Office of Militia Support To End
Gnilraps
EZC Journal
Day 1,593 of the New World
31 March 2012
OFFICE OF MILITIA SUPPORT AXED
I was recently informed that the current White House administration has voted to disband the Office of Militia Support (OMS).
The OMS has been a source of funding for affiliated Militias who agreed to submit to a set of standards that was more relaxed than the official Military of the eUSA, but more rigid than what might be expected of a fully independent Militia.
Several weeks ago, ST6 announced that it would be leaving the OMS program as they no longer needed the additional funding to operate at a very high level of functioning. ST6's decision was met with much excitement as it was a bold move. EZC Brass salutes our former OMS brethren.
Edward Mauser, the last living member of the Real Life Easy Company, salutes ST6.
But the departure of ST6 raised serious questions in Government about the future of OMS.
I suggested that OMS be expanded to include more Militias, giving the opportunity to many others to increase their ability to distribute quality supplies on a daily basis.
However, the decision was made to end the program.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR EZC?
Easy Company distributes close to 8000 Q6 tanks per week and close to 5000 Q5 food. In addition we distribute a fluctuating amount of Q5 tanks. The roughly $66,000 we received from OMS on a weekly basis was approximately 30% of our weekly budget.
Additionally, EZC has just begun a new Heavy Armour Division which will increase our weekly Q6 Tanks distribution by perhaps an additional 3000. This would have meant that OMS was providing closer to 25% of our weekly budget.
So the loss of those additional funds is significant.
However, Easy Company will not be changing its supply policy. We have developed enough infrastructure in anticipation of this possibility that we will be able to continue to supply our troops with up to 25 Q6 Tanks per day!
Let me repeat: The end of OMS will NOT affect the supply policies of Easy Company.
The end of OMS will affect Easy Company in other ways, however.
Over the next few days, I will be meeting with longtime EZC member and current Congressman Talio Extremist on the development of an Easy Company Mercenary Regiment. No details are available yet, but I believe that the increased independence of Easy Company will be a huge benefit.
I will also be discussing with XO's Neron Trocki, Sozo, and a few others about what else this means as we look to forge into a new era of excellence.
In all, we are pleased at the opportunity this news presents. I have no doubt that the Easy Company of 1 month from now will be superior in every way to the Easy Company of today.
If you are a loyal citizen of eUSA, want to fight in meaningful battles for the benefit of Terra and our Nation, desire a reliable daily supply of Tanks to fight with, and yet want to maintain a modicum of independence that is not possible with the United States Armed Forces, I invite you to join Easy Company.
Easy Company. For The War.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled clicking
Comments
EZC FTW!
awesome article as always!
EZC FTW !!!!
EZC
o7
Hey we have an influx of disposable income, and the ability to donate 4x daily what we did last week, let's end the OMS program.
Most tactically ignorant move I have seen in my years in this game.
will all MUs leave OMS?
OMS is shutting down apparently, marcelbe.
One thing I made sure to mention when our decision was made to leave OMS was the merits of the program as a whole. The influence vs. dollar spent on the program is ridiculously high and is one of the few efficiencies that actually exists within the eUS budget. Ending it while TERRA and EDEN struggle to win battles is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen.
I hope the incoming Administration has a lick of common sense.
What is the extra money that the closed OMS will give be used for?
WTF! if USA dosnt sustain MU what does it do with money? either put 0 tax or stop this bs.
@biglog168 The eUS current has an enormous surplus. With the new donation limits and our country account balance the country has the money to spend on programs that are capable of working efficiently. Cutting the funding to this program while ONE moves its way through our Allies in Europe is foolhardy and there is no reason for it.
Hey! I know these guys!
@maxx expecting intelligence to arrive from politics... next you'll tell me that you think the admins will eventually get it right...
is a big crap cuting army money in a 90%+ military game.
EZC ftw
The Executive Branch should publicize their discussions regarding this. Talks behind close doors do nothing to insure that people know the thought process behind this decision. As with the Economic Council, when you are supposed to have faith in their decision without knowing the data they used or the logic behind how hey analyzed that data and came to their conclusions, you have a decision lacking transparency which cannot be trusted.
Why would they end oms? If anything, with the surplus, I would expand it.
EZC FTW!!!
More militias will have to become mercenaries. Less influence for the eUS. Horde more cash...
Sounds like a good plan.
BTW, great news that EZ will be OK without the OMS. Rock on EZC!!!
EZC FTW!!!!!
just another victim of the politics stupidity
now EZC is going all mercenary and shit .... great , good job whoever shut down OMS
u just screwed up the country's damage
ST6 can survive without being a mercenary but i guess EZC cannot .
however if the government let you down , its not a problem if u let it down in return
and i have to say , best timing indeed
Absolutely Badass
Good luck to you guys in EZC!
Btw, ending OMS is retarded.
EZC o7
Even in death I still serve.
Sugawara, we are eternal, EZC will/has prevailed, and we SHALL BE VICTORIOUS !
This only mean we are not backing down, we are growing ( the Merc regiments will prove that )
EZC FTW Y'ALL !!
Blaster EZC will NOT be a Mercenary Unit, it will , however offer its members a chance to do the DO of a specific regiment, fighting in a foreign battle, to get closer to the Merc medal, without having do do 50 kills ( however HAD is also helping with that, so Id say we are better than ever )
we shall NOT aid the enemies of eUS
we shall NOT sell damage for profit
we shall NOT become some puppet
we shall NOT stop rocking the shit out of the battlefield
and we shall be stronger than ever !
no profit Neron? dam🙁( ok ok
HELLO This is NOT the President's call. This is a Congressional matter. This is also a HUGE mistake.
okay congress, you can jump in anytime here... lets hear your logic on this issue...
best of luck
great idea. US should not fund militias. Now, douchbag congresschildren, lower our taxes since you'll no longer need that extra money for defense.
It's funny you think the Executive can do this. Best any President could do is order the OMS Director to not send the money out. Once that happened a single time you'd see immediate congressional backlash, probably leading to a temporary funding freeze to sort out a system where OMS is overseen by someone from the Speakers office and the money is distributed through them, or one of the CBO Directors.
Congress hasn't voted on this, I doubt Congress would pass it, and from what I can tell the only places this was discussed are ones gnilraps isn't supposed to be publishing things from. So basically you've got an Oblige/gnilraps double derp combo going on here.
I like cookies.
This is not happening. No one has requested the end of the program from congress. It would require a discussion and a vote and neither have occured as of this article posting.
If the President refuses to distribute the funding to the militias as congress has directed, then we will find someone who will.
This is a funding issue and congress controls the pursestrings not the President.
Henry, I'm way out of the loop, considering i'm not very active, and i heard about this discussion two weeks ago.
OMS is not disbanding, and with the increase to 400,000 a day in the donation limit they will probably be getting an increase in funding.
@ Henry et al, I am only going on what I have HEARD, and none of it from the President.
I am glad to see Pfeiffer's, Animas's, and John Largo's posts. Ending oms support would be stupid.
If you are just going on heresay, then why would you write an article with such convictions such as "I was recently informed that the current White House administration has voted to disband the Office of Militia Support (OMS)."
EZC FTW!
Wheres the extra money going then?
Who cares ?
Gnilraps gon Gnilraps.
impressive levels of derp
April Fools abound.
So..... if you could have gone independent before, why didn't it happen? Or is this just something recent that has occurred to allow the move away from funding?
Asking for clarification sake.
Who cares ?
x2
In Gnil We Trust.
EZC FTW!