Senate Bill Proposal

[Jack Sheltrak]

Using the template here and after following all of the guidelines here please submit your bills for faction admin approval. The review will not be right away but if there are suggestions or changes needed to make the bill fit for the Republic remember this functions much like the factory. There is no haggling with the one reviewing your bill and their decision can be overruled by the faction owner.

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[Terras Zordok]

@[member="Jack Harkness"]

INTENT: To organize and reform the Republic military/armed forces.

DEV THREAD: http://starwarsrp.net/topic/23361-organizing-the-military-dev-thread-open-to-all/

BILL PROPOSAL:

(Proposed Bill)​

THE REPUBLIC ARMED FORCES REFORMATION ACT​

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Purpose: This bill shall reorganize and reform the Republic Armed Forces and clarify the branches, subgroups, and agencies of the Republic military in order to allow the Republic to more effectively protect its planets and constituents as well as pursue peace in the Galaxy. It is also to be noted that this legislation shall define the Jedi Order and its members as not an official part of the Republic Armed Forces / Military. This shall further the understanding that the Jedi of the Republic are not merely warriors, fighters, and combatants. Individual Jedi are permitted legally to join the Republic Military derived from individual choice.


Language of the Bill: Upon the passage of this legislation, the Republic Military / Armed Forces shall be organized into the Republic Army, the Republic Navy, and the Republic Judicial Forces. All branches of the Republic Armed Forces shall work together to service and protect the Republic as a whole through joint cooperation.

The Republic Navy shall be the standing military fleet used by the Galactic Republic, composed of the entirety of all starships, vessels, cruisers, destroyers, and every other space-faring vehicle purchased by the Republic for military purposes. For organiztion purposes, the Navy shall be composed of fleets. Fleets shall be capable of transporting Republic Army and Navy troops to coordinate ground operations, while maintaining space superiority around the targeted systems. A typical fleet shall also be capable of engaging in planetary and system-wide campaigns. Fleets can be named by a high ranking general, the Senate, or the Chancellor. The Republic Navy and its sub-groups shall respond to orders by the Chancellor and the Senate. The Republic Starfighter Corps is to be a branch underneath the Navy.
- Squadron: shall be composed of 10 to 16 starfighters plus support crews, and commanded by a Major.
- Wing: shall be composed of 6 to 10 squadrons, 60 to 160 starfighters plus support crews, and command by a commander or a Jedi General.
- Group: shall be composed of five wings, 300 to 800 starfighters plus support crews, and commanded by a High Commander or a High Jedi General.

The Judicial Forces shall fullfill the police and intelligence purposes along with civilian peace-keeping purposes of the Galactic Republic. The Judicial Forces are to be composed of the Senate Guard, the Galactic Intelligence Agency (G.I.A.), and the Republic Security Force.
- Senate Guard: shall protect senators, the Supreme Chancellor, and other ranking members and buildings of the Galactic Republic government. It shall also serve as a secondary police force for Coruscant in addition to the Coruscant Security Force.
- Galactic Intelligence Agency (G.I.A.): shall be the main intelligence organization of the Galactic Republic, and service the Galactic Replublic by employing various agents of espionage and security throughout both the Galaxy and the Republic itself.
- Republic Security Force - shall be the primary police force for the Galactic Republic under the Judicial Department to enforce civil laws. The security forces are named by the planet that it is servicing. Hence, the security force servicing Coruscant is known as the Coruscant Security Force.

PARTICIPANTS: @myself @[member="Kiskla Grayson"] @[member="Doc"] @[member="Persephone Callas"] @[member="Carn Dista"] @[member="Theodosius"] @[member="Kiyala Demont"] @[member="Alachei Mnemenos"] @[member="Ayumi Pallopides"] @[member="Bard of the Hyperlanes"] @[member="Yusan Fenn"]

 

[Jack Sheltrak]

We have looked at it and much of it is not needed. Reorganizing and defining parts of the Republic is great but doesn't require a vote simply submit it and if it is a better system then what is there it will be added. The jedi aren't nor have they ever been a branch of the military, they do not do anything aside from make up the majority of the faction itself. This means from an ooc standpoint they will be leading Republic forces played via NPC but have always in canon

All thanks to Mason/Daella for this.
Jedi already have their combat/officer training. Clone Wars and pretty much any other Star Wars lore shows Jedi just jumping into the fray along side Republic soldiers as well as leading them with little explanation beyond the fact that they're just Jedi.

It makes sense, though, that if a Jedi is going to serve the Republic via combat that they'd be under Republic regulations. Jedi probably have a special status, though, seeing that they're usually given command positions despite little experience as a soldier or officer. They seem to just be wedged into the chain of command on a case-by-case basis - something extremely easy to do with the canonical low number of combat ready Jedi. It would make sense to have Jedi report to a Jedi above them until there is no higher Jedi authority in the Republic army's chain of command just because of how special they are.

If a Jedi does commit warcrimes while fighting for the Republic, it's going to be pretty obvious and if the Order doesn't handle it themselves the Republic likely will.

bottom line: canon says Jedi are special with their involvement in the Republic military, people follow that canon precedent already, changing it on SWRP should either be only purely IC shenanigans. Sincere OOC opinions in favor of doing something like forcing Jedi characters to do combat/officer training before going into an Invasion/Skirmish/whatever thread and serving the Republic army is just silly.

This bill is not needed @[member="Alena Beswin"] as it adds nothing we haven't already done or said.

 

[Terras Zordok]

@[member="Jack Harkness"]

Alright, understood, thanks for the feedback. I didn't know this kind of thing already existed.

Just for future reference, can you link me to where it is described how the Republic military is organized? (i.e. how the Republic Navy is organized) It seems to me that mostly what you said were about how the bill's part about the Jedi wasn't needed, and you said 'reorganizing and defining parts of the Republic is great but doesn't require a vote simply submit it and if it is a better system then what is there it will be added.' <- I'm just kinda confused on this.

 

[Syn]

http://starwarsrp.net/topic/16311-tgr-army-structure/
There is not one for the Republic navy

 

[Terras Zordok]

@[member="Syn"]

Thanks.

Can we keep just the parts of the bill about the Republic Navy and the Judicial Forces since there is none regarding this currently? Or we could even just add it to the structure of the Republic military, for organization sake?

 

[Terras Zordok]

@[member="Jack Harkness"] @[member="Syn"]

I am re-submitting the legislation, without mentioning the Galactic Republic Army (cause the structure for it already exists) and the Jedi (because of what you said).

THE REPUBLIC ARMED FORCES REFORMATION ACT​

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Purpose: This bill shall reorganize and reform the Republic Armed Forces and clarify the branches, subgroups, and agencies of the Republic military in order to allow the Republic to more effectively protect its planets and constituents as well as pursue peace in the Galaxy.

Language of the Bill: Upon the passage of this legislation, the Republic Military / Armed Forces shall be organized into the Republic Army, the Republic Navy, and the Republic Judicial Forces. All branches of the Republic Armed Forces shall work together to service and protect the Republic as a whole through joint cooperation.

Noting that the Republic Army is already well-structured, there is no reason for it to be organizd or reformed.

The Republic Navy shall be the standing military fleet used by the Galactic Republic, composed of the entirety of all starships, vessels, cruisers, destroyers, and every other space-faring vehicle purchased by the Republic for military purposes. For organiztion purposes, the Navy shall be composed of fleets. Fleets shall be capable of transporting Republic Army and Navy troops to coordinate ground operations, while maintaining space superiority around the targeted systems. A typical fleet shall also be capable of engaging in planetary and system-wide campaigns. Fleets can be named by a high ranking general, the Senate, or the Chancellor. The Republic Navy and its sub-groups shall respond to orders by the Chancellor and the Senate. The Republic Starfighter Corps is to be a branch underneath the Navy.
- Squadron: shall be composed of 10 to 16 starfighters plus support crews, and commanded by a Major.
- Wing: shall be composed of 6 to 10 squadrons, 60 to 160 starfighters plus support crews, and command by a commander or a Jedi General.
- Group: shall be composed of five wings, 300 to 800 starfighters plus support crews, and commanded by a High Commander or a High Jedi General.

The Judicial Forces shall fullfill the police and intelligence purposes along with civilian peace-keeping purposes of the Galactic Republic. The Judicial Forces are to be composed of the Senate Guard, the Galactic Intelligence Agency (G.I.A.), and the Republic Security Force.
- Senate Guard: shall protect senators, the Supreme Chancellor, and other ranking members and buildings of the Galactic Republic government. It shall also serve as a secondary police force for Coruscant in addition to the Coruscant Security Force.
- Galactic Intelligence Agency (G.I.A.): shall be the main intelligence organization of the Galactic Republic, and service the Galactic Replublic by employing various agents of espionage and security throughout both the Galaxy and the Republic itself.
- Republic Security Force - shall be the primary police force for the Galactic Republic under the Judicial Department to enforce civil laws. The security forces are named by the planet that it is servicing. (ex. the security force servicing Coruscant is known as the Coruscant Security Force.)