Blue Berets Divition

Dvinmiste Capia Blue Berets Division; (BBD)
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Founded	21/10/2023
Current form	Disbanded
Service branches	Special Operations
Headquarters	Novaya, Armed Republic of Dvinmiste Capia
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Anya Kovaleva
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The Dvinmiste Capia Blue Berets Division, colloquially known as the Blue Berets due to their distinctive service headgear, was a special operations force tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops. Other duties included combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, counter-proliferation, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, information operations, peacekeeping, psychological operations, security assistance, and manhunts; other components of the Dvinmiste Capia Special Operations Command (DCSOC) or other Capian government activities also specialized in these secondary areas. Many of their operational techniques are classified, but some nonfiction works and doctrinal manuals are available. Coverage of these operations, and the celebrity status of special operations forces in state-controlled media, encouraged the public to identify many of these forces by name: BBD or just BB

As special operations units, the Blue Berets weren't under the authority of the Command Center (except Zenya) and worked as independent division. BB units reported directly to the Commander Anya Kovaleva, supreme leader of the force.

Mission[]

The primary mission of the Blue Beret Divition was to train and lead unconventional warfare (UW) forces, or a clandestine guerrilla force in an occupied nation. The 7th Blue Berets Group was the first deployed BB unit, intended to train and lead UW forces behind enemy lines in the infamous Operation Libery. It was realized that specialists trained to lead guerrillas could also help defend against hostile guerrillas, so BB acquired the additional mission of Foreign Internal Defense (FID), working with Host Nation (HN) forces in a spectrum of counter-guerrilla activities from indirect support to combat command.

Blue Beret personnel qualified both in advanced military skills and the regional languages and cultures of defined parts of the world. While they were best known for their unconventional warfare capabilities, they also undertook other missions that included direct action raids, peace operations, counter-proliferation, counter-drug advisory roles, and other strategic missions.

BB team members worked closely together and relied on one another under isolated circumstances for long periods of time, both during extended deployments and in garrison. Because of this, they developed clannish relationships and long-standing personal ties. BB non-commissioned officers (NCO) often spent their entire careers in Blue Berets, rotating among assignments to detachments, higher staff billets, liaison positions, and instructor duties at the Capian Yakov Pavlov Special Warfare Center and School (CYPSWCS). They were then required to move to staff positions or to higher command echelons. With the creation of DCSOC, BB commanders had risen to the highest ranks of DC Army command.

Although crime had been markedly reduced and stability increased throughout Dvinmiste Capia compared to the rest of the continent, about 350 pro-russian militants in the isle had been killed in anti-terror operations in the first four months of 2029, according to an announcement by Interior Minister Vladimir Reznov.

History[]

Blue Berets traces its roots as the Army’s premier proponent of unconventional warfare from purpose-formed special operations units like the Spetsnaz. Many Army personnel were assigned to the Spetsnaz and later used their experiences to defect and join the Blue Berets.

During the pre-Operation Libery events, Zenya Kurtarov and a former Russian guerrilla commander Mikhail Sarlenko used their wartime experience to formulate the doctrine of unconventional warfare that became the cornerstone of the Blue Berets Divition.

In June, the 33th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was formed, soon after the establishment of the Psychological Warfare School, which ultimately became today’s Yakov Pavlov Special Warfare Center and School. The 33th Blue Berets Group (Airborne) was split, with the cadre that kept the designation 10th BBG deployed to Moscow, Russia, in January 2024. The remaining cadre formed the 90th Blue Berets Group, which in May was reorganized and designated as today’s 9th Blue Berets Group.

Several Blue Berets units took part in the Operation Libery. Over a hundred members of the 37rd Detached Blue Berets Regiment and the 13rst Blue Berets Brigade were sent in, disguised as civilians in an attempt to eliminate possible obstacles for the consequent invasion. The rest of the unit marched across Voronezh and Moscow while regular soldiers and hired mercenaries acted as the main force, commanded by Zenya herself.

Qualifications[]

The basic eligibility requirements to be considered for entry into the Blue Berets were:

Be age 18–51.

Be a Capian citizen.
Be a high school graduate.
Score a General Technical score of 110 or higher or a combat operation score of 110 on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
Airborne qualified or volunteer for Airborne training
Must pass the Physical Fitness Assessment with at least 49 push-ups, 59 sit-ups, 6 pull-ups, and run 2 miles in a minimum of 15:12.
Meet medical fitness standards as outlined in BB Physical IAW AR 40-501
Must successfully complete the Pre-Basic Task list.
Eligible for a secret security clearance
Swim 50m wearing boots and ACUs prior to BBQC
Must have 20/20 or corrected to 20/20 in both near and distant vision in both eyes.
One year of college is preferred, but it is not mandatory for enlistment.

Selection and training[]

The Blue Berets soldier trained on a regular basis over the course of his entire career. The initial formal training program for entry into Blue Berets was divided into four phases collectively known as the Blue Berets Qualification Course or, informally, the "Q Course". The length of the Q Course changed depending on the applicant's primary job field within Blue Berets and his assigned foreign language capability, but usually lasted between 55 and 95 weeks. After successfully completing the Blue Berets Qualification Course, BB soldiers were then eligible for many advanced skill courses. These included, but were not limited to, the Military Capian Paratrooper Course (MCP), the Combat Diver Qualification Test, and the Blue Berets Sniper Course (BBSC). As strategic resources, after the training the soldiers of BBD were arbitrarily chosen by Zenya Kurtarov herself, and only the best of the best were blessed with this offer.

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Mission[]

History[]

Qualifications[]

Selection and training[]

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