United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces
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 Royal Isselmere-Nieland Aerospace Force (RINASF), 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 | RINASF | 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 Semprini | 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 Semprini | Civilians. |
OM | Member of the Order of Merit | UKINDF personnel. |
KS/DS | Knight/Dame of the Order of Saint Semprini | 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
Indices
Electronic devices and guided systems (i.e., missiles, decoys, remotely piloted vehicles, etc., and their launchers) are designated in accordance with the Uniform Electronic Device Index (UEDI, covered by E in the chart below) and the Service Guided System Index (SGSI, covered by M below), respectively. The Rocket Systems Index (RSI) has been included under R.
System prefix
Precedes the First Letter, followed by a slash.
Environment (O)
- C = Captive training (M)
- D = Inert training round (M)
Designator | Installation (E), Launch environment (M) | Type (E), Primary mission (M/R) | Main purpose (E), Vehicle type (M/R)[11] |
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 | Cryptographic (E)[13] | Electronic wave and/or signal carrier (E); Transport (M/R) | Communications (E) |
D | 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 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 (Laser, etc.) (G/O) |
K | Amphibious (E)[16] | Telemetering (E) | Component (E) |
L | Silo launched (M) | Countermeasures (E); Launch detection and surveillance (M) | Management, maintenance or test (E) |
M | Surface watercraft (E/M) | Armament (E); Warhead (R) | 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/R) |
T | Ground transportable (E/M) | Wire telephone, telegraph, or teletype (E) | 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)[17] |
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 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 number. Ordnance is listed either in accordance with the weight of the device (bombs) or its diameter (shells).
Version indicator
Modification number
Suffix
- T = Training (E/O)
Further suffixes
For bombs
Listed as follows:
- B = ballute retarded
- G = general purpose (unless L is more appropriate)
- L = low drag
- P = penetrator
- R = retarded
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[18]
- M = Surface watercraft[13]
- N = Mixed marine (Surface-submarine, etc.)[13]
- S = Space
- U = Underwater[13]
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[19]
- 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[13]
- NC = Nuclear reactor support[13]
- R = Reconnaissance (Includes signals intelligence)
- S = Strike (Nuclear-capable attack aircraft or heavy attack aircraft)
- T = Trainer
- U = Utility
- W = Weather reconnaissance
References
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See also
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