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Unified and declared in 1875, primarily by a renewed and expansionist Kingdom of Sweden, with assistance from the British Empire, and the newly unified German Empire, the Federation of Nordic Kingdoms would be established by Sweden after the conquest of Denmark and Norway in 1872, and the conquest of Russian Finland and Karjalan in the Second Great Northern War in 1874. Following the disaster of the Great War, in which the Federation would be a member of the Allied Powers after joining the war in 1914, a growing movement towards the 'Cult of the Marshal' would see explosive growth, and, in 1915 the King would suffer a mental breakdown, being quickly replaced by a military council until the war was over. However, following the end of the Great War and the failure of the King to recover, the 1920 the council would formally declare him unfit for duty, an act that would lead to the rise of the constitutional military dictatorship system still in power today, along with the renaming of the Northern Kingdoms into the Nordic Peoples. Deemed by many a German ally due to their intense hatred of the USSR, the world would be stunned when German forces would invade the Federation in 1941, forcing the nation into being an unwilling member of the Allied Powers, and quickly establishing a Northern Front that would mirror its counterpart of the First Great War in Denmark, which would only be broken in late 1944 with Operation Frostklinge. While losses caused during the Second Great War were severe, the defense of the nation by the then Grand Marshal Erik Olsen would cement the Marshals place as a 'Defender of the People', a title that survives to the modern day, and is bestowed on each Grand Marshal to be elected by the Council of National Defense, a military body with comparisons to the US Joint Chief of Staffs in its role outside the election process. During the Cold War, the Federation would be a noticeable neutral, not in an attempt to balance both sides, but in its outright hatred of 'Sovietism' and its verbal dislike of the 'weak, mob ruled democracies', however, by the mid 1980s relations with the west had thawed, and an secret agreement later turned public in the US 1988 presidential election, the infamous Weinberger Agreement, would be signed, making the Federation functionally a member of NATO if the Soviets began an offensive war against either party. While relations would sour in 1989, when a failed joint communist-democratic coup and later armed rebellion would be put down with extreme prejudice by the Federation Army, resulting in the brutal Union War and a series of purges, by 2004, relations had warmed to the point Federation Air Force and Army soldiers and assets were in use supporting the US in its wars with Iraq and Afghanistan, and several joint NATO-Federation military exercises, including force-on-force were being conducted. International observers have theorized on the signing of a second Weinberger Agreement in the near future, but the idea of the Federation joining NATO outright is seen as extremely unlikely.

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Federation military uniforms over time, showing their evolution.

Various other uniforms of the modern Federation Army Forces

M1932 Crusader tank. Armed with a basic 47mm main gun, a coaxial machine gun, and a crew of three, this simple light tank would serve the Federation Army from 1932 until mid 1943, before it was finally withdrawn from frontline service

TS-1 M1940 'Paladin': The Federation Army’s equivalent to the Panzer IV, the story of the Paladin starts with a delivery of 12 Panzer 35s bought from Czechoslovakia in early 1935, during the early stages of the undeclared border war with the Soviet Union. Reverse engineered by the Federation arms industry after valuable experience, the prototype for the Paladin was ready by 1938. The prototype was expanded, with the goal of creating a ‘large cruiser tank’ and would originally carry a 47mm L/50 gun in a riveted turret. 6 of these prototypes would be tested in combat against the Soviets by soldiers from the 14th Infantry Battalion’s 3rd Company, which was shifted to be an armored company for the tests. Due to experience from these tests, the Paladin was significantly reworked, and wouldnt reach production until April 1940, with the Paladin A. The Paladin A weighed in at 22 tons, and featured 500mm wide tracks, a 180hp engine, an electric turret drive, 45mm of frontal hull and all around turret armor, and a 75mm L/22 gun. The 1941 B model would change the main gun to a 75mm L/44 gun for anti-tank use, and no other changes. However, by January 1944 this had been replaced with the D variant, which featured a new 300hp engine, increases to the frontal armor to 80mm, mounts for Ketju Posti 12mm armor skirts, and a new 75mm L/57 main gun, combined with a weight increase to 29.5 tons.

TS-3 Saakali tank and variants. The TS-3, also known (incorrectly) as the M1957 was a lightly armored main battle tank developed by the Federation Army and manufactured largely be Bofors and Saab. The original model was armed with a 94mm main gun, although this would quickly be replaced by a clone of the British L7 105mm by the B model in 1962. The Saakali would see long service, as it was introduced in 1957, and would be removed from active service as late as 1995, and would still be in (very limited) reserve service by 2021. Its hull is used for many variants by the Federation Army even to the modern day, including ARV and CEV variants.

TS-5C ‘Susi’: The Susi is a 55.2 ton main battle tank, also (incorrectly) sometimes called the M1988, layered in advanced composite armor. Armed with a 128mm L/52 main gun, a co-axial M1988 7.7mm machine gun, and in the C model, an ‘Etajar’ remote weapons station, with either a 15mm M2005 RK B autocannon or an M1997 AutoK 45mm automatic grenade launcher and is crewed by a crew of 3, TC, Gunner and Driver. The engine is a 1440hp turbine that results in a top speed of 76km/h, although the tank is equipped with a governor to prevent it from going over 50km/h. The gun is fed by a bustle rack autoloader, with a 5.7s reload and 32 rounds in the turret ready rack and 9 stored in the hull between the turret basket and the engine compartment, partially by both the engine and the turret. Newer models can fire a Airburst-HE-Frag round, and the SVO128A ATGM with a max range of 8,000m, alongside the HEAT rounds and APDS-FS rounds previous generations could fire. When prepared for combat, the Wolf is often fitted with ‘Painajainen' heavy ERA to the front of the hull and turret.

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AVS 2005-2021: The AVS is the MRE of the Federation Army, Air Force, and Navy and comes in 27 different meals. Every year, 1 meal is replaced to continue to add variety and improve the meals with new advancements in preservatives, flavoring and vitamins. The meals are packaged in a feldgrau plastic, waterproof box and the contents being in either boxes or pouches depending on the item, with each main course coming prepacked within the flameless ration heater, with a water activated pad on each side. Every AVS includes a main course in a box, a snack,a pack of biscuits, a desert, and a support pouch. Some AVS include a side dish (depending on main course), multiple drink powders, and spreads. Each AVS contains roughly 800 to 1,300 calories depending on randomized contents.
Main courses for the 2020 series of AVS are: (1) Meatloaf, (2) Chicken Noodle Stew, (3) Meatballs in Gravy, (4) Macaroni and Cheese, (5) Pork in Beans, (6) Beef Stew, (7) Spaghetti in Beef Sauce, (8) Beef and Beans Taco, (9) Chicken Burrito Bowl, (10) Pork Stuffed Pie, (11) Chicken in Pasta, (12) Potato Stuffed Pie, (13) Chicken and Dumplings, (14) Pork Goulash, (15) Pork Rib, (16) Pork Sausage, (17) Diced Chicken in Rice, (18) Beef Ravioli, (19) Chili Macaroni, (20) Beef Patty with Bun, (21) Pork Roast with Vegetables, (22) Spicy Penne Pasta, (23) Sausage Patty, (24) Spicy Rice, Beans and Sausage, (24) Beef Teriyaki, (25) Pasta Fasul, (26) Chicken and Pasta in Alfredo Sauce, and (27) Chicken Patty with Gravy.
Snacks are included in every AVS, generally on a random basis but certain AVS will always come with a certain snack. Snacks issued in the 2019 series of AVS are: Crunchy Cereals (dehydrated milk, randomly honey bunches of oats, or frosted flakes, always and only in 16 and 23), Applesauce, Raspberry Applesauce, Dried Apple Slices, Dried Cranberries, Beef Jerky Stick (always in 22), Toasted Corn Kernels, Toasted BBQ Corn Kernels, Trail Mix, Soldier Bar (mix of protein bar and soldier bar, randomly chocolate, apple, cherry, and raspberry, always in 12 and 26), Cashews, Roasted Peanuts, Bread, Cornbread (19 always and only), Pizza Pretzel Nuggets, Pretzel Nuggets with Cheese Filling, and Pretzel Nuggets with Honey Mustard Filling.
Desserts randomly included in each AVS are: Oatmeal Cookie, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Oatmeal Chocolate Cookie, Chocolate Chip Toaster Pastry, Chocolate Bar, Pound Cake, Vanilla Pound Cake, Chocolate Pudding, Vanilla Pudding, Sweet Disks (Skittles), Lemon Candies, Chocolate Disks (M&Ms), Banana Nut Muffin Top and Maple Muffin Top.
Drink Powders are packed in 32oz packets of: Orange, Fruit Punch, Grape, Cherry, Lemonade, Cocoa, Tea, Lemonade Tea Half and Half, and Pomegranate. Menus 16 and 23 will feature a random packet, and one of coffee.
Spreads include 1oz pouches of: Cheese, Grape Jam, Apple Jam, Cloudberry Jam, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Buffalo Sauce (always in 17), Hot Sauce, Syrup (16 and 23) and Spicy Cheese.
Side dishes included in certain AVS are: Mashed Potatoes (1,21 and 27), Mixed Fruit (10,15,18,24), Mixed Veggies (4,19,22) and Pancake (16 and 23)
Support Packages in the 2019 AVS series follow a single, set form. Each one is a small, plastic pouch containing a single plastic spoon, a packet of powdered coffee, a napkin, and small packets of salt, pepper and sugar. The biscuits supplied with each AVS come in a waterproof, cardboard walled container, with each pack containing four biscuits. Each biscuit is a sweet, shortbread cracker, and is meant to be eaten on its own, or with spreads.

ASPK 2018-2021: The ASPK is the long range, 24 hour MRE used by the Federation Army, with a total of 12 breakfast, lunch and dinner options. Each ASPK contains a support pouch A, a support pouch B, a breakfast, a lunch, a dinner, two desserts, a soldier bar, a trio of biscuit packs, and a pair of snacks, all contained within a rigid, waterproof, feldgrau box, designed for easy stacking within vehicles or within a standard rucksack or Infantry Assault Pack, and contains between 2,700 to 3,400 calories depending on randomized contents.
Breakfast options available include Breakfast Cereal with Dehydrated Milk, Pancakes, Oatmeal, Beef Sausage Patties, Pork Sausage Patties, Hash Browns with Bacon, French Toast, Biscuits with Gravy, Waffles, Turkey Hash with Peppers and Bacon, or Beef Hash with Potato and Bacon.
Lunch options included in the ASPK are designed to be eaten on the go or between combat engagements, with no preparation, with examples being the Pork Stuffed Pie, Chicken Stew Stuffed Pie, Sealed Goat Kebab, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Sweet and Spicy, Ham and Cheese Sandwich, Palt with Bacon Filling, BBQ Chicken Sandwich, Breaded Meatloaf Sandwich, Kroppkaka Dumplings, Fried Breaded Meatballs, and Beef Stuffed Pie. Sandwiches and stuffed pies are similar in form, with sandwiches being rather close to a hot pocket outside with wheat bread inside, where a stuffed pie is closer to the civilian fried covering.
Dinner options for the APSK are meant to be eaten after dark, with some prep time as a mean meal instead of on the go, with options available are Meatloaf with Tomato Crust, Spaghetti with Beef Sauce, Beef Chili with Beans, Spicy Penne Pasta, Lamb and Vegetable Curry, Pasta Fasul, Pork Goulash, Rice with Sausage and Sauce, Meatballs in Gravy, Fried Rice with Chicken and Vegetables, Chicken in Pasta, and Chicken and Dumplings.
Desserts include the Oatmeal Cookie, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Oatmeal Chocolate Cookie, Chocolate Chip Toaster Pastry, Chocolate Bar, Chocolate-Hazelnut Bar, Sweet Crackers, Shortbread Cakes, Pound Cake, Vanilla Pound Cake, Chocolate Pudding, Vanilla Pudding, Sweet Disks (Skittles), Chocolate Disks (M&Ms), Banana Nut Muffin Top and Maple Muffin Top.
Snack options include Applesauce, Raspberry Applesauce, Dried Apple Slices, Dried Cranberries, Julskinka Slices, Beef Jerky, Dried Pork Sausage Slices, Toasted Corn Kernels, Toasted BBQ Corn Kernels, Trail Mix, Trail Mix with Chocolate Disks, Soldier Bar (mix of protein bar and soldier bar, randomly chocolate, apple, cherry, and raspberry), Cashews, Roasted Peanuts, Bread, Cornbread (19 always and only), Pretzel Nuggets with Cheese Filling, and Pretzel Nuggets with Honey Mustard Filling.
Support Pouch A is packed in a see-through, easily ripped pouch, and contains three spoons, three wet napkins, three normal napkins, a trash bag, a matchbook with 6 matches, and six squares of two ply toilet paper.
Support Pouch B is packed similar to A, and contains four drink mixes, one of which will always be a form of coffee, a pair of sugar packets, a pair of salt packets, a pair of hot sauce packets, and a single stick of gum.


The base of Federation currency is the Krona, worth roughly 20 US cents. 10 Krona makes a Mark, which is worth roughly $2 USD. Marks are issued in ₥1 and ₥5 coins, or ₥10, ₥20, and ₥50 polymer banknotes. Krona coins come in ƙ1 and ƙ5 variants, but all are roughly the size of a nickel and are silver colored coins featuring a Federation shield bearing their value on both sides. Mark Coins are roughly the size of a 2 Euro Coin, and the ₥1 coin is a silver colored coin with copper edging, featuring a Federation shield bearing its value of 1 on one side and an image of the Nordic Court. The ₥5 coin features the opposite color wise, again featuring the Federation shield bearing its value of 5 on one side, and the image of a current or past Grand Marshal on the other. The Mark's polymer banknotes display are issued in three colors, based on value: Feldgrau for ₥10, White for ₥20, and Dark Red for ₥50. Each note features its value in each corner, along with a treasury seal within a slashed colored segment of the bill, and a Federation Shield bearing an anti-counter fitting mark opposite to the seal. By far the most used way to spend money within the Federation is the YPP, or Nordic United Bank Card. The YPP, the government controlled and run central bank, is the sole bank within the Federation outside of the Blue Zones, and issues every Federation resident a debit card upon turning the age of 15, along with an account linked to their FSN (Federal Security Number)

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This is a wall of Federation weapons by date

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Kevyt Kuljetus, M1959: Slowly being replaced by the MKH series as the light transport and utility vehicles of the Federation Army, Marines, and Air Force. Variants include ambulance (1 liter), cargo carrier, fuel carrier (400L), troop carrier, mechanics vehicle, water carrier (400L), LAT vehicle (with an 84mm recoilless rifle), radio vehicle, and fire fighting vehicle. Each is powered by a 65hp gasoline engine.

MKH series, M2015: The MKH, or Modular Light Utility Vehicle series is a JLTV style program consisting of multiple designs, including a fuel carrier (500L), pickup/cargo carrier, an ATGM carrier (with a single HOT A), troop carrier (carrying 5 soldiers and a 7.7mm machine gun), ambulance (one liter), water carrier (500L), mobile generator, fire fighting vehicle (used by the FAF), MP vehicle, electronic warfare vehicle, armored embassy vehicle, and a dedicated command variant (3 radios, larger batteries and a satellite command screen). Weighing in at 6.5 tons and armored vs 7.62x54R AP rounds all around, with the doors, roof hatch and windows resistant to 12.7x99mm BMG. The troop carrier version carries 5 including the turret gunner. All versions feature advanced technology like an integrated IC3 (Improved Combat Command and Control) screen for the passenger, a driver display screen, four wheel drive, independent suspension, automatic inflation tires, and a total of 4 Federation standard wall plugs, two accessible from the rear for command post setup, and 2 within the vehicle, and all powered by a Nordial 192hp diesel engine.

MRH series, M2015: The MRH or Modular Heavy Utility Vehicle is a 6 wheel JLTV and LMTV crossbreed. Features armor with protection of 7.62 WP for the cab, as well as automatic tire inflation, a driver display, integrated radio, and independent suspension. Variants include troop transport/supply vehicle (12 soldiers), communications vehicle, drone operations vehicle, mobile radar unit, and operations command vehicle.

PHK-1F M1973 ‘Fox’: The Fox series is a series of tracked APCs and vehicles based on the common hull of said APC. The baseline Fox is 6.3m long, 2.8m wide, and 2.4m tall, and weighs in at 15 tons. The 300hp frontal left engine can push the Fox up to 50km/h, while its frontal armor is rated for 12.7x99BMG and 7.62x54R AP everywhere else on the vehicle. The baseline model can carry 8 armed infantrymen in its rear compartment, along with its crew of two: a driver and a TC. The next most common variant is the Fennec Fox, an IFV version of the Fox that increases the armor protection to ASL-6 frontally and for the entirety of the turret (resistant to 6+ US 25mm and Russian 30mm rounds), where the side and rear armor was increased to ASL-4, bringing the weight up to 23 tons. The Fennec Fox is armed with a 55mm autocannon, a 7.7mm coaxial machine gun, and a dual launcher of the HOT-C ATGM on the right side of the turret. Other variants are the FireFox, armed with a 128mm heavy mortar, HunterFox, armed with a HOT-C ATGM launcher and 23 missiles, TrackerFox, an AA variant armed with a pair of 30mm autocannons and six short ranged missiles, DocFox, a medical variant, LeadFox, a C2 mobile command post, and MechFox, a recovery variant featuring a crane and heavy internal winch

PHK-3B M2007 ‘Dog’: The Dog series of wheeled APCs serve as a lighter, more mobile alternative to the Fox series developed in response to Federation deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Coming in at 6.11m long, 2.6m wide, 2.45m tall and 16 tons in weight, the Dog is powered by a 315hp engine and can hit a maximum of 105km/h on paved roads. The Dog series features 12.7x99 BMG resistant armor around the cab, and 7.62x54R Ap level for the rest of the vehicle, and features a double V bottom to help reduce the effect of IEDs. The baseline Dog model features a crew of two, driver and VC, and can carry 8 armed and armored infantry in its rear compartment. Variants for the Dog include the HunterDog, armed with a single HOT-C ATGM launcher, the LeadDog command vehicle, the DocDog medical vehicle, the StoneDog engineering vehicle, the BushDog, a wheeled IFV variant armed with a 30mm autocannon, and the PatrolDog, a specialized urban combat version featuring a turret mounted 13.2mm HMG capable of elevating to 82 degrees to counter attackers on rooftops and balconies.

The driver's training variant of the TS-5. 16 are in service, all at Fort Osik, outside Holstebro, Denmark

Various vehicles based off the Vartija Multirole Vehicle Hull

A Federation mobile field kitchen convoy, at roughly the size to feed a battalion.

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Officers:
O-1: Cadet (CDT),
O-2: Lieutenant/Ensign (LT/ENS),
O-3: Captain/Lieutenant (CPT/LT),
O-4: Major (MAJ),
O-5: Overmajor/Commander (OMAJ),
O-6: Colonel/Captain (COL/CPT),
0-7 to 0-9: Generals/Admirals (GEN/ADM)
Enlisted:
E-1: Trainee (TRE),
E-2: Troopen (TRP),
E-3: Overtroopen (OTP),
E-4: Corporal/Petty Officer 1 (CPL/PO1),
E-5: Sergeant/Petty Officer 2 (SGT/PO2),
E-6: Oversergeant/Petty Officer 3 (OSG/PO3),
E-7: First Sergeant/Chief Petty Officer (1SG/CPO)
E-8: Master Sergeant/Master Petty Officer, (MSG/MPO)
E-9: Command Sergeant/Command Petty Officer (CSG/COPO)
Specialists (which are the equivalent to E-4, E-6 and E-7 in terms of respect), an extremely skilled or specialized role. There might be 3 specialists on a base with an armored brigade whose entire job is tanks engines, down to what directions the bolts should be facing, and are so highly trained on them they can lick one and make it work somehow. You cannot join as a specialist. Most specialists are mechanics who went specialists, US Green-to-Gold style, in a particular part/section of a vehicle family.
SPC1: Specialist (SPC)
SPC2: Overspecialist (OSP)
SPC3: Chief Specialist (CSP)
Warrant Officers are almost entirely Pilots, and while you can join as one, the demands and requirements to do so are insane, and more often than not they are experienced personnel coming from mechanics, weapons, or other MOSs that work with the aircraft. Other MOSs Warrant Officers are part of are higher level surgeons or medics, or very rarely, as a lawyer or legal assistance.
WO1: Warrant Officer (WO1)
WO2: Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)
WO3: Master Warrant Officer (MWO)

Federation Garrison ranks. With the exception of the Enlisted (E-) these are worn as a metal pin on the front of the wearers field cap, and as a sown cloth above the wearers name on their field jacket when in garrison scenarios. For the Enlisted ranks, these are worn solely on their dress uniforms and shown on their military IDs. All rank insignias are standardized between branches, and have been since 1978.

Federation Field ranks. These ranks are worn as a metal pin on the front of the wearers field cap, and as a sown cloth above the wearers name on their field jacket when in training/field environments, or when in service overseas by the Officer, Warrant Officer and Specialist ranks. However, these ranks are worn even while in service within the Federation proper by the Enlisted ranks as their normal rank insignias.

Ranks dating back to the Second Great War. Army and Marine ranks were worn as sown cloth on the wearers left shoulder, while for the Federation Navy these ranks were worn as metal pins on ones left breast pocket. For the Officer ranks, the Army and lower Marines would use metal pins on each of the wearers collar points, while the Navy and higher ranked Marines would wear their ranks on their shirt cuffs.

Federation Army uniforms dating back to the Second Great War

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Federation Army trainees and their Drill Sergeant (in working uniform)
Federation Basic Combat Training is the training that all members of the Federation military, regardless of branch, goes through, with each branch operating its own camps for its purpose, and the sole difference is that FNS training includes an extra week in Red Phase to teach trainees how to swim.
Red Phase:
Basics. Attention to detail, marching, discipline, teamwork. End with a 2 day field and first 4 man foxhole.
Week 1: Initial exercises, drill and ceremony, instructions in values and core pennants.
Week 2: Rappel tower on day 9, which required teamwork exercises to reach the top, and to rappel down, teaching and enforcing teamwork and trust. Trainees issued M1992KKT rifles, a variant of the standard M1992 Rifle permanently set up for using KKT gear, as well as a pair of M1975KKT LSWs per platoon. Day 13-14 are spent on a 5km ruck march, followed by digging 4 man foxholes and pulling guard for the night in shifts, filling in foxholes and a 6km ruck march back.
White Phase:
Combat training. Rifle, Pistol, Grenade, and Hand-to-Hand/Knife Fighting
Week 3: CLS training, tourniquets, and the first range day, with trainees being given live rifles solely for ranges.
Week 4: Rifles ranges
Week 5: Rifle ranges, and the two days of pistol range and instruction trainees receive. More will be done at AEK if needed.
Week 6: Grenade training day using 'poppers' and CQF (Close Quarters Fighting) training, both hand to hand and with special foam knives
Blue Phase:
Unit tactics and field. Skirmishes with in KKT. At least 18 days in Field. Dig 2+ platoon level foxhole circles.
Week 7: 12km ruck march followed by 7 days in the field. Soldiers are actively encouraged to skirmish with KKT rifles vs the other platoons of the company in downtime, given the objective to capture the other platoons waterproofed 'radios'. During the day, Trainees are taught squad tactics, camouflage, tracking, map reading, and are tested on map and compass reading.
Week 8: Day 1, 12km ruck march back to company. Day 3-5, 4km daily ruck march to Urban Training Village, with different companies skirmishing in Urban terrain, over control of 3 'key points'. Company of the cycle with the most captures/defends are rewarded with a relax day for Saturday, Week 8.
Week 9: Forge Preparations and training in how to use camo nets. New boots and uniforms issued if required.
Forge:
Hell Week. 48km ruck in full kit over 7 days. 700m trench crawl with overhead rounds. Last live range, mid ruck. Skirmish with others in Blue. End with a shot of Bravvin.
Day 1: 19km ruck march in full armor. Trainees dig and camouflage 4 man foxholes in platoon circles, and pull guard.
Day 2: 3km ruck march in full kit. Final range using live ammunition. Digging and camouflaging new 4 man foxholes. Trainees encouraged to skirmish
Day 3: 2km ruck march in full kit. Trainees move through an overly friendly village in squads, with villager goals being to steal their rifles, and use the KTT gear to 'kill' the trainees.
Day 4: 3km ruck march in full kit. Drill sergeants, in black protective suits, ambush trainees in hand to hand along ruck. Trainees encouraged to hit with full strength with rifles and hand at start of ruck.
Day 5: 5km ruck march in full kit. Trainees dig and camouflage 4 man foxholes in a company circle, and defend circle and 'critical equipment' (Backpack radio sized boxes with bright red markings) vs 1-3 Blue Period companies during their week 7 field time.
Day 6: Company assaults same Blue Period companies, with goal of breaking into each platoon circle and stealing same 'critical equipment'
Day 7: 16km ruck march back to company. Trainees are given a shot of brännvin at the end, then sent to bed.
Gold Phase:
Cleaning and leaving. Allowed to wear their PC. Clean and turn in everything. Graduate. Go to AEK.
Week 11: Trainees clean and turn in everything given to them during training, and are permitted to wear their PCs when outdoors. They put on their dress uniform for the first time since it was issued at reception, and have it fitted. After graduation on day 7, trainees change back into YTM uniforms and enter busses to either their AEK directly, or airport for flights to AEK.
AEK:
Specialization schooling based off a trainees SA (MOS), ranging from 14 days (Infantry) to over 6 months (Medical)

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Some Federation grenades, including the M2017TR training grenade. Functionally, this is a flashbang with an infrared flash, colored to set off KKT sensors to 'kill' the wearer

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Some Federation ribbons and awards, in no real scale

And some sections of woodland entries for the M2007 camouflage contest. The central one would eventually be declared the winner, and go into use by all branches of the Federation Army Forces. However, the entry on the right would be declared the runner up, and uniforms in this pattern would be issued to the 'Novian' 4th Regiment, an opfor training unit intended to be the 'bad guys' for more realistic training.

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Original flag of the Great Northern Kingdom, 1875-1916. Supposedly created by King Oscar II himself to symbolize his new, unified kingdom.

Following the collapse of the monarchy and the military temporarily taking control of the nation in 1916, this flag would be adopted temporarily. It would never fully replace the old flag of the Kingdom, even in official service, and was wildly unpopular.

Following the reorganization of the nation into the Nordic Federation and the ratifying of the Federal Founding in 1920, which would turn the Federation into a constitutional military junta, this flag would be adopted as one of the first actions of the new government. The 'Eagle flag' as it was often referred as would prove popular, and remains in barely modified use by some organizations as late as 2021

Following the hell of the Second Great War, a notable trend emerged: Federation flags would often be depicted without their eagle, often by veterans. While the origin of this modified flag is unknown, it would catch on and, bending to the popular image, the Federation would remove the Eagle and its Iron Perch from the flag in 1976, resulting in the flag that is still in use to this day.

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