Luthorian Armed Forces

The Luthorian Armed Forces form the military of the Holy Luthori Empire, tasked with the defence of the country, dependencies and overseas territory. It also promotes the wider interests of Luthori, supporting the maintenance of peace and collective security across terra. The Luthorian Armed Forces consists of the Imperial Army, the Imperial Navy and the Imperial Air Force. The Monarch heads the Defence Force, with the title Commander-in-Chief. The Monarch is the supreme authority for military matters and is the sole official who can order either declaration of war without approval from the Imperial Diet. The Luthorian Armed Forces has, as some of its primary objectives, the defence of national territory, the protection of Luthorian interests abroad, and the maintenance of global stability.

The Luthorian Armed Forces have been deemed as one of the most effective fighting forces within Terra due to its extensive combat history.

Organization and Command
The Luthorian Armed Forces is a royal/civilian controlled military by which the executive military powers of the monarch are exercised by civilian representatives during times of war, but are exercised at the discretion of the monarch during times of war. The monarch appoints commanding officers of the various arms of the defence force and has the discretion to promote military officers without Imperial Diet approval.

The chief body, which exercises the executive powers of the monarch during peacetime, is the Ministry of Defence. The Ministry of Defence is responsible for crafting and enforcing defence policy. It has headed by the Minister of Defence, who is primarily charged with handling the administrative needs of the Armed Forces and formulating policy. During times of peace, he/she exercises the executive powers of the monarch (as he/she is the defence representative to the Imperial Diet). During peacetime, he/she must have Imperial Diet approval before making any defence related moves, especially when it comes to the executive powers bestowed onto said ministry during peacetime. During wartime the executive powers, once exercised by his ministry is returned to the Monarch and the minister now acts as a military adviser to the monarch.

The General Defence Staff Committee is the joint military operational authority for Luthori. It consists of the various Commanders of the various branches of the armed forces and is in charge of operational planning, strategic planning and providing regular updates to the Monarch and the Imperial Diet on the status of the military. It is headed by the Chief of Defence Staff who is the highest ranking officer (both by rank and seniority) in any of the uniformed services.

Personnel
The Luthorian Armed Forces has a total strength of 123,730 active troops and a reserve force of 61,950. Under mandatory conscription, (by which persons who complete conscription, are automatically signed as reservist) the Government can call up reservists, as in persons who have undergone optional conscription. Currently there are 34,000 persons registered under the Ministry of Defence as war-time reservists.