[Draven]

Originally Posted by Widigo

Where do you plan on recruiting from?

Well I don't plan to recruit anyone. Typically as RWFJ suggested using groups like the IRA for example; members were recruited either from the family and friends of already existing members or from younger man & women who want to revolt or repell a rogue government. I was focused more on organization then the other details...

Originally Posted by Widigo

I think you need to consider the basics. I like your plan, but you need to grow slow and learn fast. How do you plan to support this army of yours?

With Jobs; either legal or illegal, donations and so on...

Originally Posted by Widigo

Also, what is the ultimate point? Armys are usually built to take or protect. Drug lords have solders to protect their investment and take more for themselves. African Dictators have armys to take land, America has an army to protect it's interests. What is the goal of your army?

My goal is organization not the creation of a guerrilla army...

Originally Posted by Widigo

Also, you need to consider supplies. How do you plan to outfit an army with uniforms (even if it is not "uniform" they need combat gear), ammo and weapons. Not to mention explosive chemicals, and other things. Food and water. Do you have plans for professional, well tested, explosives or will ducktape, AP, and pill bottles be how you arm a demolition soldier?

You take from your enemy, ambush patrols to steal their weapons and equiptment. Raid their supplies to feed and arm yourself. Well again using the other guerrilla organizations as an example; Maoist Guerrillas took weapons from the (at the time invading) Japanese Army and the Chinese Imperial Army, the Viet Cong get their weapons from China, the Commies had foriegn support as well as took weapons from the Cuban Army. The IRA used the weapons they stole from the British Army, smuggled; stolen or bought firearms in from other countries and improvised weapons of their own.

For that matter I won't have need for a demolitions soldier. I'd have guerrilla soldiers who know how to use demolitions. Proper training and varietly of skills beat technology everytime.
Use Rank as a Template for Required Skills:
Soldier:
How to Report Information
Hand-to-Hand Combatives
Knife Fighting & Sentry Removal
Rifle Marksmanship
Stealth, Camouflage & Disguise
Small Teams Tactics
Basic Fighting Position Construction
First Aid & Land Nav
Corperal:
Ghillie Suit Construction
Tracking
Sniper Firing Positions
Basic Leadship Principles
Sergeant:
Demolitions & Improvised Demolitions
Basic Construction of Field Bases
Cache & Storage Methods
Staff Sergeant:
Advanced Leadership Principles
Advanced First Aid
Basic Logistics & Organization
Leutenant/Commander:
Cyphers and Code
Advanced Logistics & Organization
Military Strategy

I'd prefer to go with an organization like IRA where they rely on small well trained cells, then some group like the Taliban with a massive number of not well trained cannon fodder.

Originally Posted by Widigo

You need to micro manage.

Oh hell no!!! Micro managing kills the point of that guerrilla of organization. More so, the idea of having a small number of well trained guerrillas is that they know their job and have their skills down. That allows me to concentrate on more important things and not have to micro-manage. Centralized organizations fall apart once you start striking at that center...

Originally Posted by RWFJ

i dont really have much information or knowledge to tell you the right or wrong way! but you should at least consider how the I.R.A. used to operate in norhtern ireland during the troubles they had to function with most of the resources of the british army down there necks and to the most part they were still very successful! worth a look into!

I Used the Viet Cong, Cubans, IRA & US Army as a base foundation in the format...