Hethish Armed Forces

The **Hethish Armed Forces**as known as **His Majesty's Most Loyal Armed Forces** form the military of Hetheland, tasked with the defence of the country, dependencies and overseas territory. It also promotes the wider interests of Hetheland, supporting the maintenance of peace and collective security across the world. The Hethish Armed Forces consists of the Hethish Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Territorial Force. The Monarch heads the Armed Force as the constitutional commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The Monarch is the supreme authority for military matters and is the sole official who can order either declaration of war without approval from the Parliament. The Hethish Armed Forces has, as some of its primary objectives, the defence of national territory and the protection of Hethish interests abroad.

## Organisation

As declared by the constitution, as sovereign and head of state, the monarch is the Commander-in-Chief of the Hethish Armed Forces and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Although, the Lord Chancellor exercises the executive powers of the monarch in a capacity as his personal representative to the monarchy and Hethish, the Lord Chancellor, the Cabinet and the Secretary for War make the decisions on the use of the armed forces. Nonetheless, the monarch remains the supreme authority of the military, as all members of the armed forces swear their allegiance to the crown.

The Ministry for War is the principle body tasked with the affairs of the armed forces. The Ministry for War is responsible for crafting and enforcing policy. It has headed by the Secretary for War, who is primarily charged with handling the administrative needs of the armed forces and formulating policy. During times of peace, he/she exercises the executive powers of the monarch (as he/she is the defence representative to the Imperial Diet). During peacetime, he/she must have parliamentary approval before making any defence/war related moves, especially when it comes to the executive powers bestowed onto said department during peacetime. During wartime the executive powers, once exercised by his department is returned to the monarch and the minister now acts as a military adviser to the monarch.

The Armed Forces is divided into a hierarchy of numerous ranks of officers and non-commissioned personnel who have sworn allegiance to the crown. The monarch appoints the Chief of the General Staff as the highest ranking commissioned officer within the armed forces, under the advise of the Lord Chancellor. As the highest ranking commissioned officer the Chief of the General Staff is in command of the Hethish Armed Forces in his/her capacity as the crown's representative to the armed forces. Underneath him exists the General Staff which includes the Chiefs of the Army, the Territorial Forces and the Navy.

## The Armed Forces

### ***Hethish Army***

The Hethish Army is the ground-warfare branch of the tri-service Hethish Armed Forces. It comprises of around 140,000 active regular force servicemen and 10,000 reserve servicemen. The Hethish Army on mainland Hetheland is composed of a professional, full-time army whilst the Hethish Army colonial formations are conscripted formations, which are often rotated to increase general experience among the various units.

### ***Imperial Navy***

The Imperial Navy is the naval arm of the Hethish Armed Forces. It is one of the two principle arms of the armed forces and the second largest of the two. The primary task of the Imperial Navy is to protect the territorial waters of Hetheland, enforce the free trade objectives of the empire and the ensure the protection of the important trade routes which are the heart of Hetheland and her dominion's economies. The Hethish Navy is the oldest branch of the Armed Forces, having being formed prior to the army due to concerns of sea-bound raiders. The Imperial Navy is headed by the High Admiral of the Admiralty, who assumes the rank of "Lord Admiral". As High Admiral, he is head of naval staff. The Admiralty is the day to day operator and planner of the navy.