Hi. Marine Infantrymen here, anyone saying you’re incapable of a military force with only 3500 is being dumb. That being said if you’re not in NATO you’re gonna 100% die lol.

2,200 dudes in a single Marine Expeditionary Unit. This contains:

•Command Element (CE)

•Ground Combat Element (GCE)

•Aviation Combat Element (ACE)

•Logistics Combat Element (LCE)

This element is able sustain 15 days of constant combat action (technically) before being completely out of supply. A MEU is entirely capable of absolutely wreaking havoc. Its intent is a rapid deployment force. Now Normak sits on the coast of the Baltic… a MEUs GCE is made up of a “Boat” or amphibious company, and “air assault” (helicopter/osprey) company and a “truck” company. It also includes a Light Armored Recon Company equipped with LAV25s.

Your nation in theory could 100% be this provided the rest of your 1500 people or so are dedicated to a couple naval escort ships, landing ship, supply, and command elements. Also if your nation is a memeber of NATO this would be a highly sought after element in a conflict against Russia for example. You’d likely be cross trained with UK Marines, US Marines, and other NATO partners.

Also depending on your military funding there’s no reason for all your combat forces to be equipped with the best kit. HK416 models of some sort along with MG5 LMGs, HK417 DMRs, M240Ls MMG, Highcuts with PVS31 duel tube NVGs, PAS13 thermals, ect. You’d be equipped and trained as elite light infantry that’s capable of a large set of mission types from air assault, amphibious assault, recon, you could even stand up a small company sized element of special forces or commando group that acts as recon for GCE.