There are 4 main sections to the Blue Army: the Guard of the Republic more commonly known as The Blue Guard, the Regular Army, the Volunteers and the Militia. The guard is stationed in the capital. It is rare these days for the entire guard to take the field but the Guard  Jaegers have been active in recent campaigns. The regular army is itself divided between the Field Force stationed on the frontiers of the republic and maintained at war establishment and the Reserve Force which consists of little more than cadres used as garrisons in major forts and cities and as drill instructors for the Volunteers. In theory they can be expanded to full strength in time of war but so far no war has lasted long enough. Volunteer units have been formed throughout the republic. In peacetime these tend to be small cadres which drill and provide aid to the civil powers as well as a ceremonial presence for local events. The militia is only called out as a last resort. All able bodied men are liable for service in emergency but the normal requirement is for every 5 households to supply 1 armed infantry man when the alarm is raised.  

THE BLUE GUARD
	Grenadiers of the Republic. Bearskin, Dark Blue frock coat, pale blue trousers
	Guard Jaeger. Spiked leather helmet, dark blue tunic, light blue trousers, worn tucked into tall boots on campaign. Initially the Jaegers were envisaged as providing rifle armed skirmishers for the guard but in practice are used  as shock troops since the volunteers provide more than enough light infantry. It is usual for guardsmen to serve at least 1 campaign in the field before transferring to the Grenadiers. Since teh Jaegers are the only guard unit to see action on a regular basis, there is much demand to serve in its ranks, especially for the sons of the wealthy.
	Chasseurs of the Republic
	Republican Horse Guard: Plumed helmet, cuirass, dark blue tunic. White pants and jack boots on parade, overall sometimes worn on field days.
	Presidential Battery
REGULAR ARMY (OBERHILSE FIELD FORCE - OFF)
	1st & 2nd Dragoons: Campaign dress: dark blue shell & peaked cap, light blue trousers
	1st, 2nd and 3rd Infantry: Campaign dress: light blue shell and trousers, dark blue peaked cap.
	A & B Field Batteries: Full dress, spiked helmet, dark blue tunic, light blue trousers. Campaign dress, peaked cap and dark blue shell jacket, light blue trousers. The artillery is the only regular army unit to wear the new style parade dress into the field, tucking their trousers into their jack boots.
	Engineers
VOLUNTEERS
	Ross's Mounted Rifles. Officially the uniform is a green peaked cap and tunic with doeskin trousers but various slouch hats and jackets or hunting shirts are more common.
MILITIA

   More to come of the Oberhilse Field Force, Republican Guard and other Oberhilse Forces. History, Organization and uniforms.