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IzurichA fun question for everyone: What is your faction's elite? Their Brotherhood Paladins, their Institute Coursers, their NCR Veteran Rangers?
The Grand Confederacy doesn't hold to traditional Haudenosaunee beliefs regarding those killed in wartime (although they do believe that those killed in the Great War remain to haunt the world,) mostly because it's impractical to have such a societal taboo when it comes to dying in battle when 80% of the threats out there will kill you violently. Their elites are Turtle Warriors: named partially after the capital, and partly after the fact that they're the only ones permitted to wear Power Armour. Turtle Warriors are trained at Bonfire Base, the former Camp Greyling, and are expected to not only be entirely self-sufficient on the field, but also superlative soldiers, and are outfitted with the best weaponry the Confederacy has access to, most of which was also taken/made from the blueprints they got from Camp Greyling.
There are a couple elements to that for Ronto. First and foremost are the boys in red - the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They serve roles similar to the RCMP in real life; although the military handles actual assaults against fortified Raider positions, the RCMP handles a lot of the actual hunting down fugitives, some elements of border control, and, of course, the good ole' handling of 'federal crime'. Now, Ronto's government isn't as centralized as any IRL government, but they're doing what they can to bring civilization back, and that includes a federal legal code. They also handle protection duty for Federal officials such as the Prime Minister and Governor General, which, although they somewhat resemble a real-world secret service, the nature of the enemies they face more often than not means they're kitted out in full, obvious combat gear, even if it's dressed up quite a bit. Trained to the nines, these dudes are, unlike the modern RCMP, expected to regularly get themselves into combat situations.
Next, the Pathfinders. Likewise based on the Canadian military formation of old, the Pathfinder serve a similar role as to before - that is to say, as an elite, highly trained reconnaissance force, with the secondary missions of evacuating civilians from combat zones and acting as a deep penetration infiltration/light infantry force. They don't do much resembling modern special forces, and instead operate more akin to the what the names says they do - finding the best ways to reach places safely for the rest of the troops.. They're lightly armed and armored, but are well-trained nonetheless, and frequently equipped with small, fast boats, off-road jeeps and buggies, and the like. Tribals willing to sign up for the Pathfinders are highly valued - while there are plenty of experienced people from the towns and cities of Ronto, they're generally less familiar with the wildlandscape, being that, well, they didn't live in it.
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery - I wouldn't call these guys 'elite' in the traditional sense of the word, but they're highly regarded enough that they might as well be. These are the guys in charge of most the field artillery used by the army of Ronto - the howitzers, rocket artillery, and other heavy weapons they've managed to scrounge together. Now, the wasteland being the wasteland, this is hardly a real world national military's artillery regiment, but it's enough for the wasteland, for the most part. They mostly grew out of a frequent need to bust up bunkers and fortified military positions; essentially, kicking former American troops and raiders out of military bases or other heavily fortified camps. They've seen a bit less field use lately, but they're kept kicking because of the looming threat of the Gunners and, to a lesser extent, the Enclave.
The Royal Canadian Dragoons - like the Horse Artillery, the Dragoons were revived out of a need to have a force dedicated to the effective use and maintenance of salvaged and produced military vehicles in Ronto, a veritable soup of various designs. The dragoons don't see a ton of use, however, as the armour they have is both extremely valuable and difficult to maintain, and are mostly deployed against similarly mobile forces of raiders or unusually well equipped foes. Theoretically, they're expected to fight anything from the (now destroyed) Talon Company, to the Gunners, to the Brotherhood (should they decide to try and take Ronto's technology) or the Enclave, so you can imagine they'd be trained to an extremely high standard as a result. Big guns.
The Red Devils: based on the US-Canadian regiment of old and pieced together from fragmentary information from the bunkers beneath the ruined CFB Petawawa, the Red Devils are probably the closest thing to a real special forces unit Ronto has, but they're far closer to a mishmash of the Black Watch or, to use a Fallout example, the Desert/NCR rangers. In other words, they're a somewhat independent force, mostly 'light' infantry, though still relatively effective at sabotage and assassination-type missions. Almost all of the power armor has been thrown in here, though most of it's relatively light Canadian pre-war suits, slightly modified and stripped down American armour, or a handful of stealthsuits from their Chinese friends. Command is split between the old Chinese ghoul and their exiled ranger buddy. These guys are the cream of the crop, the best armed and armoured motherfuckers in Ronto, and they're the source of a lot of stories about Ronto's military might - daring raids, devastatingly lethal ambushes on cruel raiders, strikes against slavers, and the like. Infantry laser and plasma weapons also almost all go here, with very few exceptions - the Pathfinders, for example, are expected to work behind enemy lines for a very long time and need to be able to scavenge, so energy weapons aren't really practical for them. With few exceptions, people that get here are volunteers already experienced in other branches of the military, or exiles from other groups that can prove that can be trusted and have a fuckload of experience, like Brotherhood exiles. Standards for entry, though, are extremely high, and training's harsh enough that even that cream of the crop doesn't always make it through. They're probably the closest unit yo your Turtle Warriors
All-in-all, while I see Ronto's military as organized (for the wasteland), commanders are still expected to be able to make decisions on the fly. imho, the biggest advantage Ronto has is relatively solid access to radio communications equipment. They aren't really interested in expansionism, especially into the territory of nations that aren't actively trying to take territory from them, but they've grown to rely on their military (rather than economic importance as Reno or New Vegas might have) to keep them safe. I like to think of it as a policy of aggressive defense; of maintaining Ronto's safety by trying to keep civilization intact in its surroundings through occasional intervention. That's why Ronto supports the People of Three Fires in their control of Manitoulin - Manitoulin is strategically importance for keeping the Great lakes safe, but as long as the lakes are kept safe, Parliament couldn't care less about who controls it.