Pacitalian Defence Forces

The Pacitalian Defence Forces (Pacitalian: Forza Combinanta dal Defenzo della Repubblica Pacitaliana) consist of 84.3 million people in uniform. Approximately 675,000 serve in the special operations units of the PDF, called the Special Attack Force Delta (SAFD) and Elite Special Operations Task Forces (ESOF), and a further 17.9 million are considered reserve forces, or active through the Pacitalian Emergency Task Force. 406,273 of the 84.3 million are considered civilian employees. Pacitalia's defence budget equals about 3.4% of the GDP, and the current size of Pacitalia's forces equal about 1.41% of its total population of just under six billion.

Military branches

The PDF-FCDRP consists of five main parts - an armed force, a naval force, an air force, an emergency task force and an internationally respected special operations wing.

Conventional divisions

The Pacitalian Armed Forces (Pacitalian: Forza della Terra Pacitaliana) is the land-forces wing of the Pacitalian Defence Forces. The PAF-FdTP is the largest branch of the PDF, with approximately 38 million enrolled, including about 17 million reserves.

The Pacitalian Naval Forces (Pacitalian: Forza delle Nave Pacitaliana) is the naval wing of the Pacitalian Defence Forces. Pacitalia's prestigious naval traditions have greatly contributed to the current reputation of the country's naval forces and today the PNF remains a component member of the Organisation of Maritime Powers, which is arguably the most powerful naval alliance in the world today.

The Pacitalian Aeronautical Guard (Pacitalian: Forza Aeronautica Pacitaliana) is the air-force wing of the Pacitalian Defence Forces. It is the smallest of the three major branches of the Pacitalian Defence Forces but has seen numerous combat operations in its history, including the Roach-Busterian civil war in which the Forza Aeronautica participated in pro-liberation fighting against Doomani and Parthian aerofighters.

Special operations

Task forces and special forces

The Pacitalian Emergency Task Force (Pacitalian: Forza di Tascio all'Emergenzo Pacitaliana) is the international humanitarian and disaster response task force wing of the Pacitalian Defence Forces. The PETF is sent abroad to fulfill peacekeeping duties on behalf of the Pacitalian Defence Forces, but its resources are usually reserved for crisis and natural disaster management. The PETF is usually reserved for reserve forces that wish to enter military service and contribute positively to their surroundings, but do not wish to see or participate in combat operations.

Pacitalia's special operations forces are internationally renowned and widely respected for their efficiency, high level of training and their apparent invincibility. Obviously, they are not invincible, but their never-say-never attitude has earned them much admiration and respect from the rest of the world, most notably similar operations units in other nations' militaries.

Special Attack Force Delta (SAFD)

The SAFD was created in the early 1960s as a task force for special operations. Since then it has participated in numerous high-profile operations, including aiding in the liberation of Sarzonia in its late-2004 civil war (the second in that country's history), and major participation in the elimination of the Real Anime Liberation terrorist movement, most notably in a battle in the Comatican town of Springbrook.

Elite Special Operations Force (ESOF)

The ESOF was created under Timothy Ell's administration in 2005 as part of the once-secret Operation Deathchain. These forces are trained to a higher extent and nurtured to handle even more dangerous, physically- and psychologically-trying endeavours and incidents.