Policy

Early Standing Army

early_standing_army_policy

We have had no need of a standing army for centuries, as levies and mercenaries have so far been the ones to fight our battles. However, times have changed, and the scale of war has far exceeded what untrained soldiers can handle. It is therefore now time to establish a standing army.

Conditions

Marked unique

Potential

• None of

  • Culture›Belongs to the British Culture Group
• Culture: NotSwedishorFinnish
• Is NOT Prussia

Allow

Only in Absolutism or Revolutions

It is the AbsolutismorRevolutions

Exact conditions

Modifiers

• Manpower+10%

Connections

Requires 6

Cultures

• FFinnishPotential
• SSwedishPotential

Culture Groups

• BBritishPotential

Ages

• AbsolutismAllow
• RevolutionsAllow

Formable Countries

• PrussiaPotential

References 2

• CrownEstate preferences
• CommonersEstate preferences

Required by 1

• The Military SettlementsTrigger

Part of 1

• Recruitment LawEarly standing army policy

Definitionin_game/common/laws/01_military_laws.txt:164

unique = yes

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