The Marine Corps of Cascadia are the only human land forces in Cascadia, trained relatively the same as their predecessors, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army. Because of the establishment of the Robotic Army in 2008, the human army branch was converted into a branch more similar to the U.S. Marine Corps, but also covering ground only human missions that could not work with just robots. The Human Army is given general military training for seven months, with one "break week" for every five "training weeks". Often, new trainees learn how to drive vehicles during their break weeks but are not required if the trainee already knows how to drive. During the the training weeks, trainees are taught how to use guns, howitzers, rocket vehicles, explosives and how to operate tanks and humvees.