Public Force of Sancratosia

Public Force of Sancratosia
Public Force of Sancratosia
Forte Publica de Sancratosia (Lingua Franca Nova)
	Coat of arms of the Public Force
	Flag of the Public Force
Motto	Honour, Dedication, Loyalty; Onora, Dedica, Fidablia
Founded	29 November 2022 (9 months ago)
Service branches	Company of the Princely Guards; Brigade of the Princely Firefighters;
Website	sancratosia.org
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Princess Cloe
Minister of State	Cristian Neuton
Minister of Territory	Vacant
Commandant of the Public Force	Vacant
Manpower
Military age	16 minimum
Conscription	None
Expenditures
Budget	SNI 500
Percent of GDP	1.34%

The Public Force of Sancratosia (Lingua Franca Nova: Forte Publica de Sancratosia) is the military force of the Principality of Sancratosia. It was established by Sovereign Ordinance no 114 on 29 November 2022 (2022-11-29).^[1] There is no conscription in Sancratosia.

Its branches are the Company of the Princely Guards and the Brigade of the Princely Firefighters.

It is a semi-independent entity that is partly responsible to the Ministry of Territory under the Department of Protection.

Symbols

The main symbol of the Public Force is a silver bugle, an instrument that was historically used as a military signal device. It represents the readiness of the Public Force, its discipline and, by depicting an instrument and not a weapon, its peaceful character. The bugle is present on the coat of arms, the flag and the emblem. It is also featured on the Medal of the Public Force.

Command

The Public Force is under the joint command of the Commandant of the Public Force (Lingua Franca Nova: Comandor de la Forte Publica) who holds the rank of colonel, but is referred to as "commandant" for the duration of their posting. The position is currently vacant.

Each service branch is headed by a Chief of the Corps (Lingua Franca Nova: Xef de corpo) who usually holds the rank of colonel or lieutenant colonel.

Ministry of Territory

The Minister of Territory is appointed by the Sovereign Princess of Sancratosia and is responsible for both policing and military activity within Sancratosia, through the Department of Protection. However, according to the Constitution, the Minister of State is responsible for the public force in Sancratosia, mostly relating to the authorization of deployment of troops.

Military branches

The Public Force is composed of two service branches: the Company of the Princely Guards and the Brigade of the Princely Firefighters. The two branches are full-time militarized armed corps. They both have the same hierarchy, with the same ranks and grades.

Company of the Princely Guards

The Company of the Princely Guards have for mission, to attend to the safety of the Sovereign Princess and their family, to ensure the guard of the Princely Palace, to provide the honorific services, to attend the execution of the laws and participate in the maintain of the public order as well as to execute the missions ordered by the government.

Brigade of the Princely Firefighters

The Brigade of the Princely Firefighters have for mission, to ensure the service of firefighting, of general safety and of emergency in the Principality as well as to lend its help in the maintain of the public order.

Rank and insignia

The rank and insignia of the Public Force are applicable to both service branches.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

NATO equiv. code	OF-10	OF-9
Sancratosia (Edit)		No equivalent								No equivalent
	Comandor xef		Coronel	Teninte coronel	Major	Capitan	Teninte	Suteninte	Ofisior aidante
	Commander-in-Chief		Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Assistant

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

NATO equiv. Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2
Sancratosia (Edit)
	Aidor xef	Aidor	Sarjento major	Sarjento xef	Sarjento	Caporal xef or Brigador xef	Caporal or Brigador	Garda de prima clase or Pompor de prima clase	Garda de du clase or Pompor de du clase
	Adjutant chief	Adjutant	Sergeant Major	Sergeant Chief	Sergeant	Corporal Chief or Brigadier Chief	Corporal or Brigadier	Guard First Class or Firefighter First Class	Guard Second Class or Firefighter Second Class

Uniforms and equipment

In an effort to reduce the costs and the procurement of uniforms and equipment, both branches of the Public Force share most of the same uniforms and equipment. Some differences exists due to the differences in the duties performed by each branch.

Service members are responsible for supplying and taking care of their own uniforms and equipment, following the guidelines provided by the Public Force.

Uniforms

The uniforms of the Public Force are divided into four orders of dress:

Ceremonial dress
Mess dress
Service dress
Operational dress

Occupational dress, which is specialized uniform articles for particular occupations, also exists.

Service dress serves as the basis for both the ceremonial dress and the mess dress and variations on service dress remains the most common form of dress worn by service members in public. Operational dress is the most suitable for daily wear.

Authorized headdress for the Public Force of Sancratosia are the beret, ballcap, tuque and balaclava. The ballcap is the most widely worn headgear. The beret is usually only worn during parades and ceremonies. The tuque and balaclava are authorized year-round but are usually worn in winter situations only.

Equipment

Due to its peaceful and defensive nature, the Public Force mainly maintains tools and equipment related to emergency preparedness.

References

Informational notes

Citations

↑ Principality of Sancratosia (29 November 2022), "Sovereign Ordinance no 114 of 29 November 2022 on the statute of service members of the Public Force", sancratosia.org

External links

Page about protection on the official website of the Principality of Sancratosia

[1] Principality of Sancratosia (29 November 2022), "Sovereign Ordinance no 114 of 29 November 2022 on the statute of service members of the Public Force", sancratosia.org

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