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Government of Taijitu => The Ecclesia => Proposals and Discussion => Topic started by: Gulliver on January 01, 2016, 10:16:14 PM

Title: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Gulliver on January 01, 2016, 10:16:14 PM
There's been discussion about how we structure our military, and I think it's relevant to the current constitutional discussion. As such I'd like to get a more concrete sense of what routes people would like to pursue. This is an approval vote, so vote for as many of the options which you approve of, and feel free to debate them in this thread.
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Delfos on January 01, 2016, 10:32:10 PM
I'd just remove "government supervision".
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Red Mones on January 02, 2016, 12:17:27 AM
No offense, but I really don't give two shits about the militia.
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: AwesomeSaucer on January 02, 2016, 02:14:51 AM
No offense, but I really don't give two shits about the militia.
^^^
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Delfos on January 02, 2016, 03:09:48 AM
No offense, but I really don't give two shits about the militia.
^^^
#putyourvotewhereyourmouthis
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Myroria on January 02, 2016, 04:10:35 AM
I think that the Militia has been incredibly successful and well-known across the game as a unitary sovereigntist militia, but I would not be opposed to other ideas - though I would find a pure raider army incredibly distasteful.
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Wast on January 02, 2016, 10:30:09 PM
Having supervised private militias seems to be the best compromise, and nicely disentangles most of NS gameplay from the government while still allowing it [the militia] to function. But 'supervision' entails imposing certain guidelines by which the militias must abide, which amounts to imposing at least a basic ideology (on raiding or not raiding, etc.). So the private militia setup may not be that different from a single sovereigntist militia in the end, except for its legal distinction as 'private'.
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Delfos on January 02, 2016, 11:26:26 PM
Having supervised private militias seems to be the best compromise, and nicely disentangles most of NS gameplay from the government while still allowing it [the militia] to function. But 'supervision' entails imposing certain guidelines by which the militias must abide, which amounts to imposing at least a basic ideology (on raiding or not raiding, etc.). So the private militia setup may not be that different from a single sovereigntist militia in the end, except for its legal distinction as 'private'.

exactly why it shouldn't have "government supervision".
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Wast on January 03, 2016, 02:08:12 AM
The private militias would reside in Taijitu, right (i.e. they would have a section on the forum)? The region would be implicitly endorsing whatever actions they take by allowing the militias to operate from the region. So there has to be some oversight.

Does it make sense to require the militias to report to the government [whatever branch manages the militia]? This way they can be disowned if necessary, but are not directly supervised. The government can then vote to disown/whatever the militia if it does terrible things, and otherwise the militia can operate freely and be ignored by everyone that doesn't care.
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Delfos on January 03, 2016, 02:22:02 AM
why would we endorse? Why can't you be part of inter-regional militias that have nothing to do with Taijitu? If Taijitu clearly states "WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THESE MILITIAS DO" as in we don't endorse anything then those people playing NSGP are free to do whatever they want. icl joining TNP army or TBR raiders. We wouldn't be "harboring" anybody or "criminal" either bc people would have the right to do w/e they want.

#freethemilitia
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Dyr Nasad on January 03, 2016, 02:45:42 AM
why would we endorse? Why can't you be part of inter-regional militias that have nothing to do with Taijitu? If Taijitu clearly states "WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THESE MILITIAS DO" as in we don't endorse anything then those people playing NSGP are free to do whatever they want. icl joining TNP army or TBR raiders. We wouldn't be "harboring" anybody or "criminal" either bc people would have the right to do w/e they want.

#freethemilitia

Citizens are not currently banned from being members of other militaries. Taimil has, at various points, had cross-membership with NPA, RRA, LLA, FRA, etc. Additionally, some citizens are already members of other militaries without ever being involved in Taimil.
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Delfos on January 03, 2016, 03:16:17 AM
why would we endorse? Why can't you be part of inter-regional militias that have nothing to do with Taijitu? If Taijitu clearly states "WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THESE MILITIAS DO" as in we don't endorse anything then those people playing NSGP are free to do whatever they want. icl joining TNP army or TBR raiders. We wouldn't be "harboring" anybody or "criminal" either bc people would have the right to do w/e they want.

#freethemilitia

Citizens are not currently banned from being members of other militaries. Taimil has, at various points, had cross-membership with NPA, RRA, LLA, FRA, etc. Additionally, some citizens are already members of other militaries without ever being involved in Taimil.

Then all we need is to go one step further and not endorse any. There. Otherwise wtf do you guys actually want to change?
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Dyr Nasad on January 03, 2016, 03:28:01 AM
why would we endorse? Why can't you be part of inter-regional militias that have nothing to do with Taijitu? If Taijitu clearly states "WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THESE MILITIAS DO" as in we don't endorse anything then those people playing NSGP are free to do whatever they want. icl joining TNP army or TBR raiders. We wouldn't be "harboring" anybody or "criminal" either bc people would have the right to do w/e they want.

#freethemilitia

Citizens are not currently banned from being members of other militaries. Taimil has, at various points, had cross-membership with NPA, RRA, LLA, FRA, etc. Additionally, some citizens are already members of other militaries without ever being involved in Taimil.

Then all we need is to go one step further and not endorse any. There. Otherwise wtf do you guys actually want to change?

I wasn't suggesting a change :P just noting current policy, because you had suggested it as a change (while it was currently in place)
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Eluvatar on January 03, 2016, 05:34:47 AM
I would imagine that we wouldn't want even private militias associated with Taijitu attacking regions we're friends with as a region, as one possible example of alignment-neutral supervision.
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Delfos on January 03, 2016, 08:45:28 AM
I would imagine that we wouldn't want even private militias associated with Taijitu attacking regions we're friends with as a region, as one possible example of alignment-neutral supervision.
:)

yes, that's why we can't have nice things, I mean, that's why we shouldn't have foreign affairs, no more friends.
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Prydania on January 03, 2016, 03:54:10 PM
I support reforming TaiMil into an umbrella organization of sorts. One that would oversee private militias. These private militias could be Defender-oriented, Raider-oriented, or Indepentist-oriented. Some could adopt sovereignism. Others could adopt their own policy. This, I feel, would allow all Taijitu citizens to engage in GP in the way they want. Something for everyone. As opposed to the current situation. Where we have one policy and your options are support this policy or don't engage in GP.

Now there would be obvious, common-sense limitations on this private militia system. TaiMil, as an umbrella organization, would still organize operations in support of our interests and the interests of our allies. Furthermore? These militias would be barred from attacking our allies or otherwise hampering the success of operations TaiMiil is engaged in.

To put it simply? There would be Raider and Independent-oriented private militias that would be free to engage in NSGP in the way they desire so long as their actions don't violate existing treaties between Taijitu and other regions.

Something for everyone. 
Title: Re: Consultative Poll: Military Structure
Post by: Prydania on January 03, 2016, 03:59:51 PM
I would like to add that my ideal private militia system would include a formal application process through TaiMil and would include a pledge from the prospective militia to not engage in activity that violates the terms of treaties that Taijitu is apart of. Violating that should result in the militia losing their "charter."