✹ Within the Kingsmen, the structure of command is ordered so that every sworn member may know their place in the line and the manner in which duties and orders are carried forth from the Crown.
The smallest body of arms in the Kingsmen is the Squad. A Squad is composed of three to five Kingsmen who train, march, and fight as a single unit. Each Squad is placed under the charge of a Sergeant, who sees to the discipline, readiness, and conduct of those in their care. The Sergeant bears the responsibility of conveying orders to the Squad and reporting its condition to higher command.
Three to five Squads are gathered to form a Platoon. A Platoon is led by a Lieutenant, who serves as the principal officer for those Squads and ensures that their combined strength is applied with purpose. The Lieutenant directs the efforts of the Sergeants, maintains order among the ranks, and carries out the intent of the Captain into action.
Three to five Platoons are joined to form a Company. A Company is led by a Captain, whose station carries the burden of guiding the Company in matters of strategy, discipline, and wartime conduct. The Captain issues orders to the Lieutenants, oversees the welfare and readiness of the force, and ensures that every Kingsman under the Company’s banner acts in accordance with the will of higher authority.
Depending on the size of a Company, fewer officers may be required, and a Captain or Lieutenant may take direct command of a Platoon or Squad.
Captains give their reports and receive their orders from the Justicar of War, who serves as the senior commander of the Kingsmen in matters of battle and martial governance. The Justicar of War answers to the Reeve, who oversees the broader affairs of the realm and conveys the expectations of the Crown. The Reeve serves directly under His Majesty the King, whose word is the final authority in all matters of command.
Through this hierarchy, the commands of the Crown travel from the King to the Reeve, from the Reeve to the Justicar of War, from the Justicar to the Captains, from the Captains to the Lieutenants, and from the Lieutenants to the Sergeants who guide their Squads in the field. In this manner, the Kingsmen act as a single body, each part joined in purpose, and each member certain of their duty within the greater host. ✹