Military
Created on 1 December 2006 by President Colonel Guy LaHache, then a captain in the police force, the Haitian People's Army was planned to aid in LaHache's planned takeover. However, it turned out not to be needed as LaHache was invited to run for president. The Haitian People's Army was renamed the Army of Haiti when LaHache came to power. It soon grew from his first 200 men to 2560 standing troops. Many more are trained, but are in reserve and are not assigned to a military group. The purpose of the Army is to defend Haiti from foreign invasions, keep stability and order within, and to allow Haiti to protect its interests. Currently, the Army consists of only one active regiment and approximately 8000 reserve troops. It has never been officially called into action, but most of the active soldiers help police cities and deliver aid to rural villages. There are plans pending in the National Assembly to expand the Army to four regiments, a priority of President LaHache, but fears of foreign aid being withdrawn have stalled it. President LaHache is also the commander of the entire army as its Colonel, the highest rank currently available.
Below is a listing of all groups of the Haitian Army currently active. A regiment, commanded by a Colonel, generally consists of 2048 troops in four companies, but this regiment has five batallions and therefore 2560 troops. A batallion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel, has 512 troops. A company, commanded by a Captain, has 128 troops. Although not listed, a platoon, commanded by a Lieutenant, has 32 troops and a squad, commanded by a Sergeant, has 8 troops.
1st Regiment of Haiti Colonel Guy LaHache
-1st Batallion of Port-au-Prince (Ouest) Lieutenant Colonel Frederic LaHache
--1st Company of Ouest
--2nd Company of Ouest
--3rd Company of Ouest
--4th Company of Ouest
-2nd Batallion of Port-au-Prince (Sud-Est) Lieutenant Colonel Georges Latortue
--1st Company of Sud-Est
--2nd Company of Sud-Est
--3rd Company of Sud-Est
--4th Company of Sud-Est
-1st Batallion of Cap-Ha�tien (Nord, Nord-Est, and Nord-Ouest) Lieutenant Colonel Dominique Dupont
--1st Company of Nord
--1st Company Nord-Est
--1st Company Nord-Ouest
--1st Company of Tortue (Island)
-1st Batallion of Gona�ves (Artibonite and Centre) Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Baptiste
--1st Company of Artibonite
--2nd Company of Artibonite
--1st Company of Centre
--2nd Company of Centre
-1st Batallion Les Cayes (Grand'Anse, Nippes, and Sud) Lieutenant Colonel Guillaume Pouchaud
--1st Company of Grand'Anse
--1st Company of Nippes
--1st Company of Sud
--1st Company of Gon�ve (Island)