Princely Guard (Montescano)

Princely Guard
War standard
Active	2019 - present
Country	Principality of Montescano
Allegiance	Sovereign Prince
Type	Army, Gendarmerie
Size	5
Motto	Aut princeps aut nihil Either Prince or nothing
Anniversaries	1 August
Commanders
Capitaine-Général	HSH Sovereign Prince Dionisiy I
Général	HSH Mirza Biessot du Hommer-Feschotte-Böçkün, Count of Mohiljov

The Princely Guard is responsible for both military tasks and law enforcement. It consists of two regiments, I Regiment Prince’s Company of Riflemen Guards, acting as standing military of the Principality, and the II Regiment Princely Maréchaussée, acting as gendarmerie and handling all police duties. There are currently 5 members of the Princely Guard.

The army is under civilian control, with the Sovereign Prince as Commander-in-Chief. The professional head of the army is the Chief of Staff, who answers to the Sovereign Prince and holds the rank of Général, currently HSH Mirza Biessot du Hommer-Feschotte-Böçkün, Count of Mohiljov.

Prince’s Company of Riflemen Guards

The Prince’s Company of Riflemen Guards was founded on 1 August 2019. It is led by a Colonel, currently Lord Tim van Norde, Count of Ladoha. As per law the tasks of the Prince's Company of Riflemen Guards are:

• To protect and secure:
  • HSH the Sovereign Prince, his Consort, the Heir to the Throne and the Princely Family,
  • the Territory of the Principality,
  • Objects of significant importance,
  • Individuals of significant importance
• Ceremonial:To hold parades for members of the Princely Family
• War on terror: To protect - both internally and externally - subjects of HSH the Sovereign Prince against terrorist organizations.
• Defense of the Airspace of the Principality

Up to date the Prince’s Company of Riflemen Guards has not seen action yet.

Princely Maréchaussée

The Princely Maréchaussée acts as (Military) Police and Gendarmerie. It is led by Colonel, the post of which is currently unfilled. As per law the tasks of the Princely Maréchaussée are:

• Police
  • ensuring public safety and order;
  • protection of rights, freedoms and obligations, as well as the interests of society and the state;
  • combating crime;
  • providing services, within the limits specified by law, to persons who, for personal, economic, social or emergency situations, require such assistance;
• Anti-terrorism
• Border guard

Ranks

Officers

NATO equiv. code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Montescano (Edit)			No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent						No equivalent																		No equivalent
	Capitaine-Général (Commander-in-Chief)								Général (Chief-of-Staff)		Colonel				Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant						Cornet

NCOs and Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Montescano (Edit)									No equivalent
	Adjudant-Major						Adjudant				Sergent-Major						Sergent						Caporal-Major				Caporal		Soldat-Major or Maréchaussée-Major				Soldat or Maréchaussée

Formation and structure

Unit	Regiment	Battalion	Company	Platoon	Section
Contains	1-2 Battalions	1-4 Companies	1-4 Platoons	1-2 Sections	1-4 Individuals
Personnel	Up to 256	Up to 128	Up to 32	Up to 8	Up to 4
Commanded by	Colonel	Major	Lieutenant	Sergent-Major	Caporal-Major