Interstellar Coalition Terrestrial Army

"There's some who've forgotten why we have a military. It is not when the forces of freedom are strong, but it is when they are weak that tyrants are tempted. The mission of the Coalition will always be the preservation of lasting and enduring stellar peace. But to have peace we must first have strength." —SECGEN George Mildred Faulkner, Quincentenary Address, 26 June 2677
The Interstellar Coalition Terrestrial Army is the combined terrestrial service branch of the Coalition Forces Authority. Founded on 30 November 2077, it is the largest of the three uniformed services of the CFA, itself divided into three equal and coordinated Corps: the Aerospace Corps, the Army Corps and the Maritime Corps. Following the formation of the Coalition of Congressional Republics, the vast military reorganizations undertaken in 2077 culminated in the merger of most preexisting ground forces in the Solar System into the Interstellar Coalition Terrestrial Army. The ICTA considers itself descended from the combined heritage of all terrestrial military forces in human history, and possesses a rich and storied culture.
As a uniformed service, the ICTA operates under the civilian oversight of the Department of the Army, which is among the military departments of the Department of Security. The Secretary of the Army (SECARMY) acts as the civilian senior liaison and overseer of the ICTA. He cooperates closely with the Chief of Staff of the Terrestrial Army (CSTA), whom acts as chief military officer of the ICTA and acts as a sitting member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Both officials are directly appointed by the Secretary-General of the Coalition, albeit with the advice of the General Congress of the Coalition.
The ICTA's active personnel numbered 21.52 billion troops in 2698, with an additional 13.2 billion pertaining to the Terrestrial Army Reserve. The combined-component strength of the ICTA rests at a total of 3.472 billion personnel, consistently dwarfing the power and scale of any past military in human history. The declared mission of the ICTA is to "Guarantee the stability of the Coalition through expeditionary and defensive means, fight and win the Coalition's wars, be they internal or external in nature, and to provide prompt land, air and sea dominance capacity across the full spectrum of military operations".
== Mission ==
The Code of Laws of the Coalition of Congressional Republics (often abbreviated to Coalition Code) defines the mission of the ICTA in 14 Coalition Code § 8612 as follows:
* It is the intent of the Coalition's Congress to establish a unified Terrestrial Army that is capable, in tandem with the other armed services of the Coalition, of:
* (1) Guaranteeing peace through strength within the Coalition and providing for the defense, both internal and external, for the Coalition, its constituent republics, and any areas being settled by the Coalition;
* (2) Supporting, fulfilling and implementing Coalition policy and objectives;
* (3) Overcoming any entities, persons, polities and organizations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the Coalition
* The Terrestrial Army, organized under the Department of the Army, shall include land, air and sea service components organized as Corps of the Terrestrial Army. It shall be organized, trained, and equipped with prompt and sustained combat pertaining to operations on terrestrial combat theatres in mind. The Terrestrial Army is to be responsible for the preparation of combined terrestrial forces forces necessary for the effective and extended prosecution of war.
== Organization ==
The Interstellar Coalition Terrestrial Army is organized into three distinct Corps, each bearing unique responsibilities over air, land and sea components respectively. The Army Corps is the largest branch of the three branches, and carries the brunt of terrestrial peer combat, power projection and peacekeeping roles. The role of the Aerospace and Maritime Corps are to complement and support the operations and roles of the Army Corps through maritime and aerospace dominance.
=== Army Corps ===
The ICTA-ARC is divided into multiple branches and careers, affording an expansive and broad variety of diverse professions, tasks and career choices for personnel. This is especially important given the ICTA's broad and multipurpose role as a terrestrial fighting force.
Army Corps Branches
Branch 	Role and Mission 	Branch 	Role and Mission
Army Engineer Corps 	combat service support 	Adjutant General's Corps 	operational readiness; military bands
Army Materiel Command 	materiel provider 	Army Aviation Corps 	repulsorcraft & rotorcraft operations
Army Test & Evaluation Corps 	test & evaluation 	Army Armored Force 	armored forces
Army Medical Corps 	combat medical support 	Army Cavalry 	light infantry, reconnaissance security & economy of force operations
Army Medical Services Corps 	doctors (phd) 	Army Nurse Corps 	nursing services
Army Dental Corps 	dental health 	Civil Affairs & PSYOPs Command	hearts & minds, PSYOPs
Army Space & Missile Defense Command	space & missile defense 	Army Chemical Corps 	CBRN
Army Acquisition Support Command 	acquisition support 	Army Human Resources 	HR management
Army Chaplain Service 	chaplain services 	Army Transportation Corps 	combat service & logistics support
Signals Department 	cyberwarfare, cybersecurity, SIGINT, ELINT and communications 	Investigative Office 	auditing effectiveness of military procedure and guaranteeing compliance with Army policy
Finance Department 	payroll & resource management 	JAG Office 	legal and judicial services
Military Police Corps 	military law enforcement 	Quartermaster Corps 	development, acquisition and sustainment of general supply
Army Special Forces 	SOF, Army Rangers, Maroon Berets, Army Combat Operations Group	Ordnance Corps 	weapons & ammunition sustainment
Veterinary Corps 	animal healthcare 	Machine Corps 	Synthetic & robot maintenance & control
=== Aerospace Corps ===
The ICTA-AC is integrated in its deployments, operating alongside the Army Corps and the Maritime Corps. Aiming to provide aerial dominance, logistical support and general combat support to the other branches, the Aerospace Corps is responsible for all fixed-wing air assets of the Terrestrial Army.
The classification of any Aerospace Corps personnel is defined by their Aerospace Corps Specialty Code (ACSC). ACSC officer classifications range from pilots, weapons systems officers, special tactical officers, nuclear and ballistic missile management, intelligence officers, cyberspace and signals operations, JAGs, medical doctors, to nurses and other medical personnel. Enlisted specialties may range from flight-related combat support operations such as loadmaster, to working in DFACs to maintain proper sustainment for Aerospace Corps personnel.
Aerospace Corps aircraft are bound to the Aerospace Corps Designation System (ACDS), allowing aircraft of the Terrestrial Army to be identified competently and cohesively.
ACDS Code
Aerospace Corps Serial Number (ACSN)	Aerospace Corps Serial Number (ACSN) 	Aerospace Corps Serial Number (ACSN)	Aerospace Corps Tail Code (ACTC)	Aerospace Corps Tail Code (ACTC)
System of Origin 	Year Suffix 	Order # 	System of Current Deployment 	Current Assigned Airbase
Two-letter alphanumerical code 	Last two numbers of the assembly year	Order Number 	Two-letter alphanumerical code 	Two-letter alphanumerical code
Examples exist under this system:
* HA = Hathor
* ME = Mera
* SO = Sol
Through this system, adequate details about an aircraft can be provided. For example:
HA 83 8562, ME FF
The ACSN indicates that the aircraft was produced in the Hathor System in the year 2683, and was the 8,562th aircraft of its kind built that year. The following ACTC code, ME FF, indicates it is currently assigned to the Mera System, with 'FF' standing for Fort Phoenix Aeroforce Base, situated on the planet Djehuty.
Due to the sheer size of the Coalition, two-letter airbase codes are often recycled, and thus 'HA FF' would refer to an entirely different facility, as it is an entirely different star system.
==== Aerospace Corps Aircraft Designation System (ACADS) ====
ACADS is a comprehensive and unified system of designating Aerospace Corps aircraft, largely inheriting its methodology from the Estrian Air Force. Listed below is the nomenclature.
Status Prefixes
Status prefixes are allocated to aircraft not currently undertaking normal operations, typically for research, testing and development.
* G = Permanently grounded
* J = Special test, temporary
* N = Special test, permanent
* X = Experimental
* Y = Prototype
* Z = Planning
Primary Identification
Each aircraft has a purpose-built mission. It is the prefix to the aircraft's designation.
* A = Attack aircraft (for tactical air-to-surface mission)
* B = Bomber (for strategic air-to-surface mission)
* C = Transport (Cargo)
* D = Airborne Destroyer
* E = Electronic warfare, Special Electronic installation,
* F = Fighter
* K = Tanker
* L = Laser-equipped
* M = Multi-mission
* O = Observation (Forward Air Control)
* P = Maritime patrol
* Q = Unmanned aerial vehicle
* R = Reconnaissance
* S = Anti-submarine warfare
* T = Trainer
* U = Utility
* X = Special research
Secondary Identification
* A = Attack
* C = Cargo (i.e., transport)
* D = Drone (i.e., drone control)
* E = Electronic warfare
* F = Fighter
*G = Guided Missile Combatant (Aerial Warships)
* H = Search and rescue, MEDEVAC
* L = Equipped for cold weather operations
* M = Multi-mission (i.e., Special Operations)
* O = Observation
* P = Maritime patrol
* Q = Unmanned aerial vehicle
* R = Reconnaissance
* S = Surface warfare
* T = Trainer
* U = Utility
* V = VIP transport
* W = Weather reconnaissance
Tertiary Identification
Tertiary missions are typically allocated to aerial warships, denoting their source of power.
* A = Conventional Fuel
* F = Fusion Reactor
=== Maritime Corps ===
Tracing its roots to the combined wet naval forces of Mankind, the ICTA-MC's designated role is to support and provide assistance to combined terrestrial operations through exacting maritime dominance and anti-space roles. The Maritime Corps presides over surface combatant vessels, surface logistics vessels, submarines and ASAT/ABM sea platforms. A variety of branches operate under the Maritime Corps, purposed towards ensuring improved specialization and sustainment for the operations of the Maritime Corps and its assets.
Maritime Corps Branches
Branch 	Role and Mission 	Branch 	Role and Mission
Surface Warfare Branch 	surface warfare 	JAG Office 	legal and judicial services
Submarine Warfare Branch 	submarine warfare 	Nurse Corps 	nursing services
Special Warfare Branch 	maritime special operations 	Maritime Medical Service Corps	medical sciences
Maritime Medical Corps 	doctors (phd) 	Dental Corps 	dental health
Maritime Public Affairs Office	hearts & minds 	Maritime Human Resources 	HR management
Maritime Supply Corps 	maritime logistics 	Maritime Chaplain Service 	chaplain services
Maritime Signals Department 	cyberwarfare, cybersecurity, SIGINT, ELINT and communications	Maritime Civil Engineer Corps 	civil engineering
Maritime Logistics Office 	combat service & logistics support 	Quartermaster Office 	development, acquisition and sustainment of general supply
Maritime Aviation Corps 	repulsorcraft & rotorcraft operations 	Ordnance Office 	weapons & ammunition sustainment
== Ranks and Insignia ==
The Terrestrial Army utilizes a unified enlisted and officer rank system.
Commissioned Officer Ranks
Security Authority Paygrade	Uniform Insignia	Title 	Abbreviation
O1 	 	Second Lieutenant 	2LT
O2 	 	First Lieutenant 	1LT
O3 	 	Captain 	CPT
O4 	 	Major 	MAJ
O5 	 	Lieutenant Colonel 	LTC
O6 	 	Colonel 	COL
O7 	 	Brigadier General 	BG
O8 	 	Major General 	MG
O9 	 	Lieutenant General 	LTG
O10 	 	General 	GEN
O11 	 	Colonel General 	CGN
O12 	 	General of the Armies	GA
O13 	 	Major Marshal 	MM
O14 	 	Lieutenant Marshal 	LM
O15 	 	Field Marshal 	FM
O16 	 	Marshal of the Armies	MA
Enlisted Ranks
Security Authority Paygrade	Uniform Insignia	Title 	Abbreviation
E1 	No Insignia 	Private 	PVT
E2 	 	Private 	PVT
E3 	 	Private First Class 	PFC
E4 	 	Technician 	TEC
E4 	 	Corporal 	CPL
E5 	 	Sergeant 	SGT
E6 	 	Staff Sergeant 	SSG
E7 	 	Sergeant First Class 	SFC
E8 	 	Master Sergeant 	MSG
E8 	 	First Sergeant 	1SG
E9 	 	Sergeant Major 	SGM
E9 	 	Command Sergeant Major 	CSM
E9 	 	Sergeant Major of the Army 	SMA
E9 	 	Senior Enlisted Advisor to the CSTA	SEAC
== Terrestrial Army Careers ==
The Terrestrial Army utilizes a system for easy identification and categorization of its careers and specialties, where upon they receive formal specialized training after completion of BCT. Army personnel adhere to the Terrestrial Army Occupational Specialty (TAOS) system, which utilizes an E/O prefix to differentiate enlisted and officer, followed by a two-digit alphanumeric code known as a Specialty Code, followed by a further identifying alphabetical letter, which may be followed by another letter. For example,
TAOS E11B (Infantry, Enlisted)
Related TAOS codes are grouped under Career Management Fields (CMF), which determine the Specialty Code. Listed below are several common CMFs and their TAOS codes.
=== Army Infantry (11) ===
11B Infantryman
11C Indirect Fire Infantryman (Mortarman)
11X Undetermined Infantry (Open Enlistment Option, B/C determined during training.)
11Z Infantry Senior Sergeant
=== Army Engineer (12) ===
12A Engineer Senior Sergeant
12B Combat Engineer
12C Bridge Crewmember
12D Diver
12G Quarrying Specialist (RC)
12H Construction Engineering Supervisor
12K Plumber
12M Firefighter
12N Horizontal Construction Engineer
12P Prime Power Production Specialist
12Q Space Engineer
12R Interior Electrician
12T Technical Engineer
12V Synthetic & Robotics Maintenance
12W Carpentry and Masonry Specialist
12X General Engineering Supervisor
12Y Geospatial Engineer
12Z Combat Engineering Senior Sergeant
=== Field Artillery (13) ===
13B Cannon Crewmember
13C Targeting Technician
13F Fire Support Specialist
13J Fire Control Specialist (Formerly 13P and 13D)
13M Multiple Launch Rocket System/High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Crewmember
13R Field Artillery Firefinder Radar Operator
13Z Field Artillery Senior Sergeant/Sergeant Major
=== Anti-Air/Anti-Space Defense Artillery (14) ===
14A Command and Control Systems Integrator
14E POLEMARCH Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer
14G Air Defense Battle Management System Operator
14H Air Defense Enhanced Early Warning System Operator
14K Air And Missile Defense (AMD) Tactician
14L Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Technician (Polemarch Systems Technician)
14P Air and Missile Defense Crewmember
14S Avenger Crew Member
14T POLEMARCH Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer
14Z Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Senior Sergeant
=== Army Corps Aviation (15) ===
15A Air Traffic and Aerospace Management Technician
15B Aviation Combined Arms Operations
15C Aviation All-Source Intelligence
15D Aviation Maintenance Technician
15E Attack/Gunship Hovercraft Pilot
15F Attack/Gunship Hovercraft Crew
15G Utility Hovercraft Pilot
15H Utility Hovercraft Crew
15I Attack/Gunship Rotorcraft Pilot
15J Attack/Gunship Rotorcraft Crew
15K Fixed Wing Aviator, Prop
15L Fixed Wing Aviator, Jet
15M Aircraft Powerplant Repairer
15N Aircraft Powertrain Repairer
15O Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairer
15P Aircraft Electrician
15Q Aircraft Structural Repairer
15R Aircraft Pneudraulics Repairer
15S Aircraft Components Repair Supervisor
15T Aircraft Antigrav Repairer
15U Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Technician
15V Avionics Mechanic
15W Aviation Operations Specialist
15X Air Traffic Control Operator
15Y Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator
15Z Aircraft Maintenance Senior Sergeant
=== Cyber Warfare (16) ===
17A Cyber Operations Specialist
17B Cyber Operations Technician
17C Electronic Warfare Specialist
=== Aerospace Operations (17) ===
17A Operations Commander
17B Bomber Pilot
17C Aerial Warship Commander
17D Aerial Warship Crew
17E Experimental Test Pilot
17F Fighter Pilot
17G Bomber Combat Systems Officer
17H Combat Rescue Pilot
17I Experimental Test Combat Systems Officer
17J Fighter Weapon Systems Officer (WSO)
17K Trainer Pilot
17L Generalist Pilot
17M Mobility Pilot
17N Generalist Combat Systems Officer
17O Transatmospheric Pilot
17P Transatmospheric Combat Systems Officer
17Q Combat Rescue Combat Systems Officer
17R Recce/Surv/Elect Warfare Pilot
17S Special Operations Pilot
17T Trainer Combat Systems Officer
17U Unmanned Operator
17V Mobility Combat Systems Officer
17W Recce/Surv/Elect Warfare Combat Systems Officer
17X Special Operations Combat Systems Officer
17Y Air Battle Manager
17Z Special Tactics Officer
17AA Combat Rescue Officer
17AB Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Officer
17AC Airfield Operations
17AD Nuclear and Missile Operations
17AE Multi-Domain Warfare Officer
17AF Space Operations
17AG Information Operations
17AH Intelligence
17AI Operations Research Analyst
17AJ Weather and Environmental Sciences Officer
17AK Regional Affairs Officer
17AL Aerospace Corps Operations Staff Officer
17AM Political-Military Affairs Strategist
17AN Planning & Programming
17AO Cyberspace Operations Commander
17AP Cyberspace Operations
17AQ Cyberspace Warfare Operations Officer
=== Special Forces (18) ===
18A Special Forces Officer
18B Special Forces Combat Operator
18D Special Forces Medical Operator
18E Special Forces Communications Operator
18F Special Forces Intelligence Operator
18X Special Forces Candidate
18Z Special Forces Senior Operator
=== Armored Force (19) ===
19A Armor Officer
19B Armor Crewman
==Database Entry==
Category:Interstellar Coalition Terrestrial Army
Category:Coalition Forces Authority
Category:Coalition of Congressional Republics
Category:Militaries