Ground Forces

This is a work in progress

Unit Types

Marines

Starfleet has, from the very beginning, employed an infantry force similar to the Marines of the bluewater navies. Prior to the establishment of the UFP, the Military Assault Command Organization (MACO) had formed from the remnants of the greater armies of United Earth and was used primarily as special forces or shock troops, or sometimes for expeditionary assault, at relatively heavily-reduced numbers. Following the creation of the UFP Starfleet in 2161, the MACOs were broken away from the similar expeditionary forces of other members to form Starfleet Security, primarily concerned with providing installation and starship protection. The remaining ground forces were re-formed as the Starfleet Ground Attack Marines (SGAM). On the 100th anniversary of the Federation and the SGAM, the force formally became known as the Starfleet Marine Corps (SMC).

Marine Reserves

Former active Marines that have agreed to be called upon when needed to fill in under-strength Marine units or comprise whole Marine units themselves. Their combat value is the same as for a Militia, but they are able to be deployed off-planet. (When used as an identified unit—rather than reinforcements for an active Marine unit—a Marine Reserve unit has hald the standard strength, reflecting their generally inactive status.)

Militias

Military units that are 'homegrown', rarely moved off-planet. Their mission is the protection and defense of the planet. They are comprised of units similar in size and structure as the Marines, but are not considered to be as well-trained.

Special Forces

Starfleet employs several different combat specialist forces, known as MeSONs (Military Special OperatioNS), commandos used to covertly insert and fight unconventional small-scale battles. The Mesons are often attached to command ships and some starbases.

Starfleet Corps of Engineers

Initially (and informally) formed in 2156, the SCE was responsible for the construction of Starbase 1. Following its completion, the cohesive unit was employed to build other projects of special interest to Starfleet, eventually becoming a large force unto themselves. They are often deployed in battalion sizes of 600 'Bees', but are organized into regiments, five battalions each. They can be found on select starbases and they also maintain their own (outdated) starship fleet (comprised of ships that would otherwise be decommissioned) for their 'legion' of rapid-reaction troubleshooters.

Expenses

There are two costs associated with a military unit: initial purchase and operational.

Battalion	Purchase RPs	Operational (annual RPs)
Marine	xx amount	yy amount
Marine Reserve	1/3rd xx	yy (active) 1/2 yy (inactive)
Militia	1/5th xx	1/2 yy (active) 1/4th yy (inactive)
MeSONs (group)	1.25xx	yy
SCE	xx	yy

Ground Combat

Note: see Civil War and Federation Involvement regarding ground forces not involved in direct conflicts.