Imperial Zahavan Army

The Imperial Zahavan Army is the is componet of the Armed Forces of Zahava responsible for conducting  operations. The Emperor serves as largely as a ceremonial of the army, while actual command authority has come to rest with the Ministry of War which appoints the professional head of the army to serve as Chief of the Army. All officers and personnel swear allegiance directly to the Emperor.

Training
The Imperial Zahavan army conducts 22 and a half weeks of basic training for all personnel, from there based on results from the Armed Forces Aptitude Assessment (AFAA) enlistees who volunteered for service are allowed to chose their military profession, in line with active unit and reserve manpower needs. From here enlistees will undergo anywhere from five additional weeks to twenty six months of training. Basic combat training involves training in small unit maneuver tactics, physical fitness, marksmanship, drill and discipline as well as standard emergency medical care comparable to emergency first responder training.

Active units train year round with their specific formations in a variety of maneuvers and quarterly in large scale multi-formation war games, while reservist units train only two-three weeks every two months in a rotating regional cycle.

Junior officers, upon completion of their basic officer training are assigned to act as Kenturia (platoon) leaders or Cohort (company) executive officers for basic training units. Here the junior officers conduct many of the administrative, logistical, and day-to-day tasks allowing the training instructors to focus more exclusively on training of recruits while officers gain real world experience in conducting the duties they will have when assigned to their first unit.

After completing training recruits who scored high enough on the AFAA, and whom have chosen selective military occupations may undertake additional specialty training called advanced skills training (AST). For example, a combat medic, whose duties are to provide pre-hospital emergency treatment, may receive AST training to become a cardiovascular specialist, a dialysis specialist or even a licensed practical nurse.

Combat Training Centers
Combat Training Center are established in three locations in Zahava, each training center provides intensive training at higher echelons, one center is dedicated to multinational training purposes where Zahavan military personnel train with other nationals through a mix of class instruction and wargame simulations. These training centers are used to prepare soldiers whom will deploy soon with facilities designated to educate soldiers on the societal and cultural aspects of the area where they will be conducting operations as well as providing combat training against which operate in a manner similar to the forces the soldiers will be engaging with during their deployment.

Organization
The Imperial Zahavan army is led by the Imperial Army headquarters, which receives its orders from the Ministry of war. The Imperial Army Headquarters serves purely as an administrative command and handles the organization and coordination of training and doctrine centers and military academies. Strategic and campaign planning responsibilities rest with the Zahavan general staff which issues orders to the commanders of the four Themes, or field armies of the Imperium. Theme commanders then have the freedom of command at an operational level, with their own staffs drawing up plans which are then passed on to their subordinate commands to achieve the goals outlined by the general staff.