“alle kämpfe” – motto (“Everyone fights”)
Brigadier of the Marine Corps – Sarah Delaney
The Terran Marines are the primary ‘grunts’ of ground combat, but calling them ‘grunts’ is by no means accurate. They have the lowest numbers in the TAAF, with the exception of TAPS and the ATVU force, but that is only because they do not rely on overwhelming numbers for victory. Their powered armored forces rely on both the logistics and shock and awe provided by the Army, but also on their own combat prowess. Terran Marines typically operate in small groups of squads, which usually consist of 6 marines. The Iwo Jima Class Mobile Marine Bases technically fall under their jurisdiction, even though they are crewed by Naval personnel.
The current Brigadier of the Marine Corps is Sarah Delaney, a veteran of the Bloody Friday battle who served with the United States and later the Western States of America during World War III. Beneath her are the Brigadiers of each corps, representing each of the four current Mobile Marine Bases, the three current static corps, and the Marine Corps Academy on Titan.
Unlike most of the other branches of the Armed Forces, the Marine Corps have resisted renaming their departments into Terran Standard, under the basis of honoring the original Brigadier of the Marine Corps, Elsa Adlersflügel, who was killed in action during the Belt Rebellion. Originally, the ranks were all German as well, but they were finally convinced to rename them to Terran Standard words.
Corps 00: Earth Corps 1
Commander: Brigadier Gerald “Replicator” Neumann
Corps 01: Earth Corps 2
Commander: Brigadier Noah Van Houtem
Corps 02: Mars
Commander: Brigadier Zheng Lin
Corps 03: Alpha Colony
Commander: Brigadier Pavlos Xylander
Corps 04: Iwo Jima
Commander: Brigadier Devorah Scheinberg
Corps 05: Waterloo
Commander: Brigadier Horemheb II
Corps 06: Leningrad
Commander: Brigadier Aleksandr “Sasha” Markovic
Corps 07: Normandy
Commander: Brigadier Connor Foley
Training Corps: Titan
Commander: Brigadier Alexi “Iron Hand” Navasha
Each Corps is comprised of 2 Divisions. Each Division is commanded by a Colonel and contains 2 Brigades. Each Brigade is commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and contains 4 Battalions. Each Battalion is commanded by a Commandant and contains 2 Platoons. Each Platoon is commanded by a Platoon Captain and contains and 2 squads, each commanded by a Squad Captain. In addition to these squads, each Detachment contains a number of dedicated squads dependent on their current mission and combat environment. Examples of roles for these dedicated squads include Covert Operations, Field Medicine, Orbital Assault, and Reconnaissance.
Corps Composition, by rank (not including specialist squads and support staff, which, when included, increase this size by about a factor of 1.5)
- 1 Brigadier
- 2 Colonels
- 4 Lieutenant Colonels
- 16 Commandants
- 32 Platoon Captains
- 64 Squad Captains (Mixed between O-2 Squad Captains and E-5 Senior Sergeant Majors)
- 320 Enlisted Personnel of varying ranks (E1-E4)
The standard Terran Marine squad consists of 1 Squad Captain, and 5 squad members (of varying ranks), filling the roles of Technician, Demolitions, Mechanic, Medic, and Scout. Squad Captains are required to cross-train on all 5 roles before they are granted the rank of Squad Captain.
Sturmkommando [Assault Command] (SturKom)
Sturmkommando is the branch is in charge of the primary operations of the Marine Corps – assault and destruction.
Head:
Headquarters: Fra Muro Highlands Base, Luna
Schmutzsturmkommando [Dirt Assault Command] (SchmutzSturmKom)
Also known as the planetary assault section, the “Schmutzes” as they are known are the leading edge of any attack on a planet. While all troops are ready to deploy from Marine Assault Craft, the Schmutz units can be fired in single-person drop pods from a standard hangar or specialized launcher (such as those found on Mobile Marine Bases). This tactic has evolved from the ORBIT technique developed during the Third World War. Even tanks and support vehicles can be dropped from orbit in this fashion. Schmutzes go in first; the regular marines follow them in.
Himmelsturmkommando [Heavens Assault Command] (HimSturKom)
The Himmelsturmkommando personnel are specially trained in zero-g combat techniques, and are used to seize enemy vessels or disabling their weapons systems.
Weltraummarineinfanterist Hauptverwaltung [Space Marine Headquarters] (WeltraHaupt)
Head:
Headquarters: Fra Muro Highlands Base, Luna
Also known as Marine Command, WeltraHaupt is headquartered at the Fra Muro Highlands Base on Luna, and oversees the operations of all other Commands, as well as personnel, readiness, medical, and strategic planning.
Weltraummarineinfanteristentrainingseinrichtung[Space Marine Training Command] (WeltraRicht)
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Headquarters:
Also known as Marine Training Command and “Grunt School,” the Weltraummarineinfanteristentrainingseinrichtung is located on Titan, where all marines go through basic training and hostile environment training. Marines choose one squad role to train for, and go through a year and a half of in-academy training, and an additional 6 months of deployed training. The squad roles are: Demolitions, Mechanic, Medic, Scout, and Technician. Upon completion of this specialist training, Marines showing potential to be officers are sent first sent through basic primers in the squad roles other than what they trained for, and then to the Officer Training Academy.