Dominion Military

The **Dominion Military** is the armed forces of the Sith Dominion established in the galaxy's Unknown Regions following the Resurgence of the Ancient Sith from the ranks of the ancient Sith Empire. The military is under the direct command of the King of Zakuul, but is overseen by the Minister of War.

The two branches of the military are the Army and Navy, although both branches also interact with Intelligence. They fielded thousands of troops and ships by the start of the second millennium after the battle of Yavin.

The Military is particularly close with Darth Caedem, the sith lord in charge of Military Command within the Sith Dominion.

## Organization

The Military is the backbone of society and the Dominion itself, as their culture and society has been highly militarized since the early years on Dromund Kaas.

Above the ranks of generals and admirals in the Army and Navy, there exists the ranks of Moffs and High Command, which answer directly to the Ministry of War. The individual who holds the rank of Grand Moff, which was initially established for Odile Vaiken, answers directly to the Minister of War and possesses special privileges, often developing close ties to the Sith Council. Moffs are allowed greater variety in their uniform colours, as they typically tailored their uniforms to reflect past service and their current command. Officers also utilize code cylinders, which allow them access to secure areas and intelligence resources.

### The Black Legion

*Main Article: Black Legion*

The Black Legion is the ground forces of the Sith Dominion, and the soldiers of the Dominion typically wear black and red armour and carry blaster rifles into combat. Ground forces begin live-fire exercises in the jungles of Essand within weeks of their enlistment into the military, and even those non-combatants in the military are trained in the use of basic weapons, survival skills, and first aid. Trooper leg armour is specially designed to preserve mobility and to protect from shrapnel, their belts house extra ammunition and grenades for easy access. The armour's bracers house environmental and targeting controls, and the readouts on the suit's chest provide medical diagnostics for treating soldiers who are wounded in their armour. Heavy infantry soldiers typically wear about fifty kilograms of armour, and most soldiers carry rifles, sidearms, grenades, and five days of rations. The typical service period for a soldier is twenty-five to thirty years.

The army makes extensive use of battle droids, which comprise the backbone of the Dominion's army. The Army also makes use of crawler tanks, walkers, and several models of larger war droids.

A fire team typically consists of two or three soldiers, while a squad ranges from five to ten, and a platoon from fifty to a hundred soldiers. Companies can range from a hundred to three hundred troopers, and a battalion, which is typically commanded by a major, consists of 700-1,500. Colonels command brigades, which range from 5,000-7,500 soldiers, and the largest standard unit is a division, which ranges from 20,000-40,000 soldiers. A larger unit designated an “Assault Group” or “Operations Group” can be formed from over 40,000 soldiers, which are commanded by a high-ranking Sith Lord or General for specific assignments.

### The Black Armada

*Main Article: Black Armada*

The Black Armada is the naval branch of the Military, and is overseen by Admirals. The primary vessel of the Navy is the Harrower II-class dreadnought, a massive ship produced by Tangan industries and measuring approximately, 1100 meters in length. The Harrower II-class is supported by the smaller Gremory-class star destroyer and the even smaller Terminus II-class Destroyer. The Shax-class corvette also often accompanies larger vessels. In extreme situations, the navy may be commanded by the Amaymon-class dreadnaught.

The Navy deploys a number of starfighters—the Camio-class starfighter and the Morax-class starfighter are the standard starfighters of the Navy, sometimes the Valac-class interceptor is also utilized. They make use of Furcas-class bomber against large vessels as well as various transports, assault craft, shuttles, and cruisers.

### Rank Structure

The Dominion's Rank Structure is fairly similar to that of the Reconstituted Sith Empire, with ten ranks each.
The ranks of the Black Legion go: Private, Specialist, Corporal, Sergeant, Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel and finally General.

The ranks in the Black Armada are: Private, Specialist, Corporal, Petty Officer, Ensignt, Lieutenant, Captain, Group Captain, Commodore and then Admiral.

In addition to these ranks, the ranks of Moff and Grand Moff are also present, serving much the same purpose as they did during the Sith Empire.

## History

After the collapse of the Reconstituted Sith Empire, the remnants under Darth Magice escaped to the edge of the galaxy past the unknown regions. Upon being awakened by a strike force of the Galactic Federation Triumvirate. The Sith escaped back into the unknown regions and rediscovering Zakuul where Darth Magice crowned himself as the King of Sith.

With two other Dark Lords and several Sith Lords, he restored the Reconstituted Sith Empire as the Sith Dominion, with the Dominion Military as its main military force formed from the ranks of his ancient army.

This army would eventually gain more soldiers as the Hutt Cartel offered up their armies, and disillusioned citizens and criminals made their way into the Unknown Regions, hoping for the Sith Dominion to discover them. Many were captured and detained, these citizens who were found to be loyal were allowed to join the ranks of the Military after their hearing.

Their military grew yet again when Mandalorians of Clan Ordo and Clan Carid joined the Sith Dominion.