Armed Forces of Zeed

Mandated in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Zeed in 1727 AN, and established in 1732 AN, the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Zeed have the formal responsibility for the territorial defence of the Commonwealth of Zeed.

Remit

As per article 25 of the constitution, the Armed Forces of Zeed are obligated to secure, protect, and guarantee the security of the country’s borders and to defend Zeed.

Further defined in article 27, the armed forces consist of the active and reserve units, and elements, including military personnel working in the Ministry of Defense or any offices or organisations subordinate to it.

Accordingly, the armed forces are subordinate to the Ministry of Defense which in turn reports to the Council of Ministers via the Minister of Defense who has overall responsibility for defense matters within the Commonwealth of Zeed. Operationally, national command authority on military matters flow from the Prime Minister to the Minister of Defense to the military chain of command of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Zeed. The Council of Ministers moreover appoint the officers of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Zeed at the rank of general or above. Such appointments being subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.

Organisation

As of 1733 AN

• Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Zeed
  • Headquarters General Service Unit
    • Commissariat Department
    • Inspectorate Department
      • Aviation Forces Section
      • Land Forces Section
      • Maritime Forces Section
  • 1st Zeedic Infantry Regiment (OF x39, OR x750)
    • Headquarters Squadron
    • Infantry Cohort
    • Fire Support Squadron
    • Logistical Support Squadron

Establishment

Manpower

Personnel	Quantity
Officers	178
Noncommissioned officers	138
Enlisted	774
Total	1,090

Equipment

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Armoured vehicles
BK-VI 102B IMV	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Infantry Mobility Vehicle	140
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
"Rustam" (WNFV 100 MBT)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Light Tank	150		Delivered 1723 AN–1727 AN.
"Rakesh" (WNFV 101 IFV)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	500		Delivered 1723 AN–1727 AN.
Armoured Personnel Carriers
"Sohrab" (WNFV 102 APC)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Armoured Personnel Carrier	223		Delivered 1723 AN–1727 AN.
"Kay Kavus" (WNFV 102A CV)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Command Vehicle	16		Delivered 1723 AN–1727 AN.
"Siyavysh" (WNFV 102B IMV)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Infantry Mobility Vehicles	237		Delivered 1723 AN–1727 AN.
Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicles
"Kay Khusrow" (WNFV 101A ARV)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle	177		Delivered 1723 AN–1727 AN.
Machine guns
M1693	Luix-Satyria Scientific-Production Association LLC	Medium machine Gun	28		Issued at troop level

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Equipment
Presently provided under a Military Assistance scheme, paid for by the Imperial Constancian Government
M1699 Mess Tin	Stahl Maschinenfabrik	Personal Kit	-
M1700 9 Pieces Cooking Set with Burner	Stahl Maschinenfabrik	Personal Kit	-
M1701 Stainless Steel Coffee Pot	Stahl Maschinenfabrik	Personal Kit	-
Uniforms
Pattern M1716 Service Uniform (Officers)	Zarrin-Baft Industrial Group	Field Uniform	-
Pattern M1716 Service Uniform (Other Ranks)	Zarrin-Baft Industrial Group	Field Uniform	-

History

The first intake of trainees were taken into the Rusjar Cadre of the Combined Arms Constitutional Compliance Regiment on 1.V.1732 AN. 1,200 officer cadets were sought, of whom five hundred and twenty-five duly presented themselves. Eighty of these applicants were subsequently assessed to be physically and intellectually equipped for service as officers. Two hundred and fourteen of the rejected aspirants were subsequently enlisted and the remainder returned.

Officer cadets were dispatched to the Madrese-ye Nezām in Raspur for forty-four weeks of basic training, whilst the enlisted were attached to the 3rd Directorate of the General Inspectorate of Eura and Corum in Rusjar for an equivalent period, during which time they would receive fourteen weeks of basic infantry training.

Between the 13th and the 24th days of the fifth month of 1732 AN, the 12th Inspectorate Regiment of the 3rd Directorate undertook a recruitment action in Garujulia, touring the valleys of the mountainous republic and conducting musters of available manpower in the notified settlements that the regiment was able to reach during the course of its progress. The drive yielded ninety-eight suitable candidates for officer training, who would be dispatched to the Madrese-ye Nezām, alongside seven hundred and twenty-eight specimens eligible for enlistment in the ranks, who were obliged to return with the regimental recruitment party to Rusjar.

Of the enlisted inducted during 1732 AN, one hundred and thirty-eight were chosen for non-commissioned officer training, to be undertaken under the supervision of the ESB-Jagdverbände. Of the remaining enlisted, thirty were transferred to the Labour Army on account of acute moral and intellectual failings manifesting during basic training.

The Combined Arms Constitutional Compliance Regiment (CACCR) held its first formal parade review in Rusjar on 1.VIII.1733 AN, marking the occasion of the return of the trained officer cadres and the arrival of infantry mobility vehicles and medium machine-guns with which to equip the unit. However, in the month following the parade, the CACCR was promptly disbanded and reorganised into the 1st Zeedic Infantry Regiment (1 ZIR), garrisoned at Rusjar, and the Headquarters General Service Unit (HQ-GSU) attached to the 3rd Directorate of the General Inspectorate of Eura and Corum. HQ-GSU would serve as a billet for the majority of the initial intake of officers, surplus to the requirements of 1 ZIR, and would be focused upon what was termed as "force generation".

Targets set for the expansion of the Zeedic Armed Forces were going to be ambitious. Directives from the Ministry of Defence were to the effect that, by 1735 AN, the armed forces would comprise of 150,000 active personnel and 1,400,000 ready reserves. Moreover, these personnel would be distributed in units operating in the land, sea, and air operating environments.

Ranks

Ranks of the Armed Forces of Zeed

RP Rank Code	Rank	Notes
Officer ranks
OF-8	Sepahbod	Commander of the whole force.
OF-7	Sarlashkar	Commander of a division or equivalent higher formation.
OF-6	Sartip	Commander of a brigade or equivalent higher formation.
OF-5	Sarhang	Commander of a regiment.
OF-4	Podpolkóvnik	Commander of a demi-regiment. Excess numbers retained for general service as staff officers for higher formations.
OF-3	Majór	Commander of a cohort, where established. Excess numbers retained for the command of vessels.
OF-2	Kapitán	Commander of a squadron.
OF-1	Leytenant	Commander of a troop. Excess numbers retained for additional duties including command of vehicles, aircraft, outposts, etc.
OF(C)	Kursant	Aspirant officer, a cadet. Excess numbers retained for additional duties
Other Ranks
OR-8	Praporshchik	Exercises discipline over one hundred and twenty men
OR-3	Havildar	Exercises discipline over forty men
OR-2	Yefreytor	Exercises discipline over eight men
OR-1	Ryadovoy	Private, subject to discipline

See also

• Garrisoned Police Force of Zeed
• Zeedic White Guard