Grand Army of the Republic

 

The Grand Army of the Republic

Formally established in 985 RSY, the Grand Army of the Republic serves as the Ground branch of the Republic Military. Although the concept of the Republic Military at all had been taboo within the halls of the Senate, the advent of hostilities with the Trade Federation had created wide-spread support for the passage of the Chancellors own Armed Forces Act. Since the formation of the Grand Army, their ranks have consisted near-entirely of Clones, with a handful of Humans to serve as support staff.

History

The Grand Army of the Republic was founded in approximately 975 RSY, after Obi Wan Kenobi's discovery of the cloning process on Kamino. Led by the mysterious Sifo Dyas, the clones were shown to have been a perfect human form bred for fighting. After the first battle on Geonosis made the Clone Army evident, few were opposed to an army that could help them stop the CIS.

Structure

The Army serves as a branch under the Republic Military, which itself is managed by the Republic Strategic Command, which serves as the General Staff for the Military, formed by the highest ranks of both the Army and Navy, the Director of Intelligence and additional support staff. Command of the Army falls to the Marshal Commander