I had brought this up in 2013 when we were having issues with Army activity and have revised this slightly to fit current day.

Article 3: South Pacific Special Forces


1. The South Pacific Special Forces, herein referred to as the SPSF, is established as the sole Armed Force within the Coalition of the South Pacific.
2. The SPSF will be led by the Minister of the Army and a panel of three Generals, herein referred to as the General Corps, selected by the Assembly and serving a life term.
3. The Minister of the Army Cabinet will recommend Citizens to serve in the General Corps upon the passage of this document and in the event of a vacancy. The nominee must be approved by the Assembly, which will recommend replacements if they reject a nomination.
4. The General Corps is responsible for the planning of and overseeing of all missions of the SPSF.
5. The SPSF must, at all times, observe our laws, policies, the charter and our legal and contractual obligations, defend The South Pacific, refrain from conduct abroad which contradicts foreign policy and make an effort to include, welcome and accommodate all citizens as members, regardless of their beliefs.
6. The SPSF will be permitted to carry out offensive, defensive, support, and various types of operations as seen fit by the Minister of the Army General Corps.
7. The Minister of the Army and General Corps will be responsible for creating further regulations for the SPSF and presenting them to the Assembly for passage in accordance with normal Assembly policy.
7. The SPSF will be responsible for carrying out all operations relating to a Declaration of War passed by the Assembly. A declaration of war is not inherently necessary for the SPSF to act against a foreign entity and/or organization.

I have just listed the change to the Code of Laws section. This would completely eliminate the Ministry of the Army. A set of standing orders should also be written to accompany this change. I have a very rough draft started but would like to consult a few people on it before posting.

Having the MoA hasn't worked well for us and I feel now is the time to completely abolish that position. Creating more Assembly oversight would be ideal in this scenario.

Two issues at this point in the SPSF's life. The current structure is a MoA and 2 Generals and we never filled those roles. Second issue is that Generals should come from within the SPSF and be people respected by the SPSF. Having the assmebly pick whoever is popular this week to be a General regardless of gampeplay experience is not an option. Generals need to have experience AND the outside contacts with other military groups. Just having the assembly decide is just waiting to cause issues,

I'm trying to think what draft you read, because Hileville's draft doesn't suggest any of what you said.

(02-02-2015, 04:23 PM)Kris Kringle Wrote: I'm trying to think what draft you read, because Hileville's draft doesn't suggest any of what you said.

2. The SPSF will be led by  a panel of three Generals, herein referred to as the General Corps, selected by the Assembly and serving a life term.

Quote:3. The Cabinet will recommend Citizens to serve in the General Corps upon the passage of this document and in the event of a vacancy. The nominee must be approved by the Assembly, which will recommend replacements if they reject a nomination.

Even that says General appointment will come from outside the SPSF from an inner circle dejour. Leadership should come from and reccomended by  those actually participating. Think of the stink and the "What are you thinking?" discussions that would be raised if someone decided the Cabinet should recommend leaders and everyone else in the cabinet would need to approve them in any of the RP stuff that's going on. 
Military gameplay is NOT open to someone showing up in any of the jump points saying "I'm the new General of the SPSF. What's up guys?".  It just doesn't work that way.

I trust the Cabinet is capable enough to handle the responsibility. The last thing we want to do is give the SPSF more autonomy.

I'm in support of this, but only alongside change which also improves Assembly oversight of the SPSF - this is to say, a Code of Conduct and, perhaps, a mid-term review of the army, where the Assembly must review the SPSF's development and conduct, and make suggestions and comments through a resolution.

This way we give the SPSF some more meritocracy, but we're also removing the barrier of isolation between SPSF and TSP.

(02-02-2015, 04:04 PM)Hileville Wrote: Article 3: South Pacific Special Forces

1. The South Pacific Special Forces, herein referred to as the SPSF, is established as the sole Armed Force within the Coalition of the South Pacific.
2. The SPSF will be led by the Minister of the Army and a panel of three Generals, herein referred to as the General Corps, selected by the Assembly and serving a life term.
3. The Minister of the Army Cabinet will recommend Citizens to serve in the General Corps upon the passage of this document and in the event of a vacancy. The nominee must be approved by the Assembly, which will recommend replacements if they reject a nomination.
4. The General Corps is responsible for the planning of and overseeing of all missions of the SPSF.
5. The SPSF must, at all times, observe our laws, policies, the charter and our legal and contractual obligations, defend The South Pacific, refrain from conduct abroad which contradicts foreign policy and make an effort to include, welcome and accommodate all citizens as members, regardless of their beliefs.
6. The SPSF will be permitted to carry out offensive, defensive, support, and various types of operations as seen fit by the Minister of the Army General Corps.
7. The Minister of the Army and General Corps will be responsible for creating further regulations for the SPSF and presenting them to the Assembly for passage in accordance with normal Assembly policy.
7. The SPSF will be responsible for carrying out all operations relating to a Declaration of War passed by the Assembly. A declaration of war is not inherently necessary for the SPSF to act against a foreign entity and/or organization.
8. The Assembly will maintain a working Code of Conduct for the SPSF, which details its organisational policy and procedure. 
9. During the month of May, September and January, the Assembly will prepare a resolution to serve as a mid-term review of the SPSF's development, activity and leadership, with comments, feedback and suggestions for future reform.