Supreme Field Marshal of the Kingdom of Sierra

Supreme Field Marshal of Sierra; Mariscal Suprema de Campo de Sierra (es) ; 最高黃金王國元帥 (zh) ; Thống Tướng Tối Cao cua Sierra (vn) ; 시에라의 최고 야전 사령관 (kr) ; Kataas-taasan Punong Heneral ng Sierra (tl) ; シエラ最高裁元帥 (ja)
	Military
	Incumbent; Susan Kwon; since May 4, 2020
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Getty House ; Porciúncula, GC, Kingdom of Sierra
Term length	Tied to prime ministerial office
Inaugural holder	Frederick Bachelor, Sr.
Formation	November 27, 1858
Deputy	Minister of Defense
Website	pm.gc.ks

The Supreme Field Marshal is the highest civilian and second highest military rank of the Sierran Crown Armed Forces designated to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sierra who serves and exercises the prerogative right as the de facto commander-in-chief (or on the Monarch's behalf. Although the office is not mentioned in the Constitution, federal statute establishes that the office be active during times of war. Authorized the military responsibilities and duties of the Monarch, the Supreme Field Marshal has full discretionary command over the Armed Forces. Immediately below the Supreme Field Marshal is the civilian post, the Minister of Defense, followed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Constitutional provisions, title, and designation[edit | edit source]

Although the commander-in-chief of the Sierran Crown Armed Forces belongs to the Monarch, it is the Supreme Field Marshal who serves and executes actions of the Monarch on their behalf who wields authority and discretionary power over the military.

The title and offices attached to the Supreme Field Marshal itself is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution but was incorporated early into the Sierra Federal Code in 1862 to grant the prime minister a considerable level of power over the military. Legislators at the time believed it was necessary for the Prime Minister, the highest civilian office, to hold additional leverage over the military as its highest officer to quell any martial resistance and suppress interservice rivalry. The Joint Chiefs of Staff was introduced in 1945 which reduced the practicality of the Supreme Field Marshal post. Nonetheless, the position remained in place, with the Supreme Field Marshal serving as the de facto chairman of the military committee. Following Great War II, Parliament revised the law, allowing the office to operate only during times of war, allowing the Minister of Defense to assume control during peacetime and the Prime Minister time to concentrate on other affairs.

Role, power, and duties[edit | edit source]

When the office is active during times of war or emergency, the Supreme Field Marshal has the power to dictate military operations, logistics, and priorities. In addition, the Supreme Field Marshal on the advice of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may appoint, promote, demote, or dismiss any official of any branch without direct approval from the Parliament. This power is embedded to the fact that as the highest military ranking official, the Supreme Field Marshal may have ultimate power over designating individuals to certain posts and dismissing disobedient or ineffective officers.

With considerably more power compared to a purely civilian commander-in-chief, the Prime Minister's primacy allows him/her a more effective and efficient military to his/her suiting. This has been criticized by some who believed that this amount of power could result in politicizing the military or even devolving into a military dictatorship. When the Prime Minister leaves office, his/her rank as Supreme Field Marshal is automatically relinquished through honorable discharge. Similarly, if a prime minister were to leave office through impeachment, the prime minister as the Supreme Field Marshal, would be discharged dishonorably through court-martial (in conjunction with the civil impeachment trial).

During times of peace, the office and title of Supreme Field Marshal is purely ceremonial while inactive and the Monarch, the commander-in-chief of the Sierran Crown Armed Forces, is usually responsible for attending military processions.

Rank insignia[edit | edit source]

As the effective commander-in-chief, the Supreme Field Marshal bears a unique, five-star insignia to denote their rank and significance to the military, as the Monarch's representative. The Supreme Field Marshal's insignia will appear on any military uniforms he/she wears on occasion. According to the Sierran Military Dress Code, the Supreme Field Marshal must wear a general officer uniform, a general officer hat, general officer sleeve braid (with the five-star insignia depicted), a badge of the Kingdom embroidered onto the top of the sleeve, and a sash depicting the Sierran colors.

Rank insignia worn by the Supreme Field Marshal on military uniforms

As a naval officer

As an army officer

As an air force officer

List of Supreme Field Marshals[edit | edit source]

No.	Supreme Field Marshal	Service	Commander-in-Chief
–	Charles I (acting)	November 27, 1858 - December 16, 1859	Charles I (himself)
1	Frederick Bachelor, Sr.	December 16, 1859 - December 15, 1866	Charles I
2	Richard Trist	December 16, 1866 - December 15, 1869	Charles I
3	Ulysses Perry	October 16, 1870 - February 14, 1873	Charles I
-	Issac Johnson	February 15, 1873 - December 15, 1873 (acting)	Charles I
4	Maxwell Gibson	December 16, 1873 - December 15, 1877	Charles I
5	John C. Frémont	December 16, 1878 - December 15, 1885	Charles I
6	Frederick Bachelor, Jr.	December 16, 1885 - December 15, 1893	Charles I Louis I
7	Joseph Starling	December 16, 1893 - December 15, 1901	Louis I
8	Robert Landon	December 16, 1901 - December 15, 1909	Louis I
9	Phillip Judd	December 16, 1909 - December 15, 1917	Louis I
10	Earle Coburn	December 16, 1917 - December 15, 1925	Louis I
11	Poncio Salinas	December 16, 1925 - December 15, 1929	Louis I Louis II
12	Job Smit	December 16, 1929 - December 15, 1937 (two terms)	Louis II
13	Poncio Salinas	December 16, 1937 - December 15, 1945	Louis II Louis III
14	Christopher Roux	December 16, 1945 - December 15, 1953	Louis III
15	Henry Faulkner	December 16, 1953 - December 15, 1961 (two terms)	Louis III
16	Alfred von Schliefen	December 16, 1961 - December 15, 1969	Louis III Elizabeth I
17	Kovrov Stoyanovich	December 16, 1969 - March 20, 1974	Elizabeth I
18	Walter Zhou	March 20, 1974 - December 15, 1982	Elizabeth I
19	Kirk Siskind	December 16, 1982 - December 15, 1992	Elizabeth I
20	Melinda Peters	December 16, 1992 - December 15, 2000	Elizabeth I
21	Matthew Braggs	December 16, 2000 - December 15, 2008	Elizabeth I Charles II
22	Steven Hong	December 16, 2008 - August 12, 2016	Charles II Angelina iI
–	Preston Bolivar	August 12, 2016 - December 16, 2016	Elizabeth II
23	Daniel McComb	December 16, 2016 - October 3, 2017	Elizabeth II
24	Leslie Steele	October 3, 2017 – October 18, 2017	Elizabeth II
25	Nemesis Heartwell	October 18, 2017 – May 4, 2020	Elizabeth II
26	Susan Kwon	May 4, 2020 – November 28, 2022	Elizabeth II
27	Maggie Chan	November 28, 2022 – present	Elizabeth II