National Military of Excelsior

National Military of the Excelsior Republic
National Military of the Excelsior Republic
	Standard of the Excelsioran Military
Motto	"We are the hammer"
Founded	28 August 2020
Service branches	Army of Excelsior, Air Force of Excelsior, Force 14, Bureau of Intelligence and Cybersecurity, Police Force
Headquarters	Fortress of Invictus, Excelsior
Leadership
Commander-General	Silas Wurnbash
President	Silas Wurnbash
Secretary of Defense and Homeland Security	Silas Wurnbash
National Security Advisor	Nicolas Caiazzo
Manpower
Conscription	yes
Reaching military; age annually	(2022)
Active personnel	50
Reserve personnel	10
Expenditures
Budget	40% of Government expidentures
Industry
Domestic suppliers	WNSC

The National Military of Excelsior is the armed forces of the Excelsior Republic. The military consists of 3 branches, the National Army, the Naval and Aerial Force, and Force Fourteen. Led by Commander-General Silas W. as President of Excelsior, the military has often been used to put down civil conflict, such as the 2022 Excelsioran Coup d'état Attempt. The Commander-General is the supreme leader of the military, and is assisted by the Defense Advisor, and the Branch Leaders.

The military has often been an important topic in Excelsioran politics, with Chancellor Nicolas Caiazzo previously having been vocal about his dislike of its usage. President Silas has always been a strong supporter of the military, and has called for more funding. In recent months as the military has become more established and well-liked, public opinion has been highly positive and the military has been further integrated into Excelsioran culture. The military currently receives 40% of government revenue, for equipment and uniforms.

Structure and operation

The supreme leader and commander of the military is the President of the Republic of Excelsior, given the title of Commander-General. The current Commander-General is Silas W. The Commander-General performs and authorizes military operations and appoints generals. The Commander-General is assisted by the Defense Advisor, currently Nicolas Caiazzo, who advises the Commander-General on procedure and military policy. The military is divided into 3 branches, the National Army, the National Air Force, and Force Fourteen. Each is led by a Branch Leader, who holds the rank of Major General, and commands their respective branch. The Commander-General, Branch Leaders, and Defense Advisor make up the Military High Command.

The Military is organized into regiments per states, and within regiments companies.

Branches are also often organized into specific divisions, such as the Medical Corps. or the Radio and Signal Corps.

Military Doctrine

Since excelsior mainly presides in New York City, where air soft and similar are banned, excelsior, and most of excelsiors enemies are limited to dart guns or hand to hand combat. Since dart guns are largely ineffective at routing an enemy, the military of excelsior places an emphasis on hand to hand soldiers, with some ranged elements to provide cover fire. Even so, the dart guns they use are modified so as to provide a much improved punch and sting. In most conflicts Excelsior's armed forces, as the 4th largest recorded Micronational military, usually outnumbers its opponents, so that is used to the best advantage by using manpower on scouting, encircling, and fast bike units, in addition to standard infantry, luxuries its enemies often do not have manpower available to spend on.

Conscription

Each Federal State if required to produce one citizen for the state's regiment. The President may introduce conscription for the general population if authorized by the Chancellor, and may conscript up to 40% of the non-enlisted population.

Autonomy

The military is completely autonomous from the Government of Excelsior, as its responsibility is to serve the people. This allows the military to carry out foreign operations without authorization from the government, which occasionally leads to military operations that are condemned by the Government of Excelsior. The Military is an arm of the state, and not the government, according to Excelsioran law, and is only bound by Excelsioran federal laws, Federal Rulings, and legislative orders such as passed motions by the Federal Senate.

Command Structure

The following is the command structure of the Excelsioran Military:


No.	Rank	Stars	Held by
1	Commander-General		Silas W.
2	Major general		Nicolas Caiazzo, Lola G, Arlo W
4	Liuetenant General		Finn M, Thomas Jacobs, Gabe.Y, Micah
5	Sargent		Too many to display
6	Veteran	No stars	Too many to display
7	Infantrymember	No stars	Too many to display

In addition each rank has a pin associated with it worn by officers to distinguish themselves from the infantry

Some Engagements by the Excelsorian Military

Excelsioran-Dylanland War

At 8:32 AM on the morning of April 8, 2021, senators Camille H. and Dylan Y, and associate justice Rand H seceded from the republic, forming their own state, Dylanland. This action was immediately retaliated against by the government of excelsior by declaring war, and exiling the secessionists. As retaliation, Dylanland captured the president of excelsior, Silas W, and held him hostage. After multiple attempts for a ceasefire, the Chancellor of Excelsior, Nicolas Caiazzo, staunchly refused to surrender, but finally did, on the terms that Dylanland would gain independence but not be recognized as sovereign. This, however, was a fake surrender, and once Silas was released, war was declared again. Excelsior rallied and the the military called its soldiers to arms for the first time.

The state of Dylanland were, quote, "self-declared terrorists" who, quote, "worship [their] deranged version of satan [they] call skyboat."

Surrender of Dylanland

On May 21, 2021, president and major general Silas negotiated the surrender of Dylanland in return for their president, Dylan, to get a seat on the Supreme Court. Dylanland is now a subjugated colony of Excelsior.

The Forest War

On August 1, a holiday in Excelsior which marks the first day of the month long independence celebrations culminating on August 28, independence day, President Silas W. was on a diplomatic mission to Connecticut when he was able to chat with a micronationalist, known only by his first name, “Anders”. Anders was the presumed leader of the nation of “Duckland”, a small and, according to military intelligence collected by the Army and Air Corps, incredibly secretive micronation located in Connecticut. After a short discussion, Anders declared that a state of war was to exist between Excelsior and Duckland, and formally declared war.

In the first battle of the war, a small skirmish occurred in the woods near the home President Silas was staying in for his diplomatic mission when Ducklandian forces crossed paths with a few Excelsioran officers. Commander-General Silas led Excelsior to a self-declared victory, in a battle later to be known as the battle of the forest. After a teleconference with the chancellor, Excelsior formally declared war.

After just 6 days of combat, Excelsior won a quick and decisive victory over Duckland in the Forest War. Duckland surrendered at 11:23 AM, on August 6, 2021. The surrender marked the second victory in a war for Excelsior in a row, leaving Excelsior undefeated in any conflict. After tense negotiation, Anders, the presumed leader of the state of Duckland, accepted an offer from the government for compensation in turn for a formal surrender. $0.11 USD was provided from the Excelsioran government for compensation in return for the surrender. The surrender was negotiated by the president, Silas W., and chancellor, Nicolas W., who have both been awarded the victory medal. Duckland became a subjugated territory of Excelsior. The war is generally regarded to be non-serious and humorous.

The Excelsioran - Granolan war

In December 2021, former Supreme Court Justice and 3rd place finisher in the supreme Court election Jasper S. rescinded his Excelsioran citizenship and fled to Granola. He then colluded with President Dylan to declare war on Excelsior. The Granolan Government sent a declaration of war to Excelsior, with Excelsior soon following with the same, and Excelsior launched an evacuation campaign for its Granolan-Excelsioran citizens. After Senator I`saac briefly defected to granola, the conflict dies down for a few days, with Granola being treated as a very low threat. In mid December, the first battle on Invictisian territory was held. A couple Invictisian soldiers of the invictisian 1st company as well as the majority of the strength of the goose island scratch company held rank at the Fortress of Invictus facing repeated granolian charges made at the defense line. After a few hours of battle, Excelsior was declared victorious. The battle later became known as the battle of Park Slope. For his bravery in battle, President Silas's High Order of the Chancellor was upgraded to the High Order of the Chancellor with distinction.

Surrender of Granola

Shortly after the battle of park slope Granolan officials met to secure peace with Excelsior at the Treaty of Alis City. Granola is now a subjugated territory of Excelsior.

Gaplan Civil War

The Military of Excelsior intervened in the Gaplan Civil War of 2022, denouncing the Emersyo terrorist group and assisting the Gaplan Military. Conscription was introduced and martial law was declared to expedite military actions. An operation was launched to obtain information, and intelligence on the status of the Emersyo movement, and Excelsior pulled out of the war once it broke diplomatic ties with Gapla and when the war ended.

Excelsorian Revolution

The Excelsioran Revolution, also known as the Republican Revolution, was a civil war and revolution within the Excelsioran state.

The revolution began 29 July 2022 after the Invictus Republic of Excelsior repealed its treaty to protect the Excelsioran Monarchy, causing Invictisian Premier and President of Excelsior Silas Wurnbash to declare an uprising against the monarchy and the Sovereign of Excelsior, Queen Finn, on behalf of Invictus. This action caused multiple other government officials to join in the uprising against the monarchy, which eventually led to Chancellor Nicolas Caiazzo declaring that his administration and the Excelsioran Interior Government supported the efforts and would move to occupy royal property by force via the National Guard within Capitol Palace.

Several members of the royal guard did fight back as the Queen fled the occupied wings of the palace, but the overwhelming numbers of the national guard won the clash.

Battle of Duck Lake

The battle of duck lake was fought on August 14, 2022, in the only battle ever fought by the Excelsorian Navy. The Battle was fought in Massachusetts, in the territory gained by excelsior in the forest war.^ Remnants of Duckland terrorists fought the excelsorian navy on the open water of duck lake.

In the previous winter's storage, the ENS Queen Finny had been damaged, so was not able to be utilized for the battle.

The Duckland terrorists were chased down to the ports of duck lake, where the retreating duck island forces, with nowhere to run, stole the ENS Sword Of Frazirioberg. The Navy made chase in the ENS Invictable, which in the ensuing battle was sunk by the Sword Of Frazirioberg, but was later recovered.

Battle of The Fortress of Invictus

On December 4, 2022, The fortress of invictus was attacked by The New Brooklyn 1st assault company, but was driven back from the steps of the fortress by members of the invictisian 1st and 2nd companies.

Branches

National Army

The Army of Excelsior is the ground force of the Excelsioran military. Comprised of over 25 servicemembers, the branch is responsible for on the ground combat and most military action. As the largest branch in the Military, it oversees most military operations. The branch has the most engagements and traditionally fights in live combat. The National army is the oldest branch and has heavy influence from the state of Invictus. It is led by Major General Lola G.

Aerial and Naval Force

The Aerial and Naval force of the military is responsible for military action on sea and in the air, as well as aiding the National Army in combat. Comprised of a fleet of three small ships, the sword of frazirioberg, queen finny, and the invictable, and one drone, the ANF, as it is commonly called, carries out surveillance missions and operates in areas where the army can't reach. The Radio and Signal Corps., which are responsible for monitoring radio waves, are integrated into the ANF. The ANF is led by Marshal Nicolas Caiazzo.

Force 14

Force 14 is the special operations unit of the Excelsioran military, and assist the National army in special operations. To be accepted into the force you must have passed the trials to become a member of the EWI, an external group outside of Excelsior that trains soldiers for the Excelsioran Military. Those that pass the EWI it are tested in armed and unarmed combat in all conditions, with tests of battlefield tactics and military history being taught as well. Once one transitions to Force 14, they are assessed on their strengths and given a specific battle role.

The force acts as a united squad and is led by their leader, Major General Arlo W.

Agencies

Agencies are government organizations jointly led by the Government of Excelsior and the Military of Excelsior, specifically for defense purposes. Agencies assist the military of Excelsior in specific fields and work closely with them to provide for the national defense.


Emblem	Name	Purpose	Led by
	Federal Investigations Agency	The Federal Investigations Agency, or FIA, is a join government-Military organization proclaimed the successor of the former Bureau of Intelligence and Cybersecurity. Its purpose is to launch intelligence missions for the military, investigate members of government for crimes, and monitor the nation's national cybersecurity.	N/A
	Special Weapons and Engineering Agency	The Special Weapons and Engineering Agency is responsible for developing advanced defense technology and weaponry for the Excelsioran National Royal Military.	N/A

Uniforms

Currently, the Government of Excelsior has purchased uniforms only for senior members of the Military, specifically Commander-General Silas and Marshal of the Air Force Nicolas Caiazzo. The military has designated official designs for uniforms to be purchased.

Current Uniforms

An Excelsioran military cap, used by High Command Members.
The official uniform of the Marshal of the Air Force, currently Nicolas Caiazzo. It was formerly a German Air Force uniform from the 1980s.
The official uniform of the Commander-General, currently Silas W. It was formerly a USMC dress uniform.

Uniform designs

Here are future uniform designs, issued by the military.