The Patriotic Front/Loyals

## **The Patriotic Front**

Often referred to as "the Loyals" by others, this warband, originally founded by elderly pre-war soldiers, vows to rebuild United States under military dictatorship. The Patriotic Front's soldiers, being mostly pre-war militaries' descendants and recruits from all around Arizona and New Mexico are divided into simplified ranks based on the pre-war army hierarchy: Privates, Sarges/Officers, and Majors, all of them looking up to their elders - the Veterans, who, due to their old age can no longer partake in battles, but still aid their followers with military expertise.

## The N**ew Mexico agenda**

* Hold the Patriotic Front's outpost on the western brink of the No Man's Wasteland in order to block raiders and scavengers' access to the ruins of Albuquerque
* Reestablish United States under military dictatorship, just as it was in the 2090s, before the war
* Cleanse the Wasteland of bandits and establish taxation in areas under TPF control
* Patrol No Man's Wasteland and guard areas seized by TPF [once more neutral locations are added, factions will have more places to take over in rp]

## **TPF Hierarchy**

The loyalists have several different rankings, mainly sticking to the pre-war military hierarchy.

**Conscript** - Recruited soldiers. Unproven, and mostly neutral in their beliefs, they make up a good portion of the lower ranks. This also includes any mercenaries that join up with the Loyalists simply for the pay.

**Private** - Soldiers who have stayed with the Loyalists for a decent amount of time and have proven themselves in at least one fight. They are the trusted rank and file of the faction, and by this point, they will have often established nicknames or reputations within their groups.

**Sergeant** - Often referred to as "Sarge" and alternatively called "Officers." Senior units who have served for several years and learned their lessons under the flag and sword. They are the veterans of the rank and file, generally respected greatly by their troops, and command small groups of soldiers.

**Major** - The officers who command larger groups of soldiers. Sometimes referred to as "Generals," Majors are usually some of the oldest combat troops you'll see. They are experienced strategists and, as the commanders of Divisions, responsible for the movements and combat actions of their soldiers. They often confer with the Veterans.

Besides active soldiers, an important role is played by elderly Veterans - actual pre-war military remnants. These people rarely take part in TPF military campaigns themselves, due to the fact that by 2150 they would all be in their 70s (at least), but aid younger Loyals with their pre-war military experience in terms of strategy, equipment maintenance, and knowledge of the pre-war administrative system.

## **OOC Information**

Locations raided and seized by TPF in roleplay, remain under its control only on the server the raid takes place in, or until someone else recaptures them in RP on the same server.

Besides the main command outside No Man's Wasteland region, TPF troops in New Mexico are divided into various separate collaborating divisions, each with a different Major in charge.

There can be several different teams of players roleplaying as separate TPF divisions, for example: "General Athena's Division" or whatever, so there's no need to argue over who's the boss.

To make division affiliation easier, you can put your division's name in your discord nickname. One Private or Sarge can be in several various divisions, so you can join other Loyals in game pretty much any time.

Game staff have precedence in leading the faction and its divisions, in order to organize and moderate the roleplay better. Thus, their characters can be higher in hierarchy in-game than other TPF leaders in the server. Consider them part of the otherwise off-screen Main Command.

Some Loyals who don't have their own last name adopt words of the NATO phonetic alphabet as their last name (for example "Jeff Delta" or "Henry Tango").