Grenedeneish Republican Army

The Grenedeneish Republican Army (Grenedeneish: Grenedenach Republickanach Airme), most commonly abbreviated as the GRA is the main military force of Grenedene. With an active force of 10,000 the Grenedeneish Army is considered one of the smallest in the region, however the Nation maintains that their force is supposedly a highly trained and well equipped force for its size, one capable of maintaining national defense should war be brought to the nation. The Grenedeneish Republican Army is overseen by the Minister of Defense, with day to day activities being dealt with by the Chief of the General Staff.

The Grenedeneish Republican Army Witten, or council is the primary leadership group for the Military of the Grenedeneish Republic, the GRAW has held a relatively large amount of control over the Military since its foundation as the unification of the Grenedeneish Red Army and the Grenedeneish Volunteers, two physical force Republican groups belonging to the Grendeneish Peoples' League of True Socialists and the Grenedeneish Republican Brotherhood respectively.

The Army was formed in 1936 after the begining of the last Poppy Revolution, wherein it was responsible for the complete destruction of the Grendeneish Royalists.

Since the Revolutions, the Grenedeneish Republican Army has been entirely responsible for the National defense of the Republic from threats foreign and domestic that cannot be dealt with by the Police, or Gendarmerie of the Republic and its territories.

Origins
The Grenedeneish Republican Army was in 1936 on the order of the GFFL after the begining of what would become the last of the Poppy Revolutions. The Army was formed out of what was left of two active Republican Militant groups raised during the years of the first Poppy Revolution in 1927, with these groups being the Grenedeneish Volunteers, formed initially in 1927 as the primary force of the labour and democratic socialist Parties and the Grenedeneish Red Army, formed of the more radical parties such as the Grenedeneish Socialist Party, which advocated for a left-wing socialist republic.

The GRA was formed as a result of the formation of the GFFL, a unification of many democratic socialist and more radical blanket socialist parties that would come out of the initial revolts. The GRA proper would benefit from a wide range of trainings, with the Volunteers focusing on more traditional combat and bringing with them uniforms and formal traditions, while the Red Army secured asymmetric warfare which would have been necessary for success in the initial war.

The Army waged war against its Royalist counterparts in a mix of open and closed combat, the GRA found itself slowly being filled with formerly Royal Regiments, such as the 1st Foot Guards and 45th Highlanders. Tyrdeneish Regiments excluding the 45th overwhelmingly joined the newly formed Tyrdeneish National Army, however they never posed a threat to the GRA during the Revolution proper.

By the point the GRA was at the Capital in Eagorm, they had swollen to a massive extent, lead directly by Oswald Dalcassian, the force took the Capital within a few days, at which point the relatively unprofessional Royal Army, which at that point had its entire morale broken, mostly fled to the coast and if available to the islands, using them as a bouncing point to get to Saesland.

Upon taking the Capital, the force began to absorb the Royal Arms and became a somewhat regulated force, the Grenedeneish Volunteers began forming the rabble of the Army into a somewhat organize military structure, and using past experiences, the Army was sent by the Government to crush resistance in Tyrdene, bringing Government control to the area.

The Emergency
The Emergency was the term used to describe the Great Serrateran War within the Peoples Republic, the Emergency was a point of International isolation from the nation.

During the War, until 1944, the Grenedeneish Government vowed neutrality, standing to remain out of all combat entirely, and also remained out of any moral obligations, refusing to assist any other states.

During the War the Army was stationed consistently on the border and the reserves were on standby, beginning the Grenedeneish policy of the Red Barrier, where Grenedene established an excessively militarized border on all areas but the sea, which remained rather peaceful.

In 1944, Grenedene did begin passive assistance to the Asyrtian Military, with the 12th Squadron of the GRAAF being donated to the Asyrtian Air Force, where the nickname, "The Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" was given, the war started the tradition of GRAAF pilots putting the phrase "This Machine Kills Barbarians" on their wings.

Cold War
During what could be considered the Cold War, the GRA acted in a way of complete national defense, its border was massively militarized and the Army was expanded to have at some points during the 1950's and the 1960's.

The Cold War was a period of massive problems, the border had many shootings and it was during the Cold War that the first periods of unrest in Tyrdene were found, most notably that of the 1987 Unrest, which was a massively important period in Tyrdeneish history, where the Army fought a war of counter-insurgency against the Tyrdeneish National Army, which committed many acts of terror against the Government of Grenedene, however the GRA had many instances of acting in a aggressive fashion towards Tyrdeneish rights activists and were known to, in some occasions, give a blind eye to pro-Grenedene Tyrdeneish Paramilitaries and their actions during the conflict.

During the Cold War, the Grenedeneish Army under the control of the Dal Eagorm government did begin to make closer ties, establishing equipment based ties with the Asyrtian Government and in some situations training as well as parading alongside them, this situation was developed more by the ascension of Grenedene into the TTO during the 1970's, which was supported by a number of leftist states in the alliance. These actions gave way to some units of the Grenedeneish Republican Army serving in other countries or at their military bases.

During the 1980's, the Army was also involved in some policing duties during unrest in many parts of the country which had risen as a result of years under the same leadership.

Present Day
As of the present, the Grenedeneish Republican Army functions primarily as the main military of the Republic, it has not been involved in any major operations nor has it been involved in quelling any mass unrest since the 1990's. The Military was heavily changed in 2015 with a blanket order being announced to reform all branches, lower the size of the army and specialize in defense based around what it refers to as "effectiveness without numbers", a policy which, since 2022 has found itself under immense scrutiny as some see it as a means to skimp out on economic responsibilities while breaching some of its major TTO responsibilities, the policy has found itself under more issues also due to its retention of a large military budget above 3%, something that conflicts with the low personnel numbers, and only corelates with the material which is bought and built, with some saying that there is more than enough material for the entire reserve, standing army, and more.

Structure
The Grenedeneish Republican Army was re-established in 1938 with the formation of its branches, the Land Forces, Air Forces, and Naval Forces forming in 1938 by the order of the then-newly established Fearwitten. The Army is lead by the General-staff council known as the Grenedeneish Republican Army Witten (abbreviated: GRAW).

Every single branch of the army has its own rank structure and style of units and formations, in the Land Forces it is formed of Regiments, in the Air Forces it is formed of Squadrons, and in the Naval Forces it is formed of the Fleets.

The Cybertechnology and Security Forces are the most recently formed force, established in 2015 it has the duty of ensuring the defense of the nation when it comes to cyber technology.

Land Forces
The Grenedeneish Republican Army Land Forces are the largest and best equipped portion of the GRA, since its foundation alongside the majority of the GRA in 1938, the Land Forces have been deployed in direct conflicts, and holds the main duties of acting upon national defense within the nation, in the forms of counter-terrorism and acting in disasters. The Land Forces are also deployed in some occasions to areas alongside forces of the TTO, and has on many occasions acted alongside them in their own national defense, with Grenedeneish troops being well known for their cooperation with Asyrtians in counter-insurgency, or in conflict against Fengjiang.

The land forces are the most multi-cultural force, and contains many ancient units, coming from units and forces which served in the old Royal Army as well as specific units of the Red Army and Volunteers, it has also seen a large amount of development in terms of what kind of units are made, with some units, specifically the infantry keeping older traditions, while forces of Tankmen and Artillery taking Asyrtian styles, which is why many forces of Rocket Artillery are not subject to the Corps of Artillery, but instead are under the Rocket Forces

Air Forces
The Grenedeneish Air Forces formed in 1938 from the Royal Flying Corps of the Kingdom of Grenedene, during the war, the Civil War, the Air Forces were almost entirely Royalist and many of the aristocracy saw it as a room for the members of the Military to take the role of almost knights.

The GRAAF has served in many different engagements since the foundation of the Republic, during the Emergency the Air Force donated squadrons to serve alongside the Asyrtians, making them the only active duty non-volunteer forces to be sent to the war during the Emergency, and upon Grenedeneish entry into the conflict. During the 1980's in the Kaurissmas War, the GRAAF was, for the first time in its creation deployed to full on combined arms combat against a peer foe.

Naval Forces
The Grenedeneish Republican Army Naval Forces is the primary naval force of the Nation, primarily focused upon on coastal defense it operates a few small, extremely specialized ships for its coastal fleet, and hosts a High Sea Fleet of primarily Asyrtian made ships and loaned vessels, with a total tonnage of [NUMBER] the navy is one of the smallest when compared to its population size, it has so far been involved in no active combat besides minor skirmishes over fishing borders which it has engaged in with the Saesish Navy and Coast Guard Forces, something which has influenced the badges, insignia, and names of naval ships, with one GRL Grim humorously depicting a fish on a spiked red flag.

Cybertechnology and Security Forces
The most recent force of the Grenedeneish Republican Army is the Grenedeneish Republican Army Cybertechnology and Security Forces, they were formed with the duty of protecting the information of the Grenedeneish people, as well as the secrets of the state, it is composed of a large variety of units with many different goals and duties.

The force only exists as a result of its seperation from the Air Force in 2015.

Reserves
The Reserves of the Grenedeneish Republican Army are large in scale, roughly covering 90,000 of the 100,000 men of the GRA, its is a "efficient machine" when it comes to processing, training, and annual evaluations, managing to never go below a point of 80,000 since the year 1953, the goal of the reserve is to produce a large, capable, and armed force that can be activated on short notice by order of the Fearwitten or the Tacyn in times of National Emergency such as war or serious unrest.

Conscription
Within the Republic, conscription was a common practice up until the 2000's, where it was ended by an official order, mostly as a result of the lack of need with the nations borders not having any direct threats or enemies.