Military of Brazil (Yellowstone: 1936)

Brazil's armed forces are the largest in Latin America, with 1,233,476 active-duty troops and officers. With no serious external or internal threats, the armed forces are searching for a new role. They are expanding their presence in the Amazon under the Northern Corridor (Calha Norte) program. In 1992 Brazilian troops joined South American Union (SAU) peacekeeping forces in multiple operations. Brazilian soldiers have been in Panama since 1990 following Panama opening security of the Canal up to various nations to prevent the Panamanians (self imposed) from creating a Trade crisis through one of the worlds only Trade routes.

The Brazilian military, especially the army, has become more involved in civic-action programs, education, health care, and constructing roads, bridges, and railroads across the nation. Although the 1988 constitution preserves the external and internal roles of the armed forces, it places the military under presidential authority. Thus, the new charter changed the manner in which the military could exercise its moderating power.

Organization
The Brazilian armed forces are arguably the most well organized and trained in the world and and maintain a heavy training regimen, which in some cases leading some basic soldiers for Brazil having better training than the officers of other nations militaries. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, all of which are directed and controlled by the President of Brazil, and are run, organized, and given their funding, by the Brazilian Ministry of Defense or "MoD".

The Military is well versed in the arts of combined arms warfare and to a degree with its large carrier forces, highly advanced aircraft, and highly versatile Main battle tanks, is one of the best in the world.

The U.S. military is one of the largest militaries in terms of number of personnel. It draws its manpower from a large pool of paid volunteers; although conscription has been used in the past in various times of both war and peace, it has not been used since 1986. As of 2013,the Brazilian Armed Forces as a whole possess large quantities of advanced and powerful equipment, along with widespread placement of forces around the world, giving them significant capabilities in both defense and power projection.

Post-Eruption History and conflicts
The Brazilian military post Yellowstone has developed rich and notable traditions as well as an exemplary combat record rarely failing its developed combat objectives. Along with these traditions and their record Brazil has had some of the most success Post-Eruption in filling a military and power vacuum left in the wake of the Full scale collapse of the Original United States. Also Taking advantage of the lack of other nations ability to project power and the only other World Superpower forced to leave its homeland, Brazil was able to use its military to effectively establish its influence across the majority of the continent in a series of operations and conflicts.

Northern Refugee Operations (1936-1940):

Liberation of Uruguay (1941-1945):

Paraguayan Revolution (1943-1957):

Great Northern Insurgency (1954-1962):

Argentine-Brazilian Cold war (1964-1986):

Great South American War (1986-1987):

Army
The Brazilian Army is the land arm of the Brazilian Armed Forces. The Brazilian Army has fought in several international conflicts, mostly in South America during the 19th century. In the 20th century, fought on the Allied side at World War I and was some of the largest contributors to Brazils victory during the Great South American War.

The Brazilian Army is made up of about 550,000 troops and with some of the highest training in the world is arguably the worlds most successful and well trained Army. Along side this the amount of money put towards training and equipping a soldier in uniform is one of the highest compared to other countries, some of which still use the draft to maintain a sizable force.

With a large fleet of troops transports of all types, War Vehicles, and with the complete mastery of high speed and technological warfare Brazil's Army is nearly unparalleled in combat and during the Great South American War, was easily able to keep Argentinian, and Peruvian troops from making any serious breakouts in the Central and Western portions of Brazil. Along with this the heavy and high tech weaponry enjoyed by the Army has been used to great effect essentially guaranteeing a large survival rate of the armed forces with a Kill to Death Ratio only a few other nations can match.

Training
Training is split into two categories, Individual, and Collective. Both of these training types are extremely vital to the operations and skill of Brazilian troops. Starting with a 10 week Basic training course the soldiers undergo rigorous physical and mental training, as well as individual training in operating behind enemy lines, if your squad has been wiped out, among other major training types. (Some of these are requires while others are by orders only). As for other training types, various academies of those deemed worthy, or those accepted into various university programs are geared towards the training of higher quality soldiers and Officers. One of the most successful is the Army Academy in Brasilia.

Depending on the profession or area of the army one chooses to specialize in, there are various training schools and programs designed to put soldiers through some of the most intensive and Brutal programs in the world meant to simulate what is called "Real War Conditions". This training essentially puts the soldiers in simulated combat situations and even allows them to use "dummy" ammunition which is essentially just proximity pain Ammo for use in exorcise. Along with this Simulated Tank and helicopter combat is done with advanced training aircraft and programs.

Equipment
The Army is extremely proficient in acquiring some of the worlds most top notch equipment and is known for being the first to Adopt the M-416 as its standard service rifle. Along with this the Brazilian army makes large use of weapons such as the M-16 series (developed in North America) and for the Brazilian Rangers (Special forces) makes exclusive usage of ACR for its special forces for its versatility, and and long range as well as ability to mount a variety of attachments.

Outside of various rifles and handguns the Brazilian army also makes extensive usage of the Engesa EE-T1 Osório Main Battle Tank, which was placed on full order during the Pre-war build up for the Great South American war. Since its acquisition it has undergone large scale upgrades with new fire control systems, ability to fire new weaponry, and a limited ability to take down low flying Aircraft. The Brazilian armed forces also make usage of Standard transport trucks for the heavy duty lifting, as well as C-130 cargo aircraft to transport other larger pieces of equipment. The Brazilian army uses the EE-11 Urutu (heavily modified from original design) the M-113 APC and more recently the VBTP-MR APC as their standard modes of fast infantry transport and attack during conflict. The EE-11 is however the most widely used and standard and is mounted with a 25 mm Chain fed Auto-canon which has since been adopted by the VBTP-MR as the main weapon. Along with this there are many variants suited to many roles, especially vehicle recovery, and Anti-Air.