Ministry of Defence (Atlantis)

Ministry of Defence
	Coat of Arms
Established	19 February 1995
Country	Republic of Atlantis
Nicknames	R.A.A.F.
Anniversary	14 June
Previous Engagements	Second War for Victoria, War of the Forest, Atlantis Civil War
Leadership
President	Alexander Virgili
Minister	Ethan I (FRP)
General Information
Headquarters	Poseidon
Active personnel	43
Website	Official Website

The Ministry of Defence was founded the same day of the Kingdom of Atlantis, now the Republic of Atlantis, the 19 February 1995. In fact, it is the oldest Ministry of the Republic. The Ministry controls the Armed Forces of the Republic: Army, Navy, Air Force and the Atlantis Foreign Legion. The nickname is R.A.A.F. (Republic of Atlantis Armed Forces). The Ministry also controls some department of the M.I.S.A. (Military Intelligence and Security Agency).

Organization

The Armed Forces use a single hierarchy for a better control. Let us now see the various units and levels of their commanders. The exact composition of the units varies widely depending on the type of unit and army.

Division (Brigadier General) form 80 to 120 soldiers
Brigate (Colonel) from 50 to 80 soldiers
Regiment (Major) form 30 to 50 soldiers
Battalion (Captain) form 20 to 30 soldiers
Company from (1st Lieutenant) 10 to 20 soldiers
Platoon (Sergeant) from 5 to 10 soldiers
Squad (Caporal) from 2 to 4 soldiers

Soldiers

Generals: 11

Staff Officers: 7

Commissioned Officers: 6

Non Commissioned Officers: 2

Enlisted: 17

Army

The Atlantis Army counts 19 units (August 2010). In the 2010 the Council of Ministers decided to create a "Young Army" for all soldiers under the majority age provided by the Republic. The Army defends all territories of the Republic, the Embassies, and the Istitutional offices.