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The All-American Army of the Union of TradSoc Workers' Republics: (Art made by @fancy-fancy)

The All-American Army was created as the TradSoc Congress consolidated control of the continental United States following the end of the 3rd American Civil War and the Old Regime's evacuation to Hawaii. The victorious TradSoc Congress merged the elements of the United States Army that sided with the Congress (The "Blue Army"), the Congress' own militias raised during the Civil War (The "White Army"), and allied anti-Old Regime militias (The "Gray Armies") to prepare a hasty defense of the nascent Union from incursions across the Canadian and Mexican borders. After reaching a stalemate with the Canadian-EU intervention, and establishing three "Sister Republics" from a successful push into northern Mexico, a ceasefire (but not a peace treaty) was reached between the TradSoc Union and the Old Regime's Emergency Relocation Government. Currently, the All-American Army is busy with guarding the Yank-Canuck DMZ, deployments to the Repúblicas Orgánicas in Mexico, and the recent intervention in the Cuban Civil War. The All-American Army is divided into three main components:

The Regulars: As the Union's Enfranchised citizens are encouraged to own and know how to operate small arms (and light combat vehicles), the Regulars are responsible for "handling the expensive shit" (i.e. the Army's armored, mechanized, and artillery assets). Currently, the Regulars are divided into ten divisions made up of five brigades each (representing the original pre-war 50 states). The pictured Regular, "Rebecca Regular", is wearing the M2061 Patriotic Combat Uniform, or PCU. The M'61 PCU consists of jacket and trousers in the signature Blue-Gray-White camouflage pattern (meant to symbolize the union of the three "color armies"), black boots, and beret. The M'61 Forage Cap, as worn by the Volunteer in the middle, is also authorized headgear, as is the boonie hat (worn by the Conscript) and the still in development M2076 "combat tricorne".

The Volunteers: The Volunteers are the myriad ad-hoc formations that are raised by the Union's Enfranchised citizens as needed. Volunteers primarily serve as the All-American Army's light infantry and cavalry (technicals). When Volunteer formations are raised, ranks and positions are awarded to Citizens that can supply highest quantity (and quality) of arms and supplies. For every two Regular battalions (one combat arm and one support) operating in a battlespace, there is always one battalion of Volunteers and Conscripts augmenting the Regular forces (this is known as the 2:1:1 system). Uniform regulations are borderline nonexistent among Volunteer units, as shown by "Veronica Volunteer" in the illustration above eschewing the PCU Jacket for a flannel top. The only really enforced regulation is that Volunteers are expected to wear at least two pieces of the PCU.