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Davion Corps of Guards

As part of the reforms to the AFFS, John Davion renamed the Davion Brigade of Guards to reflect their size. The Guards were also re-organised as part of this, with the Light Guards, Heavy Guards and Assault Guards each forming the core of a Division-sized force, spreading their battalions between several demi-brigades while the other regiments were restructured as the BattleMech Demi-Brigades of the three Divisions - 1st and 3rd Guards in the Heavy Division, 2nd and 4th Guards in the Light Division and 5th Guards in the Assault Division. An entirely new force, the 6th Guards, joined the Assault Division in 2775. All three Divisions participated in fighting against the DCMS in the years that followed.

The Davion Corps of Guards recruit directly from AFFS academies, head-hunting the best, brightest and most trusted. Since infantry service in the Corps typically includes service in Castle Royal and other palaces, it is actually quite sought after as an assignment by graduates of Infantry academies. They also strongly prefer to promote internally and give preference to recruiting the families of existing members, which leads to each regiment forming something of an extended family. To balance this, the First Prince has made service with another regiment a pre-requisite for any officer to receive a battalion command or higher in the Corps and occasionally honours particuarly accomplished soldiers from other corps by transferring them in.

In addition to the two BattleMech Demi-Brigades, each Corps includes two Infantry Demi-Brigades and two Armor Demi-Brigades, most of which have their own BattleMechs and enjoy a good-natured rivalry with the 'poster boys' of the 'Mech Demi-Brigades. Equipment assigned to the Corps is always of the highest quality and when not on the battlefield or securing the Royal Palace on New Avalon the Corps have an exceptionally heavy training cycle. While this training rarely produces warriors of the exceptional standards demanded by the Sword of Light or SLDF Gunslinger training, it does produce exceptionally effective teamwork at the lance, regiment and battalion level.

The commander of the Corps is of course the First Prince, although in practise the Corps HQ is an extension of the staff of the Prince's Champion. Each Division is led by a Marshal, who usually doubles as Colonel of the Division's titular BattleMech regiment. If the Marshal is not a Mechwarrior then the Colonel will be a high ranking member of his staff, typically the General serving as his Chief of Staff. Each Brigade is led by a Major General but command of a Demi-Brigade is simply assigned to the Colonel of the regiment that it is built around.

While the Davion Guards do not have their own integral aerospace fighters, each Division has its own permanently assigned naval task force and the Federated Suns Navy is careful to assign only their best and most proven crews and pilots to the dropships and aerospace squadrons assigned to these task forces. Proposals to incorporate these units directly in the Davion Guards' permanent command structure have consistently foundered due to inter-service politics, although the ever-present possibility leaves the Navy highly motivated to show that there would be no possible improvement of their support for the Corps from such a move.

The Heavy Guards
1st Brigade	1. Davion Guards Demi-Brigade:	1. Davion Guards ('Mech Rgt), 2nd/1. Davion Guards Heavy Infantry (Btn), 3rd/14. Lexington ARR (Tank Btn)
	1. Davion Royal Guards Demi-Brigade:	1. Davion Royal Guards (Inf Rgt), 2nd/Davion Heavy Guards ('Mech Btn), 1st/14. Lexington ARR (Tank Btn)
2nd Brigade	3. Davion Guards Demi-Brigade:	3. Davion Guards ('Mech Rgt), 1st/1. Davion Guards Heavy Infantry (Btn), 2nd/14. Lexington ARR (Tank Btn)
	1. Davion Guards Armour Demi-Brigade:	1. Davion Guards Armour Regiment, 3rd/1. Davion Guards Heavy Infantry (Btn), 4. Guards Artillery Battalion
3rd Brigade	3. Huron Demi-Brigade:	3. Huron Panzer Regiment, 1st/Davion Heavy Guards ('Mech Btn), Heavy Guards Auxiliary (Eng Btn)
	352. Crucis Demi-Brigade:	352. Crucis Mechanized Infantry (Rgt), 3rd/Davion Heavy Guards ('Mech Btn), 2nd/12. Davion Guards (Aviation Btn)
The Light Guards
1st Brigade	2. Davion Guards Demi-Brigade:	2. Davion Guards ('Mech Rgt), 21. New Rhodes Mechanised Rifles (Eng. Btn), 1st/2. Davion Guards Armour Regiment (Btn)
	15. Mirach Demi-Brigade:	15. Mirach Jump Infantry (Rgt), 3rd/Davion Light Guards ('Mech Btn), 3rd/2. Davion Guards Armour Regiment (Btn)
2nd Brigade	4. Davion Guards Demi-Brigade:	4. Davion Guards ('Mech Rgt), 1st/2. Davion Guards Mechanized Infantry (Btn), 2nd/2. Davion Guards Armour Regiment (Btn)
	3. Argyle Demi-Brigade:	3. Argyle Tank Regiment, 3rd/2. Davion Guards Mechanized Infantry (Btn), 3. DavionGuards Combat Auxiliary (Arty Btn)
3rd Brigade	5. Mirach Demi-Brigade:	5. Mirach Recon Regiment, 1st/Davion Light Guards ('Mech Btn), 2nd/2. Davion Guards Mechanized Infantry (Btn)
	7. Achernar Demi-Brigade:	7. Achernar Jump Infantry (Rgt), 2nd/Davion Light Guards ('Mech Btn), 3rd/12. Davion Guards (Aviation Btn)
The Assault Guards
1st Brigade	6. Davion Guards Demi-Brigade:	6. Davion Guards ('Mech Rgt), 2nd/870. Avalon Rifles (Inf Btn), 1st/1009. Avalon Armoured Regiment (Btn)
	8. Crucis Demi-Brigade:	8. Crucis Light Infantry Regiment, 3rd/Davion Assault Guards ('Mech Btn), 2nd/1009. Avalon Armoured Regiment (Btn)
2nd Brigade	5. Davion Guards Demi-Brigade:	5. Davion Guards ('Mech Rgt), 3rd/870. Avalon Rifles (Inf Btn), 3rd/1009. Avalon Armoured Regiment (Btn)
	4. Federation Demi-Brigade:	4. Federation Heavy Armour Regiment, 1st/870. Avalon Rifles (Inf Btn), 3290. Federation Artillery Battalion
3rd Brigade	2. Federation Demi-Brigade:	2. Federation Armoured Regiment, 1st/Davion Assault Guards ('Mech Btn)1st/10. Davion Guards (Eng Btn)
	23. Federation Demi-Brigade:	23. Federation Motorised Regiment, 2nd/Davion Assault Guards ('Mech Btn), 1st/12. Davion Guards (Aviation Btn)