Arrakis peoples army
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Arrakis People’s Army
Components of the Arrakis Army
Currently, the Army is divided into the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Arrakis National Guard. Prior to 1903 members of the National Guard were considered state soldiers unless federalized by the President. Since the Militia Act of 1903 all National Guard soldiers have held dual status: as National Guardsmen under the authority of the governor of their state and as a reserve of the Arrakis Army under the authority of the Chancellor. Various State Defense Forces also exist, sometimes known as State Militias, which are sponsored by individual state governments and serve as an auxiliary to the National Guard. Except in times of extreme national emergency, such as a mainland invasion of Arrakis, State Militias are operated independently from the Arrakis Army and are seen as state government agencies rather than a component of the military. Although the present-day Army exists as an all volunteer force, augmented by Reserve and National Guard forces, measures exist for emergency expansion in the event of a catastrophic occurrence, such as a large scale attack against Arrakis or the outbreak of a major global war. The current "call-up" order of the Arrakis Army is as follows:
- 1.Regular Army volunteer force
- 2.Army Reserve total mobilization
- 3.Full scale activation of all National Guard forces
- 4.Recall of all retired personnel fit for military duty
- 5.Re-establishment of the draft and creation of a conscript force within the Regular Army
- 6.Recall of previously discharged officers and enlisted who were separated under honorable conditions
- 7.Activation of the State Defense Forces/State Militias
- 8.Full scale mobilization of the unorganized U.S. militia
The final stage of Army mobilization, known as "activation of the unorganized militia" would effectively place all able bodied males in the service of the Arrakis Army.
Structure of the Arrakis Army
- Field Army: Usually commanded by a General (GEN; note that abbreviations of military rank within the U.S. Army are given in all capital letters without a period or other punctuation).
- Corps: Consists of two or more divisions and organic support brigades. The commander is most often a Lieutenant General (LTG).
- Division: Usually commanded by a Major General (MG). Generally consists of three maneuver brigades, a division artillery brigade, a division support command, a division aviation brigade, and other support assets. Until the Brigade Unit of Action program was developed, the division was the smallest self-sufficient level of organization in the US Army.
- Brigade (or group): Composed of typically three or more battalions, and commanded by a Colonel (COL) or occasionally Brigadier General (BG). (See Regiment for combat arms units.) Since the Brigade Unit of Action program was initiated, brigades have become self sufficient, with organic supply, artillery, aviation, and support structures.
- Battalion (or squadron): A Battalion usually consists of two to six companies and roughly 300 to 1000 soldiers. Most units are organized into battalions. Cavalry units are formed into squadrons. A battalion-sized unit is commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), supported by a Command Sergeant Major/E-9 (CSM). This unit consists of a Battalion Commander (CO, LTC), a Battalion Executive Officer (XO,MAJ), a Command Sergeant Major (CSM) and headquarters, and 3-5 Companies.
- Company (or artillery battery/troop): A company usually consists of three to four platoons and roughly 100 to 130 soldiers. Artillery units are formed into batteries. Cavalry units are formed into troops. A company-sized unit is usually led by a Company Commander usually the rank of Captain/O-3 (CPT) supported by a First Sergeant/E-8 (1SG). This unit consists of a Company Commander (CO, CPT), a Company Executive Officer (XO, 1LT), A First Sergeant (1SG) and a headquarters, and two or more Platoons.
- Platoon: Usually led by a lieutenant supported by a Sergeant First Class/E-7 (SFC). This unit consists of a Platoon Leader (2LT/1LT), a Platoon Sergeant (SFC), a Radio-Telephone Operator (Usually a PFC or SPC) and two or more Squad Leaders (any NCO).
- Section (military unit): Usually directed by Staff Sergeants/E-6 (SSG) who supply guidance for junior NCO Squad leaders. Often used in conjunction with platoons at the company level.
- Squad: Squad leaders are usually Staff Sergeants/E-6 (SSG)and can be Sergeants/E-5 (SGT). This unit consists of eight to ten soldiers.
- Fire team: In the Infantry it usually consists of four soldiers: a fire team leader, a grenadier, an automatic rifleman, and a rifleman. Fire team leaders are usually Sergeants/E-5 (SGT), but sometimes Corporals/E-4 (CPL).
Organization
The Army is organized by function. Combat Arms include:
- Infantry -
- Armor/Cavalry -
- Field Artillery - efers to those units that use artillery weapons systems to deliver surface-to-surface long range indirect fire. Indirect fire means that the projectile does not follow the line of sight to the target. Mortars are not field artillery weapons; they are organic to infantry units and are manned by infantry personnel.
- Air Defense Artillery - specializes in anti-aircraft weapons (such as surface to air missiles)
- Corps of Engineers (The Engineers are classified as both an "Arm", and a "Support"),
- Army Aviation (May also be classified as Combat Support or Combat Service Support),
- Special Forces.
Combat Support units include:
- Signal Corps
- Intelligence Corps
- Chemical Corps
- Military Police Corps.
Combat Service Support troops include:
- Judge Advocate General's Corps
- Adjutant General's Corps
- Chaplain's Corps
- Finance Corps
- Transportation Corps
- Quartermaster Corps
- Ordnance Corps
- Medical Corps
- Medical Service Corps
- Nurse Corps.
Rank
- Officers
- Grand General
- Supreme Moff
- Grand Moff
- Moff
- Surface Marshal
- High General
- General
- Lieutenant General
- Major General
- Brigadier
- High Colonel
- Colonel
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Major
- Captain
- Lieutenant
- Second Lieutenant
- Officer Candidate
- Non-Commisioned
- Warrant Officer I
- Army Sgt.Major
- 1st Sergeant
- Warrant Officer II
- Staff Corporal
- Staff Sergeant
- Sergeant
- Corporal
- Lance Corporal
- Private
- Private
