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The '''Royal Isselmere-Nieland Gendarmerie''' (RING) is a national paramilitary police force within the [[Isselmere-Nieland|United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland]].  During times of war, the RING effectively becomes a service within the UKINDF.
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{{United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces}}
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The '''Royal Isselmere-Nieland Gendarmerie''' (RING) — commonly known as simply the [[Wikipedia:Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie]] — is a military service that, for the most part, operates in peacetime as a conventional [[Wikipedia:Police|police]] force within the [[Isselmere-Nieland|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==
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As well as its function as the joint service armed forces police force, the RING performs frontier and port security, [[Wikipedia:Counter-insurgency|counter-insurgency]] operations, rural policing, and guarding central government buildings and offices, including royal palaces and Isselmere-Nielander embassies throughout the [[NationStates|world]].  The RING is also tasked with training [[Wikipedia:Paramilitary|paramilitary]] forces and acting as a [[Wikipedia:Stay-behind|stay-behind]] force in case of enemy attack, although this part of its mission is rarely, if ever, discussed.
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[[Wikipedia:Statutes|Statutes]] and [[Wikipedia:Statutory instruments|statutory instruments]] precisely delineate the police function of the RING, ensuring the Gendarmerie does not overstep its authority.
  
 
==Rank structure==
 
==Rank structure==
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'''Ministerial Ranks'''
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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.
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*Minister of the Interior
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*Minister of State for Public Safety
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*Secretary of State for Police, Inspector-General of Police
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*Chief Constable of the Royal Gendarmerie (CCst){{ref|Heads}}
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===Chart===
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'''Flag Ranks'''
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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*OF-10B = Deputy Chief Constable of Police (DCC){{ref|DCC}}{{ref|appointment}} = crown over laurel wreath encircling crossed tipstaves
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!width=6%|Code||colspan=2|Ministerial Ranks||Insignia
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*OF-10A = Commissioner of Police (Cmsr) = crown and two stylised roses over crossed sword and tipstaff
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*OF-9B = Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCmsr) = crown and two stylised roses over crossed sword and tipstaff
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|'''(n/a)'''||colspan=2|Minister of the Interior||rowspan=3|(n/a)
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*OF-9A = Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACmsr) = crown and stylised rose over crossed sword and tipstaff
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|-
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*OF-8 = Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) = crown over crossed sword and tipstaff
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|'''(n/a)'''||colspan=2|Minister of State for Public Safety
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*OF-7 = Commander of Police (Cmdr) = stylised rose over crossed sword and tipstaff
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*OF-6 = Deputy Commander of Police (DCmdr (P)) = crown and three pips
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|'''(n/a)'''||colspan=2|Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, Inspector-General
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'''Senior Officers'''
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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*OF-5 = Chief Superintendent (CSupt) = crown and two pips
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!width=6%|Code||colspan=2|Chief of Staff||Insignia
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*OF-4 = Deputy Chief Superintendent (DCSupt) = crown and pip
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*OF-3 = Superintendent (Supt) = crown
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|'''(n/a)'''||colspan=2|Director-General of the Royal Gendarmerie{{ref|Heads}}<br>(DGRG)||[[Wikipedia:Crown (headgear)|Crown]] and [[Isselmere-Nieland#Coat of arms|coat of arms]] proper over crossed [[Wikipedia:Tipstaff|tipstaves]] within [[Wikipedia:Laurel wreath|laurel wreath]]
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'''Junior Officers/Subalterns'''
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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*OF-2 = Chief Inspector (CInsp) = three pips
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!width=6%|Code||colspan=2|Command Ranks||Insignia
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*OF-1B = Inspector (Insp) = two pips
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*OF-1A = Sub-Inspector (SInsp) = pip
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|'''OF-10b'''||colspan=2|Chief Constable{{ref|CCst}}{{ref|appointment}}<br>(CCst)||Crown over crossed tipstaves within laurel wreath
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'''Officer Cadets'''
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*OF-D = Officer Cadet
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|'''OF-10a'''||colspan=2|Deputy Chief Constable<br>(DCC)||Crown over three stylised [[Wikipedia:Potentilla|rose]]s{{ref|Rose}} surmounting crossed sabre and tipstaff
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'''Warrant Officers'''
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|-
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*OR-10 = His Majesty's Sergeant-Major of Police (HMSMP){{ref|HMSMP}} = [[Isselmere-Nieland#Coat_of_arms|coat of arms]] encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose
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|'''OF-9b'''||colspan=2|Commissioner<br>(Cmsr)||Crown over two stylised roses surmounting crossed sabre and tipstaff
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*OR-9D = Sergeant-Major of the Realm (SMPR){{ref|appt2}} = coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves
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*OR-9C = Provincial Sergeant-Major of Police (PSMP){{ref label|appt2|5|a}} = coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol
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|'''OF-9a'''||colspan=2|Deputy Commissioner<br>(DCmsr)||Crown over stylised rose surmounting crossed sabre and tipstaff
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*OR-9AB = Regional Sergeant-Major of Police (RSMP){{ref label|appt2|5|b}} = coat of arms surmounting crossed swords
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*OR-8 = District Sergeant-Major of Police (DSMP) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
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|'''OF-8'''||colspan=2|Assistant Commissioner<br>(ACmsr)||Crown over crossed sabre and tipstaff
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*OR-7 = Sergeant-Major of Police (SMP) = crown
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'''Non-Commissioned Officers'''
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|'''OF-7'''||colspan=2|Commander of the Gendarmerie<br>(Cmdr)||Stylised rose over crossed sabre and tipstaff
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*OR-6 = Staff Sergeant of Police (SSgt) = three chevrons, surmounted by crown
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*OR-5 = Sergeant of Police (Sgt) = three chevrons
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|'''OF-6'''||colspan=2|Deputy Commander<br>(DCmdr)||Crown and three pips
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*OR-4 = Corporal (Cpl) = two chevrons
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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'''Private Ranks'''
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!width=6% rowspan=2|Code||colspan=2|Senior Officers{{ref|detective}}||rowspan=2|Insignia
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*OR-3 = Lance Corporal (LCpl) = chevron
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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*OR-2C = Senior Constable (SCst)
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!Regular||Detective
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*OR-2B = Constable 1st class (Cst)
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*OR-2A = Constable 2nd class (Cst)
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|'''OF-5'''||Chief Superintendent<br>(CSupt)||Detective Chief Supintendent<br>(DCSI)||Crown and two pips
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*OR-1 = Recruit (Rct)
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|'''OF-4'''||Deputy Chief Superintendent<br>(DCSupt)||Detective Superintendent 1st Class<br>(DSI)||Crown and pip
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|-
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|'''OF-3'''||Superintendent<br>(Supt)||Detective Superintendent 2nd Class<br>(DSI)||Crown
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!width=6%|Code||colspan=2|Junior Officers/Subalterns||Insignia
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|-
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|'''OF-2'''||Chief Inspector<br>(CInsp)||Detective Chief Inspector<br>(DCI)||Three pips
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|-
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|'''OF-1b'''||Inspector<br>(Insp)||Detective Inspector 1st Class<br>(DI)||Two pips
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|-
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|'''OF-1a'''||Sub-Inspector<br>(SInsp)||Detective Inspector 2nd Class<br>(DI)||Pip
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!width=6%|Code||colspan=2|Officer Cadets||Insignia
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|-
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|'''SO'''||align=center colspan=2|Officer Cadet||Thin bar
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!width=6%|Code||colspan=2|Warrant Officers||Insignia
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|-
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|'''OR-10'''||His Majesty's Sergeant-Major of the Gendarmerie{{ref|HMSMP}}<br>(HMSMP)||rowspan=6|(n/a)||[[Isselmere-Nieland#Coat_of_arms|Coat of arms]] within laurel wreath surmounted by stylised rose
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|'''OR-9d'''||Gendarmerie Sergeant-Major of the Realm{{ref|appt2}}<br>(GSMR)||Coat of arms within laurel leaves
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|'''OR-9c'''||Provincial Sergeant-Major{{ref label|appt2|7|a}}<br>(PSMG)||Coat of arms surmounting RING insignia
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|'''OR-9ab'''||Regional Sergeant-Major{{ref label|appt2|7|b}}<br>(RSMG)||Coat of arms surmounting crossed tipstaves
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|'''OR-8'''||District Sergeant-Major<br>(DSMG)||Crown within laurel wreath
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|'''OR-7'''||Station Sergeant-Major<br>(SSMG)||Crown
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!width=6%|Code||colspan=2|Non-Commissioned Officers||Insignia
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|'''OR-6'''||Staff Sergeant<br>(SSgt)||Detective Sergeant 1st Class<br>(DS)||Three chevrons, surmounted by crown
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|'''OR-5'''||Sergeant<br>(Sgt)||Detective Sergeant 2nd Class<br>(DS)||Three chevrons
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|'''OR-4'''||Corporal<br>(Cpl)||Detective Constable 1st Class<br>(DC)||Two chevrons
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|-style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!width=6%|Code||colspan=2|Constables||Insignia
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|-
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|'''OR-3'''||Lance Corporal<br>(LCpl)||Detective Constable 2nd Class<br>(DC)||Chevron
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|'''OR-2c'''||Senior Constable<br>(SCst)||Detective Constable 3rd Class<br>(DC)||Stylised rose
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|'''OR-2b'''||Constable 1st Class<br>(Cst)||rowspan=3 colspan=2|(n/a)
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|'''OR-2a'''||Constable 2nd Class<br>(Cst)
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|'''OR-1'''||Recruit<br>(Rct)
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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#{{note|Heads}} Serving head of service.  Upon retirement in good standing, the former Chief Constable receives a life baronetcy and a stipend upon retirement in good behaviour.
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#{{note|Heads}} Serving head of service.  Upon retirement in good standing, former Directors-General receive a life baronetcy and a stipend upon retirement in good behaviour.
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#{{note|DCC}} One DCC is appointed to each [[:Category:Administrative_divisions_of_Isselmere_Nieland|region]].
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#{{note|CCst}} One Chief Constable is appointed to each [[:Category:Administrative_divisions_of_Isselmere-Nieland|region]].
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#{{note|appointment}} All ranks above that of Commander of Police are appointments decided by the Minister Responsible for Police and the Chief Constable.
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#{{note|appointment}} All ranks above that of Commander of Police are appointments decided by the Minister Responsible for Police and the serving Director-General.
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#{{note|Rose}} Actually a stylised [[Wikipedia:Potentilla|alpine cinquefoil]], colloquially known as an arctic or yellow rose within the United Kingdom.
 
#{{note|HMSMP}} His Majesty's Sergeant-Major of Police is an appointment.  Persons retiring with this rank in good standing are entitled to the honorific "Honourable" and a stipend which they retain in good behaviour.
 
#{{note|HMSMP}} His Majesty's Sergeant-Major of Police is an appointment.  Persons retiring with this rank in good standing are entitled to the honorific "Honourable" and a stipend which they retain in good behaviour.
 
#{{note|appt2}}{{note label|appt2|5|a}}{{note label|appt2|5|b}} These senior "enlisted" ranks are appointments.
 
#{{note|appt2}}{{note label|appt2|5|a}}{{note label|appt2|5|b}} These senior "enlisted" ranks are appointments.
 
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{{Isselmere-Nieland}}
 
{{Isselmere-Nieland}}
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[[Category:Police]]

Latest revision as of 19:05, 28 June 2007

Isselmere-Nielander Defence Forces
Ámdhifinnlú na hUislíamór-Nhígúlad
Varnarlið Isslamærar-Nýlands
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Branches of service
Naval Service
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    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 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).

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.

Chart
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)

References

  1. ^  Serving head of service. Upon retirement in good standing, former Directors-General receive a life baronetcy and a stipend upon retirement in good behaviour.
  2. ^  One Chief Constable is appointed to each region.
  3. ^  All ranks above that of Commander of Police are appointments decided by the Minister Responsible for Police and the serving Director-General.
  4. ^  Actually a stylised alpine cinquefoil, colloquially known as an arctic or yellow rose within the United Kingdom.
  5. ^  His Majesty's Sergeant-Major of Police is an appointment. Persons retiring with this rank in good standing are entitled to the honorific "Honourable" and a stipend which they retain in good behaviour.
  6. ^ a b  These senior "enlisted" ranks are appointments.


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