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Bill: Citizen Service Act of 4337
Details
Submitted by[?]: Council of Lords
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 4338
Description[?]:
| It is far too common today, to see able bodied young men and women standing idle without purpose upon completing their education. Those that do not pursue higher education waste away, lamenting the lack of purpose in life. This is the first symptom of cultural decline, the disconnect between the nation and her people could come back to haunt us 10, 20 or 30 years from now. Meanwhile, our armed forces petition for more recruits. This is a chance to kill two birds with one stone, the Council has put forward a proposal to restore limited mandatory service during peacetime. Another proposal we present is a reform of the officer corps. Today, the only way to advance in the ranks of our armed forces is with field promotions based on merit. This sounds like a good idea does it not? Perhaps during war, but during peacetime this system does not allow officers to rise further than the rank of Sergeant except in extremely rare circumstances. This has led to incidents where comissioned officers "sell" promotions to the highest bidder, in the form of staged acts of herosim. One example is the scandal from two years ago, where Lt.Col. Andrew McGraw "sold" a promotion to Pvt. Ian Kessler, for 10.000 Likath. I propose that promotions be decided by the ministry of defence, to secure the indepenence of the officer corps, and to secure that people like Ian Kessler do not end up leading units into battle. Aemilius Bérain, Lord High Councillor |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Appointment of military officers
Old value:: Military officers are only appointed through battlefield commission.
Current: The head of state is responsible for the appointment of military officers.
Proposed: The Ministry of Defense is authorized to appoint military officers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:54:31, January 24, 2018 CET | From | Council of Lords | To | Debating the Citizen Service Act of 4337 |
| Message | Respected members of the house, I understand that the most controversial part of this proposition is the issue of national service. Let me put your doubts at rest, the plan does not simply intend to force young men and women away from higher education and into our armed forces. The reverse would in fact be true, the service would only extend to those that do not seek further education, those that are or are seeking to become students of a recognized university. So in effect one could say that this would motivate those that did not seek higher education before, might do so now rather than complete their national service, a gentle nudge in the right direction one might say. It is planned to start out slow, with only four thousand (4.000) volunteers fot the first three years, after that between eight, and twelve thousand young men and women, not in education could complete their national service every year, earning good life experience and friends for life, as well as a healthy respect for our armed forces and by extension our nation. Lord Aemilius Bérain Lord High Councillor of the Grand Council |
| Date | 15:15:52, January 24, 2018 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the Citizen Service Act of 4337 |
| Message | Lord Bérain, I understand that your intentions are good, however the proposal as you state it would just be an unfair discrimination towards those that do not have the capabilities of enrolling in higher education and have to finish their studies after high school. Anyone that does not go to university can enroll themselves in the army if they want. It is a voluntary action and it is well paid. They can also do social work if they want, it is a voluntary action that it is not so well paid. What you propose would be forcing people against their will, and against their individual freedom, and that we cannot accept. Our stance on the appointment of military officers is that it should involve the Government to some degree in order to prevent any attempt of autonomy of the army which could be potentially dangerous for our democratic system. Ariana Ortega Majority Speaker |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 80 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 201 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 144 |
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