The RFA

Summary
The RFA or Royal Federation Army is the Federation's military. Originally created by a group of members, including King Kosta, the then-Duke of Military Affairs, Darzy, future Duke of Internal Affairs, Urban IX, future Count of Military Affairs, Karl Jonas, and future Count of Internal Affairs, Karl Artemovich. The RFA has changed several times since its creation.

The Original System
The RFA's original system had two ranks other than Duke and Count with a third soon added. These ranks were that of Guardsman and Regimental Officer. The system had regiments made up of 4 guardsmen and an officer. This system started with 1 regiment but soon expanded to 4 under the countship of Karl Jonas. Officers were recruited due to their skill as a leader. Some notable ones were Karl Jonas, Karl Artemovich, Urban IX and Tsar Oleg II. Most of the Guardsmen were drafted.

The Senior Officer
The Senior Officer was a rank created by Karl Jonas when he was count of Military Affairs. The only senior officer ever was Karl Artemovich.

The Changes
The RFA was changed in a major way at the end of Darzy's term as Duke of Military Affairs. A major factor in this was the banishment of one of it's main creators and supporters Karl Jonas who had attempted to Coup the Alliance. Some of the major changes were the change of regiments and the removal of the senior officer and Regimental Officer positions.

The Regiments
Regiments were changed to score based instead of 5 per unit. This helped foster coordination and unit morale. While this started under Karl Jonas it really picked up after his banishment. This was a important positive change, as it allowed regiments to coordinate attacks on nations which all were in war range of.

The Removal of the Officer rank
After the changing of the Regiments the Officer was deemed irrelevant. This led to its removal as a position. Despite this, the Officer's impact is readily visible in the current leadership, with important figures like Duke Urban IX and Karl Artemovich being former officers.

Acknowledgements
Written by Karl Jonas

Grammatical edits by ReadingChicken