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The Noronnican Army draws from a wide recruitment pool, as after the Noronnican Empire receded, the Noronnican Army maintained that any citizen of a nation connected with Noronica may enlist. This policy is separate from the Gurkha Brigade, but citizens of Athara Magarat wishing to join the regular Noronnican Army are permitted to do so. This policy has proved extremely successful for the Noronnican Army, drawing in expertise from across the isles. Domestically, the Army operates multiple recruitment centres across every town and city within the Noronnican Isles. All men and women between the ages of 16 and 35 may enlist as long as they pass the medical and physical test which takes place in approved medical centres in several barracks across the county.

There are many different misconceptions surrounding the Army recruitment programme, partly due to its age and due to its past strict regulations. The medical and physical tests are designed to find candidates filled with potential, as the Army will teach future soldiers how to regulate themselves and will put them through a set of intensive tests across their military career to ensure that there is a significant development on their personal fitness.

The Noronnican Armed Forces do operate a system of draft service. All males and females at the age of 18 deemed mentally and physically fit to serve must register with the UPAF Selection Programme, introduced in 2019. Individuals are not usually drafted into the armed forces, with small numbers being selected for service in January 2020, as this programme was implemented in the case of emergency.

The Noronnican Army maintains training centres across the country and around the Western Isles. Due to their global responsibilities, regular and reserve soldiers are required to train in different climates in a variety of countries. The training regime is designed to be intensive and hard, designed to push one's resolve. Regular war games, intensive physical exercises and military education are all integral to a soldier's life in the Army.

The Army has always had a strong training ethos, maintaining the idea that all soldiers in any serving capacity should be at their peak mental and physical capacity. The Army Fitness Regime was codified into Army standards in 1921 during the major restructuring of the whole of the Armed Forces with the introduction of the Noronnican Air Force. The fitness regime has since then been reviewed every year from 1921, with careful consideration over performance reports across the Army to ensure that the regime maintains its extremely high standards and exceptional quality that has come to be expected from the Noronnican Armed Forces across the region. The Army has a vast array of training equipment in its inventory, situated across its many training centres and barracks, with fully-equipped gyms being a top priority to produce soldiers who are fit, healthy and disciplined. Without this, a soldier cannot be at their peak performance in any scenario, from the battlefield to humanitarian operations.

"Teach, Guide, Lead"

The United Prefectures Military Academy Harburgh, (UPMAH) more commonly known as Army Harburgh or simply as Harburgh, is a long-established military academy founded in 1769 to train prospective officers for the Noronnican Army. It is the central headquarters for all military academies and education centres across the Noronnican Isles and its overseas territories, serving primarily to provide officer cadets with initial officer training. Tuition is paid for fully by the Noronnican Army, with the contracted agreement that once a cadet receives their commission they will serve their country. With the Academy's long as established history, Harburgh is also open to certain international students approved through the selection process. They are expected to enlist in their home country's military once they have completed their tuition.

Entry for potential officers is permitted upon approval or through prior identification by the UPMAH Selection Board. For applicants applying outside the forces, they must apply directly to the academy but must also be nominated by a high-ranking officer or politician. Once selected and approved, officer cadets must reside within Harburgh's Halls of Residence as they complete their course.

Unlike some military academies across the region, Harburgh is not a university or college, in that cadets do not receive civilian qualifications after their tuition. However, they can attain a postgraduate, (assuming the cadet has graduated university) certificate in Conflict Studies. Cadets are often university graduates despite there being no further education requirements for the academy.

The course consists of two modules spread across one year. At the end of this course, cadets receive their commission after the final parade inspected by the Chief of General Staff and a senior Prefect. Students then enter into the Noronnican Army as a second lieutenant, the first attainable commissioned rank in the Army.

Notable Alumni:

• First Prefect Trystan Alexander

• General Brian Gulling

• Sir Duncan McMavinn

The Noronnican Army is administered by a civilian governmental department, the Ministry of National Defence, led by a senior politician. Below them is the Secretary for the Army, who serves as the civilian oversight of the Chief of the General Staff (CGS) who is ranked as a Field Marshal. The CGS serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a group of service chiefs drawn from all of the branches of the United Prefectures Armed Forces to advise the First Prefect. Reporting to the Chief of the General Staff is; the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, the Force Commander, the Adjutant-General to the Forces and the Commander for Development and Capability. The Force Commander is responsible for generating and preparing forces for current and future operations, the Adjutant-General to the Forces has the responsibility of developing the Army's personnel policies, recruiting, and supporting personnel, and the Commander for Development and Capability is responsible for developing the Army's capability, sustainability and doctrine.

The Noronnican Army is divided into armies, the highest possible service components. There are currently four active armies, supported by an independent Support Command. Each army is assigned to a geographical command alongside the other branches of the UPAF.

The Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective name which refers to all the units in the Noronnican Army that are composed of Gurkha soldiers from Athara magarat. The brigade, which is 8,750 strong and includes infantry, engineering, signal, logistic and training and support units. Its classification as a brigade is mostly for ceremonial purposes as it is larger than a normal brigade yet too small to be classified as a division. They are famous for their kukris, a distinctive heavy knife with a curved blade, and have a reputation for being fierce and resilient soldiers on the battlefield. The brigade recruitment centre is based in Athara Magarat called Noronnican Gurkhas Athara Magarat.

Current units of the Brigade of Gurkhas include:

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, The Noronnican Gurkha Rifles

• The Noronnican Gurkha Engineers based within 42nd Engineer Regiment

• The Noronnican Gurkha Signals

• 11th Noronnican Gurkha Logistic Regiment

• Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support Company

• The Noronnican Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

• Gurkha Training Company, Infantry Training Centre, Lancaston

• Brigade of Gurkhas Training Team

• Gurkha Language Wing, Lancaston

The ranks within the Noronnican Army are split into non-commissioned and commissioned, whereby those that have received a commission have completed their education at Harburgh. All the Army's ranks define what role a soldier has, but some ranks do not directly involve the command of a certain number of troops, instead, they are more administrative. Prospective recruits can either join the Army as a Private or if they are part of the university programme, students who have completed their course may enter into Harburgh as an officer cadet as they have received preliminary officer training.

In standard combat uniform, soldiers wear their ranks on rank slides on the front of their uniform. This is different in other types of dress. While the ranks and rank slides are universal across the Noronnican Army, each regiment has its own tactical recognition flash, cap badge or bonnet.

NO-917 Weasgaich	Noronica, Alteran Republics	Main Battle Tank		400
OSD-T2	Ostehaar	Main Battle Tank		200
OSD-FV1	Ostehaar	Infantry Fighting Vehicle		870
L-42 Vortex MAFV MIV-IFV	Alteran Republics	Infantry Fighting Vehicle		540
L-42 Vortex MAFV MIV-APC	Alteran Republics	Armoured Personnel Carrier		350
NO-TP5 Tiger	ORIGIN	Protected mobility vehicle	[img]IMAGE[/img]	1,230
NO-CO1 Coyote	Noronica, Corindia	Light Utility Jeep		1,450
NO-917 Weasgaich AVRE/ABL/ARV	Noronica, Alteran Republics	Armoured Engineering Vehicle		70
OSD-RA2	Ostehaar	Multiple Launch Rocket System	[img]IMAGE[/img]	60
NO-917 Weasgaich SPG	Noronica, Alteran Republics	Self-Propelled Gun		90
L118	ORIGIN	Towed-Howitzer	[img]IMAGE[/img]	326
Épée	ORIGIN	Surface-to-air Missile		80
L-42 Vortex MAFV HEC-JAMM-LR/BVR	Alteran Republics	Long-Range Aerial Defence		64
OSD-S9	Ostehaar	Dual Band RADAR Array	[img]IMAGE[/img]	4

H177B Valkyrie Attack	Noronica	Rotorcraft	Attack Helicopter		97
H177B Valkyrie Patrol	Noronica	Rotorcraft	Patrol Helicopter		55
H192 Elk	Noronica	Rotorcraft	Cargo Helicopter		76
EF 58 Killa	Athara magarat	Propeller	Patrol Plane		16
Yukon	Vancouvia	UAV	ISR Drone		48

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