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Isselmere-Nielander Defence Forces
*Ámdhifinnlú na hUislíamór-Nhígúlad*
Varnarlið Isslamærar-Nýlands
Branches of service
UKINDF logo
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.

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.

Chart
Code	Ministerial Ranks
(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
Code	RINN	RINM	INA	RINAF	INODF	RING
(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 General Staff^[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					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]		His Majesty's Sergeant Major of the Royal Gendarmerie
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				Regional Sergeant-Major
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		Staff Sergeant
OR-5b	Petty Officer 3rd Class	Sergeant				Sergeant
OR-5a	Master Rate	Master Corporal		Master Technician		Sergeant
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.

Honours and Awards, by Position
Acronym	Cross, Medal, or Order	Awarded to/for
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.

Joint EDI/PVI/RSI Chart
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)
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)^[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

^ ^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, by right of ministerial precedence of the Interior Ministry within the Chancery.
^ ^a ^b ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^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.
^ ^a ^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 desuetude.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^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.
^ Named after Queen Esmé.
^ Also known as the Sovereign's Cross of Valour.
^ More precisely, the alpine cinquefoil, which is not a true rose.
^ The patron saint of Detmere.
^ Guidance type suffix follows W for ordnance, when listed.
^ Only for a complete bomb (i.e., with fuze(s), stabilisation unit(s), etc.).
^ ^a ^b Used only by the Intelligence Services.
^ For expendable countermeasures (effectors, flares, chaff) and missile launching systems.
^ For bomb racks and other aerial weapons launchers.
^ For gun-missile complexes.
^ V preferred.
^ 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.
^ Only used for decoys.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Only/Primarily for uncrewed vehicles.
^ ^a Until recently, usually only used for naval aircraft.

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Organisation

Defence Council

Personnel

Rank Structure

Chart

Rank equivalencies and explanations

Qualification insignia

Traditions

Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards, by Position

Recent operations

Main indices

Joint EDI/PVI/RSI Chart

Model number

Version indicator

Modification number

Vehicle Designation Index

Type Prefix

Master Designator

Motor and Powerplant Index

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-The '''United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces''' (UKIN-DF) comprise the following services:
+{{United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces}}
-*the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy]] (RINN), which includes the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines]] (RINM), the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy#Fleet Air Arm|Fleet Air Arm]], the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy#Strategic Defence Force|(Navy) Strategic Defence Force]], and the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy#Coastal Defence Force|Coastal Defence Force]];
-*the [[Isselmere-Nielander Army]]; and,
-*the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Aerospace Force]].
-The Minister of Defence and the Minister of State for the Defence Forces administer the UKIN-DF, with secretaries of State supervising the respective services.  Overarching control of the UKIN-DF flows from the [[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.
-== UKINDF Rank Structure ==
+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:
-Ranks according to modified RL NATO rank structure, with warrant officers officially considered part of "Other Ranks" rather than as a separate stratum.  Ranks noted with (*) are granted to one person alone in each service, during wartime, and may be rescinded by the Crown or State upon retirement for gross misconduct.  Ranks noted with (**) are wartime ranks infrequently bestowed upon individuals.  In all cases, 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.  Ranks with (***) are granted to one serving person.  Persons retiring with rank of HMWODF are granted the honorific "Honourable" and a stipend to be retained throughout their life whilst in good behaviour.
+*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>
+==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>
-===Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy===
-'''Ministerial Ranks'''
-*Minister of Defence
-*Minister of State for the Armed Forces
-*Secretary of State for the Navy
-*Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
-*First Sea Lord, Chief of the Naval Staff (FSL, CNS = seniormost admiral in rank, other than CDS when applicable) = appointment***
-'''Flag Ranks'''
-*OF-10B = Grand Admiral of the Navy (GAdm) = two bands = appointment*
-*OF-10A = Admiral of the Fleet (a.k.a. Fleet Admiral, FAdm) = band surmounted by four bars = appointment**
-*OF-9 = Admiral (Adm) = band surmounted by three bars
-*OF-8 = Vice Admiral (VAdm) = band surmounted by two bars
-*OF-7 = Rear Admiral (RAdm) = band surmounted by bar
-*OF-6 = Commodore (Cmdre) = band
-'''Senior Officers'''
-*OF-5 = Captain (Capt [N]) = four bars
-*OF-4 = Commander (Cdr) = three bars
-*OF-3 = Lieutenant Commander (LCdr) = two bars sandwiching one thin bar
-'''Junior Officers/Subalterns'''
-*OF-2 = Lieutenant (Lt [N]) = two bars
-*OF-1B = Sub-Lieutenant (S/Lt) = bar, thin bar
-*OF-1A = Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A-S/Lt or AS/Lt) = bar
-'''Officer Cadets'''
-*OF-D = Midshipman - MIDM (Senior Officer Cadet on first posting) = thin bar
-*SO = Ensign - Ens. (Officer Cadet)
-'''Warrant Officers'''
-*OR-10B = His Majesty's Warrant Officer of the Defence Forces (Joint Service, HMWODF) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown = appointment***
-*OR-10A = Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (CPON) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose = appointment***
-*OR-9D = Command Chief Petty Officer (CCPO) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment
-*OR-9C = Base Chief Petty Officer (BCPO) = coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol = appointment
-*OR-9B = Squadron Chief Petty Officer (SCPO) = coat of arms surmounting crossed swords = appointment
-*OR-9A = Chief Petty Officer (CPO) = coat of arms
-*OR-8 = Master Petty Officer (MPO) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
-*OR-7 = Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1) = crown
-'''Senior Rates (and Junior Petty Officers)'''
-*OR-6B = Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) = three chevrons, surmounted by crown
-*OR-6A = Petty Officer 3rd Class (PO3) = three chevrons, surmounted by stylised rose or branch symbol
-*OR-5A = Master Seaman (MS) = three chevrons
-*OR-5B = Senior Leading Seaman (SLS) = three chevrons, topmost dark or red = appointment
-*OR-4 = Leading Seaman (LS) = two chevrons
-'''Junior Rates'''
-*OR-3 = Able Seaman (AS) = chevron
-*OR-2C = Ordinary Seaman 1st class (OS)
-*OR-2B = Ordinary Seaman 2nd class (OS)
-*OR-2A = Apprentice Seaman (ApS)
-*OR-1 = Seaman Recruit (SR)
-<br>
-===Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines===
-'''Ministerial Ranks'''
-*Minister of Defence<br>
-*Minister of State for the Defence Forces<br>
-*Chief of Defence Staff<br>
-*Chief of Naval Staff<br>
-*Chief of Naval Operations<br>
-*General Officer Commanding Royal Marines (GOCRM)***
-'''Flag Ranks'''
-*OF-9B = Colonel General of Marines (CGen) = crown over three stylised roses surmounting sword and baton***<br>
-*OF-9A = General (Gen) = crown over two stylised roses surmounting sword crossing baton<br>
-*OF-8 = Lieutenant General (LGen) = crown over stylised rose surmounting sword crossing baton<br>
-*OF-7 = Major General (MGen) = crown surmounting sword crossing baton<br>
-*OF-6 = Brigadier (Brig) = crown surmounting three pips
-'''Senior Officers'''
-*OF-5 = Colonel (Col) = crown surmounting two pips
-*OF-4 = Lieutenant Colonel (LCol) = crown surmounting pip
-*OF-3 = Major (Maj) = crown
-'''Junior Officers/Subalterns'''
-*OF-2 = Captain (Capt [M]) = three pips
-*OF-1B = Lieutenant (Lt) = two pips
-*OF-1A = Second Lieutenant (2Lt) = pip
-'''Officer Cadets'''
-*SO = Officer Cadet (OCdt) = thin bar
-'''Warrant Officers'''
-*OR-9D = Sergeant Major of Marines (SMM) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment***
-*OR-9C = Sergeant Major of Higher Formation (SMHF) = coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol = appointment
-*OR-9B = Base Sergeant Major (SMB) = coat of arms surmounting crossed swords = appointment
-*OR-9A = Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)/Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) = coat of arms
-*OR-8 = Master Warrant Officer (MWO)/Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
-*OR-7 = Warrant Officer (WO)/Company Sergeant Major (CSM) = crown
-'''Non-commissioned Officers'''
-*OR-6B = Master Sergeant (MSgt)/Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) = three chevrons surmounted by crown
-*OR-6A = Staff Sergeant (SSgt)/Colour Sergeant (CSgt) = three chevrons surmounted by stylised rose
-*OR-5B = Sergeant (Sgt) = three chevrons
-*OR-5A = Master Corporal (MCpl) = three chevrons, topmost dark or red = appointment
-*OR-4 = Corporal (Cpl) = two chevrons
-'''Private Soldiers'''
-*OR-3 = Lance Corporal (LCpl) = chevron
-*OR-2C = Private 1st class/Private Specialist (Pte)/Senior Marine (S/Mar) = stylised rose = appointment
-*OR-2B = Private 2nd class/Private Trained (Pte)/Marine (Mar)
-*OR-2A = Private 3rd class/Private Basic (Pte)
-*OR-1 = Private 4th class/Private Recruit (Pte)
-<br>
-===Isselmere-Nielander Army===
-'''Ministerial Ranks'''
-*Minister of Defence
-*Minister of State for the Armed Forces
-*Chief of the Defence Staff
-*Secretary of State for the Army
-*Chief of the General Staff (CGS)***
-'''General Ranks'''
-*OF-10B = Grand Marshal of the Army (GMA) = two batons crossed encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown over styled rose = appointment*
-*OF-10A = Field Marshal (FM) = two batons crossed encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown = appointment**
-*OF-9 = General (Gen) = crown over two stylised roses surmounting sword crossing baton
-*OF-8 = Lieutenant General (LGen) = crown over stylised rose surmounting sword crossing baton
-*OF-7 = Major General (MGen) = crown surmounting sword crossing baton
-*OF-6 = Brigadier (Brig) = crown surmounting three pips
-'''Senior Officers'''
-*OF-5 = Colonel (Col) = crown surmounting two pips
-*OF-4 = Lieutenant Colonel (LCol) = crown surmounting pip
-*OF-3 = Major (Maj) = crown
-'''Junior Officers/Subalterns'''
-*OF-2 = Captain (Capt [M]) = three pips
-*OF-1B = Lieutenant (Lt) = two pips
-*OF-1A = Second Lieutenant (2Lt) = pip
-'''Officer Cadets'''
-*SO = Officer Cadet (OCdt) = thin bar
-'''Warrant Officers'''
-*OR-10B = His Majesty's Warrant Officer of the Defence Forces (Joint Service, HMWODF) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown = appointment***
-*OR-10A = Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)/Conductor (Cnd) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose = appointment***
-*OR-9D = Command Sergeant Major (SMC) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment
-*OR-9C = Sergeant Major of Higher Formation (SMHF) = coat of arms over Defence Forces symbol = appointment
-*OR-9B = Base Sergeant Major (SMB) = coat of arms over crossed swords = appointment
-*OR-9A = Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)/Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) = coat of arms
-*OR-8 = Master Warrant Officer (MWO)/Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
-*OR-7 = Warrant Officer (WO)/Battery Sergeant Major (BSM)/Company Sergeant Major (CSM)/Squadron Sergeant Major (SqSM) = crown
-'''Non-commissioned Officers'''
-*OR-6B = Master Sergeant (MSgt)/Battery Quartermaster Sergeant (BQMS)/Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS)/Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant (SQMS) = three chevrons surmounted by crown
-*OR-6A = Staff Sergeant (SSgt)/Colour Sergeant (CSgt)/Gunnery Sergeant (GSgt)/Technical Sergeant (TSgt) = three chevrons surmounted by stylised rose or branch symbol
-*OR-5B = Sergeant (Sgt)/Cannoneer (Cnr) = three chevrons
-*OR-5A = Master Corporal (MCpl)/Master Bombardier (MBdr)/Lance Sergeant (LSgt) = three chevrons, topmost dark or red = appointment
-*OR-4 = Corporal (Cpl)/Bombardier (Bdr) = two chevrons
-'''Private Soldiers'''
-*OR-3 = Lance Corporal (LCpl)/Lance Bombardier (LBdr) = chevron
-*OR-2C = Private 1st class/Private Specialist (Pte)/Craftsman (Cfm)/Driver (Drv)/Fusilier (Fus)/Guardsman (Gdm)/Gunner (Gnr)/Parachutist (Para)/Queensman (Qnm)/Rifleman (Rfl)/Sapper (Spr)/Signaller (Sig)/Trooper (Tpr) = stylised rose = appointment
-*OR-2B = Private 2nd class/Private Trained (Pte)/Craftsman (Cfm)/Driver (Drv)/Fusilier (Fus)/Guardsman (Gdm)/Gunner (Gnr)/Parachutist (Para)/Queensman (Qnm)/Rifleman (Rfl)/Sapper (Spr)/Signaller (Sig)/Trooper (Tpr)
-*OR-2A = Private 3rd class/Private Basic (Pte)
-*OR-1 = Private 4th class/Private Recruit (Pte)
-<br>
-===Royal Isselmere-Nieland Aerospace Force===
-'''Ministerial Ranks'''
-*Minister of Defence
-*Minister of State for the Armed Forces
-*Chief of the Defence Staff
-*Secretary of State for the Aerospace Force
-*Chief of the Aerospace Staff (CAS)***
-'''General Ranks'''
-*OF-10B = Marshal of the Royal (Isselmere-Nieland) Aerospace (Defence) Force (MRINAF) = two bands = appointment*
-*OF-10A = Air Grand Marshal (AGM) = band surmounted by four bars = appointment**
-*OF-9 = Air Chief Marshal (ACM) = band surmounted by three bars
-*OF-8 = Air Marshal (AM) = band surmounted by two bars
-*OF-7 = Air Vice Marshal (AVM) = band surmounted by bar
-*OF-6 = Air Commodore (ACmdre) = band
-'''Senior Officers'''
-*OF-5 = Group Captain (G/C or GCapt) = four bars
-*OF-4 = Wing Commander (WgCdr) = three bars
-*OF-3 = Squadron Leader (S/L or SLdr) = two bars sandwiching thin bar
-'''Junior Officers/Subalterns'''
-*OF-2 = Flight Lieutenant (FLt) = two bars
-*OF-1B = Flying Officer (FO) = bar, thin bar
-*OF-1A = Pilot Officer (PO) = bar
-'''Officer Cadets'''
-*OF-D = Pilot Cadet = thin bar
-*SO = Officer Cadet
-'''Warrant Officers'''
-*OR-10B = His Majesty's Warrant Officer of the Defence Forces (Joint Service, HMWODF) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown = appointment***
-*OR-10A = Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force (CWOAF) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose = appointment***
-*OR-9D = Command Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment
-*OR-9C = Chief Warrant Officer of Higher Formation (CWOHF) = coat of arms over Defence Forces symbol = appointment
-*OR-9B = Base Chief Warrant Officer (BCWO) = coat of arms over crossed swords = appointment
-*OR-9A = Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) = coat of arms
-*OR-8 = Master Warrant Officer (MWO) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
-*OR-7 = Warrant Officer (WO) = crown
-'''Non-commissioned Officers'''
-*OR-6B = Flight Sergeant (FSgt) = three chevrons surmounted by crown
-*OR-6A = Technical Sergeant (TSgt) = three chevrons surmounted by stylised tern = uncommon
-*OR-5B = Sergeant (Sgt) = three chevrons
-*OR-5A = Senior Technician (STech) = three chevrons, topmost dark or royal blue
-*OR-4 = Technician (Tech) = two chevrons
-'''Airmen'''
-*OR-3 = Junior Technician (JTech) = chevron
-*OR-2C = Airman 1st class/Airman Qualified (AC1)
-*OR-2B = Airman 2nd class/Airman Trained (AC2)
-*OR-2A = Airman Apprentice (ACA)
-*OR-1 = Airman Recruit (AR)
 <br>
-===Royal Isselmere-Nieland Gendarmerie (national paramilitary police force)===
+{| border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;"
-'''Ministerial Ranks'''
+|+
-*Minister of the Interior
+====Chart====
-*Minister of State for Public Safety
+|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
-*Secretary of State for Police, Lord Commissioner of Police
+!width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center style="background:#e6e6e6;"|Ministerial Ranks
-*Lord High Constable of the Royal Constabulary (LHC) = appointment***
+|-
-'''Flag Ranks'''
+|'''(n/a)'''
-*OF-10B = Chief Constable of Police (C/Cst) = crown over laurel wreath encircling crossed batons = appointment (one per Region)
+| colspan=5 align=center|Minister of Defence||Minister of the Interior
-*OF-10A = Commissioner of Police (Cmsr) = crown and two stylised roses over crossed sword and baton = appointment
+|-
-*OF-9 = Deputy Commissioner of Police (D/Cmsr) = crown and stylised rose over crossed sword and baton
+|'''(n/a)'''
-*OF-8 = Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADC) = crown over crossed sword and baton
+| colspan=5 align=center|Minister of State for the Defence Forces||Minister of State for Public Safety
-*OF-7 = Associate Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police (AADC) = stylised rose over crossed sword and baton
+|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
-*OF-6 = Commander of Police (Cmdr (P)) = crown and three pips
+!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]]
-'''Senior Officers'''
+|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
-*OF-5 = Chief Superintendent (C/Supt) = crown and two pips
+! |[[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy|RINN]]||[[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines|RINM]]||[[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force|RINAF]]||[[Isselmere-Nielander Orbital Defence Force|INODF]]
-*OF-4 = Deputy Chief Superintendent (DCS) = crown and pip
+|-
-*OF-3 = Superintendent (Supt) = crown
+|'''(n/a)'''
-'''Junior Officers/Subalterns'''
+|colspan=2 align=center|First Lord of the Admiralty
-*OF-2 = Chief Inspector (C/Insp) = three pips
+|Secretary of State for the Army||colspan=2 align=center|Secretary of State for the Aerospace Force||Inspector-General
-*OF-1B = Inspector (Insp) = two pips
+|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
-*OF-1A = Sub-Inspector (S/Insp) = pip
+!width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Chiefs of Staff
-'''Officer Cadets'''
+|-
-*OF-D = Officer Cadet
+|'''(n/a)'''
-'''Warrant Officers'''
+|colspan=5 align=center|Chief of Defence Staff{{ref|Chief}}
-*OR-10 = His Majesty's Sergeant-Major of Police (HMSMP) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose = appointment***
+|rowspan=3|Director-General of the Royal Gendarmerie{{ref_label|Chief|1|a}}
-*OR-9D = Sergeant-Major of the Realm (SMPR) = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves = appointment
+|-
-*OR-9C = Provincial Sergeant-Major of Police (PSMP) = coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol = appointment
+|'''(n/a)'''
-*OR-9AB = Regional Sergeant-Major of Police (RSMP) = coat of arms surmounting crossed swords = appointment
+|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}}
-*OR-8 = District Sergeant-Major of Police (DSMP) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
+|-
-*OR-7 = Sergeant-Major of Police (SMP) = crown
+|'''(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}}
-'''Non-Commissioned Officers'''
+|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
-*OR-6 = Staff Sergeant of Police (SSgt) = three chevrons, surmounted by crown
+!width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Marks of Distinction
-*OR-5 = Sergeant of Police (Sgt) = three chevrons
+|-
-*OR-4 = Corporal (Cpl) = two chevrons
+|'''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)
-'''Private Ranks'''
+|-
-*OR-3 = Lance Corporal (LCpl) = chevron
+|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
-*OR-2C = Constable 1st class (Cst)
+!width=5%|Code||colspan=6 align=center|Flag and General Ranks and Air Officers
-*OR-2B = Constable 2nd class (Cst)
-*OR-2A = Constable 3rd class (Cst)
-*OR-1 = Recruit (Rct)
-<br>
-===Rank Equivalencies and Explanations===
-Several ranks within the UKIN-DF 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'.
+|-
+|'''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
-Navigator/Weapon Systems Officer Wings
-Paratrooper’s Wings
-Submariner’s Badge
-== UKINDF Uniform Designation System ==
+===Qualification insignia===
-'''E''' refers to electronics, '''G''' to guns (20mm and up), '''M''' to guided weapon systems and remotely piloted vehicles, '''O''' to ordnance (bombs, charges, fuses, shells, etc.), and '''R''' to rockets (i.e., ground-to-space vehicles).
+Pilot’s Wings<br>
-===System Prefix===
+Navigator/Weapon Systems Officer Wings<br>
-Precedes the [[#First Letter|First Letter]], followed by a slash.<br>
+Paratrooper’s Wings<br>
-'''Environment (O)'''<br>
+Submariner’s Badge<br>
-*A = Air (O)<br>
+Qualified Marksman Award (''see below'')
-*C = Captive training (M)<br>
-*D = Inert training round (M/O/R)<br>
-*L = Artillery (O)<br>
-*M = Missile or rocket (O)<br>
-===First Letter===
+==Traditions==
-'''Installation (E/G), Launch environment (M), System designator (O/R)'''
-*A = Crewed aircraft or UAV (E); Air (G/M)
-*B = Aerospace combined (E/G/M)
-*C = Cryptographic* (E)
-*D = Pilotless aerial vehicle (Drone, missile, rocket; E)
-*E = Fixed ground (E/G/M)
-*F = Mobile ground (E/G/M)
-*G = General purpose (E/G/M)
-*H = Runway launched (M) or silo stored (G/M)
-*I = Instrumentation (E)
-*J = Fixed underwater (E/G/M)
-*K = Amphibious ('''V''' preferred; E)
-*M = Surface watercraft (E/G/M)
-*N = Combined watercraft (Surface and sub-surface; E/G/M)
-*O = Ordnance (O)
-*P = Pack or individual portable (E/M)
-*R = Rocket (R)
-*S = Space (E/G/M)
-*T = Ground transportable (E/G/M)
-*U = Mobile underwater (Submarine; E/G/M)
-*V = Ground vehicle (E/G/M)
-*Z = Vehicle-to-missile/drone datalink (E)
-===Second Letter===
-'''Type (E/G/O), Primary mission (M/R)'''
-*A = Invisible light (IR, UV, etc.; E)
-*B = Radiological detection, identification, and computation (E); Bomb (O)
-*C = Electronic wave and/or signal carrier (E); Cannon (20mm-76mm; G); Transport (M/R)
-*D = Display (E); Dual purpose (76mm-140mm; G); Decoy (M); Submunitions dispenser (O)
-*E = Computers and processors (E); Electronic countermeasures/electronic support measures (ECM/ESM; M)
-*F = Wire or fibre optics (E); Fuse (O)
-*G = Heavy artillery (155mm-up; G); Ground attack (M); Guidance unit (O)
-*H = Interphone or public address (E)
-*I = Aerospace intercept (M)
-*J = Laser (E)
-*K = Telemetering (E)
-*L = Countermeasures (E/O); Launch detection and surveillance (M)
-*M = Multiple type (E); Munition (O)
-*N = Sound in air (E); Navigation (M)
-*P = Multispectral electro-optical (Invisible and visible light; E); Flare (O)
-*Q = Underwater acoustics (E)
-*R = Radar (E)
-*S = Special (Magnetic, etc.; E); Space support (R)
-*T = Telephone, telegraph, or teletype (E)
-*U = Underwater attack (G/M)
-*V = Visual, visible light (E)
-*W = Radio (E); Warhead (O); Weapon support (R)
-*X = Telecommunications (Television, facsimile, etc.; E)
-*Y = Meteorological, scientific and/or calibration (E/M)
-*Z = Secure communications (E)*
-===Third Letter===
+==Honours and Awards==
-'''Main purpose (E), Firing mechanism (G), Vehicle type (M/R), Fuse Type or Guidance (O)*'''
+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.
-*A = Auxiliary assembly (E); Automatic (G)
-*B = Bombing (E); Bomb (M); Bathythermographic or bathymetric (O); Booster (R)
-*C = Communications (E); Chemical (O)
-*D = Direction finding, reconnaissance, and/or surveillance (E); Inert (O)
-*E = Ejection and/or release (E); Electro-optical (O)
-*F = Countermeasure flare (O)
-*G = Fire control or searchlight direction (E)
-*H = Recording and/or reproducing (E)
-*I = Informatics (E)
-*J = Laser (G/O)
-*K = Display (E)
-*L = Management, maintenance or test (E); Launcher (O)
-*M = Guided ordnance or remotely piloted vehicle (M)
-*N = Navigation aid (E); Inertial monitoring unit or global positioning satellite system (O)
-*O = Manual (G)
-*P = Piloting aid, automatic flight, or remote control (E); Propellant charge (O)
-*Q = Special or combination (E); Multispectral countermeasure (O)
-*R = Receiving or passive detection (E); Rocket (M); Radar proximity (O)
-*S = Search (Detection, range and bearing; E); Satellite (M/R); Stabilisation units (Conical fin assemblies, etc.; O)
-*T = Transmission (E); Torpedo (M)
-*U = Surveillance (detecting and tracking) and fire and/or air control (E); Unit (O)
-*V = Electrothermal chemical or electromagnetic (G)
-*W = Weapon control (M/O)
-*X = Identification and recognition (E); Chaff (O)
-*Z = Secure system (E)
-<small>(* ''Guidance type'' suffix follows '''W''' for ordnance, when listed.)</small>
-===Suffix===
-*T = Training (E/O)
-===Model Number===
+{|border=1 cellpadding=4 width=85% cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; background:#f9f9f9; font-size:90%;"
-For electronics, model number is sequential following from the first two category listings, such as '''AR-''' or '''MR-'''.  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 Weapon System'' (GWS) number.  Ordnance is listed either in accordance with the weight of the device (bombs) or its diameter (shells).
+|+
-===Further suffixes===
+===Honours and Awards, by Position===
-====For bombs====
+|-style="background:#e9e9e9;"
-Listed as follows:
+!width=15%|[[Wikipedia:Acronym|Acronym]]
-*B = ballute retarded
+!width=35%|Cross, Medal, or Order
-*G = general purpose (unless ''L'' is more appropriate)
+!width=50%|Awarded to/for
-*L = low drag
+|-
-*P = penetrator
+|'''KCV/QCV'''||King's/Queen's Cross of Valour{{ref|SCV}}||UKINDF personnel.
-*R = retarded
+|-
+|'''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.
+|}
-==Vehicle Designation System==
+==Recent operations==
-Army and Royal Marine ground vehicles 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.
+== 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'''.
+{| 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 vehicle types.
+'''D''' precedes all other type prefixes.
 *B = Aerospace
 *D = Uncrewed vehicle (UAV, UGV, UOV, USV, UUV)
 *H = Rotorcraft
-*L = Ground vehicle*
+*L = Ground vehicle{{ref|Uncrewed}}
-*M = Surface watercraft*
+*M = Surface watercraft{{ref label|Uncrewed|20|a}}
-*N = Mixed marine* (Surface-submarine, etc.)
+*N = Mixed marine (Surface-submarine, etc.){{ref label|Uncrewed|20|b}}
 *S = Space
-*W = Underwater*
+*U = Underwater{{ref label|Uncrewed|19|c}}
-<small>(* Only for uncrewed vehicles.)</small>
 ===Master Designator===
-May occur in strings of three letters, with the most significant role appearing first.
+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*
+*A = Attack{{ref|Naval}}
 *ADS = Air defence suppression (Superseded by '''EF''' for ''electronic fighter'')
 *AEW = Airborne early warning and control
@@ Line 376: / Line 410: @@
 *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
-*HEW = Heliborne early warning
 *M = Maritime patrol
-*MC = Mine clearance**
+*MC = Mine clearance{{ref label|Uncrewed|20|d}}
-*NC = Nuclear reactor support**
+*NC = Nuclear reactor support{{ref label|Uncrewed|20|e}}
-*R = Reconnaissance
+*R = Reconnaissance (Includes signals intelligence)
-*S = Strike (Nuclear-capable attack aircraft or heavy attack aircraft)
+*S = Strike (Nuclear-capable attack aircraft or heavy attack aircraft){{ref label|Naval|21|a}}
 *T = Trainer
 *U = Utility
 *W = Weather reconnaissance
-<small>(*Typically reserved for naval aircraft.)<br>
-(** Typically reserved for uncrewed vehicles.)</small>
+==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}}
 [[Category:Armed forces]]
-[[Category:United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces]]