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Arc III Asami-chan’s War College 2

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Lecture: Ranks and units

organised by ANBU command for educational purposes

Lecturer: Col. Minami Asami

Well, I don’t have much time today as I am supposed to be somewhere else. So we will get over with this quickly. Take the info sheet and listen.

The sheet has three columns. The first column gives you unit designations, the second strength numbers, and the third the commanding officer. Nothing complicated.

Army: Ranks and units 

Unit

 Strength

 Commanding Officer

 Ø 

1 = 1 Shinobi

 Shinobi

 ● Team

 4 = 1 Team leader + 3

 Team leader

 ●● Squad

 8 = 1 Squad leader + 1 Medic + 6

Squad leader

 ●●● Platoon

40= 5*8

Lieutenant

Team, squad, and platoon are the smallest unit types. You will encounter them frequently contrary.

Teams and squads are usually led by experienced chunin, or even genin, but reality tends to differ. The chain of command is more fluid than it should be. Higher-ranking officers leading teams or squads is far from uncommon.

 I Company

 200 = 5*40 ∙

Captain

Major

 II Battalion

 800 = 4*200

Lieutenant Colonel

Colonel

 III Regiment

 x = x*800

Colonel

Brigade General

 I Company

 200 = 5*40 ∙

Captain

Major

 II Battalion

 800 = 4*200

Lieutenant Colonel

Colonel

 III Regiment

 x = x*800

Colonel

Brigade General

Now we get to the company, the battalion, the regiment. All three are a rare sight since the end Third Great Ninja War as they aren't needed anymore.

The company and battalion are regarded as the smallest units that can operate autonomously without additional support. The regiment is primarily an ad hoc formation. Strength numbers vary depending on the situation.

 X Brigade

4,000 = 5*800

Brigade Genera

 XX Division

 16,000 = 4*4,000

Major General

Lieutenant General

General

 XXX Army

the entirety of the Army

Chief of Staff of the Army

The brigade and division exist largely for administrative purposes.

While the brigade had seen some use during the war, the division has long since fallen out of favour. Too cumbersome, too immobile, too inflexible. The division only persists for traditional reasons. So far no hidden village has ever succeeded in fielding a full division. Forces were spread thin across all fronts during the wars and didn't allow such a concentration of force.

ANBU: Ranks and units

 Unit 

 Strength

Commanding Officer

 Ø ∙ANBU

 1 = 1 ANBU

ANBU = Captain

 ● Team

 4 = 1 Team leader + 3

Team leader = Captain

 ●● Squad

 8 = 1 Squad leader + 1 Medic + 6

Squad leader = Major

Lieutenant Colonel

 ●●● Platoon

 40= 5*8

Colonel

 I Company

 200 = 5*40

Brigade General

Major General

 II Battalion

400 = 2*200

 Lieutenant General

General

 III Regiment

 x = x*800

General

 XXX ANBU

 the entirety of the ANBU

Chief of Staff of the ANBU

The basic structure is more or less the same. Differences are minor. Compared to the Army, we ANBU enjoy higher ranks and our unit sizes are smaller as our manpower is limited. 

Now the interesting part, how you get promoted? I will be gracious and give you some personal advice.

Officially, you need leadership, skill, intelligence and whatever else, but that's all bullshit. Forget it, just forget it.

You require neither leadership nor skill to advance. What you need are either strength or connections.

If you a powerful, the higher-ups won’t be able to ignore you in the long run. Become strong and you will get promoted along the way.

But if you aim high, you need clan connections. Without them, you are fucked hard. 

Nepotism and clientelism are the bane of Konoha’s existence. They plague the military and bureaucracy. Posts are not filled based on merit, but based on lineage.

Commanding positions are only given to candidates backed by influential clans. Most of them are mediocre at best, not to say outright incompetent.

No matter how talented you might be, you need the right blood running through your veins.

The Army is the traditional territory of combat-related clans like the Akimichi, the Sarutobi, the Senju, the Hyuga, and the Nara. They produce a steady supply of high-ranking officers.

The Intelligence Division is dominated by the Yamanaka and other minor clans. 

Uchiha and Aburame controlled the ANBU in the past, but times changed since the Uchiha massacre. 

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