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Ventoran Army

The  (: Ejército Ventorano) is the component of the Ventoran Armed Forces. The army is the largest branch of service with over 253 thousand active and 1.15 million active reserve personnel serving in 557 regiments.

History
Historically armies were raised by duchies and only served the kingdom when levied by the monarch for some purpose, then reverted back to the duchy. Today the national army sets fitness, training, and competency standards and has a standing force.

Organization
The Army Staff is a regimental-sized element, with a battalion-sized active reserve, that provides command and control for the army as a whole. There is also a Special Operations Regiment.

Following its long-standing tradition, the army's basic tactical element is the regiment. Operationally, the active army has 33 divisions comprised of six regiments: 2 armored, 2 mechanized infantry, and 2 artillery, half of which are active and the other half reserve. With 456 active reserve regiments having their 3 week annual training periods spread throughout the year, 7 divisions are at full strength year-round. All reserve regiments routinely conduct their annual training periods with the same active division over a number of years, but there is a rotation to ensure all divisions have experience working with reserve forces.

Railway transport
While Ventoran railways run to neighbor countries, such as Esharat and Watan, the Ventoran standard gauge, at, requires a for through traffic.

Passenger service
Ventora has a fairly comprehensive standard passenger rail service connecting to many throughout the country.

Since 1992, the country has been expanding under the Tren Rápido moniker. The high-speed network currently connects cities along the south coast and in the southwest. The network has a long-term expansion program to expand into the central regions of the country.

Freight service
Numerous rail companies provide rail service for the movement of goods to almost every corner of the country.

Highways
Highways in Ventora are often privately owned and operated, under concession either from the central or local government.

Waterways
The !West River is a major waterway for transport of goods. This is in addition the the extensive number of ports in Ventora due to its maritime and trade history.

Regent
The Regent of Ventora (: Regente) is the head-of-state. The regent is elected by the Grand Council of State to serve a five-year term.

Governor General
The Governor General of Ventora (Gobernador General) is the head-of-government. The regent appoints the governor general with simple-majority approval of the Grand Council. Upon confirmation, the governor general directs the activities of the and, therefore, of the executive branch of government.

College of Commissioners
The College of Commisioners (Colegio de Comisionados) consists of the commissioners appointed to oversee and administer cabinet-level departments of the central government. Historically, they were commissioned by the monarch to fulfill or oversee important tasks or responsibilities on behalf of the monarch. The first commission was ...

While being an advisory and consultative body for the heads of state and government, the college is at the same time a collegiate body for determining and implementing state policy.

Commission structure
A standardized structure helps ensure the efficiencies of governance within each of the commissions.

Commissioners
Commissioners are the executives who have responsibility for the administration of their organizations and ensuring the commission fulfills its responsibilities to the state and people.

Directorates General
The directorates general are the second-tier element of a commission. They have specific responsibilities for important elements of a commission's portion of governance.