ''electronic fighter'') | ||
+ | *AEW = Airborne early warning and control | ||
+ | *B = Bomber | ||
+ | *C = Transport | ||
+ | *D = Director of uncrewed vehicles | ||
+ | *E = Electronic (Communications, countermeasures, detection, surveillance) | ||
+ | *EF = Electronic fighter | ||
+ | *EW = Heliborne early warning (Affixes to '''H''' prefix) | ||
+ | *F = Fighter | ||
+ | *G = Ground attack | ||
+ | *M = Maritime patrol | ||
+ | *MC = Mine clearance{{ref label|Uncrewed|20|d}} | ||
+ | *NC = Nuclear reactor support{{ref label|Uncrewed|20|e}} | ||
+ | *R = Reconnaissance (Includes signals intelligence) | ||
+ | *S = Strike (Nuclear-capable attack aircraft or heavy attack aircraft){{ref label|Naval|21|a}} | ||
+ | *T = Trainer | ||
+ | *U = Utility | ||
+ | *W = Weather reconnaissance | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Motor and Powerplant Index== | ||
+ | Environment | ||
+ | *A = Air | ||
+ | *L = Land and amphibious (amphibious tractors) | ||
+ | *M = Marine | ||
+ | *S = Space | ||
+ | *U = Underwater | ||
+ | |||
+ | Type | ||
+ | *B = Battery | ||
+ | *C = Combined Operation (within a single device; e.g., combined operation gas and steam powerplant) | ||
+ | *E = Engine | ||
+ | *G = Generator | ||
+ | *M = Motor | ||
+ | *R = Reactor | ||
+ | *S = Scramjet | ||
+ | *T = Turbine | ||
+ | |||
+ | Propellant | ||
+ | *A = Atomic | ||
+ | *D = Diesel | ||
+ | *E = Electric | ||
+ | *G = Gas | ||
+ | *H = [[Wikipedia:Magnetohydrodynamic drive|Magnetohydrodynamics]] | ||
+ | *K = Oil | ||
+ | *M = Multifuel | ||
+ | *P = Petrol | ||
+ | *S = Steam | ||
+ | |||
+ | Series number | ||
+ | |||
+ | Specific type | ||
+ | *B = Pebble-bed | ||
+ | *C = Fuel cell | ||
+ | *D = Diesel (usually in ''Propellant'' section) | ||
+ | *F = Turbofan | ||
+ | *J = Turbojet | ||
+ | *M = Multifuel (usually in ''Propellant'' section) | ||
+ | *P = Pressurised water (if preceded by '''X'''RA-'''y'''), Turboprop (if preceded by '''ATG-''') | ||
+ | *R = Ramjet | ||
+ | *S = Turboshaft | ||
+ | *T = Tracked vehicle | ||
+ | *V = Battery | ||
+ | *W = Wheeled vehicle | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Notes== | ||
+ | {| style="font-size:90%;" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | #{{note|Chief}}{{note label|Chief|1|a}} The CDS is assumed to be the seniormost rank in the Defence Forces for the purposes of command and ceremonial precedence. The DGP is subordinate to the CDS in wartime, but may precede the CDS in certain functions, as determined by the [[Council of State (Isselmere-Nieland)|Council of State]], by right of ministerial precedence of the Interior Ministry within the [[Council of Ministers (Isselmere-Nieland)|Chancery]]. | ||
+ | #{{note|Heads}}{{note label|Heads|2|a}}{{note label|Heads|2|b}}{{note label|Heads|2|c}} These ranks are granted to one serving individual within that service. The respective Chiefs of Staff are considered the seniormost officers in the service and are themselves subject to the will of the Crown. Persons with those ranks are granted life peerages with the rank of baron. | ||
+ | #{{note|Honorific}}{{note label|Honorific|3|a}}{{note label|Honorific|3|b}}{{note label|Honorific|3|c}} These ranks were wartime ranks granted to one individual within each service held only for the duration of that person's service. The rank may be rescinded by the state for dishonourable behaviour. | ||
+ | #{{note|Wartime}}{{note label|Wartime|4|a}}{{note label|Wartime|4|b}} These ranks were wartime ranks that were rarely gifted to serving officers. With the steady expansion of the armed forces, this practice has fallen into [[Wikipedia:Desuetude|desuetude]]. | ||
+ | #{{note|HMWODF}} Granted to a single person within the UKINDF. Persons retiring with rank of HMWODF are granted the honorific "Honourable" and a stipend to be retained throughout their life whilst in good behaviour. | ||
+ | #{{note|Service_CWO}}{{note label|Service_CWO|6|a}}{{note label|Service_CWO|6|b}}{{note label|Service_CWO|6|c}} One enlisted person per service is appointed to this rank by the chief of staff of that service and the secretary of State responsible for that service, pursuant to the will of their superiors. | ||
+ | #{{note|EC}} Named after Queen Esmé. | ||
+ | #{{note|SCV}} Also known as the ''Sovereign's Cross of Valour''. | ||
+ | #{{note|Rose}} More precisely, the [[Wikipedia:Potentilla|alpine cinquefoil]], which is not a true rose. | ||
+ | #{{note|StSeb}} The [[Wikipedia:Patron saint|patron saint]] of [[Detmere (Region)|Detmere]]. | ||
+ | #{{note|Guidance}} ''Guidance type'' suffix follows '''W''' for ordnance, when listed. | ||
+ | #{{note|bomb}} Only for a complete bomb (i.e., with fuze(s), stabilisation unit(s), etc.). | ||
+ | #{{note|SIS}}{{note label|SIS|13|a}}{{note label|SIS|13|b}} Used only by the Intelligence Services. | ||
+ | #{{note|Ejection}} For expendable countermeasures (effectors, flares, chaff) and missile launching systems. | ||
+ | #{{note|Launcher}} For bomb racks and other aerial weapons launchers. | ||
+ | #{{note|Complex}} For gun-missile complexes. | ||
+ | #{{note|Amphibious}} '''V''' preferred. | ||
+ | #{{note|management}} '''I''' preferred. Designator covers automated general management of integrated systems, such as a vessel's powerplant, internal environment, and defensive and offensive systems. System-specific management systems go under '''I'''. Such systems simply ensure that the devices concerned are operating within normal parameters and do not provide operational automated autonomy. | ||
+ | #{{note|decoy}} Only used for decoys. | ||
+ | #{{note|Uncrewed}}{{note label|Uncrewed|20|a}}{{note label|Uncrewed|20|b}}{{note label|Uncrewed|20|c}}{{note label|Uncrewed|20|d}}{{note label|Uncrewed|20|e}} Only/Primarily for uncrewed vehicles. | ||
+ | #{{note|Naval}}{{note label|Naval|21|a}} Until recently, usually only used for naval aircraft. | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | |||
{{Isselmere-Nieland}} | {{Isselmere-Nieland}} | ||
[[Category:Armed forces]] | [[Category:Armed forces]] | ||
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UKINDF logo | |
Branches of service | |
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Naval Service Royal Navy Royal Marines | |
Army | |
Aerospace Service Royal Air Force Orbital Defence Force | |
Strategic Defence Force | |
Royal Gendarmerie | |
Leadership | |
Headquarters | Daurmont, UKIN |
Commander-in-Chief | King Henry V |
Minister of Defence | |
Chief of Defence Staff | |
Personnel | |
Available for military service | 1,412,964,593 (males & females 15-49 y.o., est. 2007) |
Fit for military service | 989,075,215 (males & females 15-49 y.o., est. 2007) |
Reaching military age annually | 29,146,181 (males & females 15-49 y.o., est. 2007) |
Military age | 18 y.o. |
Total personnel | 72,644,046 |
Labour Force | 2.225% |
Expenditures | |
Budget | $28.228 billion USD (est. 2007) |
Percent of GDP | 6.11% |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | Isselmere-Nieland Defence Industries |
History | |
History of Isselmere-Nieland | |
Ranks and insignia |
The United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces (UKINDF) are the armed forces of Isselmere-Nieland. Since the Deactivation Act of 2006, the UKINDF are an all-volunteer organisation with over 58 million personnel in active service, consisting of approximately 2.21 per cent of the labour force or 0.845% of the total population. The UKINDF comprise the following branches of service:
- the Naval Service, consisting of the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy (RINN) as well as the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines (RINM), the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the (Navy) Strategic Defence Force (SDF), and the Coastal Defence Force (CDF);
- the Isselmere-Nielander Army (INA); and,
- the Aerospace Service, which consists of the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force (RINAF) and the Isselmere-Nielander Orbital Defence Force (INODF); and,
- the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Gendarmerie (RING).
The Minister of Defence and the Minister of State for the Defence Forces provide the day-to-day administration for the UKINDF, with secretaries of State supervising the respective services, with the exception of the RING, which nominally falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety of the Ministry of the Interior during peacetime. Overarching control of the UKINDF flows from the Defence Council of the External Affairs Section of the Council of State, chaired by the Sovereign and the Prime Minister.
Contents
Organisation
Defence Council
The Defence Council of the Council of State is the supervisory body of the Defence Forces, defining long-term defence policy and strategy, with day-to-day command falling to the relevant ministers and secretaries of State as well as the service chiefs.
- Chair: Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, HM the King
- Vice-Chair: Lord President of the Council of State, the Right Honourable First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister)
- Vice-Chair: Minister of Defence
- Heads of Department (in order of precedence):
- Minister of State for the Defence Forces
- Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Head of the Defence Procurement Agency
- Secretary of State for the Navy, First Lord of the Admiralty
- Secretary of State for the Army
- Secretary of State for the Aerospace Force
- Director-General for the Air Force
- Director-General for the Orbital Defence Force
- Heads of Service (in order of precedence):
- Chief of Defence Staff
- First Sea Lord, Chief of Naval Staff
- General Officer Commanding, Royal Marines
- Chief of General Staff
- Chief of Aerospace Staff
- Chief of Air Staff
- Chief of Orbital Defence Staff
- General Officer Commanding, Space Service Force
Personnel
Rank Structure
The rank structure of the UKINDF follows that of the RL North Atlantic Treaty Organization, particularly with regard to the rank codes with OF standing for commissioned officer and OR for Other Ranks or enlisted personnel. Warrant officers in the UKINDF, like those in the RL United Kingdom's armed forces, are considered part of Other Ranks rather than as a separate stratum.
Note on insignia: For enlisted personnel, chevrons are point down, with rank on upper arm, forearm on dress uniforms if warrant officer (upper arm on duty uniforms). Officer ranks in Navy and Air Force on lower sleeves in dress or garrison uniforms, on epaulettes on duty uniforms. If body armour is worn, rank is on chest. Naval officer bands and bars are surmounted by loop inscribed with an initial or symbol denoting branch of service. Air force officer bands and bars are surmounted by a stylised tern with the symbol of branch of service within its claws.
Code | Ministerial Ranks | |||||
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(n/a) | Minister of Defence | Minister of the Interior | ||||
(n/a) | Minister of State for the Defence Forces | Minister of State for Public Safety | ||||
Code | Naval Service | INA | Aerospace Service | RING | ||
RINN | RINM | RINAF | INODF | |||
(n/a) | First Lord of the Admiralty | Secretary of State for the Army | Secretary of State for the Aerospace Force | Inspector-General | ||
Code | Chiefs of Staff | |||||
(n/a) | Chief of Defence Staff[1] | Director-General of the Royal Gendarmerie[1] | ||||
(n/a) | First Sea Lord[2] | Chief of General Staff[2] | Chief of Aerospace Staff[2] | |||
(n/a) | Second Sea Lord | Fourth Sea Lord[2] | Chief of Air Staff[2] | Chief of Orbital Defence[2] | ||
Code | Marks of Distinction | |||||
OF-11 | Grand Admiral of Isselmere-Nieland | Grand Marshal of Isselmere-Nieland | Aerospace Grand Marshal of Isselmere-Nieland | (n/a) | ||
Code | Flag and General Ranks and Air Officers | |||||
OF-10b | Admiral of the Fleet[3] | Marshal-General of the Army[3] | Marshal-General of the RINASF[3] | Chief Constable | ||
OF-10a | Admiral-General[4] | Field Marshal[3][4] | Marshal of the RINAF[4] | Marshal of the ODF | Deputy Chief Constable | |
OF-9b | Admiral | Colonel-General | Air Chief Marshal | Chief Marshal | Commissioner | |
OF-9a | Lieutenant-Admiral | General | Air Marshal | Marshal [OD] | Deputy Commissioner | |
OF-8 | Vice Admiral | Lieutenant-General | Air Lieutenant Marshal | Lieutenant-Marshal | Assistant Commissioner | |
OF-7 | Rear Admiral | Major-General | Air Vice Marshal | Vice-Marshal | Commander | |
OF-6 | Commodore | Brigadier | Air Commodore | Commodore | Deputy Commander | |
Code | Senior Officers | |||||
OF-5 | Captain | Colonel | Group Captain | Captain | Chief Superintendent | |
OF-4 | Commander | Lieutenant-Colonel | Wing Commander | Commander | Deputy Chief Superintendent | |
OF-3 | Lieutenant-Commander | Major | Squadron Leader | Lieutenant-Commander | Superintendent | |
Code | Junior Officers | |||||
OF-2 | Lieutenant | Captain | Flight Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Chief Inspector | |
OF-1b | Sub-Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Flying Officer | Sub-Lieutenant | Inspector | |
OF-1a | Midshipman or Acting Sub-Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Pilot Officer | Sub-Inspector | ||
Code | Officer Candidates | |||||
OF-D | Ensign | (n/a) | Pilot Cadet | Officer Cadet | ||
SO | Officer Cadet | |||||
Code | Warrant Officers | |||||
OR-10b | Chief Warrant Officer of His Majesty's Defence Forces[5] | His Majesty's Sergeant Major of the Royal Gendarmerie | ||||
OR-10a | Chief Petty Officer of the Navy[6] | Sergeant-Major of the Army[6] | Chief Warrant Officer of the Aerospace Force[6] | |||
OR-9d | Fleet Chief Petty Officer | Sergeant-Major of Marines[6] | Command Sergeant-Major | Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force | Chief Warrant Officer of Orbital Defence | Sergeant-Major of the Realm |
OR-9c | Squadron Chief Petty Officer | Sergeant-Major of Higher Formation | Chief Warrant Officer of Higher Formation | Provincial Sergeant-Major | ||
OR-9b | Division Chief Petty Officer | Base Sergeant Major | Base Chief Warrant Officer | Regional Sergeant-Major | ||
OR-9a | Chief Petty Officer | Chief Warrant Officer | ||||
OR-8 | Master Petty Officer 1st Class | Master Warrant Officer | District Sergeant-Major | |||
OR-7 | Master Petty Officer 2nd Class | Warrant Officer | Sergeant-Major | |||
Code | Non-commissioned Officers | |||||
OR-6b | Petty Officer 1st Class | Master Sergeant | Flight Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | ||
OR-6a | Petty Officer 2nd Class | Staff Sergeant | Technical Sergeant | |||
OR-5b | Petty Officer 3rd Class | Sergeant | Sergeant | |||
OR-5a | Master Rate | Master Corporal | Master Technician | |||
OR-4 | Senior Rate | Corporal | Senior Technician | Corporal | ||
Code | Enlisted Personnel | |||||
OR-3 | Leading Rate | Lance Corporal | Junior Technician | Lance Corporal | ||
OR-2c | Able Rate | Private 1st Class | Senior Aircraftman | Senior Crewman | Senior Constable | |
OR-2b | Ordinary Rate 1st Class | Private 2nd Class | Leading Aircraftman | Leading Crewman | Constable 1st Class | |
OR-2a | Ordinary Rate 2nd Class | Private 3rd Class | Aircraftman | Crewman | Constable 2nd Class | |
OR-1 | Seaman Apprentice | Private Recruit | Aircraftman Recruit | Crewman Recruit | Recruit |
Rank equivalencies and explanations
Several ranks within the UKINDF have different names dependent upon the branch of service or duties performed. There are a plethora of titles based on the generic rank structure for the junior ratings (e.g. Leading Artificer) in the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy. Indeed, there are so many titles that they, in sum, exceed the scope of the present document.
Within the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines and the Isselmere-Nielander Army, there are likewise differences in rank-titles within each branch of service. These latter are presented above. Please note that in the Marines, a first and second class Private is referred to as "Marine", whilst junior enlisted personnel of the Gendarmerie ought to be called "Gendarme" rather than the official "Constable".
Qualification insignia
Pilot’s Wings
Navigator/Weapon Systems Officer Wings
Paratrooper’s Wings
Submariner’s Badge
Qualified Marksman Award (see below)
Traditions
Honours and Awards
Within the UKINDF, it is common for the traditional class system to be reinforced in the bestowal of honours and awards, such that officers alone receive crosses and membership within the orders – up to the Distinguished Service Cross – whilst the enlisted personnel receive medals. Important exceptions to those general trends are the Order of Merit and the two highest awards, the Sovereign's Cross of Valour and the Esmé Cross.[7] Subsequent awards of the same cross or medal are denoted by bars noting the action for which the new award was granted when the full award is worn, or a stylised alpine cinquefoil (i.e., "rose"; bronze for the first subsequent award, silver for the fourth (replacing three bronze ones), and gold for the seventh and subsequent) should only the ribbon be worn, except as noted.
Acronym | Cross, Medal, or Order | Awarded to/for |
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KCV/QCV | King's/Queen's Cross of Valour[8] | UKINDF personnel. |
EC | Esmé Cross | UKINDF personnel. |
KR/DR | Knight/Dame of the Rose (Isselmere)[9] | |
KE/DE | Knight/Dame of the Erne (Nieland) | |
KSS/DSS | Knight/Dame of Saint Sebastian[10] (Detmere) | |
KH/DH | Knight/Dame of the Hart (Anguist) | |
GCT | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Hoary Tern | UKINDF officers. |
GCL | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Royal Linens | Officers and officials of State for meritorious service. |
KCM | Knight Commander of the Order of Merit | UKINDF personnel, both male and female. |
KCT/DCT | Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Hoary Tern | UKINDF officers. |
KCL/DCL | Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Royal Linens | Officers and officials of State for meritorious service. |
GCS | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Silvester | Civilians. |
CM | Companion of the Order of Merit | UKINDF personnel. |
KT/DT | Knight/Dame of the Order of the Hoary Tern | UKINDF officers. |
KL/DL | Knight/Dame of the Order of the Royal Linens | Officers and officials of State for meritorious service. |
KCS/DCS | Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Silvester | Civilians. |
OM | Member of the Order of Merit | UKINDF personnel. |
KS/DS | Knight/Dame of the Order of Saint Silvester | Civilians. |
DSO | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order | |
DSC | Distinguished Service Cross | RINN officers for courageous and meritorious service in combat. |
MC | Military Cross | RINM and INA officers for courageous and meritorious service in combat. |
DFC | Distinguished Flying Cross | UKINDF commissioned aircrew for courageous and meritorious service in combat. |
AFC | Air Force Cross | RINAF officers for distinguished and meritorious service in combat. |
DCM | Distinguished Conduct Medal | Enlisted UKINDF personnel. |
CGM | Conspicuous Gallantry Medal | Enlisted UKINDF and paramilitary personnel and civilians. |
DSM | Distinguished Service Medal | Enlisted RINN personnel. |
MM | Military Medal | Enlisted RINM and INA personnel. |
DFM | Distinguished Flying Medal | Enlisted UKINDF aircrew. |
AFM | Air Force Medal | RINAF enlisted personnel. |
SGM | Sovereign's Gallantry Medal | UKINDF enlisted personnel. |
MID | Mentioned in Dispatches | UKINDF personnel, all ranks. Not worn, but included in one's service record. |
QMA | Qualified Marksman Award | |
WM | Wound Medal | Wounds requiring hospitalisation. Subsequent awards denoted by bronze roses up to the fourth award when they are replaced by silver roses, then gold roses. |
Recent operations
Main indices
Electronic devices and guided systems (i.e., missiles, decoys, remotely piloted vehicles, etc., and their launchers) are designated in accordance with the United Services Electronic Devices Index (EDI, covered by E in the chart below) and the United Services Pilotless Vehicles Index (PVI, covered by M below), respectively. The Rocket Systems Index (RSI) has been included under R.
Designator | Prefix | Installation (E), Launch environment (M) | Type (E), Primary mission (M/R) | Main purpose (E), Vehicle type (M/R)[11] |
1-10 | Rocket stage (R) | |||
A | Crewed aircraft or UAV (E); Air (M) | Invisible light (IR, UV, etc.; E) | Auxiliary assembly (E) | |
B | Aerospace combined (E/M) | Radiological detection, identification, and computation (E) | Bombing (E); Bomb (M)[12]; Booster (R) | |
C | Captive training round (M) | Cryptographic (E)[13] | Electronic wave and/or signal carrier (E); Transport (M/R) | Communications (E) |
D | Inert training round (M) | Pilotless aerial vehicle (Drone, missile, rocket; E) | Decoy (M) | Direction finding, reconnaissance, and/or surveillance (E) |
E | Fixed ground (E/M) | Computers and processors (E); Electronic countermeasures/electronic support measures or communications (M) | Ejection, launcher, and/or release (E)[14] | |
F | Mobile ground (E/M) | Wire or fibre optics (E) | Launcher (E)[15] | |
G | General ground (E/M); Runway (M) | Ground attack (M) | Fire control or searchlight direction (E) | |
H | Silo stored (M) | Interphone or public address (E) | Recording and/or reproducing (E) | |
I | Instrumentation (E) | Aerospace intercept (M) | Informatics (E) | |
J | General utility (E); Multiple (M) | Electromechanical (E) | Directed energy (specialised jammer; E/M) | |
K | Amphibious (E)[16] | Telemetering (E) | Complex (E)[17] | |
L | Silo launched (M) | Countermeasures (E); Launch detection and surveillance (M) | Automated management (E);[18] Liquid propellant (R) | |
M | Surface watercraft (E/M) | Armament (E); Warhead (R) | Maintenance or test (E); Guided ordnance or remotely piloted vehicle (M) | |
N | Combined watercraft (Surface and sub-surface; E/M) | Sound in air (E); Navigation (M) | Navigation aid (E) | |
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P | Pack or individual portable (E/M) | Laser (E) | Piloting aid or automatic flight (E) | |
Q | Underwater acoustics (E); Drone (M) | Special or combination (E) | ||
R | Rocket motor (R) | Radar and/or radio (E) | Receiving or passive detection (E); Rocket (M) | |
S | Space or aerospace (E/M) | Special (Magnetic, etc.) or multiple type (E); Space support (M/R) | Search (Detection, range and bearing; E); Satellite (M); Solid propellant (R) | |
T | Ground transportable (E/M) | Wire telephone, telegraph, or teletype (E); Training (M) | Transmission (E); Torpedo (M) | |
U | Mobile underwater (Submarine; E/M) | Underwater attack (M) | Surveillance (detecting and tracking) and fire and/or air control (E) | |
V | Ground vehicle (E) | Visual, visible light (E) | Vehicle or vessel (M)[19] | |
W | Fixed underwater (E) | Weather (E/M) | Weapon or remote control (M) | |
X | Scientific and/or calibration (E/M) | Identification and recognition (E) | ||
Y | Telecommunications (Television, facsimile, etc.; E) | Artificial Intelligence (E) | ||
Z | Piloted-to-missile/drone datalink (E) | Secure communications (E)[5] | Secure system (E)[5] |
Model number
For electronics, model number is sequential in accordance with the category listings, such as ARC-xx or MRG-yy. For decoys, missiles, bomb guidance systems, remotely piloted vehicles (not semi-autonomous uncrewed vehicles), and torpedoes, all are listed sequentially in accordance with the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA)-assigned Guided Systems Index (GSI) number.
Version indicator
To indicate changes to the item in question, a capital Roman letter is added. The letters B, I, O, Q, S, T, V are not used: B, I, O, Q, and S might be mistaken for numbers (8, 1, 0, and 5 respectively), T is used for electronic devices modified for training purposes, and V is used to explain modifications to power input and/or utilisation.
Modification number
Listed as (V) followed by an Arabic number to indicate changes in power input and/or utilisation.
Vehicle Designation Index
Army and Royal Marine ground and amphibious vehicles, as well as artillery pieces, are typically refered to by their Logistics Number (i.e., Lxxx, such as the L21BT Kodiak main battle tank). The Vehicle Designation System is reserved for uncrewed vehicles and aircraft.
Type Prefix
D precedes all other type prefixes.
- B = Aerospace
- D = Uncrewed vehicle (UAV, UGV, UOV, USV, UUV)
- H = Rotorcraft
- L = Ground vehicle[20]
- M = Surface watercraft[20]
- N = Mixed marine (Surface-submarine, etc.)[20]
- S = Space
- U = Underwater[19]
Master Designator
May occur in strings of three letters, with the most significant role appearing first, such as MRA for Maritime patrol, Reconnaissance, and Surface attack aircraft.
- A = Attack[21]
- ADS = Air defence suppression (Superseded by EF for electronic fighter)
- AEW = Airborne early warning and control
- B = Bomber
- C = Transport
- D = Director of uncrewed vehicles
- E = Electronic (Communications, countermeasures, detection, surveillance)
- EF = Electronic fighter
- EW = Heliborne early warning (Affixes to H prefix)
- F = Fighter
- G = Ground attack
- M = Maritime patrol
- MC = Mine clearance[20]
- NC = Nuclear reactor support[20]
- R = Reconnaissance (Includes signals intelligence)
- S = Strike (Nuclear-capable attack aircraft or heavy attack aircraft)[21]
- T = Trainer
- U = Utility
- W = Weather reconnaissance
Motor and Powerplant Index
Environment
- A = Air
- L = Land and amphibious (amphibious tractors)
- M = Marine
- S = Space
- U = Underwater
Type
- B = Battery
- C = Combined Operation (within a single device; e.g., combined operation gas and steam powerplant)
- E = Engine
- G = Generator
- M = Motor
- R = Reactor
- S = Scramjet
- T = Turbine
Propellant
- A = Atomic
- D = Diesel
- E = Electric
- G = Gas
- H = Magnetohydrodynamics
- K = Oil
- M = Multifuel
- P = Petrol
- S = Steam
Series number
Specific type
- B = Pebble-bed
- C = Fuel cell
- D = Diesel (usually in Propellant section)
- F = Turbofan
- J = Turbojet
- M = Multifuel (usually in Propellant section)
- P = Pressurised water (if preceded by XRA-y), Turboprop (if preceded by ATG-)
- R = Ramjet
- S = Turboshaft
- T = Tracked vehicle
- V = Battery
- W = Wheeled vehicle
Notes
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See also
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