Royal Isselmere-Nieland Gendarmerie
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| Naval Service Royal Navy Royal Marines | |
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| 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 Royal Isselmere-Nieland Gendarmerie (RING) — commonly known as simply the Gendarmerie — is a military service that, for the most part, operates in peacetime as a conventional police force within the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland. In peacetime, the administration of the RING's public security functions falls to the authority of the Minister of the Interior and his or her minister of State for Public Safety. The Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, more precisely known as the Inspector-General of Police, is the civilian head of the service, comparable to the secretaries of State of the other three armed services. During times of war, the RING becomes a de facto as well as de jure military service within the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces (UKINDF).
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Function
As well as its function as the joint service armed forces police force, the RING performs frontier and port security, counter-insurgency operations, rural policing, and guarding central government buildings and offices, including royal palaces and Isselmere-Nielander embassies throughout the world. The RING is also tasked with training paramilitary forces and acting as a stay-behind force in case of enemy attack, although this part of its mission is rarely, if ever, discussed.
Statutes and statutory instruments precisely delineate the police function of the RING, ensuring the Gendarmerie does not overstep its authority.
Rank structure
The rank structure of the RING closely follows that of civilian police forces, much to the consternation of members of the other branches of the armed forces. The Director-General of the Royal Gendarmerie is, however, subordinate to the Chief of Defence Staff during wartime and for protocol purposes in peacetime. With the other exception being the rank of Chief Constable, which has the same seniority as other OF-10a ranks, the RING rank is considered senior to comparable military ranks.
| Code | Ministerial Ranks | Insignia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n/a) | Minister of the Interior | (n/a) | |
| (n/a) | Minister of State for Public Safety | ||
| (n/a) | Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, Inspector-General | ||
| Code | Chief of Staff | Insignia | |
| (n/a) | Director-General of the Royal Gendarmerie[1] (DGRG) |
Crown and coat of arms proper over crossed tipstaves within laurel wreath | |
| Code | Command Ranks | Insignia | |
| OF-10b | Chief Constable[2][3] (CCst) |
Crown over crossed tipstaves within laurel wreath | |
| OF-10a | Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) |
Crown over three stylised roses[4] surmounting crossed sabre and tipstaff | |
| OF-9b | Commissioner (Cmsr) |
Crown over two stylised roses surmounting crossed sabre and tipstaff | |
| OF-9a | Deputy Commissioner (DCmsr) |
Crown over stylised rose surmounting crossed sabre and tipstaff | |
| OF-8 | Assistant Commissioner (ACmsr) |
Crown over crossed sabre and tipstaff | |
| OF-7 | Commander of the Gendarmerie (Cmdr) |
Stylised rose over crossed sabre and tipstaff | |
| OF-6 | Deputy Commander (DCmdr) |
Crown and three pips | |
| Code | Senior Officers[5] | Insignia | |
| Regular | Detective | ||
| OF-5 | Chief Superintendent (CSupt) |
Detective Chief Supintendent (DCSI) |
Crown and two pips |
| OF-4 | Deputy Chief Superintendent (DCSupt) |
Detective Superintendent 1st Class (DSI) |
Crown and pip |
| OF-3 | Superintendent (Supt) |
Detective Superintendent 2nd Class (DSI) |
Crown |
| Code | Junior Officers/Subalterns | Insignia | |
| OF-2 | Chief Inspector (CInsp) |
Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) |
Three pips |
| OF-1b | Inspector (Insp) |
Detective Inspector 1st Class (DI) |
Two pips |
| OF-1a | Sub-Inspector (SInsp) |
Detective Inspector 2nd Class (DI) |
Pip |
| Code | Officer Cadets | Insignia | |
| SO | Officer Cadet | Thin bar | |
| Code | Warrant Officers | Insignia | |
| OR-10 | His Majesty's Sergeant-Major of the Gendarmerie[6] (HMSMP) |
(n/a) | Coat of arms within laurel wreath surmounted by stylised rose |
| OR-9d | Gendarmerie Sergeant-Major of the Realm[7] (GSMR) |
Coat of arms within laurel leaves | |
| OR-9c | Provincial Sergeant-Major[7] (PSMG) |
Coat of arms surmounting RING insignia | |
| OR-9ab | Regional Sergeant-Major[7] (RSMG) |
Coat of arms surmounting crossed tipstaves | |
| OR-8 | District Sergeant-Major (DSMG) |
Crown within laurel wreath | |
| OR-7 | Station Sergeant-Major (SSMG) |
Crown | |
| Code | Non-Commissioned Officers | Insignia | |
| OR-6 | Staff Sergeant (SSgt) |
Detective Sergeant 1st Class (DS) |
Three chevrons, surmounted by crown |
| OR-5 | Sergeant (Sgt) |
Detective Sergeant 2nd Class (DS) |
Three chevrons |
| OR-4 | Corporal (Cpl) |
Detective Constable 1st Class (DC) |
Two chevrons |
| Code | Constables | Insignia | |
| OR-3 | Lance Corporal (LCpl) |
Detective Constable 2nd Class (DC) |
Chevron |
| OR-2c | Senior Constable (SCst) |
Detective Constable 3rd Class (DC) |
Stylised rose |
| OR-2b | Constable 1st Class (Cst) |
(n/a) | |
| OR-2a | Constable 2nd Class (Cst) | ||
| OR-1 | Recruit (Rct) | ||
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