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Emblem of the RAF
- I. Overview
II. Grand Army of the Republic
- •2.1 Overview
•2.2 Manpower
•2.3 Organisation
•2.4 ORBAT
- •3.1 Overview
•3.2 Organisation
•3.3 ORBAT
- •4.1 Overview
•4.2 Organisation
•4.3 ORBAT
- •5.1 Overview
•5.2 Organisation
•5.3 ORBAT
- •6.1 Overview
•6.2 Organisation
- •7.1 Overview
•7.2 Organisation
•7.3 ORBAT
- •8.1 Ranks of the GAR
•8.2 Ranks of the Navy
•8.3 Ranks of the Airfighter Corps
X. Small Arms of the RAF
XI. Crew-Serviced Weapons of the RAF
XII. Prinicipal Equipment
XIII. The Laws of War
The Armed Forces of the Republic, officially known as the Republic Armed Forces (RAF) (Avatarian: 共和国武装部队, pinyin: Gònghéguó Wǔzhuāngbùduì, Mandalorian: Tsad droten Akaan'Trat'ade), is the unified military organisation of all land, sea, air, strategic missile and space-born forces of the Avatarian Republics of Gyatso-kai. The RAF was established on 16 November, 1949 — celebrated annually as "Armed Forces Day" — as the military arm of the People for a Unified Gyatso-kai. The Republic Armed Forces' insignia consists of a roundel with the bendu symbol which is superimposed by a gold star to represent the Avatar, acting as both the safeguard of the Republics as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the RAF.
The RAF is the region's largest military force, with approximately 296 million members, and has the region's largest active standing army, with approximately 236.6 million members. The RAF comprises five main service branches, consisting of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Republic Navy, the Republic Airfighter Corps, First Missile Corps and the Republic Reserve Force. The Republic Armed Police (RAP), an Avatarian paramilitary force under the dual leadership of the Central Military Command and the Ministry of Public Security, is sometimes confused as a branch of the RAF; both entities are under the command of the Central Military Command, however, the Ministry of Public Safety maintains operational command of the RAP.
Military service is compulsory, in theory, for all men who attain the age of 18; women may register for duty in the medical, veterinary, and other technical services at ages as young as 14. However, a draft in Gyatso-kai has never been enforced due to large numbers of volunteers from the nation's huge population as well as the significant number of clone forces. Demobilized servicemen are carried in a ready reserve, which is reinforced by a standby reserve of veterans and by the militia.
The RAF is formally under the command of the Central Military Command of Gyatso-kai. The Ministry for Defence, which operates under the Executive Branch of the government, does exercise some authority over the RAF, however, the authority of the Central Military Command (CMC) is supreme. The Ministry assures continuing control over the the armed forces and its primary role is that of a liaison office with foreign military ministries. The political and military leadership have made a concerted effort to create and maintain a professional military force whose role in 'safeguarding the expanding national interests of the Republics' comes second to the role of national defence.
His Holiness, Avatar Roku, defined the missions of the RAF as:
- • Consolidate the ruling status of the Avatar
• Help ensure Gyatso-kai's sovereignty, territorial integrity and domestic security in order to continue national development.
• Safeguard Gyatso-kai's expanding national interests.
• Help maintain world peace.
(((Please refrain from posting within this thread. Any and all questions, please telegram them to me and I will answer them as soon and as best as possible. In regards to numbers, I am using the generally accepted 2% population in the military during peacetime. Though, 2% of nearly 12 billion is slightly absurd....)))