Selde Military

"The military was something I used to be proud to be a part of. Until I saw just how much control Gargantine really had by inadvertently getting in the way of her plans." Gretchen Serai talking to Jaqui Hrasai.
The Selde Military is the military arm of the Selde species. It also serves as the Selde police force.
==Overview==
The Selde have unusually had a merged navy and army even long before the advent of space flight, having been this way since species unification, and maintained it despite the largely peaceful state of Selde society not requiring such a large military. When the first Selde starships started to appear in -1938, the military's role was updated accordingly to account for this new frontier while aquatic practices were phased out entirely due to them becoming redundant.
The Selde military performs law enforcement roles within society in place of a dedicated police force as part of their normal duties following the abolishing of dedicated police forces following species unification.
==Rank Structure==
The Selde military has a mostly normal rank structure with 9 general ranks.
*Soldier: The lowest rank, Soldiers form the general infantry and trainee roles for starship crews.
*Corporal: The lowest rank with a rank slider, Corporals have very limited authority being permitted to command small detachments within infantry and doing typical crew roles onboard starships.
*Sergeant: Sergeants generally act as senior crewmen aboard Selde starships and serve as commanders of very small detachments on ground assignments. The rank is more prolific within the logistics side of the military than the combat-facing side.
*Lieutenant: Lieutenants serve as bridge crew and more skilled jobs aboard starships such as engineers. Their role in ground assignments is that of squad commanders.
*Colonel: Colonels serve as first officers, department heads and ground commanders. Colonels also get to command fighter squadrons although the use of fighters in the Selde military has seen much reduced usage thanks to heavy losses from 1700 onwards. Colonels also have full command of their ship's soldiers during ground assignments.
*Captain: Captains serve as starship captains and have little direct authority over foot soldiers during ground assignments.
*Admiral: Admirals number 3 per fleet, with one in charge of the fleet's ships, one in charge of it's soldiers for ground assignments, and one to control fleet logistics. Logistics Admirals are often looked down upon by other Admirals due to their non-combat role. Very few 'Normal' Selde traditionally attained the rank of Admiral before Gargantine Kersal became Fleet Marshal.
*Marshal: Marshals are few in number, and control any fleets within their designated area of space. Most Marshals rarely join their fleets in the field and tend to live in their region's main military base. By Selde law, only 'Giant' Selde could ever be a Marshal and the rank was often considered to be hereditary, with the actual authority of the rank being gradually diminished over time by successive Fleet Marshals. In modern times, Marshal is gradually being phased out, with Gargantine Kersal using her hold over the Selde Ruler to write it into law that no new Marshals can be appointed.
*Fleet Marshal: Also known as the Selde Military Adviser, the Fleet Marshal has near complete control over the entire military.
==Notable Members==
*Gargantine Kersal - Fleet Marshal since 745.
*Gretchen Serai - Ex-Captain of the exploration fleet's flagship.
*Fangra - Chief Engineer of the exploration fleet's flagship.
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