Oceannan Marines

The Oceannan Marines, alternatively called the Oceannan Naval Infantry, were the battle-hardened naval ground forces of the Oceannan Navy and the Oceannan Military, hailing from the island world of Oceanna.
==Recruitment and history==
As a militarized water world, Oceanna has been known for its involvement in military service, for its martial culture and for its disparate military families. During their enrollment, children between the age of 6 or 9 were taught how to use a sword and those above the age of 11 were taught to field-strip, load, and fire a gun while under the supervision of veteran Oceannan marines. Oceannan students between the age of 13 and 18 were taught to swim and hold their breathe for long while underwater. Oceannan students at the age of 17 were also taught on hunting for marine fish while killing predatory marine animals with harpoon guns.
Oceannan students were given military training, which includes using guns such as the NV5 assault rifle, NV7 assault rifle and LuMak-12 laser rifle. During military training, groups of Oceannan students pit against each other in mock battles while veteran Oceannan marines oversee said mock battles. Finally, upon graduation, the Oceannan students who graduated at the age of 19 or 23 were inducted into the Oceannan Marines.
==Equipment==
Regular infantry of the Oceannan Marines wear combat uniforms reminiscent of 21st century USMC combat uniforms with Meridian-made combat armor and helmets and were used as reserves. Other regular infantry within the Oceannan Marines wore coats, heavier surcoats or waistcoats and jackets and tricorne hats, while officers, in the field or not, wear bicorne hats. Oceannan marines, whether soldiers or officers, wore a single or two red, gold-trimmed sashes. The NV5 assault rifle, NV7 assault rifle and LuMak-12 laser rifle were the standard-issue rifles of the Oceannan marines and adapted versions of the scimitars, rapiers and cutlasses were standard-issue. Other types of Oceannan infantry also includes mortar teams, snipers, crusaders, chaplains, militias hydromancers and swordsmen.
The Oceannan marines utilized the YQ21-A Templar amphibious tanks, designed for amphibious operations. Their amphibious infantry fighting vehicles is the XA10A Valkyrie Amphibious Assault Vehicle, a variant of the XA10 Valkyrie IFV. Quantradyne dropships were used for transporting ground forces to and from the transport ships and surface.