Army Officers Manual *First Draft*

[Jacob Jansen]

Below is the first draft of the new Army Officers Manual. I posted this here to get feedback from the fleet. Please post any suggestions or comments.
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Imperial Army Game Platforms

- Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
Combat Certification: Complete the first two missions on the Galactic Empire Campaign.
- Star Wars Force Commander
Combat Certification: TBA
- Star Wars Battlefront
Combat Certification: TBA


Imperial Army Ranks

Non Commissioned Officers
Private (PV2) – Troopers undergoing training at the Imperial Academy.
Private First Class (PFC) – Lowest rank any unit member can hold.
Lance Corporal (LCP) – Activity will give most soldiers this promotion.
Corporal (CPL) – Great activity and dedication will give soldiers this rank.
Sergeant (SGT) – Rank achieved by only the best soldiers.
Staff Sergeant (SSG) - Awarded to Soldiers after a long & dedicated service.
Master Sergeant (MSG) – The highest rank Non Com will ever achieve. There can only be 2 active Master Sergeants in all of the Army at one time.

Commissioned Officers
2nt Lieutenant (2LT) – Reserved for company XOs.
Lieutenant (ALT)– Introduction rank for Company COs.
Captain (APT)– Reserved for company COs after long & dedicated service.
Major (MAJ)– Reserved for Battalion/Brigade XOs.
Lieutenant Colonel (ACL)– Introduction rank for Battalion/Brigade COs.
Colonel (COL) – Reserved for Battalion/Brigade COs after sufficiently long & dedicated service
Brigadier General (BRG) – Introduction rank for Corp commanders.
Major General (MGN) – Reserved for senior Corp commanders.
Lieutenant General (LGN) – Reserved for Corp commanders after sufficiently long & dedicated service.
General (GEN) – Reserved solely for the Imperial Army CMDR.
Field Marshal (FM) – Reserved for the Imperial Army CMDR after sufficiently long & dedicated service.


Army Command Staff

Commander of the Army (Army CMDR)
~General of the Army, Commander of the Imperial Army
The Army Commander is charged with command of the Imperial Army. The Army CMDR holds the rank of General on appointment and can be promoted up to Field Marshal.

Master-at-Arms (MAA)
~ Master at Arms
The Master-at-Arms is charged with maintaining the rosters for the Army. The MAA is more so the second in command of the Army and may take over the division if the CMDR takes a LOA. The MAA holds the rank of Brigadier General on appointment and can be promoted up to Lieutenant General.

Army Senior Drill Instructor (SDI)
~ Senior Drill Instructor
The Army Senior Drill Instructor is charged with training of all Privates attending the Imperial Academy. The SDI holds the rank of Major on appointment and can be promoted up to full colonel.


Imperial Army Structure

-Army Commander
-Army High Command (MAA SDI)
-Corps
-Brigade/Battalion
-Company

Corps
All Amy units in a Navy Sector Group.

Brigade
Placed on ISD Class Ships
Broken down into 5 Company’s, 40 soldiers.

Battalion
Placed on VSD Class Ships
Broken down into 4 Company’s, 32 soldiers.

Company
8 soldiers


Army Positions

Company XO is second in command of a company assuming command if the CO would go on LOA. The Company XO holds the rank of 2nt Lieutenant (2LT).

Company CO is the commanding officer of the company. Holds the rank of Lieutenant (ALT) on appointment and may be promoted up to Captain (ACP).

Brigade/Battalion XO is the second in command of a Brigade/Battalion assuming command if the CO would go on LOA. The Brigade/Battalion XO holds the rank of Major (MAJ).

Brigade/Battalion CO is the commanding officer of the Brigade/Battalion. Holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (ACL) on appointment and may be promoted up to Colonel (COL).

Corps Commander commands all army forces in a Navy Sector Force. Holds the rank of Brigadier General (BRG) on appointment and may be promoted up to Lieutenant General (LGN). An Army CO is only appointed when there is more than one commissioned Brigade/Battalion in the Imperial Army.


Promotion Authority

Army Commander: Lieutenant General, MAA, SDI and below
Master-at-Arms: Colonel, Battalion/Brigade CO and below
Senior Drill Instructor: N/A
Corps CO: Colonel, Battalion/Brigade CO and below
Battalion/Brigade CO: Major, Battalion/Brigade XO and below
Battalion/Brigade XO: Lieutenant, Company CO and below
Company CO: 2nt Lieutenant, Company XO and below
Company XO: N/A

**All promotions up to the rank of Lieutenant must be approved by the MAA. Promotions of Major and above must be approved by the Army Commander. Promotion requests must be sent up through the chain of command.


Army Units

ISD Class Ships

~Company 1
ATAT - All Terrain Armoured Transport
~Company 2
ATAT - All Terrain Armoured Transport
~Company 3
ATST - All Terrain Scout Transport
ATPT - All Terrain Personal Transport
~Company 4
ATAA - All Terrain Anti-Aircraft
HAVw A5 Juggernaut
~Company 5
LAVr QH-7 Chariot
HAVr A9 Floating Fortress
Mobile Artillery

VSD Class Ships

~Company 1
ATAT - All Terrain Armoured Transport
~Company 2
ATST - All Terrain Scout Transport
ATPT - All Terrain Personal Transport
~Company 3
ATAA - All Terrain Anti-Aircraft
HAVw A5 Juggernaut
~Company 4
LAVr QH-7 Chariot
HAVr A9 Floating Fortress
Mobile Artillery


ID lines

~Company Soldiers
Rank Name / Company Position / Brigade or Battalion / Imperial Army
Example…
PFC Jansen / Alpha Three / Chimaera Brigade / Imperial Army
ALT Jansen / Bravo CO / Chimaera Brigade / Imperial Army
2LT Jansen / Delta XO / Striker Battalion / Imperial Army

~Brigade/Battalion Command
Rank Name / Brigade or Battalion Position / Brigade or Battalion / Imperial Army
COL Jansen / Brigade CO / Chimaera Brigade / Imperial Army
LC Jansen / Battalion XO / Striker Battalion / Imperial Army

~Army High Command
- Army Commander
GEN Jansen / DivCom / ISD Chimaera / Imperial Army
- Master-at-Arms
LGN Jansen / MAA / ISD Chimaera / Imperial Army
- Senior Drill Instructor
MAJ Jansen / SDI / ISD Chimaera / Imperial Army


Starting Army Units (Example, ISD II Chimaera Brigade)

Chimaera Brigade
Classification: Assault
CO: Colonel Jansen
XO: Major Orzon

Alpha Company
Classification: Heavy Assault
Unit: ATAT
Alpha CO : CPT Derlin
Alpha 2: 2LT Catman
Alpha 3: Sergeant Wedge
Alpha 4: Corporal Longstreet
Alpha 5: Corporal Pavz
Alpha 6: Lance Corporal Rhys
Alpha 7: Sergeant Fel
Alpha 8: Private First Class Veila

[Jagged Fel]

Looks good from here.

[CPT Nathan Chu]

Can we do the BCC for SWGB now?

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TL Nathan Chu/ Blitz D-CMDR/ Chimaera Regiment/ Legion
[MoM]
"Call me mint jelly, cause I'm on a roll!"
Academy Legion Mentor (JK)

[AD Polanski]

Not yet. When the army opens all all final details have been ironed out.

[Rayuun Talgyra]

Looks very nice. Wish I still have SWGB

[Guest]

I wait. Good work, Admiral
LT Branet

[Orzon]

Excellent work, Admiral. I look forward to the Army's opening...it will no doubt bring greater amounts of members. And some may want to join the Legion as well.

[Calder]

Admiral, perhaps this is overkill, but I would like to see an intermediate unit between brigade and army: a "division". While it would involve reworking of the system somewhat, in any army the division is (usually) the primary unit. It could be commanded by a brigadier general or major general.

Also, once there are sufficient numbers, a "corps" is the unit between army and division, typically commanded by a major or lieutenant general. Or, rather than use the "army" unit (which is more commonly referred to as an "army group") you could have one corps per sector force. This would eliminate confusion between "armies" and the Imperial Army as a whole. Also, it would coincide well with my division suggestion (see below) since a corps typically consists of two to four divisions. Corps could be numbered according to Sector Group assignment. Sector Group one would contain I Corps, SecGp2 would get II Corps, and so on. If necessary, divisions could then be numbered as well (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc). Brigades would carry the ship name, but also be numbered as there would be more than one per division (1st Chimaera Brigade, 2nd Chimaera Brigade, etc).

Since you use brigades and battalions as somewhat interchangable (based on ship size) it wouldn't be very difficult to just use one or the other and place a brigade/battalion on a VSD and a division on an ISD. Then, assign two or three brigades to a division, with a divisional commander on one of the relevent VSDs. Thus, each sector force would have at least two divisions at its disposal, and a system force would have a full brigade - ample troops to keep any planets in line.

I'd appreciate your thoughts, and, since I did just suggest some fairly comprehensive changes, I would be more than happy to assist you and breakdown my proposal into a nice chart to show hierarchy, etc. It just seems to me that we have an opportunity to make a nice rank and command structure that would provide plenty of room for advancement, yet still being inclusive.

[Jacob Jansen]

I would very much like to see it broken down. When I was planning this I did use the US Army as a guide, but did not follow it all the way. This is starwars..

I used Army because 1) I don't like Corps and 2) from what I know, an Army is the largest unit. I know you come from the Navy, and your suggestions would be very helpful. Please send me an e-mail.

[SSG Hunter]

How could you not like the USMC, it's better that the army!!

[Calder]

Long before there was a "United States Marine Corps" the term "corps" was used as a segment of an army. Up until the monumental sizes of WWII armies, a corps was the largest standard military unit in the field. There would be an army, for example the US "Army of the Potomac" in the US Civil War that would consist of several corps (the AoP had seven). Each corps usually had three divisions. In WWII, due to the large forces used, both the Allies in Europe and the Germans used "army groups" which contained several corps. The US named them armies (with the numbers spelled out), such as the First Army (under Gen. Omar Bradley) or the famous Third Army (under Gen. George Patton Jr.). Corps were typically numbered with Roman numerals (I Corps, II Corps, etc. The I Corps was the army unit in the field in the Vietnam War). Divisions were numbered by abbreviation (1st, 2nd, etc) and the US numbered their brigades according to division.

Thus, while it is the "Marine Corps" it is not comparable to a US Army Corps. The word "corps" in addition to the standard unit, can also be a generic term for a military group, such as the Marine Corps or the US Army Corps of Engineers. Some military academies also dub their students as a "corps of cadets" (the academy that I attended used the unit of "regiment" to describe us).

I'm sure Admiral Jansen meant no disrespect to the US Marine Corps.

[Jacob Jansen]

Who said anything about the Marines...

[CPT Nathan Chu]

Marines doesn't equal to Army. You do the math.

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TL Nathan Chu/ Blitz D-CMDR/ Chimaera Regiment/ Legion
[MoM]
"Call me mint jelly, cause I'm on a roll!"
Academy Legion Mentor (JK)

[Calder]

I think LCP Hunter was referring to the Admiral's apparent dislike of the term "corps" and intrepreted as a dislike for the Marine Corps. I just happened to get a little carried away with a historical explanation.

[RES Mitchell]

You can never do wrong with a little historical explanation, sir. Semper Fidelis, and the Army keeps rolling along!! Hoo-yah!