Military
Gikakel ("Great shield" or "Great defense")
The active army. though still within the army, sometimes units that are active in areas of conflict outside of Saltha will be refereed to either by this name, or "gikeke" (great sword). The army has around 62,000 active soldiers.
Army rankings
The army and army reserve use the following ranking system.
Rank |
Meaning |
Basic Equivalent |
Unit In charge of |
ukathe |
Little sword |
Private |
(None) |
gilgihasa
|
Over 25 |
Lt. |
Squad, 25 Soldiers |
Sanshashe |
Blood |
Captain/Major |
Company, 250 Soldiers |
Gilsule
|
Pillar
|
Colonel |
Batalion, 1,250 Soldiers |
Gigilsule
|
Great Pillar
|
Brigadier General |
Regiment/Brigade 6,250 Soldiers |
Gikakathe |
Knowing Sword
|
Lt. General |
hasagihasa Corp, 31,250 Soldiers |
Gishikathe |
Leading Sword
|
General |
kake!any Field Army. |
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.," usually in small elite squads lead by a soldier of the rank of gisiakekesana or higher. These receive a 2x pay grade, in addition to their rank pay.
Army Group Origination
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)
|
50 |
1,250 |
400 |
400 |
200 |
200 |
50 |
Brigade (5 Battalions)* |
2 |
6,250 |
2000 |
2000 |
1000 |
1000 |
250
|
Army Medals and Honors
See: Army Medals and Honors
Kakelkesh ("Strong house").
the reserve forces. Citizens at age 15 are required to be given a basic trained and serve in the military, and are on the reserve forces roll until retirement. These soldiers are far less trained or experienced than a carrer soldier, and so are much less effective. There are around 3,000,000 on the reserve list.
Kakeldare ("Defending law")
The city guard force. There are around 15,625 city guards nation wide.
Kakelshase ("Defending Water")
The navy and coast guard. There are around 6,520 active serving in the navy. The navy has approximately 58 ships, 35 scout ships, 18 medium sized ships and 5 large ships.
See: List of Salthan Navy Ships
Kakelolany ("Defending eyes") or Relolany ("Fire eyes")
Secret police, formed in 102 NG and officialy disbanded in 1 NG. Some of the same operations of intelligence gathering and counter-intelligence was folded into the army and navy.
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