Furry military forces.

[Kobuk]

What kind of military forces would a furry world have? Although, this would depend on how primitive or hi-tech the furry society was. Though if you want, you can use today's 2016 year timeframe as a "standard" reference point.

Do you think it would be an all voluntary force or would there be a draft?
What particular species might be good for scouting, artillery, air forces, mobile infantry, naval units, special forces, etc., etc.?
What types of species do you think might have a "democratic" military force versus a "facist/totalitarian" military force?
Would there still be rival military powers like cats vs. dogs or sharks vs. otters, etc.?
What types of vehicles and other hi-tech gear would a furry army use?
What species would make the best Generals, Commanders, and Strategists?

[Rocco]

I will deal only with real species because I don't know all of the others. I will over look how there would be different medical needs.
I think there would be limited drafting of certain species, but volunteer besides that.

Jobs: I would think larger canines and larger felines (like tigers and lions) would be the combat arms and SOF for the most part. Combat arms would be the only ones under a limited draft. You might find a groups similar to the Navy SEALs using real seals and otters. Stronger species like rhinos and elephants would move stuff and possible operate artillery. Mechanics could be just about any. Pilots would be just about any, but no large species. Administrative would be any.

Government rests solely on what the people allow.

It is possible there would be nations based off species.

Vehicles and gear. We would see tiny fighters for species any where from mice to small dogs for slipping in for first strike.

It totally depends on how the intelligence of the species translate. I would think the same species as the troops would make the best commanders because of increased unit cohesion, and they better know their limits.

What do you think of my points?

[Acton]

in my fursona bio, Acton served in the Navy.

[Old Rabbit]

We rabbits would likely work the underground.  Perhaps spys even.. We are good
at hiding you know.

It's likely equipment could be fashioned to handle paws and muzzles like anything
else.. Then our natural abilities may even give us an advantage over humans.

[Rocco]

Underground wouldn't really be a militarized area. At the US southern border, there are sensors to detect tunneling, and places where they poured massive amounts of concrete. And I hear there are satellites that can detect tunnels. Tunneling would Bo obsolete.

Handle paws and muzzles. Agreed, but the main weapons of waging war would still be used, just modified.

[Furenzied]

I think gas weapons would be almost universally banned, as gas masks wouldn't have an even surface to adhere to even if they were specially made just because the hair would filter it in. That's why most soldiers have to be clean shaven constantly in WW2, because any excessive hair would prevent an adequate seal and kill the person.

Also it would be much more expensive to gear an army of many different species and sizes, than to make a simple series of catch all uniforms and gear.

[Rocco]

Uh, chemical weapons have been outlawed since the Hague convention of 1899. And the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their precursors have been outlawed since the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and their Destruction of 1992. Militaries would still have NBCR gear and specialists just because no one can be trusted.

The masks would probably be a hood style, just so it would be easier to get and keep a proper seal. That is also the main reason modern soldiers stay clean shaven, just in case they need their masks.

Bet you'd never guest I find Biological and Chemical Warfare fascinating.

[Old Rabbit]

Underground wouldn't really be a militarized area. At the US southern border, there are sensors to detect tunneling, and places where they poured massive amounts of concrete. And I hear there are satellites that can detect tunnels. Tunneling would Bo obsolete.

That is likely more true today than in the past. The Vietnam war had a lot of underground tunnels and
storage to deal with.  I was mostly thinking about the underground as a spy network like they had in
France during WWII..

[Rocco]

Oh yeah, NVA and VC tunnels were terrors I hear. And an underground network? I could see rabbits doing that. But remember, the WWII undergrounds were also partisan fighters. I could see rabbits being good for guerilla hit and run attacks. Small, light, and quick.

[Varg the wanderer]

Underground wouldn't really be a militarized area. At the US southern border, there are sensors to detect tunneling, and places where they poured massive amounts of concrete. And I hear there are satellites that can detect tunnels. Tunneling would Bo obsolete.

That is likely more true today than in the past. The Vietnam war had a lot of underground tunnels and
storage to deal with.  I was mostly thinking about the underground as a spy network like they had in
France during WWII..

True. Nobody ever suspects the rabbit. The hare, on the other hand...

[Rocket T. Coyote]

Coyotes, and some crafty canids could find roles in R & D, Signal Corps, scouts, pathfinders, forward air controllers.

Skunks & raccoons--night ops and chemical warfare corps.

Otters/Mink--recon of waterways and dockage, underwater demolition, water rescue & evac

Mice and rats--forward observers, sabotage of foodstuffs and communications equipment, land rescue.

Large canines--security forces, rescue, logistics, mine/explosive detection & removal.

Bears and beavers--civil engineering, base/camp construction, salvage operations

Me, I'm in public affairs.

[Kobuk]

Me, I'm in public affairs.

Since you're a coyote and into model rocketry, I would've at least figured you for rocket artillery in the military.

[GrayWolf448]

in terms of their position in the army it depends on how their body proportions scale.

like i could be like zootopia (anthro mice are small anthro elephants are huge) in that case mice/"rodents" would likely bee spies or pilots (less weight/space for the pilot meaning more armor around pilot, and more space/weight for weapons/fuel)

if it's like most artwork iv seen in the fandom where the sizes of all species is similar (everyone is more human sized) then i guess it will be based on their physical structure (elephants/rhinos are pretty muscular so they would likely get some heavy equipment jobs, and "rodents" would likely get similar to what i said before due to being light, and slim)

as for all the other stuff like who is diplomatic, who is violent, who would make good generals, it depends on what the species in that universe are like. they can either sorta resemble their natural state in this world or they can all develop to act more human like

personally i like the idea of all anthros being around normal human size (with the influence of the species' body structure) and all having more human behaviors (so pretty much the same has this world) i'd still like to stay in this world though

[Takanuva]

Small rodents would definitely be used to man space stations, rockets, and aircraft. They're so much smaller that it'd be cheaper and easier to get them off the ground, and you could afford to protect them more since they take up so little space.

[Rocket T. Coyote]

Me, I'm in public affairs.

Since you're a coyote and into model rocketry, I would've at least figured you for rocket artillery in the military.

I do indeed teach model rocketry to CAP cadets for a whole week on a former ANG Base. But that's just for a week. My specialties are Aerospace Education and PA, receiving national recognition for the latter.