California Armed Forces (Article 5)

The Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of California is the military force of the. It is divided into three branches, the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy. The Army is the largest of the three branches, with [X] personnel, and the Air Force is a close second with [X] personnel. The Navy is the smallest in terms of manpower and budget, and is rapidly scrapping and selling the former vessels of the United States Navy it inherited after the secession of the state of California.

The overall head of the Armed Forces is the President of California, and the second in command is the Secretary of Defense, the head of the (DoD). The DoD, in conjunction with the President, is responsible for developing and executing military policy, and the Secretary of Defense is the President's principal military advisor, though other advisory bodies such as the California Joint Chiefs of Staff (Article 5) exist to help the President make informed military decisions.