I'm sorry I wasn't more specific. I was more wondering what they're power was like, I guess or if they were respected of feared. There is The Navy (also referred to as the Marines) in my world and I don't exactly have the best relationship with them -- most pirates don't -- but they destroyed my home when I was a child. Hearing the word gets a visceral reaction from me.
But, I have to remind myself that I'm not in my home, right now, and there are other governments and military organizations out there.