High Guard

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The High Guard is a fictional military organization in the TV series Andromeda.

History

Its origins can be traced back to a legendary Vedran male warrior, General Huascar Nax Yoweri, whose campaign of conquest across the three Galaxies produced the Vedran Empire. The general's personal guard, lieutenants and other retainers and assistants formed the nucleus of the High Guard, which quickly grew to be the Empire's official military force.

Initially open to only male and female Vedran members, the High Guard admitted recruits from other races when enlistment began to decrease. This move was seen as the first step towards the Vedran Empire becoming the Systems Commonwealth.

Organization

The High Guard is divided into two branches: the Argosy (navy) and Lancer Corps (space marines). It operates a massive space fleet, consisting of every type of starship known to military science: deep standoff attack ships, frigates, destroyers, science vessels, couriers, corvettes, Lancer Corps troop transports, and so on.

Complementing the High Guard is the Home Guard, a type of National Guard planetary defense force. Each Systems Commonwealth member world has its own contingent of Home Guard personnel.

Restored High Guard

After the Nietzschean rebellion which laid waste to the Commonwealth, Captain Dylan Hunt attempted to rebuild his government, and a new High Guard was formed. Initially composed of standing navies and marines from the restored Systems Commonwealth's member worlds, the new High Guard is gradually inching its way up to the level of the old, though it is expected to take decades (if not centuries) to reach such levels.

Ships

Glorious Heritage Class Heavy Cruiser
Deep Stand-Off Attack Ship (DSA) I Righteous Fist of Heaven Class
Deep Stand-Off Attack Ship (DSA) II Wrath of Achilles Class
Group Defense Frigate (GDF) Pride of Kaldera Class
Atmospheric Attack Carrier (AAC) Siege Perilous Class
Long Range Surveillance Ship (LRS) Eternal Vigilance Class
Drop Ship Carrier (DSC) Victory's Crucible Class
High Endurance Research Cruiser (HRC) To Seek, To Find Class
Low Observable Scout (LOS) Major Tom Class
Supply and Maintenance Ship (SAM) Fingers of Dawn Class
Interplanetary Mine Hunter (IMH) Seven Pillars Class
Low Observable Special Warfare Ship (LSW) Asceticism of Action Class
Light Patrol Craft (LPC)
Heavy Patrol Craft (HPC)
Systems Courier Ship (SCU) Alactritous Missive Class

Ranks

The rank structure of the Argosy is modelled on the United States Navy:
Officers

O1-Ensign
O2-Lieutenant Junior Grade
O3-Lieutenant
O4-Lieutenant Commander
O5-Commander
O6-Captain
O7-Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
O8-Rear Admiral (Upper Half)
O9-Vice Admiral
O10-Admiral
O11-Fleet Admiral

Enlisted

E1-Spacer
E2-Spacer First Class
E3-Senior Spacer
E4-Master Spacer
E5-Petty Officer
E6-Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
E7-Senior CPO
E8-Master CPO
E9-Argosy CPO

The Lancer Corps ranks are based on the United States Marine Corps (but with some differences to avoid confusion with similarly named Argosy ranks):

Officers

O1-Second Signifer
O2-First Signifer
O3-Brevet Major
O4-Major
O5-Lieutenant Colonel
O6-Colonel
O7-Brigadier General
O8-Major General
O9-Lieutenant General
O10–General

Enlisted

E1-Lancer
E2-Lancer First Class
E3-Sergeant
E4-Staff Sergeant
E5-Gunnery Sergeant
E6-Master Sergeant
E7-First Sergeant
E8-Sergeant Major
E9-Sergeant Major of the Lancers

v t e Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda

Series	Episodes DVD releases

Ships	Andromeda Ascendant Eureka Maru Siege Perilous Class

Technology	Slipstream Weapons Nova bomb

Organizations	Systems Commonwealth High Guard Genites

Universe	Locations Characters The Abyss Races Magog Paradine

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