My plan to run as CP
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by infin
As a member of both our ADF leadership and Knighthawks MU, I have been most impressed by the improvement in organisation by both units. Also their level of cooperation has been exemplary the last few months. As per my previous article, it is not producitve for the two units to compete, they need to work in unison to achieve a single goal of military victory.
Erepublik is a team work based game. There is no way to force ANYONE to do anything in erep, so goals can only be achieved through the art of persuasion and also discipline of units, an essential military trait.
I provide the highest kudos in ADF to Majester and Venja and their Quarter Masters: Michael Windsor, Wozzzup123, Lord Ferrum, F0rse7i. Soliders cannot march on an empty stomach. And in Knighthawks, well it's all ronnyjnrjnr and Henry. All these guys have shown what it's really about.
I have become very cynical of the political module in erep. The level of debate in the country is not very mature or detailed. I was pleased to pass my tax reform initiatives a couple of months back and I think whilst Senator we achieved the perfect balance for our economy. The budget has worked adeqauetly the last two months based on current revenue.
The final frontier of reform for me is military funding and that's why I am running for CP this month. I have a plan to fund Military Units other than the ADF. Any MU loyal to Australia will be able to tap into an allocated pool of funding for approved MUs which will be controlled by my Minister of Defence. Each MU wanting to apply to participate in the scheme will lodge a 25g bond with the MoD and in return they will be allocted funding to participate according to Government orders.
Any MU disobeying orders will forfeit all or part of their bond at the MoD's discretion. They would also face the termination of their contract. The MoD would lodge a report at the end of the term outlining the level of funding to each MU.
At the same time I will maintain substantial funding to the ADF as they are the primary gateway for Aussies to get involved in the military module.
I hope to achieve three main things with this policy:
1. More participation by Aussies in military activity;
2. More flexibile delivery of damage via multiple units; and
3. More efficient allocation of resources through numerous MUs loyal to Australia being online at different times of the day.
I don't plan to change any alliances or strategic positioning of our country. Indo don't give a toss about us and neither do NZ so the battle must rage on with our allies. We just need to do this as effectively as we possibly can.
If this plan interests you then join the ANP and endorse my selection as CP. I am looking for people who want to jump on board and have a fun ride. It's no lolz candidate this term, it's the real deal. If I don't get elected then I will be proud to have tried something different.
Regards, infin
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ok the MU stuff seems borderline crazy... but at least you want to try something new.
A plan to fund MUs I would love it see it tried out.
Breath of fresh air.
don't be silly KK, but I would like to hear more of the MU since it seems, at face value, to be unworkable and just another promise that will not be kept.
and this is literally not different to the current system.
you give bonds to MUs and then ADF gets less. considering people are already in both ADF and MU overall people get the exact same
1. MUs have absolute discretion as to how they spend their funding to fight for Aus. ADF doesn't - it uses a strict formula.
2. Under the current system MUs have no access to taxpayer funds.
So it is completely different to the current system...
Interesting that you deliberately ignored the ADF Marshal, Hinokai...
Also, it is interesting that the person who has done nothing lately but troll is now considering running for the top job.
Timeoin I work in ADF as a QM and also drop millions of damage for the country according to orders. What the hell do you do apart from go AFK?
Hinokai did not preside over the rebuilding of the ADF and he would be the first to admit it. That has taken many months now Timeoin with Majester driving the reform. It's almost like you are trying to cause conflict. Idiot CP at it again.
Scrap the ADF.
lol. Good luck bro.
Who could pass up the honour to serve such gracious citizens as these.
This article needs more dragons and wizards in it!
also free Prostate Czecks
GL!
It is nice to see someone wanting to be creative again - much better than those who think all politics is about is running down your opponent. It is about time the elite military units of the country got some recognition from the Government.
Most other established country MUs get gov funding (ST6 included Larni) this is nothing new, in Macedonia some MUs get massive amounts of funding (over 12,000 mkd everyday and that was nearly 3 months ago).
It can only make us stronger but it would have to be worked out on the Aussie budget but to be effective would have to work with current MU supplies to increase accordingly.
I want to work with the ADF and MUs to try and get a good recipe which acts as an incentive on those three issues I mentioned above.
What henry said. Gov funded MU's are the way to go. I think a large chunck of the ADF stuff can be scrapped completely since it is not needed.
I shall prepare my NZSF paperwork for submission.
I don't detract from the ADF, they run a very tight ship and I love their supplies procedures. They will continue to get substantial funding.
so what do you plan on cutting from the budget infin? this is a serious question.
you have MPPs which are a necessity and then the ADF budget which is used effectively. where is this extra MU money going to come from?
i have no interest in trolling or whatever, i honestly dont care about that stuff anymore
in a nutshell some surplus funds will be spent due to long term accumulations and some will be cut from ADF. I would expect in total about $100k will be allocated to MUs over a term. So ADF will continue to be the main taxpayer funded unit. I have closely examined the last several budgets and this is a sensible and cautious approach. MPPs will be maintained.
I won't be going overboard with it.
Soz infin but um .. whose tax reforms? Sure it was your name on the Bill but they were the rates I worked out with Venja's advice just after I left the Senate - then all of a sudden the opposition who were against it at the time who then became the majority in the next session supported it. Just saying 😛
Now now children .... play nice 😛😛
I agree with this in principle, but of course the details need to be worked out. The new game mechanics encourage "total war" and there are 50 or so battles and RW's occurring at any one time. MU's are new focus of the game. Its also better than handouts.
i look forward to your budget if you win infin, i dont mind the idea of giving MUs funding
As my esteemed colleague BenP would have said...
At least you're out of the tree.
Good luck, infin!
TJ is like Al Gore, I guess you invented the internet too TJ?
"I wont cut from the ADF"
a few comments down ...
"in a nutshell some surplus funds will be spent due to long term accumulations and some will be cut from ADF."
So remember, kids, if you vote for Infin, he guarantees less money will go to the ADF 😉
Considering the ADF already has a reasonably challenging time keeping supply levels up I would be extremely wary of anything that could result in less funding as it could potentially impact supply levels.
Would like a clear position on the effect on ADF funding under your plans, please.
~Hinokai
At least he is thinking outside the box. Though i don't agree with the outline of your plan infin, kudos for not being all conservative and wanting to try find new ways to improve eAustralia.
@Timeoin - Our idiot CP can't read - I wrote in my article: "I will maintain substantial funding to the ADF". I didn't state no budget cuts to ADF.
@Hinoaki - There is no rationale that suggests ADF should not take a budget cut to fund other loyal MUs. Suggesting that ADF should be the sole source of Aussie military spending is greedy. Budget cuts to ADF are a possibility, but they would be very small in the vicinity of $AUD50,000 over a $400,000 budget that increased from $300,000 the month before.
ADF might need to hit the brakes a bit, just sayin'.
Finally ADF or any government orgs should NOT be used for making political statements. The ADF is not part of the political process. ADF answers to the government of the day. Reconsider the use of government orgs in political articles please.
"Finally ADF or any government orgs should NOT be used for making political statements. The ADF is not part of the political process. ADF answers to the government of the day. Reconsider the use of government orgs in political articles please."
I agree here 100% infin. I personally like the idea of MU funding. The ADF is all well and good, but it doesn't give out a great deal of supplies and most of the larger hitters are in other MU's too. By putting more funding into them, it can only help strengthen our populace.
ADF has got a mind of it's own now it seems.
You expect the ADF to take a 25% budget cut to fund MU's where the soldiers in them are already in the ADF and hence will be funded twice by the taxpayer? I doubt Senate will agree to that, especially since it's been proven that MU's won't necessarily fight in govt sanctioned battles.
I'm ok for funding to MU's for important battles that are fought to save us, but otherwise, not so much.
I never said sole source, but as the country's military and the only one that will always follow DoD orders, I would consider it to get a large share. Particularly since the ADF, contrary to Flatty's comment, has very good supplies, and as we have a hard time affording things if we have any real fighting as is, a budget cut would destroy the ADF supply system.
Our spending last month ended up in the region of 350k or more due to war, and the only reason we pulled through was because we requested funding from senate to carry through the last week, and even that was technically not enough since we didn't pay off the tanks until the new budget came in.
Now sure, the typical response would be 'lower supplies', but back when we had lower supplies, people would complain that the ADF was useless and didn't give enough and so on and so forth, not to mention I would think that a government would want it's military equipped the best rather than militias.
I'm not saying that we should only fund the ADF, but when the ADF's sole source of income is the Government, it follows orders from the DoD, and it allows anyone and everyone to join (including members of these other MUs you intend to subsidize), it really shouldn't be taking budget cuts, particularly if you ever intend to have the ADF fight anywhere remotely important.
Just make a section "VII" in ADF and those of kick ass status can be funded extra, it shouldn't be for all but for those that are regular tanks, it is the only policeable way that won't get scrutinized, or supply those only in say regiment 1 of each MU to keep costs down as those in reg 1 are usually the top hitters anyway ....
How is someone who labels the current CP as an "idiot" qualified emotionally to be CP themselves? Seems that he would lead a fractious, bickering government hated by the people he labels as "idiots". Just saying.
That's my issue too Wally, seems like it will only lead to more trolling and nonsense.
So I can't run for CP if I think the current CP is an idiot? That makes no sense at all.