Regiment Marines Commando

The Regiment Marines Commando is an amphibious light infantry force, a component of the Meridonian Navy and one of its fighting arms. It consists of 8,642 active duty marines and 1,204 reservists as of 2022. It operates a small number of helicopters independently of the Navy.

The Regiment was first formed as the Corps of Marine Infantry in 1740, shortly after a need was identified for the formal equipping and training of marine forces aboard Navy vessels. First commanded by the now-famous Colonel Maxwell Hardings, the Corps became infamous for the fanatical spirit of its Marines and the impeccable combat prowess they delivered in both maritime skirmishes and ashore combat. While recruiting from less reputable sources than other branches and regularly conducting the highly irregular process of raising officers from the ranks, a brutal training regime, high discipline, and exceptional foundational leadership established the Corps as a formidable fighting force. This tradition was retained well into the Second Escar-Varunan War, with the Regiment emerging from the war as a dedicated and specialized elite light infantry force.

The Regiment has remained a fully volunteer, professional fighting force since its inception, another difference from both the Army and Navy, who regularly utilized conscription to meet their numbers. The Regiment is considered a special operations force, and is one of few such forces in the world that will directly recruit civilians to its ranks. It is world-reknowned for its nearly year long basic training course, the longest basic training in the world. The Marines maintain a fully deployable regimental-level force that can be deployed at the division, regimental, or individual batallion level anywhere in the world within 72 hours.

Organization
The Regiment is organized as a component under the Navy, however they are often times treated as a separate service in many respects. The Marines Commando, in addition to operating the 8th Regiment, operate a number of other units, including a special forces component and joint forces training components.

The RMC is commanded by the Marine Regimental Commander, a Lieutenant General, who is distinct from the commanding officer of the 8th Regiment Marines Commando, who is a Brigadier. The Marine Regimental Commander reports to the Chief of Navy Staff, and thereunder follows the Navy's chain of command, including subordination the the Navy Department.

Structure
All Marine forces are organized under Headquarters, Regiment Marines Commando (HQ MN CMDO) except for reserve forces.

The Regiment's integral formation is the 8th Regiment Marines Commando, a deployable, scalable regimental fighting force. The Regiment is capable of, however does not regularly, deploy as a whole and most normally deployments are battalion to company-sized in nature. 8 RMC houses 3 battalions of amphibious infantry, an artillery battalion, engineer battalion, reconnaissance battalion, and a combat support section. The Marine Special Forces Group (MSFG) is organized under the HQRMC, but reports organizationally to the Naval Special Forces Group (NSFG) and from there to the Meridon Joint Special Operations Command.

Headquarters, Regiment Marines Commando


 * 8th Regiment Marines Commando


 * 2 Group Marine Commando Force Protection
 * 9 Group Marine Commando Information Exploitation
 * 3 Group Marine Commando Logistics
 * 12 Group Marine Commando Amphibious Raiding
 * Marine Commando Aviation Group


 * Regiment Marines Commando Training Command
 * MB Commando Training Center Shallowstone
 * CSWC Petromont


 * Marine Special Forces Group ((MSFG)
 * 4 Group Marine Raider
 * 8 Group Marine Special Amphibious Reconnaissance

Special operations forces
See also:Special Operations Forces Command

The Marine Special Forces Group (MSFG) is organized under the HQRMC, but reports organizationally to the Naval Special Forces Group (NSFG) and from there to the Meridon Joint Special Operations Command.

Equipment
See also:Modern equipment of the Regiment Marines Commando

Personnel
See also:Military ranks of the Meridon Defense Forces