Your New Ministry of Defense
Day 626, 21:51
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Japanese Imperial Army Reports
The Ministry of Defense will begin using this newspaper (Japanese Imperial Army Reports) to post regular budget and expenditure information as well as military promotions so that the citizens of eJapan can follow the progress of their military. During times of war, JIA orders may be issued here as well. All JIA soldiers are required to subscribe and read and citizens are highly encouraged to subscribe as well.
Military spending
Each month, the military must train to improve its fighting ability. To make the most of training each month, there is a combination of wargames, currently between Lithuania and Latvia which must be paid for, and the provision of weapons for Japanese Imperial Army (JIA) soldiers. Both of these components of training cost money, and underfunding means a wasted chance!
The Japanese congress will provide funding for the training of the military, and budget discussions will be available for the citizenry on the nipponblog.net national forums. Please check there and make your opinions on the subject known!
JIA training squad
This new initiative is designed to extend JIA membership into the ranks of the new citizens in an efficient manner. We have a great cadre of high-ranking JIA soldiers, but the basic training program is designed to provide weapons to lower-ranking soldiers to introduce them into the organization and hopefully improve new citizen retention as well. Advancement into the regular units of the JIA (Expeditionaries and Guard) will place priority on JIA basic training members.
eJapan will benefit greatly from having loyal, "home-grown" colonels and generals who have spent their military careers working together, and this is a good start!
Obviously, the goals of the JIA basic training program are long-term, and as such, a long-term commitment is asked of its members. Obviously real life events can prevent citizens from playing the game and/or some simply quit. I encourage prospective applicants to realize that it takes many months of high activity to produce a colonel, general, or field marshal. In order to vet candidates and ensure that eJapan gets the most for its tax money, there are some conditions that must be met in order to join:
If you have worked and trained everyday since your "birthday," you should have approximately 4.52 strength and a hard worker medal on your 30th day. Candidates with the highest rank/damage points will receive priority admission to the Japanese Imperial Army training squad. Citizens who are 30 days old, possess a hard worker medal, and have at least 4.5 strength are eligible to join the JIA.
Older citizens who do not possess a hard-worker medal are also eligible, but will not receive priority admission to the training squad. Minimum requirements for citizens 60 days or older are: sergeant rank and 5.5 strength (these relatively stringent requirements are intended to prioritize relatively active citizens who may have missed a few days or weekends).
Additional consideration will be given to those who volunteer their labor at the state-run Nippon
Weapons sweatshop... er, I mean factory.
Prospective applicants are requested to send a message to the Japanese Imperial Army organization with the subject: "JIA Application"
Supply-side military funding
Another method of procuring weapons for the military is for the military to produce them itself. The Japanese Imperial Army organization has a weapons company sitting idle while dozens of workers waste time building up relatively useless construction skills when they could be developing manufacturing skills. In addition, the production would go directly to JIA members in need of weapons.
The Ministry of Defense will ask congress for approval to open the Nippon Weapons company and hire members of the JIA and prospective volunteers, and so begin production and distribution of weapons.
Furthermore, interested Q1 weapon companies are encouraged to submit bids for delivering weapons to the JIA organization for distribution to the military. Any organization which wishes to support the JIA in this fashion is requested to send a message to the Japanese Imperial Army organization with the subject: "Weapons Bid"
Lastly, the price of iron is increasing world-wide do to the ongoing world war. The Ministry of Defense strongly encourages Japanese entrepreneurs to consider creating iron companies overseas. The new citizenship module means that our hard-working Japanese land laborers could staff them, but still vote in their previous eJapan regional and national elections.
Ministry of Defense initiatives such as those listed above are intended to counter and maintain balance with the growing power and sosphistication of other militaries world-wide. eChina, for example, is teaching its soldiers to fly:
北一輝
防衛大臣
KITA Ikki
Minister of Defense
The Ministry of Defense will begin using this newspaper (Japanese Imperial Army Reports) to post regular budget and expenditure information as well as military promotions so that the citizens of eJapan can follow the progress of their military. During times of war, JIA orders may be issued here as well. All JIA soldiers are required to subscribe and read and citizens are highly encouraged to subscribe as well.
Military spending
Each month, the military must train to improve its fighting ability. To make the most of training each month, there is a combination of wargames, currently between Lithuania and Latvia which must be paid for, and the provision of weapons for Japanese Imperial Army (JIA) soldiers. Both of these components of training cost money, and underfunding means a wasted chance!
The Japanese congress will provide funding for the training of the military, and budget discussions will be available for the citizenry on the nipponblog.net national forums. Please check there and make your opinions on the subject known!
JIA training squad
This new initiative is designed to extend JIA membership into the ranks of the new citizens in an efficient manner. We have a great cadre of high-ranking JIA soldiers, but the basic training program is designed to provide weapons to lower-ranking soldiers to introduce them into the organization and hopefully improve new citizen retention as well. Advancement into the regular units of the JIA (Expeditionaries and Guard) will place priority on JIA basic training members.
eJapan will benefit greatly from having loyal, "home-grown" colonels and generals who have spent their military careers working together, and this is a good start!
Obviously, the goals of the JIA basic training program are long-term, and as such, a long-term commitment is asked of its members. Obviously real life events can prevent citizens from playing the game and/or some simply quit. I encourage prospective applicants to realize that it takes many months of high activity to produce a colonel, general, or field marshal. In order to vet candidates and ensure that eJapan gets the most for its tax money, there are some conditions that must be met in order to join:
If you have worked and trained everyday since your "birthday," you should have approximately 4.52 strength and a hard worker medal on your 30th day. Candidates with the highest rank/damage points will receive priority admission to the Japanese Imperial Army training squad. Citizens who are 30 days old, possess a hard worker medal, and have at least 4.5 strength are eligible to join the JIA.
Older citizens who do not possess a hard-worker medal are also eligible, but will not receive priority admission to the training squad. Minimum requirements for citizens 60 days or older are: sergeant rank and 5.5 strength (these relatively stringent requirements are intended to prioritize relatively active citizens who may have missed a few days or weekends).
Additional consideration will be given to those who volunteer their labor at the state-run Nippon
Weapons sweatshop... er, I mean factory.
Prospective applicants are requested to send a message to the Japanese Imperial Army organization with the subject: "JIA Application"
Supply-side military funding
Another method of procuring weapons for the military is for the military to produce them itself. The Japanese Imperial Army organization has a weapons company sitting idle while dozens of workers waste time building up relatively useless construction skills when they could be developing manufacturing skills. In addition, the production would go directly to JIA members in need of weapons.
The Ministry of Defense will ask congress for approval to open the Nippon Weapons company and hire members of the JIA and prospective volunteers, and so begin production and distribution of weapons.
Furthermore, interested Q1 weapon companies are encouraged to submit bids for delivering weapons to the JIA organization for distribution to the military. Any organization which wishes to support the JIA in this fashion is requested to send a message to the Japanese Imperial Army organization with the subject: "Weapons Bid"
Lastly, the price of iron is increasing world-wide do to the ongoing world war. The Ministry of Defense strongly encourages Japanese entrepreneurs to consider creating iron companies overseas. The new citizenship module means that our hard-working Japanese land laborers could staff them, but still vote in their previous eJapan regional and national elections.
Ministry of Defense initiatives such as those listed above are intended to counter and maintain balance with the growing power and sosphistication of other militaries world-wide. eChina, for example, is teaching its soldiers to fly:
北一輝
防衛大臣
KITA Ikki
Minister of Defense
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Roflpopters. I hope I'm the first person in my squad to fly!
Psi I can take you up in a plane and toss you out if you think it will help you learn.
Sand belly flops? I'm in!
Walorm: Nah nah! These pictures obviously show people flying from the force of incredibly powerful jumps. As such, I kindly decline your offer of airborne assistance in me learning to fly.
You better believe it.
Go JIA go!
~Minamoto, President of Japan
hmm looks like I am not eligible to join the Training Squad 🙁 , seems like I have to wait to join the JIA then.
Ouch...still not there yet to train with the JIA.
I, Geno Garon, would like to be the first to publicly volunteer to work at Nippon Weapons for 1 JPY, and to also publicly announce that, since I have recently acquired the rank of General, I shall no longer be receiving state-funded weapons from the JIA to train. In doing this, I hope to provide my full support to the JIA and the new administration. Good luck to KITA-Ikki, and godspeed to all JIA soldiers in their training.
~ Geno Garon, Captain of Alpha Squad
As Minister of Defense, I will also not be receiving weapons distributions from the JIA, instead providing my own. Many of our high-ranking soldiers do provide most of their own weapons, so hopefully that will free up weapons for new JIA members.
-KITA Ikki, eJapan MoD
I approve - well written article and your previous was as well. How do you apply to this JIA?
Chaotic1, thank you for your kind words. For now, the best way to apply for the JIA is to send a message to the Japanese Imperial Army organization:
http://www.erepublik.com/en/organization/1250277" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/organization[..]0277
Please briefly indicate your future intents: to stay in eJapan long-term, run for political office (congressmen cannot leave the country and so cannot serve in the expeditionary force), start businesses, etc. as these may help determine your placement in the JIA.
There will be some new positions available for relatively high-rank, high-strength citizens such as yourself and these will likely go to whoever has the highest rank, highest strength, etc. There will be the five (and more later) positions for the new trainees, priority goes to those who meet the minimum requirements and show the most enthusiasm as they are more likely to stay with the game long-term and be a better investment for the eJapanese taxpayer!
Postscript--now that I know what the budget is, the JIA organization will be putting out the official recruiting article shortly.
Now this is the kinda talk i can get into
DIE FOR YOUR COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once again, very good work on the article. May I suggest that war games be a priority as they allow the open training of all citizens of eJapan and it allows us to maintain a high health.
Voted and good luck to you all in the army!