Continental Guard

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The Continental Guard (or simply "The Guard") composes all of the armed forces of Unkerlantum, which are broken down into the Army and the Navy. During peacetime the standing army consists of only career soldiers with service(wo)men as reserves, putting its total strength around one million. However, at the 2007 regional conference, the High Council passed the Militia Act, a plan to lower the standing army to no more than 300,000 career soldiers during peacetime. In case of invasion, both service(wo)men and drafted citizens may be called up, creating the potential for 3% or more of the total Unker population to be used in defense.

Organizational Structure

All numbers below are based on 1950 War figures. All numbers are only general estimations, as a formation's strength is determined by its designated task.

Officer Rank Formation Estimated # of Soldiers
Deputy Lieutenant Platoon 10
Lieutenant Company 20
Captain Battalion 100
Major Brigade 500
Deputy Colonel Division 1,000
Lieutenant Colonel Corps 5,000
Colonel Regiment 25,000
Deputy General Host 50,000
Lieutenant General Army/Fleet 250,000
General of the Army/Navy Army/Navy 1,000,000+
Marshal of War The Continental Guard All Armed Forces