Colonial Marines

The Colonial Marines are a military branch of the Kayan Unified Armies formed by the unification of the Banner Army's and the short lived Colonial Troops in 1952. are highly trained infantry soldiers, specialising in expeditionary warfare and notable for allowing foreign recruits. While in the past containing significant numbers of foreigners, the Colonial Marines were progressively Kayanised, and now foreigners make up only a small minority of their total numbers, mostly from poorer South Avalonian states and Amedi. The Colonial Marines have a focus on   and strong esprit de corps. Because of this their training is considered to be among the toughest, both physically and psychologically, training regimes. The Colonial Marines are a well shock infantry with their own light armour and artillery. However they are also apparently chronically underfunded and have a of make do.

History
Kicks butt.
 * formed in 1952
 * banner army maritime troops
 * colonial troops
 * autobots transform and roll out
 * actually combine the two

Personnel
Kayan officers, mix of mostly Kayan and foreign grunts. The Colonial Marines share the same rank structure as the rest of the Unified Armies. Collar tabs and shoulder boards are backed in ochre. The operating language of of the Colonial Marines is Kayan. Non-Kayan recruits receive additional language training.

Organisation
super battalions