Commonwealth Levy

The Commonwealth Levy is a constituent organisation of the Parliament of State.

Commonwealth Levy
Expeditionary body of the Commonwealth Armed Forces
Employees	~20,000-25,000
Formations	10 regiments
Headquarters	NS Antigua, Antigua
Parent	Parliament of State

The Commonwealth Levy is the standing professional force of the Commonwealth Armed Forces for intervention and relief abroad, administered under the Parliament of State rather than the Ministry of Defence.

Its primary purpose is to mobilise military units for active manoeuvres, and as such has an offensive and often expeditionary posture. It maintains a generally higher level of readiness than the Territorial Service, which serves as a defensive force. Its location in the Parliament of State is intentional, and reflects the country’s position at the two great arcs of justice – by bread and sword – alongside the Common Navy. Where the Navy levies the military services into an international humanitarian commission, the Levy raises units for force projection and intervention. They are companion instruments in service of the Commonwealth’s international and moralistic Constitution.

The levy also serves as an international legion, since its membership is open to foreign nationals. As in the French Foreign Legion, members are expected to take on a new identity for the duration of their service, which will provide them with residence after five years or permanent injury.

The Levy numbers approximately 20,000-25,000 personnel at any given time. A permanent core is recruited directly, often from foreigners; the rest is drawn from the Territorial Service’s own regiments. Only the six Commando regiments are levied permanently, and are recruited across every service rather than by republic quota. Commonwealth Guards, Parliamentary Guards, Dorado Guards and Mira Guards presently hold the rotating posting; a regiment’s name, honours and home fortress stay with it through both postings, and the Rifles tradition remains wholly Territorial. The Levy fields the same Manoeuvres, Fires, Control, Signals and Supply Companies as any Territorial regiment, and its regiments retain their historic names and honours regardless of constitutional position.

Guards Regiments

• Commonwealth Guards
  Senior Levy regiment, leads overseas interventions
  1. Col. Fortress Lola Oslola
  2. Col. Montre Barracks Oslola
  3. Col. Iron Barracks Kala
• Parliamentary Guards
  Named for parliamentary authority
  1. Col. Fortress Meteor Flores
  2. Col. Fortress Meteor Flores
  3. Col. Velas Barracks Velas
• Dorado Guards
  Named for the Caribbean and Taíno mythology
  1. Col. Kairi Barracks Kairi
  2. Col. NS Antigua Antigua
  3. Col. Barbados Barracks Barbados
• Mira Guards
  Named for their station in the central Atlantic
  1. Col. NS Mira Mira
  2. Col. Costa Verde Barracks Costa Verde
  3. Col. Canary Barracks Canary

Standard Line Regiment (~1,030)

• Regimental Headquarters (30)
• 3x Combat Company (Manoeuvres) (972)
  Marine Rifles, Armoured Rifles, Aero Rifles and Fire Support Companies per Column
• 1x Supply Company (100)
  Logistics, Medical, Signals and Maintenance Detachments

Commando Regiments

• Polar Commandos
  Arctic and Antarctic specialists, operating across the Arctic and Antarctic theatres Kala
• Equatorial Commandos
  Caribbean and West African jungle specialists NS Kairi Kairi
• Insular Commandos
  Island and cliff-assault specialists Fortress Lola Oslola
• Airborne Commandos
  The Commonwealth’s only strategic airborne capability Fortress Occident Caicos
• Marine Commandos
  Ship-boarding and underwater demolitions NS Antigua Antigua
• 6th Special Activities Regiment
  Unconventional and psychological warfare; existence acknowledged, activities not Classified