10^th Imperial Decree - 1^st Revision: Administration of the Military

The Emperor is the Supreme Commander of all branches of the Military. The Administration of the Military shall be the Responsibility of the General Staff of the Army, and the Admiralty of the Navy. Generals and Admirals will be appointed by the Imperial Throne, on the recommendation of the existing Generals and Admirals. All other ranks and appointments shall be the responsibility of  the General Staff or the Admiralty as appropriate.

Two Senior Generals shall be selected by the General Staff and a Two Senior Admirals by  the Admiralty to form the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who report directly to the Emperor. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are jointly the second point of command of all branches of the military, and are appointed for life. Upon the inability of the Emperor to discharge his duties as Supreme Commander, temporarily or permanently, the Joint Chiefs must act in unanimity to vary any order, procedure or undertaking which is currently in existence.

While the Emperor and subsequent Emperors may well issue a Will and Testament indicating their wishes as to who may succeed them, the Joint Chiefs in Unanimity have the right to vary this order, for the Good of the Empire, and send a different candidate to Senate for ratification. Senate may, on a 75% vote, refuse that candidate. Otherwise, the new Emperor is appointed.

The Joint Chiefs in Unanimity, may declare to the Senate that the Emperor is unfit to continue to rule, and if the Senate upholds this declaration, then the Emperor will be executed, witnessed by the entire General Staff, the entire Admiralty, and the entire Senate, and a new Emperor appointed. If the Senate does not uphold the declaration, the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be executed, witnessed by those listed previously, and new Joint Chiefs appointed.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff shall nominate from among the General Staff and the Admiralty a Judge Advocate General, who upon confirmation by the Imperial Throne, shall be responsible for, and Administer all matters of Law within the Military, for as long as he is able to continue to undertake that duty. He shall decide on the constitution and procedures of Courts Martial, the scales on penalties and infringements, and the appointments of his deputies. The only Appeal against the rulings of the Judge Advocate General is to the Imperial Throne.

The costs of the Military are to be met by the state. Rates of pay and remuneration are to be decided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the disposal of captured monies, assets and slaves is to be by procedures decided by the Joint Chiefs, with the provision that 50% of all captured material is the property of the state.

© Tim Hart 2002
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