The Military:: The Command Hierarchy --------------------- The president of the military accepts and follows only the orders of the national legislature. Other members of the military can accept and follow only the orders of members of the national military. Every member of the military has a formal rank, a single commanding officer, and any number of members he commands, except that the president of the military does not have a commanding officer, and those members of lowest rank do not command any members. Upon the recommendation of his commanding officer, a member is promoted by order of his commanding officer's commanding officer. This recommendation and promotion must reflect appropriate demonstration of and improvement in knowledge, skills, and performance. Eight distinct major ranks are established, to be named and subdivided by each branch of the military (Army, Navy, etc.) consonant with tradition and necessity. For example, the major ranks of the Army are, in ascending order, private, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, major, colonel, and general. Command over soldiers of this nation can under no circumstances be assigned to anyone not a soldier of this nation, except that the president of the military is commanded by the national legislature. This must not be construed to preclude entry into a military alliance, or coordination of military operations with those of another nation. Soldiers of this nation can be incorporated into a modified combined multinational command hierarchy provided any soldier of any nation that participates in the hierarchy has the authority to accept or reject instructions issued by anyone who is a soldier of another nation. The President of the Military ----------------------------- The president of the military acts in accordance with law, and according to the dictates of the national legislature, to prepare the nation for, and protect the nation from, violent aggression by foreign nations, groups, and individuals. He is the apex of the command hierarchy, and commands all the branches of the military. He has an encyclopedic and practical knowledge of the strategies, tactics, logistics, and technologies of defense and war. He has distinguished himself with dedication to his craft, devotion to law and the ideals of his nation, and composed achievement in perilous circumstances. He has ascended the command hierarchy to the rank of general, and has mastered the doctrines and technologies peculiar to each branch of the military. Rights, Privileges, and Responsibilities of Soldiers ---------------------------------------------------- An employee of the national defense infrastructure (a soldier) retains his full array of rights as detailed in this document, except as follows. A soldier must follow the orders of his superiors except when those orders violate law of the nation. A soldier must not order his inferiors to take actions which violate law of the nation. Orders must be justified by the unadorned dictates of national defense and its concomitant and formalized training procedures, tactics, and strategies. A soldier can be demoted, discharged, sentenced to punitive labor, and/or humanely imprisoned for disobedience. He cannot otherwise be disciplined. Military Salaries ----------------- A full time soldier is paid a starting wage 44% of an average wage, which payment begins upon entry to initial training. No soldier drawing less than an average wage can be expected to purchase any of the apparel or implements associated with his duties, except those he loses or destroys through negligence. For every year of tenure in the military, a soldier's wage is raised by 3%. For every increase in major rank, a soldier's wage is raised by 50%. Intermediate rank-related pay raises can be regularized, to reflect increases in minor rank. Separation of Military from Domestic Law Enforcement ---------------------------------------------------- No soldier can act as a domestic law enforcement officer, or in any way be made to discharge official duties which involve control over domestic citizenry, either within the nation or abroad. No soldier can train domestic law enforcement officers except voluntarily, while off duty, and without any official involvement by the military. No one who has been a soldier can work as a domestic law enforcement officer within the nation. On Conscription --------------- No individual can be forced to work in the military, nor can the exercise of any right or the granting of any non-military privilege by predicated upon such work. Mental Competence of the Soldier -------------------------------- No one who is mentally incompetent can be a soldier. On Embargoes ------------ Except where the immediate military dictates of physical national defense require it, the state must not engage in embargoes.