On the Strained Military vs. Politico Relations
Day 1,180, 19:39
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by Gulden Draak
Well would you just look at that butterfly
Seriously though, that time has come again where we are in the midst of a giant military vs. Politico fight. These fights happen every so often, usually due to a strain in relations somewhere along the lines. In response to this, I would like to offer up some of my thoughts on issues that we face here and I hope they won't fall on deaf ears. Who knows we may even get some change to happen
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President and Congress are greater than JCS- This is not because I like the President and Congress over the JCS, it is merely because that is what game mechanics dictates. The JCS is something we created and only exists because we say it does. On the other hand, the President and the Congress exist because the admin says they do and that is a big difference. The President and Congress have buttons, the JCS does not. Buttons always trump no buttons end of story.
The JCS and military should continue to exist- The military is a great retention tool for this game, and is perhaps the best we have. Likewise, the JCS is made up of good military minds who have been around awhile and can serve in an advisory capacity to the President. Most Presidents do not come from strong military backgrounds and the JCS is needed to advise them on such matters.
The JCS should be financially accountable to someone- In my opinion, the military should know how much damage each branch can give and should then request funding according to that. It should not just be a "give us gold" kind of thing. There has to be evidence that the amount of Gold requested is actually needed. If those figures are not made public, then that is fine. I understand there is the need to keep most of that data hidden. However, Congress and the President should know in private why they are giving out a particular amount of Gold . If this is already being done then I apologize, but from the things I have read today it doesn't look like it is.
Most of us are roleplaying idiots- Besides Party Presidents, Congressmen, and the President none of us have any special buttons, and likewise we are not special. We are all just roleplayers who create positions to make ourselves feel important. There should be no difference between a o7 and a DIO post, and likewise no one should be discriminated against for posting either. They are just stupid forms of roleplay. To the military, you are not in the the real life military (at least most of you aren't) so STFU and stop pretending like you are. You do not lay your life on the line in this game and there is no blood or sweat poured over it. You click a button a few times a day that is all. To the politicians: We suck, we have no real power and we beat off to whatever fictional job someone provided to us and we act like we have authority. We need to get off of our high horses and stop dicking around.
JCS/CJCS should be chosen by the military but should have term limits- I am not going to sit here and say that the JCS should be chosen by the people, because frankly the people would have no idea who and who hasn't done a good job. The military knows that and likewise they should chose their own leaders, just like the President choses his own cabinet. However, there should be limits to how long someone should serve, and if it is collectively agreed by the JCS that someone isn't doing a good job then they should be removed. Just like the President removes cabinet members if they suck.
Well that is all the ranting I have for now, and I hope you enjoyed. Feel free to PM me or post in the comments to state your own opinions if you think mine suck. In the end though lets not try to take anything to seriously as we are playing a game after all. Until next time....
Stay thirsty my friends,
Gulden Draak
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Truth. A wonderful skim was had.
Concurred with Syrup.
Is it too much to hope that this latest squabble leads to actual change?
I don't think so. This time it's looking like a real change is gonna come of it.
Yeah Ath, I think congress is actually going to take up the cause this time. Not to tear down the military, but rather to force them to make some changes (like damage reports and term limits) via threat of defunding in order to make our country better.
Voted hard.
Hope this doesn't fall upon closed ears.
"via threat of defunding in order to make our country better."
“Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.” Charles Caleb Colton
Good read
Thanks for doing this article.
Great work as always.
We should take a lesson from Real Life and perhaps reform military leadership, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and create a more fluid organization that answers to the President.
The Joint Chiefs should serve as the Presidents most senior adviser's from the branches plus the CJCS and the vCJCS. Each branch would then answer to the orders sent from the PRESIDENT or the Secretary of Defense as directed by the Commander in Chief.
Good God this game is sucking you back in. :/
And Kudos on the "knocking sense into people" article.
Good read x2
Agree with most of the points.
Good read x3
Agree with most of the points. x2
Small problem is that presidents change very often and on some occasions you get an idiot to do the presidents job. Many countries got loads of problems because of presidents that got elected to the office.
On the other hand, I can imagine that getting into JCS is not an easy thing to do and you need to prove yourself over years to be there.
So, maybe it isn't the most democratic way of handling things, but in this game it is the safest way. You don't want new people in JCS every month, believe me.
MoD, as politician, should be the one controlling the military budget. President is the one deciding what he wants military to achieve. JCS is the group that is doing all the work to achieve that. Sounds rather simple 🙂
Voted for Truth:
Regarding 'The JCS should be financially accountable to someone' I would reccomend the Economic Council, each and every week... Land-Based Economics Demand that all pork spending be extradited and exterminated for the greater good of eAmerica.
Term limits would be wise. I'd say about 2 months per CJCS and likewise for COs.
A. Jankems is Legend
B. The amount the military needs is 300 wellness per soldier per day, plus 30 fights of Q5 weapons, plus Xgold per day for each military tank. But the military gets by with less.
C. From eUS Constitution: 2. The eUSA armed forces shall organize and operate themselves as they see fit
You cannot legislate term limits without a constitutional amendment.
Congress comes first
Incredibile !
It's funny how people say "we just want to kill commies", yet JCS is a massive socialist bureaucracy.
Here's a thought... replace the JCS with a Council of Warlords representing militia organizations.
Each makes a proposal to CP and Congress every couple of months for funding. Makes them accountable, brings in some competition.
^ Boom I like it.
Wise Gulden Draak is wise man
Right Said Fred!
The military is not meant to be run as a democracy, but it is really bad if you do not have good leadership.
The military should report to the government, it is a tool not a goal...
nice article!