Ground Forces

The Ground Forces seal is a shield with crossed swords and stars on a moon.

To Serve and Defend

This is the Pelted consolidated army. They're a tiny group compared to the navy and are more like specialists and reservists than a literal army.

Mission and Scope of Activities

Ground Forces also provides the various security details for Alliance dignitaries (in practice, mostly the Council members when they travel). The most prestigious part of Ground Forces is Division 10, the detail for the Alliance Chair; selection for it requires special training and aptitudes. There's some rivalry and (good-natured, mostly) inter-force backbiting between the "dusties" (the soldiers assigned to various planetary problems, named because their boots come in contact with dirt) and the "tinsels" (the soldiers assigned to security details, named for the amount of gold and silver adornments on their dress uniforms), but everyone respects the "panthers" of Division 10, named not only for their nondescript uniforms but also for the first Division 10 commandant, a Harat-Shar pantherine, Eskandar, train Kurisya.

History

Info here about how the Pelted instated an armed forces without needing one, and then flailed around trying to find something for them to do.

Personnel

Something goes here about their command tree.