As an army, the intent of the No Beard Pirate Army is to gain enough man power to equal the might of the World Government itself, and then launch a planned assault on the organization in the hopes of dismantling it. While this is the true purpose Francis has in mind, he has effectively spun a web of lies in order to amass a large number of recruits with relative ease; by stating the purpose of the No Beard Pirate Army is to fight back against the government for the sake of a new golden age of piracy. Other methods of recruiting powerful members is Francis' attacks on pirate crews he fancies, after which, upon defeating them, he forcibly enlists them into his army.