[CP Campaign] The Army of Singapore
Day 956, 10:12
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by Tommy Aquinas
Much ado about nothing was the military debate in the last presidential campaign. In that there was much ado, and then nothing happened. Considering this is a military game, that was kinda disappointing. So a big effort has been planned for this term. The radical change of V2 means that our military will also change radically. This is a big challenge, but we will try to meet it head on. There is a whole military structure and policy in the works, but due to the mammoth task, it will take a while to implement. I'll give you the Cliff Notes version:
* Our military will have 5 companies - a Q1 company in each military skill and a Q2 Tickets company. These have already been acquired in preparation for the V2 changeover. With our Q2 moving tickets company maxed out at itinerary, we will be able to deploy everywhere in the world apart from the USA/Canada.
* All Singaporean citizens (above Strength 3.5/Rank Sergeant or V2 equivalent) will henceforth be considered part of the Singapore army. Rather than going through the task of recruiting, citizens will have the option of opting out instead. Our two CO's have the task of maintaining and updating the roster, while the Minister for Defence will oversee their work and co-ordinate with Alliance Military operations.
* There will be 6 divisions (although in reality 5). One of them (which I have nicknamed "Top Gun"
😉will be for new citizens to train up and learn how to fight in the military module, and will be for the equivalents of Strength 0 to 3.25. There will be 4 other divisions are Homeguard (one for each Skill) which will be overseen by two Commanding Officers. Members of Homguard above Strength equivalent of 15 will also be considered members of the elite Torchwood division, which means they are eligible for tanking and Alliance Military Operations. It's the equivalent of a football player getting called up for international duty, they're available for both teams.
* All citizens will be eligible for deployment. However, there are two conditions.
Number 1: You must be on IRC/eRep chat before and during the battle to receive any supplies and
Number 2: You will have to work a couple of days in the military company on your return to Singapore to build supplies.
* Soldiers will be messaged with all military and organisational procedures in due course. CO's and MoD will manage the companies.
We will make our military work. It may take some time, but stick with it, and we'll get it done.
Regards,
Tommy Aquinas
Presidential nominee
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I have a problem with the 'opt-out' system. Just because a person is 'automatically incorporated' into the Military doesn't mean he/she will be 'automatically responsive' to the idea of being in the Military. I say this as a citizen of a country where in RL, there is compulsory conscrip tion.
I'd propose that instead of sending them a message to 'opt-out', we should be sending them an official invitation to join the military. This will separate those who WANT to be part of the military and those who have no choice. With the former, there will be a higher probability of response/ adherence when orders are sent out
w00t Army!
If they don't want to receive weapons and supplies, they can say No. Otherwise, it just makes it easier to maintain a roster. It's a headache to enlist and to add, and people saying 'I haven't heard am I in the army or not.' This is just the easiest and quickest way to build an e-army.
If you have ever pm'ed people in this game, a lot couldn't be arsed to respond to invitations to things. If they have a moral objection to getting supplies and making friends, then they can just opt out. Otherwise, I want to provide people as many opportunities as possible for people to get active and involved. Chances are they will respond much more to regular orders than a once-off invitation, particularly people who are tired of constant promises and no action. Therefore, rather than promises, we will show them action. Anyway, it's hardly conion considering this is a game, and nobody is bound to anything.
This is a plan for all citizens, and it will be implemented for all, except those who don't want to be involved.
An auto-enlist policy is fine if they have to make two rollcalls or something to receive weapons, otherwise we'll be sending supplies to new accounts that quit in less than a week.
An auto-enlist policy is fine if they have to make two rollcalls or something to receive weapons, otherwise we'll be sending supplies to new accounts that quit in less than a week.
Supplies are only given to those who come onto IRC/eRepublik chat/ some sort of live-chat. They will need to co-ordinate where to deploy on the battlefield. It's what most other countries do. Saves the rollcall mess.
The auto enlistment program is not a good idea. I mean yes it will "Swell" the number of people in the military but it will also mean that PTOers and their multi accounting bots will be in the Military. THis means they will KNOW what we are doing and can go take that to their Phoenix masters.
V2 will cause mass chaos in the military for every nation but should not be used to sell a bad idea into being.
I also dont know what other countries you talked to but the eUS military and most of the EDEN Militaries I've talked to conduct roll calls and co-ordinate on the battle field. They also selectively recruit to weed out the multi's and wastes of time.
Some of the ideas you have are ok, some are not.
I would like to receive the free battle items but irc doesn't work for me as of recently what should I do?
irc works for me but there's never anyone on at the same time as me!!! what time are you on people?
i think that default enlistment wont work, there will be to many inactive, it would be better to have something like a cadet corp that people are invited to as soon as they join the game, this cadet corp can teach the basics of the game in a wholistic way, studying, working, and 'career guidance' tailored to the players time available and interests (politics, military, business) which will help us fill niche industries, improve the whole game experience for new players and subsequently keep them playing.
once the new player is level high enough to fight then invite them to the military levels you spoke of, i advise having several less well equipped units that we can keep an eye on people until they prove themselves available/suitable for other advanced and elite units, that way we can keep the real strength and equip level of the elite units more secret.
@ Mister_Geek - Erepublik chat will also be used.
@ Relorian - Thanks for pointing that out, I must edit in that it's only auto-enlistment above Strength 3.5 and rank Sergeant, or the V2 equivalents. Obviously known PTO'ers wouldnt be added 😛 From where I am standing, there has never been any obvious effort to recruit to the army outside of a couple of articles, and then they were just sent to fill out a form which was often not answered. This will be our way of weeding out the wastes of times, except we will give everyone an equal chance. When it becomes obvious they aren't interested, they will be removed.
@ Abdullah - I outlined above there would be a training division. When they get to a certain rank/strength then enlistment will be automatic. We will be tracking all new players.
Where can I find the Recruitment Office?
This is p cool
Cbf reading it though.
I wanna join! 😃
I agree with Assiel for opting in, as most new players quit even before they know the game.
Re: Communications SHOULD NOT be limited to IRC as most should be in different timezones or not have access to the net at specific time.
agree with Assiel
@ Whitephoenix, it says any live chat mechanism. Preferably the in-game chat. This is due to the strategic nature of the battlefield and for ease of distribution of supplies.