Côtois Combined Armed Forces
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| Codexian: Côtois Combined Armed Forces Frakanic: Forces armées combinées du Côtois | |
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| Founded | 1920 |
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| Headquarters | République C.D |
| Leadership | |
| Directing Chair | Jeanne Pierre |
| Minister of Defense | Émilien Lefurgey |
| Vice-Directing Chair | Raphaëlle Blanchet |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 16 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service |
| Conscription | None |
| Active personnel | 300,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 1,080,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 90,000,000,000 |
| Percent of GDP | 5% |
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The Côtois Combined Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federation of the Southern Coast of Lapérouse. The armed forces consist of six uniformed service branches which includes the militia-reserves and maritime policing. The C.C.A.F. origins come the official end of the Unification Wars in 1920, with the newly formed Federation reorganized the previous Provisional Defense Force into a more unified fighting force. The C.C.A.F. the Directeurs d'état-major militaires conjoints (Codexian: Joint Military Directors of Staff), acts as the body of the most senior ranking uniformed leaders within the Ministry of Defense, with the FPM acting as both the Directing Chair and Commander-in-Chief as outline in the constitution.
The C.C.A.F maintains tenth-to-ninth largest military budget in the world, and estimated to be 15th largest by number of military personnel.
Structure
The Federal Prime Minister is the Directing Chair (Alternatively Commander-in-Chief) of the Côtois Combined Armed Forces. Who then apoints the Minister of Defense and Vice-Directing Chair. The Vice-Directing Chair acts as the Directing Chair and Federal Prime Minister incases where the FPM is indispose during times of national crisis or war. The FPM command over the C.C.A.F. is established within the first Article of the Côtois Constitution, where the FPM is given the ultimate role in military decisions but is advised by the Minister of Defense and Joint Military Directors of Staff.
The Federal Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and the Vice-Directing Chair are advised by the Joint Military Director of Staff as well as the Commanders of Regional Operations. Each Service branch and sub-branch of the military has a seat within the Joint Military Director of Staff. Each service branch is headed by their respective Director of Staff which elects a member to go to the Joint Military Director of Staff.
The highest-ranking military officer is the Vice-Directing Chair, and is entrusted with supreme authority over Operations Authority over the C.C.A.F. and executes orders of the Minister of Defense with directions from the FPM. Usually, the Vice-Directing Chair is seated at the Drageildskjerm, the headquarters for the Ministry of Defense in République C.D. However Raphaëlle Blanchet, decided to maintain her position at Novaris Defense Command Center but has plans to move to the headquarters in 2026.
United Defense Theaters
The United Defense Theaters (Frakanic: Théâtres Unis de la Défense) are various joint military command sectors that work alongside local, national and regional partners, typically with Red Crown Economic Union member states. The chain of command of the TUD comes from the Vice-Directing Chair to the commanders of the TUDs. Each service organizes, trains and equips forces then are assigned to a TUD, while working alongside allied nations. Côtois Unorthodox Warfare branch, assists with providing specialized operations, cyber warfare and non-traditional combat assistance.
The Côtois military adopts a block-building approach to command operations, rather than dual-hat methods with its branches. Giving TUD commanders or designated commanders pull divisions or regiments that best fit the needs of the defense theater or operation. Due to the frequent cross-training across across branches, specialized intermixed officers and clear chain of command, the block-building approach is seamless process for the Côtois military.