Military Branches
The military is divided into five branches.
Gikeke |
"Great Sword" The active army. |
Kakelkesh |
"Strong house" or "sheild house" Reserve forces in cases of invasion or civil unrest. |
Kakeldare |
"Strong (defender of) law" police force |
kakelshase |
"Defender of water" Navy |
kakelolany |
"Defending Eyes" Secret police. formed in 102 NG, disbanded in 1 NG. |
Army rankings
The army and army reserve use the following ranking system. most units are made up of 5 of the smalelr units. the one exception is the gigihasa, which is made of 20 platoons.
Rank |
Meaning |
Basic Equivalent |
Unit In charge of |
Aprox. Pay Grade Per Day |
ukakesana |
Little sword |
Private |
(None) |
DK$3,050 (base wage)
|
gilgihasa |
Over 25 |
Lt. |
Platoon, 25 Soldiers |
D$K6,100 (2x) |
Sanshashe |
Blood |
Captain/Major |
Company, 250 Soldiers |
DK$30,500 (10x) |
girelkakesana |
Powerful soldier |
Colonel |
Batalion, 1,250 Soldiers |
DK$45,750 (15x) |
Gisiakakesana
|
Pure Soldier
|
Brigadier General |
Regiment/Brigade 6,250 Soldiers |
DK$61,000 (20x) |
Gikakake |
Knowledgable Soldier |
Lt. General |
hasagihasa Corp, 31,250 Soldiers |
DK$91,500 (30x) |
Gishikakesany |
Ahead of the soldiers |
General |
kake!any Field Army, 156,250+ Soldiers |
DK$183,000 (60x) |
Army Unit Types
Nenakakenai - Basic Foot Soldiers (Lit. "going sword")
GilKes - Kes riders -(Cavalry)
Retsant - Archers
Kitesany - "trappers". Armed with fidaesk and net.
Udheshchos "Under sand killers" or "Sand Assasins.," usualy in small elite squads of 25 lead by a soldier of the rank of gisiakekesana or higher.
Military force Size
Branch |
Active |
Reserve |
Total |
Army |
32,000 (128 Companies) |
60,525*
|
32,000 |
Navy |
3,280 (80 long ships) |
-- |
3,280 |
Special Forces |
150 (5 Squads) |
-- |
150 |
Cavalry |
8,000 (32 Companies) |
20,175 |
28,175
|
City Guard |
7,890 |
-- |
7,890 |
TOTAL |
51,320
|
80,700*
|
132,020
|
*This is in addition to the approximately 3,000,000 semi-trained soldiers who may only be mobilized for self-defense.
Individual soldier types within each organization type
Size |
# Groups |
Total |
Swordsmen |
Kitesany |
Archers |
Mounted Kitesany |
Mounted Archers |
Squad (Infantry) |
2,000 |
25 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Squad (Cavalry) |
500 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
5 |
Company (Infantry) (10 Infantry Squads) |
200 |
250 |
100 |
100 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
Company (Cavalry) (10 Cavalry Squads) |
50 |
250 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
200 |
50 |
Battalion (4 Inf Companies+1 Cavalry Companies)
|
10 |
1,250 |
400 |
400 |
200 |
200 |
50 |
Brigade (5 Battalions)* |
2 |
6,250 |
2000 |
2000 |
1000 |
1000 |
250 |
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