Utovian Armed Forces

The collective forces under the command of the Lord Marshal of Utov are often spoken about as the Utovian Armed Forces. They model themselves on the immortal example of the Cadian Shock Troops, and strive to live up to the honour and dignity of those that came before them.

The headquarters are based on the moon Bazelchis, in Caer Utov.

Rank System
The Utov forces employ a personnel system with three different categories. The first is the rank and file, soldiers and squad leaders. The second is the non-commissioned officers, veterans, specialists and the backbone that carries any military operation. The final category is the officers, the platoon and company commanders that make all decisions.

Unit structure
All units in the Utovian forces are organised the same way, in battalions containing several specialised companies. A battalion is normally commanded by a colonel, but in rare cases of losses they might be commanded by a major.

Battalions vary in the number of companies they contain, and how they are deployed. Supprot battalions can number upwards twenty companies, depending on composition and similar, but an airborne battalion rarely numbers over twelve. The number of personnel in those battalions also varies, once again due to unit composition.

Whitehelms
Before being a soldier in any Utovian battalion, everyone passes a mandatory period of basic training, during which they are referred to as Whitehelms. Contrary to many other military cultures, Utovian Whitehelms are not looked down upon or hazed, they are rather treated as the younger sibling to any Utovian soldier, since they´ve all been there.