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The United Nations Space Navy is a branch of the United Nations Marine Corps focused on the operation and maintenance of the UNMC's fleets, as well as handling military logistics for the UNMC.
This branch contains all typical navy related personnel, such as Engineering and Requisitions.
(In the spirit of keeping ranks and their titles easy to comprehend and understand, Navy ranks are not used or applicable to RMC.)
History
Like many United Nations military branches, the United Nations Space Navy was formed shortly after the formation of the United Nations Marine Corps as its primary transportation and ship-combat arm. Although combat was initially limited, the UNSN would see it's first major deployment during The Orthis War, mobilizing hundreds of different warships to aid in the effort to retake Orthis from the rebel force. Because of the forces they brought to bear, the UNSN was confident that they would be able to handle any significant resistance, and would be resting on their laurels as the ground was cleaned up.
The Orthis War would turn into an unmitigated disaster for the United Nations Space Navy. Poor coordination between not only the ground and air forces, but the UN and the Three Suns Empire would lead to anti-warship surface-to-air batteries destroying many spaceships, and killing thousands. After four years of conflict, and the close of the Orthis War, the UNSN would be left to pick up the remains of their fleets.
In the wake of Orthis, the UNSN was forced to determine the systemic flaws within the Branch. A lack of significant push-back up until the war had lead to many members of the Navy being content and unprepared for legitimate conflict. Failure to communicate and coordinate with other ships, organizations, or groundside forces was also determined to be a substantial point of failure, and resulted in the UNSN reconsidering their organization, training, and preparedness. Eventually, these realizations would lead to substantial reforms, forming a more competent, capable Navy.
These reforms would bear fruit during Operation Justice. As a result of strategic reorganization and tactical training, losses among the Navy during Justice would be limited and low, despite the disaster the operation proved to be on the ground.
In the modern day, the UNSN continues to patrol and watch over their assigned sectors. On the frontier, this watch has proved vital not only for dissuading naval incursions by the Socialist Progressive Peoples, but also mobilizing marine companies to worlds in distress, either from rebellious threats to more exotic dangers native to the outer reaches of the United Nations.
Organization & Operations
The United Nations Space Navy is split up across multiple different fleets, which are stationed in multiple different regions, from the inner territories to the Frontier. These fleets are further subdivided into Task Forces, which are each tasked with patrolling and protecting an assigned sector.
Task Forces are assigned with different duties depending on the ship class, capabilities, or armament. The UNSN is responsible for patrolling areas of space controlled by the United Nations, but may also be called upon to engage in naval skirmishes with rival powers such as the Socialist Progressive Peoples when nessecary.
On the border territories, Task Forces are also assigned the duties of border patrol, preventing unlawful incursions. This duty is especially important in the The Zephyron Sector, where the DMZ remains an ever-present factor. Diplomatically deadlocked from posting large-scale fleets to the border of this DMZ, the UNSN has settled for occasionally deploying patrol craft, although they maintain a steady eye on the Demilitarized Zone from Chinook Station.
The UNSN operates many different types of ships, ranging from aircraft carriers and destroyers to frigates and patrol craft. Oftentimes, these ships will have a Marine company placed on-board, allowing for most UNSN Task Force ships being capable of responding to distress signals. Patrol Craft are the most well-equipped for such operations, being lightly armed as a trade-off for containing a large, well-equipped Marine compliment.
The Space Navy is also required to maintain the ever-important logistics of the UNMC, with dedicated transport ships moving to refueling stations and naval bases.
Requisitions
The United Nations Space Navy is tasked with keeping the United Nations Marine Corps supplied with all the equipment, ammunition, medical supplies, and other items they need to keep the peace. These goods are brought to local United Nations naval bases, stations, and outposts, which are then transferred onto UNSN vessels during refueling and shore leave.
Historically, the vessels of the UNSN were required to regularly restock after an operation. However, following the installation of the Automated Storage Retrieval System and ARES Mainframe onto UNSN ships, the duration of a ship's operational capacity has been extended drastically, allowing for patrol vessels to continue their duties for long periods of time without need to restock.
ASRS
The Automated Storage Retrieval System is an advanced program capable of sorting, organizing, and retrieving various items from within a ship's hold. Connected to a console placed inside a vessel's requisitions bay, it allows the crew of a ship to request items from within their ship's cargo-hold, which is taken out of their allocated budget and brought up. The key to the ASRS' functionality is the ARES mainframe, which allows the state-of-the-art AI to quickly find the requested items and ship them up; it's also capable of repaying returned boxes or sold items placed in the ASRS in the form of budget allocation.
Logistics Officer
Ranks: Second LT
The Logistics Officer (LO) is responsible for the entire Requisitions department, making sure that they are well stocked and that a constant flow of supplies are being sent down to the deployed marines.
Requisitions Technician
Ranks: Private / Private First Class / Lance Corporal
The Requisitions Technicians are responsible for delivering supplies to the dropship, making sure the Forward Operating Base is stocked and sorted properly, and saying "No" to marines that demand crayons.
Engineering
The Engineering Department is responsible for maintaining the complex, multifaceted systems on-board a UNSN vessel. These range from fusion reactors to the weaponry on-board the ship, as well as any dropships, gunships, or fighter-craft contained within a vessel. Although their duties are typically more relaxed during patrol-duty, the engineering team is responsible for keeping the ship in working order when ship-to-ship combat occurs, repairing hull breaches and vital electrical systems to keep the ship working long-enough to either take out hostiles, or retreat from any threats.
Chief Engineer
Ranks: Second LT, First LT
Coordinate engineering. Keep the power on.
Maintenance Technician
Ranks: Private / Private First Class / Lance Corporal
Keep ship powered. Maintain and modify the ship and its dropships.
Ordnance Technician
Ranks: Private / Private First Class / Lance Corporal
Make custom ordnance for the marines to use. Maintain the orbital cannon and the dropships.
Provost Marshal Office
The Provost Marshal's Office is an organization within the UN tasked with ensuring the Uniform Code of Military Justice is being properly enforced and not being misused aboard UN warships. They are the ultimate authority on anything justice related, and are led by the Provost Chief Marshal.
The PMO has one sub-organization, which is the Provost Intelligence Department, which is usually responsible for UN internal affairs and foreign intelligence.
Organization
The Provost Marshal Office is headed by a Provost Chief Marshal, who is tasked with overseeing the entirety of the PMO, liaising and cooperating with Marine High Command, and selecting Sector Marshals. Sector Marshals are responsible for handling Provost and Military Police related matters within a specific sector, delegating to their Marshal subordinates to handle more specific incidents and situations on UNMC ships.
Beneath the Marshals are Provost Inspectors; often placed aboard a vessel to make sure that abuses of authority are not conducted and new members of the Military Police are properly inducted and taught. They are the highest authority regarding the Uniform Code of Military Justice and its interpretation, even above the Commander of the warship they are stationed on.
The Provost Marshal Office maintains a small force of Enforcers, deployed to protect Provost Officials, or to quell mutinies which threaten the safety of the UN and authority of the UNMC.
Operations
The Provost Marshal Office oversees the various operations of the Military Police stationed on UNMC and UNSN vessels. As each Military Police Department ordinarily answers to the Commander of a vessel, and not the PMO, they will typically not intervene in MP matters beyond responding by fax, unless a severe breach of Marine Law has occurred. Another aspect of their role is updating Marine Law to meet the intentions and needs of the Provost Marshal Office, and aiding High Command with updating Standard Operating Procedures to avoid any conflicts with Marine Law.
As they service only the Military branches of the UN, the Provost Marshal Office and by extension, the Military Police under them, are entirely barred from arresting civilians excepting two circumstances; when a civilian violates Marine Law while in an AO or aboard a UN warship, or when authorized to by a Sector Marshal.
Provost
Inspector
Ranks: TBA
TBA, Inspector Whitelist Introductory
Team Leader
Enforcer
United Nations Medical Service
The United Nations Medical Service is a branch of the United Nations Marine Corps. Focused on providing medical training and aid, it specializes in a wide range of different fields and disciplines which work to help improve the services they provide.
This branch contains all medical related personnel, from Hospital Corpsmen, Medical Officers and Nurses.
Organization
Unlike the Provost Marshal Office or UNSN, the United Nations Medical Service has very little in terms of stratified bureaucracy and ranks. Although all broadly under the UNMS, personnel under it do not follow the orders of higher-ranks within the branch, solely answering to their respective supervisors. As a result, the UNMS lacks a rigid chain of command.
Despite this, the UNMS is headed by the Surgeon General, who is responsible for establishing the regulations of the branch, publishing documentation regarding medical advice, information, and health warnings, as well as organizing large-scale medical relief or aid efforts. Advising them on various matters are highly-trained military and civilian doctors, representing the best in their fields.
Below the Surgeon General are Medical Officers, each assigned to a sector, which oversee their own force of reserve medical personnel, kept in case of desperate situations requiring more medical support.
Operations
The United Nations Medical Service is responsible for ensuring that all members are trained and equipped for providing medical aid and support, offering lessons and training within both bootcamps, designed to instruct Corpsmen on first-aid services, and Officer Academies, which have courses teaching advanced medical practices, surgeries, and chemical production.
They also handle biological and chemical research undertaken by the UNMC. Small groups of researchers may be dispatched to UN warships, tasked with discovering various materials which could prove beneficial to Marine efforts across the galaxy. Due to the large territory the UNMC oversees, it’s not uncommon for UNMS to discover various new flora, fauna, and chemicals.
Occasionally, in times of crisis, the UNMS will be tasked with providing medical aid to United Nations civilian populations, especially after disasters or devastating conflicts. Such deployment is rare, and often requires situations which have left civilian medical institutions unable to respond, or when such a large population has been displaced and injured that civilian groups cannot properly respond.
During planetary quarantines within UN borders, when UNSN ships are required to blockade a colony, the UNMS will dispatch doctors and scientists to aid virological research and vaccine production, as although they are less specialised for such efforts compared to their civilian counterparts, they offer their own unique experiences and skillsets. Part of the UNMS’ duty is also establishing and regulating quarantine procedures that all branches of the UNMC must follow, following contact with unknown xenofauna or interactions with possibly hazardous bacteriums, viruses, and chemicals.
Medical Bay
Chief Medical Officer
Ranks: Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for the entire Medical Department, making sure that all the doctors and researchers are equipped and trained.
Doctor
Ranks: Second Lieutenant
The Doctors are responsible for the health and safety of the marines in the Forward Operating Base and onboard the Warship, alongside performing surgical procedures.
Field Doctor
Ranks: TBA
TBA
Nurse
Ranks: Corporal / Sergeant
The Nurses are medical assistants who cannot perform surgery. They are responsible for stabilizing critical patients by performing CPR and defibrillation.
Combat Marines
Hospital Corpsman
Ranks: Private First Class / Lance Corporal / Corporal
Hospital Corpsmen are responsible for the health of their squad, their job is to stabilize marines in the field and send them back to the Field Hospital if their wounds are too great.
