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Crown Prince promoted to Corporal
Future emperor shines with Southern Artillery
Lucid Morass, Duchy of Suldanor
November 8, 5724


Corporal Ananto-Rosenfeld on Gun 3, D Btry 2/10, Southern Army in Lucid County this fall

His Highness, Crown Prince William Ananto-Rosenfeld was promoted to the rank of Corporal in the Kalistani Regular Force, making him the first royal NCO in the history of the Empire. As a corporal, His Highness now serves as squad leader in his battery, and is eligible to attend Corporal's School to learn the skills necessary for the first phase of military leadership.

"I really love my time in the artillery," said His Highness while in the field on the edge of Lucid Morass in Suldanor. "My primary focus is in the fire control center where I calculate firing data for the battery. But back in garrison, I also do things like do inspections, lead working parties, and run PT. It's just things we need to do to enforce good order and discipline within the ranks, and of course, is goes into not only training which we do in the field about 200 days of the year, but also professionalization of our forces. It is that sort of discipline and professionalization which set our forces head and shoulders against any nation who could possibly seek to harm our nation."

Along with the promotion, the Crown Prince said he is looking forward to a job as a surveyor. "There are many jobs in an artillery battalion," said Corporal Ananto-Rosenfeld. "The survey job is necessary because surveyors help lay guns properly. They also provide battlefield maps and help the units deploy effectively. This seems like a very interesting job and seems to be something I would love to learn about. I know one of my ancestors, Carolina I Ananto, was a civil engineer, and I think artillery survey is something similar to this."

The Crown Prince said his experience with the Southern Army is eye opening. "I have never been to Suldanor, and now I live here," he said. "I've been all over the place with this Battalion. We're based out of Reynoldia but we mostly fire near the Morass. A lot of times we deploy up to Bozo River on Ananto so we can do training exercises, and we also train a lot with the Militia. Really, its kind of an all time thing. We often spend so much time in the field, that when we return to base, our clothes stand up by themselves."

Overall, the Crown Prince says he is enjoying his time in Service. "It's over half done, but the cool thing is, next month we go up to Lhasa for mountain warfare training. My unit has been there this summer for the warm weather part, but now, we're headed there now for winter training. We're doing winter mountaineering, rappelling, winter survival, and high altitude insertion. We are also taking a course in non conventional tactics from the Militia. There are a number of things the militia teach the regulars that would fall outside regular tactics that foreign militaries use. This also gives us an edge: Regulars do not do well against irregulars, and if we are going to coordinate between Regular and Irregular forces, its important that we know what they are doing on the battlefield. And also know how to do it ourselves."

The Crown Prince will discharge in July of 5726. Meanwhile, he will continue to lead Kalistan's service members in the Southern Army.

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