Vasca/armada

Organization and Structure

Unit Organization

• Armada - Army, Air, and Naval forces as a whole.

Commanded by a council (between 2 and 5, usually) of Flag Officers, or Amirales. There tends to only ever be one Jeneral, except in times of war. Also, a Mestre Sarjento Xef (Chief Master Sergeant) acts as a Senior Enlisted Adviser for the entirety of the Armada.

• Brigada - Brigade; Rejimento - Regiment [600 - 1000]

Commanded by a Brogador (sometimes translated as Commodore when discussing Naval operations) and a Mestre Sarjento Xef (Chief Master Sergeant) is the highest enlisted level of leadership within a Brigada.

• Batalion - Battalion; Barco - Ship, Vessel [300 - 500]

Commanded by a Capitan and a Mestre Sarjento Xef (Chief Master Sergeant) is the highest enlisted level of leadership within these units.

• Scuadron - Company, Troop, Battery; Barceta - Patrol Boat, Small Ship [100 - 300]

Commanded by a Comandor and a Mestre Sarjento (Master Sergeant) is the highest enlisted level of leadership within these units.

• Ploton - Platoon [20 - 50]

Commanded by a Teninte and lead by a Sarjento.

• Ecipo - Squad, Team, Detachment [5 - 10]

Lead by a Caporal.

Uniform and insignia

The service uniform of the Vascan army is olive drab, the dress uniform is grey; for formal occasions a white uniform may be worn. The air force and navy uniforms are identical, with the addition of wings or anchor, respectively, worn on the right jacket breast; gold for officers and silver for enlisted personnel. Branches of service are identified by beret colors. Insignia of rank are worn on the sleeve (for enlisted), and epaulet (for officers) of the dress uniform, and on the chest-tab of the field uniform (black on an olive drab field). Regimental affiliation is indicated by patches or insignia of the county or city in which a unit is located. These devices are worn on the beret, or for marinores, on the left jacket/blouse breast.

Rank structure

The rank structure of the armed forces of Vasca is based largely upon the various rank structures of Western European countries.

Amiral (Jeneral)	Brigador	Capitan	Comandor (Teninte Xef)	Teninte (Sucomandor)	Suteninte
Mestre Sarjento Xef	Mestre Sarjento	Sarjento	Caporal	Caporal de Lansa (Lansor) (Granador)	Soldato Ecipor Marinor

Branch of service and unit affiliation

Branch of service is indicated by the color of bereta (beret) worn, as is customary in most modern armed forces.

•  La Xeferia 
•  La Polisia 

•  La Forte de Tera 
•  La Batalion Prima 
•  La Canonores 
•  La Cavalores 
•  La Garda Reial 

•  La Marina 
•  La Lojisticistes 
•  La Spadores 

•  La Forte de Aira 
•  La Medicistes 
•  La Musicistes 

Officers ofisiores

Commissioned officers rise through a series of six ranks;

• Amiral or Jeneral - appointed by the Comite de Amirales from eligible Brigadores.
• Brigador - appointed by the Comite de Amirales from eligible Capitanes.
• Capitan - 14~16 years
• Comandor - 8 years
• Teninte or Sucomandor - after 4 years of service

This rank is referred to as Sucomandor when serving as an executive officer on a barceta, or for a large scuadron.

• Suteninte - upon graduation of 2 years of training or 4 years in an academy

Enlisted suofisiores

• Sarjento Xef (La Xef) - 18 years

The Xef is an officer that directs all administrative matters for battalion or larger units. They also advise and assist commanders of battalions, regiments, and brigades on enlisted matters.

• Mestre Sarjento - 14 years
• Sarjento - 8 years
• Caporal - 4 years
• Caporal de Lansa (Lansor) - after 2 years of service
• Soldato, Ecipor, or Marinor - upon graduation from 6 months of training

The distinction in titles is based on service to land, air, or sea forces, respectfully. Ecipor is translated as "crewman" and refers to members of the flight crew.

Manpower

• Military age - 18 years of age
• Conscription - Voluntary
• Available for military service - males age 15-49: 23,210, age 15–49
• Fit for military service - males age 15-49: 11,560, age 15–49
• Active personnel - 5650