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Vancouvian Special Forces - Military Organizational Structure and Stationing
VSF Organizational Hierarchy
The VSF currently has 11,000 active personnel and 32,000 personnel undergoing training
Name | Strength | Units | Leader |
Force | 9,000 | 3 Legions | Marshal |
Legion | 3,000 | 10 Cohorts | Colonel |
Regiment | 1,500 | 5 Cohorts | Lt. Colonel |
Millennia | 1,000 | 3 Cohorts | Lt. Colonel |
Cohort | 300 | 24 Squads | Major |
Century | 100 | 8 Squads | Captain |
Platoon | 50 | 4 Squads | Lieutenant |
Cluster | 25 | 2 Squads | First/Second Sergeant |
Squad | 12-16 | N/A | Sergeant |
Half-Squad | 6-8 | N/A | Corporal |
Quarter-Squad | 3-4 | N/A | Corporal |
Notes:
Each squad, upon induction into active service, is assigned a Greek letter and a number to identify itself. These are granted in order of induction, starting with Alpha 1, and then Beta 1 and so on. Since there are 24 letters in the Greek alphabet and 24 squads in a cohort, each squad can be referred to as a Greek letter, i.e. Alpha. Cohorts, and the squads that make up them, are roughly the same age since they went through the same training class; a cohort can therefore be considered similar to a graduation class.
An individual soldier would only recognize themselves as part of a squad, cohort, and legion. An example would be Sigma 6, 1st Legion.
Squads are rarely broken apart or reorganized following induction. If a squad loses more than four members due to irrecoverable injury, death, desertion, or other permanent factor, they are typically retired or transferred to the VNA, but this is a significantly rare event.
Cohorts are retired as a block, usually through mandatory discharge after 15 years of service. However, some squads from disbanded cohorts are kept active. These squads may serve in assignments anywhere from "dark ops" to protection detail to training instructors.
Ranks
Rank | Notes |
Marshal | Chief commander of the VSF |
Colonel | Commander of a legion, currently three officers have this rank |
Lieutenant Colonel | Officer in charge of legion subdivisions |
Major | Officer in charge of cohorts |
Captain | Similar to Lieutenant but requires combat experience and superior leadership |
Lieutenant | Achieved for five years tenure with exceptional performance, or combat experience |
First Sergeant | Commonly achieved for two years tenure with exceptional performance |
Second Sergeant | Commonly achieved for one year tenure with exceptional performance |
Sergeant | Granted based on superior performance upon induction |
Corporal | All cadets are granted at least the rank of Corporal upon induction |
Cadet | Military trainees undergoing the 10 year program |
Notes:
The VSF does not have the typical separate track for officers and enlisted men; all soldiers achieve rank solely through tenure, performance, and/or combat history. However, the rank of Lieutenant is considered the first officer position. Upon reaching Lieutenant, the officer is referred to as sir or ma'am and saluted by ranks below them. Typically a Lieutenant and Captain will remain in their squads, while Majors and above will serve in an external leadership role. Older squads are therefore significantly more seasoned and may contain multiple Lieutenants, but never more than one Captain.
The Marshal and Colonels of the VSF are appointed by Congress. The current Marshal is Christopher Roberts, the Colonel of the 1st Legion is William Rollings, the Colonel of the 2nd Legion is Andrew Brown and the Colonel of the 3rd Legion is Mark Young.
Cohort Status
- See also: International Holdings
- See also: Map of Vancouvia
Stations in BOLD represent Active War Zones
Cohort | Induction | Station | Notes |
1st | 2000 | Retired | Inducted from members of the VNA |
2nd | 2001 | Retired | Inducted from members of the VNA |
3rd | 2001 | Retired | Inducted from members of the VNA |
4th | 2002 | Retired | First cohort trained from general population |
5th | 2002 | Various | Destroyers cohort |
6th | 2003 | VS Prosperity | VS Prosperity carrier cohort |
7th | 2004 | Mojave | Southern border defense cohort |
8th | 2005 | Various | Roaming and special tasks cohort |
9th | 2006 | CHARBAGNIA | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
10th | 2007 | Base Pehrot, Espersand, Ostehaar | - |
11th | 2008 | Breckenridge | Independence Isle defense cohort |
12th | 2009 | Bastille | Interior defense cohort |
13th | 2009 | Bastille | Interior defense cohort |
14th | 2010 | Coldbrook | Autumn Sound defense cohort |
15th | 2010 | CHARBAGNIA | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
16th | 2011 | Various | Small islands defense cohort |
17th | 2011 | Bastille | Rail system defense cohort |
18th | 2012 | ATHARA MAGARAT | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
19th | 2012 | ATHARA MAGARAT | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
20th | 2013 | Westilla, Illa Isle | Eastern projection cohort |
21st | 2013 | Vesuvius | Capital defense cohort |
22nd | 2013 | Greenview | Four Harbors defense cohort |
23rd | 2014 | North Yorkford | Terrorism rapid response cohort |
24th | 2014 | Vesuvius | Terrorism rapid response cohort |
25th | 2014 | Vesuvius | Terrorism rapid response cohort |
26th | 2015 | Base Hithor, Lövsk, Ostehaar | - |
27th | 2015 | Bastille | Anti-terrorism cohort |
28th | 2015 | Westilla, Illa Isle | Illa Isle defense cohort |
29th | 2015 | Base Flamingo / Base Albatross | Mesder defense cohort |
30th | 2016 | North Yorkford | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
31st | 2016 | Camp Plymouth, I.D. | I.D. defense and anti-terrorism cohort |
32nd | 2016 | ILLA ISLE | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
33rd | 2016 | SAN JAVIER | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
34th | 2016 | SAN JAVIER | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
35th | 2017 | North Yorkford | Attacked at graduation, in stasis until further notice |
36th | 2017 | Camp Plymouth, I.D. | I.D. defense and anti-terrorism cohort |
38th | 2017 | CHARBAGNIA | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
39th | 2017 | CHARBAGNIA | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
40th | 2017 | CHARBAGNIA | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
41st | 2018 | CHARBAGNIA | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
42th | 2018 | CHARBAGNIA | Sustained foreign operations cohort |
43rd | 2018 | Bastille | Interior defense cohort |
Notes:
Locations in bold indicate active deployment in a combat area.
North Yorkford serves as the military's primary garrison, training, and naval base. Cohorts stationed at North Yorkford will be the first to be deployed en masse should a military operation require such measure; typically one legion is stationed there. These cohorts also assist in the training of cadets.
Cohort stations are not permanent; cohorts are typically rotated through different stations every two years.