An H.O.A. Soldier, standard issue gear.
The H.O.A. (Human Omorra Alliance) is the dominant military organization of the Human species. It was founded two years after the Human-Taik war, as per the conditions in the Treaty of Human Induction. The H.O.A. was created out of the ashes of the varrious military organizations of Earth after the humans lost the war. One of the many conditions demanded by the Omorra for sparing humanity was to disolve any previous military operations in order to create a Human military governed by the Omorra.
Organization/Details[]
The H.O.A. is run by a council of twelve high generals from all different races and creeds of Humanity. While the high generals have authority to command the human armies as they see fit, the H.O.A. in the end must answer to it's Omorra overlords first and foremost.
While the H.O.A. is not the largest (or most powerful) military in the galaxy due to the dwindling number of humans, it is still a formidable force; roughly 400,000,000 troops strong. The Omorra keep the H.O.A. well equipped, combine that with natural Human inginuity and you get a mighty military force.
While there is no war going on, the H.O.A. usually hunts pirates and other high profile criminals. They are also called in to deal with the more agressive Taik warbands.
The H.O.A. accepts humans from all walks of life, recruiting humans at age sixteen. While sixteen year olds may officially join the H.O.A., they will not see any real action until they reach eighteen.
Training[]
Soldiers of the H.O.A. are trained in various forms of combat. Each cadet is trained how to use and maintain the RAC40-C "Shredder" carbine, as well as the AAM8 pistol. Each soldier is kept on a very strict diet, designed to build muscle and keep body fat to a minimum; combine this with intense workout sessions and you get an army of physically capable soldiers.
Each soldier is trained in three hand to hand martial arts:
Krav Maga- To disarm or disable an enemy weapon.
Kickboxing- To gain the advantage in unarmed combat.
Muya Thai- To overpower an opponent with grapples.
Specialized infantry are also trained in other projectile weapons, such as the T12MCS tactical shotgun, TAMR.50 Sniper Rifle, RACX33HS heat seeking rocket launcher and the RAC50H Heavy machine gun.
Soldiers of the H.O.A. are trained to act as a unit rather than individual warriors. They typically operate in squads that can range from four to eight man teams. Each squad is part of a larger platoon. A platoon consits of six squads.