The NOMAD soldier is a professional specialist in his or her field, as trained by the military of Desert Star. Their training embodies the principle behind the acronym N.O.M.A.D. - which is Night Or Mid-day, Assault or Defense. They prize themselves as being ever ready to perform their duties in all forms of weather, at all times of the day, in assault on a foreign nation, or in defense of the Kingdom. This approach is necessary for such a small Kingdom, as Desert Star is, to make up for the lack of numbers larger Kingdoms may benefit from.

      The NOMAD program began shortly after the liberation of Desert Star from the clutches of the Coalition States, in an effort to defend the city against all further such invasions. Many of the principles and programs were drawn straight from the very archives S-Mart sprang from in Project Archive, but with unique twists to meet the demands and times the Kingdom is faced with. Typical training for a NOMAD soldier begins with six month training period comparable to Pre-Cataclysm "Boot Camp", in which a soldier is hewn and polished from the grit of a soft civilian. After the base training is completed, each soldier is evaluated and then sent on to advanced training in the field they are most readily suited to serve in. This additional training can last from three to twelve additional months! Note however that these figures are based upon a soldier who has NO problems in training and is not required to retake any of the necessary training to come up to par.

      Training for the NOMAD Soldier is long and riggorous, a lesson in hardship, sleep deprivation and pain. There are no drop outs, there are no failures, and there are seldom any fatalities. Once the contract is signed the training will take as long as necessary to bring each soldier up to par - once completed, then the required term of service (2-6 years depending on specializations) begins to count down. Some have said that this program is ludicrous and that it traps would-be soldiers who are not cut out for service into a vicious cycle that forces them to become a soldier. Others use that same argument in reverse - as it WILL turn them into a soldier, even if it drags them kicking and screaming into it. Trying to accomplish some sort of mischief to escape though will wind the cadet up in the stockade, (Or even executed - depending on how serious the mischief!), and instructors only get more strict on these cases. As a result of these measures the NOMAD Soldiers of Desert Star are some of the best trained in North America.

      The NOMADs are one of the best equipped military forces in North America, pound for pound they are vastly superior to even the mighty Coalition States. Their weapons are powerful, their armor tough, their armored vehicles are unrivaled, and their airpower is supurb. The NOMADs do not focus exclusively upon technology, however, their own NOMAD Magic Corps often works in conjunction with the regular forces to accomplish significant tasks. This having been said, the NOMADs are weak in magical weapons, with only small numbers available at any given time for special operations units.