Belgian Army

See also: Olympus Belgicae

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Belgian Army

L'Union Fait la Force

General Information Disbanded 2012 (est) Country  Belgium Region Brussels

Structure Total Soldiers Classified Commanded by BAF High Command Part of Belgian Armed Forces Divisions ­ ­ BAF High Command 3rd Home Guard Regiment Supply and Logistics Department

The Belgian Army was the lone branch of the Belgian Armed Forces. It was re-activated by then Minister of Defence Vulcain on November 19, 2010. Its last known Commanding Officer was General Gerbdeblee.

Structure

The last known structure as of August 2011:

GEN Gerbdeblee Commander of the Belgian Army
Executive Officer of the Belgian Army
1SGM ThomasRed Senior Enlisted Advisor
3rd Home Guard Regiment						Supply and Logistics Department
Commander:			Vacant			Director:		GEN NLSP
Chasseurs Ardennais		Royal Guard		1st Belgian SAS
Commander:	LT Jofroi	Commander:	LT Critically	Commander:	Vacant

Divisions

Active

Under active divisions it is considered the last known active units and its structure as of August 2011.

BAF High Command

The Belgian Armed Forces High Command controls the day-to-day operations of the military. It was lead by the Army Commanders and took the most (if not all) decisions in the army.

Chasseurs Ardennais

Founded as Platoon Bravo, the Chasseurs Ardennais was commanded by Lt Jofroi. Members: First Private mittekemuis, First Private wazowzky, First Private xironn, Private Dominique Vermeersch, Private Kabouter-Wesley, Private Boklevski, Private Olv007, Cadet Fhaemita Malodorous.

Royal Guard

Original Platoon Charlie, the Royal Guard was commanded by Lieutenant Critically. Members: First Sergeant Major ThomasRed, Corporal pieter557, First Private Monsieur Guillontine, First Private NicknameFromRonny, First Private darkinou, Private Jamster737, Private hollenboer.

1st Belgian SAS

This platoon was last addition to the Belgian Army. It was originally called the "Third Platoon". Commander of this platoon was Lieutenant Ward De Bever. Members: First Private Jacob van Artevelde, First Private Ernest Bogdansson, Private Takeshi Kitano, Private Misanthropist, Private Requiem Domine, Cadet manekemaan.

Supply and Logistics Department

The Supply and Logistics department manages the Belgian Military's supply and commune systems. The whole job was done by Gen NLSP and 1SGM ThomasRed.

Defunct

Under defunct divisions it is considered inactive units as of August 2011.

1st Para-Commando Regiment

The 1st Para-Commando Regiment was the Belgian Military's elite regiment, with a minimum requirement of 1,400 strength. It was deactivated on February 26th 2011 and was replaced by the Special Operations Programme.

3rd Home Guard Regiment

The Home Guard was the main bulk of the Belgian Military when the 1st Para-commando regiment was active and became the Army's only active regiment when the Paras were shut down. It was made up of 3 platoons, the Chasseurs Ardennais, the Royal Guard and the 1st Belgian SAS. The Home Guard had a tradition of having the soldiers name their platoons. Candidates without Belgian citizenship and strength less than 1200 were automatically refused.

Special Operations Department

Directed by former Major Manong Rizal, the Special Operations Department was introduced on February 26th 2011 as a replacement for the defunct 1st Para-commando Regiment. Its purpose was to manage the elite members of the Home Guard and issue separate orders to them if and when the situation demands it.

Ranks, Positions and Insignia

Abbreviation	CDT	PVT	1PVT	CPL	SGT	1SGT	1MSG	1SGM	LT	CPT	MAJ	COL	LTG	GEN
Insignia	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px	60px
Rank	Cadet	Private	1st Private	Corporal	Sergeant	1st Sergeant	1st Master Sergeant	1st Sergeant Major	Lieutenant	Captain	Major	Colonel	Lieutenant General	General
Position	New Platoon Member	Platoon Member	Experienced Platoon Member	Senior Platoon Member	Platoon XO	Senior Platoon XO	Enlisted Advisor	Senior Enlisted Advisor	Platoon CO	Senior Platoon CO	Department Director	Regimental CO	Army XO	Army Commander