Negasi National Guard

National Guard

Tsaron Kasa (Negasi)
Branches	Home Guard Coast Guard Air Guard Special Branch
Country	Negasi
Founded	January 30, 7634
Headquarters	Bogaye
Colours
Notable engagements	{{{conflicts}}}
Leadership
Minister for National Security	Odion Sokoskum
Director General of Defense Staff	Okeke Honkese
Notable commanders
Personnel
Military age	18-35
Active personnel	87,400
Reserve personnel	137,655
Expenditure
Budget
As percentage of GDP
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Foreign suppliers

The Negasi National Guard (Negasi: Tsaron Kasa) is the armed forces of Negasi. It has four branches with a combined active duty strength of 87,400: Home Guard, Coast Guard, Air Guard, and Special Branch.¹

History

The National Guard was founded on January 30, 7634 under the supervision of the Ministry for National Security.²

Command structure

During peacetime, the Ministry for National Security has nominal control of Negasi's armed forces during peacetime and is responsible to ensure the forces are properly manned, equipped, trained, and resourced.¹ During wartime, the superintendent is the commander-in-chief.

The structure and incumbents, as of 7690, are:³

1. Commander-in-Chief: Superintendent: Ayubu Owethu
2. Minister for National Security: Odion Sokoskum
3. Director General of Defense Staff: Okeke Honkese

• Home Guard Commandant:
• Coast Guard Commandant:
• Air Guard Commandant:
• Special Branch Commandant:

Defense sectors

To facilitate planning and control, Negasi is divided into four defense sectors which align with its administrative quadrants: Bakin-kogi, Tsaunuka, Tumkarik, and Masokudo. An additional Central Defense Sector has responsibility for the Ubani Canal. A National Security Commander oversees all National Guard and defense tasks within his sector.

Branches

Land forces

Motorized Home Guard troop in an A72 light utility vehicle

Land forces, known as the Home Guard, have responsibility for ground-based defense. The Home Guard is organized into four infantry divisions, each of which consists of three regiments and a battalion each of artillery and engineers. The infantry divisions include light, bicycle, and motorized infantry. Additional units include:¹

• 4 armored regiments
• 4 mechanized infantry battalions
• 4 air defense battalions
• 1 mountain infantry battalion
• 1 air assault infantry battalion

Naval forces

Patrol boat J047 on the Ubani Canal

Responsibility for waterborne defense falls to the Coast Guard. Despite its name, the Coast Guard also has responsibility for inland waterways, particularly the Ubani Canal. It operates a fleet of small, large, and armored patrol boats, corvettes, and smaller craft, including fast attack craft.¹

Aviation forces

The Air Guard provides for aerial defense and support to the Home and Coast Guards. This includes fighter, bomber, transport, and rotary-wing aircraft as well as missiles.

Special Branch

Special Branch provides administrative, logistical, medical, and other support services to the combatant forces branches.

Personnel

As of 7985, the National Guard had 87,400 military personnel serving on active duty across all three branches. An additional 137,655 military reserve personnel are available for immediate call-up in the event of a national emergency. The majority of reserve personnel serve a 15-day annual call-up for administrative and training purposes.¹

Conscription

All males who reach 18 years of age must fulfill a national service obligation. If they serve with the National Guard, the obligation is 18 months of active duty and 42 months of active reserve service. While they may choose to continue as active reserves, they will otherwise be inactive reserves subject to recall until age their 40th birthday.

Personnel with the appropriate capabilities and desire may request specialized assignments, such as pilots or other high-skill duties. Those personnel must commit to longer-term terms of service and many become careerists. In similar fashion, most higher-level leadership positions belong to careerists, although they may be either active duty or active reservists.

Training

Basic military training is an 8-week program. Following that, there is a functional-specific training period of varying length, depending on the duty assignment. For typical infantry, it is an additional 8 weeks, but may be as long as 51 weeks for medical personnel.^a

Ranks

Enlisted		Officer
Rank	Insignia	Rank	Insignia
Soldier	None	Sub-commander	Crossed swords
Warrior	1 pip	Commander	Crossed swords, 1 pip
Senior warrior	2 pips	Senior commander	Crossed swords, 1 star
Sub-leader	1 bar	Major commander	1 palm tree
Leader	2 bars	Grand commander	2 palm trees
Senior leader	3 bars	Arch commander	3 palm trees
Grand leader	4 bars	Chief commander	4 palm trees

Equipment

• B15 9x19mm semi-automatic pistol
• B74 5.45x39mm combat rifle
• B21 5.45x39mm squad automatic weapon
• B75 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine
• B76 7.62x54mmR sniper rifle
• B96 12.7x108mm anti-materiel rifle
• B7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher
• B25 40mm under-barrel grenade launcer
• M60 60mm mortar
• M82 82mm mortar
• M120 120mm mortar
• M122 122mm towed howitzer
• A72 light utility vehicle
• A35 2.25 t (2 ST) cargo vehicle
• S28 armored car
• S50 armored personnel carrier
• T76 light tank
• Landing craft/minelayer
• Armored patrol boat
• Coastal patrol boat
• Riverine patrol boat
• Corvette

Notes

a ^ Typically, advanced training of more than 25 weeks requires an extended active duty period. Beyond nursing and lab personnel, the National Guard does not train doctors itself but will reimburse costs of physician education in exchange for terms of service.

References

1 ^{a b c d e} Quinquennial National Security Review, Ministry for National Security, 7685

2. Law for safeguarding the Negasi Republic, 7634

3. National Security organigram, Ministry for National Security, 7690