Strategic Order 59

This is the historical document that was created by then Primus Strategos Aegidius Blackwood to reform the Ardougnian Legion into the Royal Ardougnian Armed Forces and later the Grand Royal Legion.

Office of the Strategos - Strategic General Order 59

Introduction

With the modernization of Armies across the realm, the Primus Strategos has agreed to lead Ardougnian Army into the future with a total reform of the Royal Armed Forces. Standardization of equipment and uniforms will enable the Armed Forces to more effectively protect the sovereign territories and citizens of the Free Royal City of Ardougne

 Section I - Reform of official names, institutions and ranks 

From this point forward, the Ardougnian Legion is disbanded and shall be surpassed by the Royal Ardougnian Army Corps, or the RAAC. This new nationalized Army accounts for both the regular infantry, any special units and the Royal Ardougnian Navy. The formal ranking structure from the past system is to be rendered obsolete and replaced with the modernized ranking structure as seen in Appendix II This ranking structure is to be applied over the previous ranking structure at the personal and professional discretion of local commanding officers, with exception to the central command, which will be performed by the Primus Strategos, who shall become the Field Marshal.

The central command shall be formalized into two new entities. The Office of the Field Marshal of Ardougne, and the Department of the Royal Defence Staff. The former refers specifically to the office and position of the Field Marshal, and the latter refers to the collective command entity that forms Ardougne’s national military command. Both will be based out of the Army High Command Headquarters, Military Quarter, West Ardougne. Appendix I and II shows the authority of both the Department of the Royal Defense Staff and the Office of the Field Marshal. The relationship between the Royal Ardougnian Navy, its ranking structure and the central command structure shall be explored in Appendix II. The Royal Ardougnian Navy shall have no admiralty and will instead be represented within the Department of the Royal Defence Staff, under the authority of the Office of the Field Marshal.

The four former battalions of the Ardougnian Legion shall be reformed into six regiments of the RAAC, that shall be the following, listed in order of seniority: Look at Appendix IV for an in-depth organization of the Army Corps. Furthermore, the Royal Ardougnian Navy shall be streamlined into two battle fleets, henceforth labelled the Northern and Southern Battle Fleets which forms a single Fleet under the command of a Admiral, with relevance to the seas in which they operate. Look at Appendix V for the organization of the Royal Navy.
 * 1st Royal Regiment of Ardougne
 * 2nd Royal Regiment of Ardougne
 * The Royal  Ardougnian Medical Corps
 * Hemenster and Baxtorian Regiment
 * The Joint Royal Regiment
 * The Homeguard