Armada
`"Resilience through All. Justice For All"
Armada is the standing fleet of Esperanto. It acts both as a military and law enforcement apparatus against crime, primarily piracy. It's ranks are mostly fey, but is still are far more diverse than the often highly homogenous societies of any given planet.
Enlistment
Enlisted Airfey are the lowest ranking members of Armada, and must become an officer to advance to its upper ranks. Armada Officers must go through academy training. Only those who show promise as an Enlisted Airfey, or have the money to directly pay for the tuition, can go to Armada Academy.
Armada Uniforms
Military Structure
Armada consists of its Enlisted Airfey and Officer corps. All officers outrank enlisted Airfey.
Officer Ranks
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Ensign
The lowest officer rank. In land operations an Ensign will command a Team. A Team usually is 3 Enlisted and 1 Ensign. -
Vice Lieutenant
In land operations a Vice Lieutenant will command a Squad. A squad usually consists of 3 teams and is usually 12 airfey total. -
Lieutenant
In land operations a Lieutenant will command a Platoon. A platoon usually consists of 2-5 squads. In some cases a Lieutenant may command a small air vessel. -
Commander
Commands small air vessels. May administrate a small town or fort. -
Captain
Commands major air vessels or a small division of air vessels. May administrate a city or base. -
Commodore
Commands a division of air vessels. May administrate multiple cities, a planet, a space island, or a major base. -
Rear Admiral
The lowest ranking admiral. May have a variety of roles, from administering portions of a planet or major space island, to commanding a small fleet, to helping with a Vice Admirals duties. Usually at least Level 6 -
Vice Admiral
A vice admiral may fill several roles, to commanding a fleet, from administering several planets or a single major planet, to leading a special operation. Usually at least Level 10. -
Admiral
The second highest ranked admiral. Admirals may lead major operations, but usually are in charge of administrative duties in high command. There are currently 4 Admirals. The 4 Admirals are frequently called The Elite Four -
Fleet Admiral
The fleet admiral is the the highest member of command.
Acts
Armada policies are known as Acts, and they are
Peacekeepers Act
In the member-kingdoms of the Union, knights are local noble commanders who answer to their king. Some kingdoms are able to even afford their own fleet of ships. Armada will typically try to work with local knights, however, an Armada officer with the rank of Captain or higher can nullify any order a knight gives. In emergencies, with kingdoms in a certain, an Armada Commodore can even conscript a knight and their men-at-arms. This is known as The Peacekeepers Act.
Levee Act
During the Incursion, a period of unrest in the fringes of Hanaq's branches, Armada established a reform known as The Levee Act, it allows armada admirals to tax the kingdom's nobles. This income is then to be directly spent improving the local area or redistributing it to the lower classes.
In the best cases: Armada managed to lift many kingdoms out of poverty, sparingly using it to build infrastructure, in others, the money disappeared into growing Armada outposts.