Pillow Fortress Armed Forces

The Pillow Fortress Armed Forces is an umbrella term which encompasses all the different militaries and paramilitaries which serve to defend and protect the Principality and its interests. They are all subordinate to the civilian leadership and control of the Department of Defense and ultimately to the Princess as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

Militaries

Militaries are fully weaponized organizations empowered by the law and custom of the Principality to commit violence on its behalf.

Platinum Band

The largest and central component in the defense of the Pillow Fortress, the Platinum Band is a professional, volunteer fighting force consisting of multiple orders, each dedicated to a different battlespace:

People's Army

The People's Army is a volunteer militia consisting of individuals who would otherwise be unable to join the Platinum Band, be it do to age or falling below physical qualifications. It is a low intensity military, which is called up in times of war and threat to the Principality, taking on rear guard duties and additional internal security in order to free up the full potential of the Platinum Band to counter the Pillow Fortress's enemies.

Paramilitaries

Paramilitaries are like militaries in structure and formation, but are not fully weaponized. Though in the course of a conflict their members might be forced to commit the same or similar violence as a military, they are primarily intended to use the advantages of military organization as a means to achieve non-violent goals. These paramilitaries often recruit or conscript conscientious objectors.

Home Front

During peacetime, the Home Front is subordinate to the Emergency Management Organization. It is activated during extreme emergencies in order to supplement the defense of the Principality and assist the Platinum Band, People's Army, People's Labor Force, and any other government organization as needed by conscripting those citizens and subjects which have been deemed otherwise incapable of service in the Pillow Fortress Armed Forces or the People's Labor Force, but who can still be of use in other capacities.

People's Labor Force

The People's Labor Force consists of ad hoc cadres and worker battalions established by the Principality during states of extreme emergencies, such as total war. Conscripted individuals are those judged to be unable to fight in the militaries, but are still fit for jobs in essential industries.