Military of Melga

This article shows how Melga's military will look like after the Large Military Reform or Rebuild (LMR) of 322 AP, planned and implemented with Estontetsan assistance. It is based on published plans and additional information gathered by journalists. Therefore it may still be incomplete or inconsistent, and the final outcome may be different.

Organisation

Melga has about 3,500 soldiers. TECH: This is the normal percentage (0.25% of inhabitants) of a military today. Estonia, with nearly as much inhabitants as Melga, has 6,000; during the cold war, Germany had 1%  The military of Melga comprises all usual branches under the command of the Minister of Defence, who holds the rank of General, Admiral or Commander, depending on thed branch he (hopefully) has formerly served in, otherwise known as Major General.

Branches, Units and Badges		Personnel	Remarks
Central Services		500
GS	General Staff	15
AO	Administration, Budget and Procurement Office	35
RR	Radar and Radio Service Air/Sea	50
MH	Military Hospital	300
Army (colloquially only called "Rifles")		2,000
SR	Staff and Signals Battalion	200
LR	Logistics Battalion	200
1R	1st Rifles Battalion	200	basic training
2R	2nd Rifles Battalion	200	1st year of service
3R	3rd Rifles Battalion	200	2nd year of service
Air Force (colloquially only called "Flyery")		500
LA	Logistics and Medical Battalion	150
MA	Maintenance Battalion	150
1A	1st Air Squadron	100	5 light helicopters, crews of 4
2A	2nd Air Squadron	100	5 medium helicopters, crews of 4
Navy		500
LB	Logistics and Medical Battalion	150	maintenance is done in civilian shipyards
1B	1st Boat Squadron	100	2 yachts, crews of 10
2B	2nd Boat Squadron	100	4 boats, crews of 5
3B	3rd Boat Squadron	100	4 boats, crews of 5

The boats and helicopters

• primarily provide a search and rescue (SAR, coast guard, lifeboat) service
• provide, in storm and in emergency situations, a transport service for government officials and persons in need
• are armed, in crisis and war, with machine guns and guided missiles
• are manned with 5 crews each to be able to serve in shifts around the clock (24/7).

Uniforms, Rank and Function Insignia

The uniforms resemble those worn in other countries, adjusted to the tropical climate in that generally only shirts are worn. The tunics were taken, or, in fact, purchased from Dascunyan military on their disbandment; experts know that they are based on an old model of the Aethelnian military.

The military ranks, the branch colours and the speciality/function colours are generally still those used in the military of the Lendosan Confederation which in turn are based on the system used in the old Lendian Empire. The insignia for ranks and functions, however, are different.

Although the police and fire brigades is not part of the military, they are mentioned where their uniform shares the system.

Uniform

Soldiers wear one of the following uniforms:

Type of Dress	Details	Headwear			Overgarments		Footwear
Battle dress	everyday fieldwork and combat duty	helmet				shirt	boots
Service dress	Enlisted men/non-commissioned officers for everyday office/barracks/non-field duty or on leave			side cap		shirt		shoes
Officer dress	commissioned officers for everyday office/barracks/non-field duty or on leave police officers on duty		visor cap			shirt		shoes
Mess dress	indoor ceremonies and receptions, incl. private ones		visor cap		tunic			shoes
Full dress	outdoor ceremonies and parades	helmet			tunic		boots

The dresses are white, the battle dress is camouflaged, in the navy it is grey.

Type of Insignia	Details	on shirt	on tunic
Rank insignia	chevrons, stars and oak wreaths (see below)	blue, on white shoulder strap sliders	silver, on golden shoulder boards; additional cuff stripes
Unit designation	patch in branch colour, silver bordered, with silver cypher (see above)	square, on the right upper sleeve	on right collar point
Specialist badge	patch in function colour, gold bordered, with golden symbol (see below)	round, on the left upper sleeve	on left collar point

Army paramedic Private

Air Force mechanic Air Officer

Navy logistics Captain

Minister Commander

As shown, the tunic is worn with a leather belt by enlisted men and non-commissioned officers, a lanyard in branch colour by non-commissioned officers, and a golden-coloured sash by commissioned officers.

The branch colour also shows up as piping of the cap.

Police wear blue caps, fire brigades red ones.

Ranks

Rank Class	Insignia	Army, Central Services	Navy	Air Force	typical employment
-		Private	Seaman	Airman	soldier
1st		Corporal	Ensign	Pilot Officer	squad commander
2nd		Sergeant	Sublieutenant	Air Officer	platoon cdr
3rd		Chief	Lieutenant	Air Leader	company cdr
4th		Major	Overlieutenant	Wing Leader	deputy battalion cdr
5th		Colonel	Captain	Flight Leader	battalion/squadron cdr
6th		Brigadier	Commodore	Station Commander	branch cdr
7th		General	Admiral	Commander	minister
The following Ledosan ranks are not used because of the small size of the military:
8th		Marshal	Admiral	Air Commander
9th		High Marshal	High Admiral	High Air Commander
10th		Grand Marshal	Grand Admiral	Grand Air Commander

Function Staff Insignia

The military specialism or functional area of a soldier is shown by a coloured patch on his sleeve.

Function	Color	Description
Combat and Command	⚔	all soldiers without particular fields of speciality. This category includes most combat personnel and most senior command officers. All ordinary troops fall into this category.
Medical	⚕	medical personnel; doctors, nurses
Technical	⚙	technical or scientific services; aircraft mechanics, engineers, radar technicans, communications specialists, and interpreters.
Support	🗝	infrastructural and logistical services; clerks, cooks, cleaners, drivers, and quartermasters
Police	♖
Fire brigades	🪓	part of the police structure

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