Royal Mespalian Navy

The Royal Mespalian Navy (Mespalian: Mechpælæn râllinen marîne, : Marine royale mespalienne) is the naval branch of the Royal Mespalian Armed Forces, responsible for the defense of Mespalia and its territorial waters.

The RNN has a fleet of 44 ships and 28,000 active-duty personnel. In addition, around 10,000 conscripts serve in the Navy. These numbers also include the 4,000-strong Royal Mespalian Naval Infantry Corps.

History
The Royal Mespalian Navy was first created during the Mespalian Revolution in 1824 and at the time, it consisted of requisitioned civilian ships and the Independancce, a captured Vallisian. The Navy grew rapidly during the war, and after Mespalia gained international recognition for its independence, it became an official part of the Royal Mespalian Armed Forces]].

Today, Royal Mespalian Navy is a that mostly patrols the Balearic Sea, but has occasionally conducted operations further away from Mespalia.

Officers
Naval officer ranks are displayed on the lower sleeve and consist of golden laces of various thicknesses topped by an. Company officers only have narrow laces, field officers have one thick lace and a varying number of narrow laces, and admirals have one extra thick lace with oak leaf embroidery and a varying number narrow laces.

Like in all branches of the RMAF, naval officers carry shoulder boards with a varying number of bullion laces to signify whether the officer in question is a cadet or a company, field or general officer. However, unlike in the Army and the Air Force, epaulettes are only worn when wearing the parade uniform, and are not worn on dress uniform.

A distinction cloth is placed between the laces when the wearer belongs to a certain branch of the Navy. It is red for the medical branch, purple for the engineering and light blue for aviation.

Enlisted and NCO's
Enlisted and NCO naval ranks are displayed on the upper sleeve and consist of a various number of embroidered chevrons. The color of the chevron signifies whether the soldier is a conscript, in which case the chevrons are red, or a career soldier, in which case the chevrons are gold. Senior NCO's also have blank shoulder boards.