Imperial Forces

Imperial Forces is the catch-all term for the imperial military of the Virasana Empire and all its branches. The Imperial Forces are separated into three main branches: 
* Imperial Army - all personnel and equipment dedicated to soldier-to-soldier combat
* Imperial Fleet - all personnel and equipment dedicated to vehicle-to-enemy combat, be it terrestrial, oceanic, orbital or interplanetary. 
* Imperial Special Forces - all personnel and equipment with highly specialized, small unit mission profiles
The headquarter of the Imperial Forces is the Iron Pavillion on Emperor's Island. While only a small fraction of offices are actually located there, 'the Iron Pavillion' is often used symbolically as a stand-in for the entire military high comand of the empire. 
== Military Units ==
Further well-known military units exists, though people usually have little idea if and where they belong within the Imperial Forces. Some of them are: 
* The Lotus Knights are a noble order and not a part of the Imperial Forces. 
* The Ruby Guard is an elite unit of the Imperial Army. 
* The Malachite Guard is beholden exclusively to the Virasana Empress. 
* The Blue Gryphons were an elite unit of House Grebenstein. While disbanded after the Black-and-White War, they still live on in popular culture. 
* The Ubusuku Javelins are the House Ndewane equivalent to the imperial Ruby Guard, though much more focused on single combat. 
* House Kyothari maintains the Red Tsubaki, the Black Tsubaki and the Jawahir Alttaj, though all three in part also fulfil the duties of an intelligence service. 
*The 'Imperial Space Marines' are a special branch of the Imperial Army, trained for direct deployment from spaceships, combat situations in zero-G, orbital drops and boarding missions.
==Ranks==
Army Ranks 	Fleet Ranks 	Special Forces
Officers 	Officers 	Officers
Field Marshal 	Admiral of the Fleet / 
Grand Admiral	General SF
General 	Admiral 	n/a
Brigadier General	Commodore 	Brigadier General SF
Colonel 	Captain 	Colonel SF
Lt. Colonel 	Commander 	Lt. Colonel SF
Major 	Lt. Commander 	Major SF
Captain 	Lieutenant 	Captain SF
Lieutenant 	Flying Officer	Lieutenant SF
Soldiers 	Soldiers 	Soldiers
Petty Officer 	Petty Officer 	n/a
Sergeant 	Sergeant 	Sergeant SF
Corporal 	Corporal 	n/a
Private 	Private 	Private SF
==Other Articles on the Imperial Forces==
Imperial Forces
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Category:Military
Category:Virasana Empire