3) The Office of Imperial Defense

A) The Secretary General of Defense
- The Secretary General of Defense (SGD) is the head of all Defense Activities and is responsible for the management of all military units and the management of any armed conflicts.
- The Secretary General of Defense is responsible to post orders for each turn in a timely fashion for the President to follow.
- The SGD is in charge of all the following departments and may run them as he sees fit, including appointing any citizen to run the department in the SGC’s place. Any departmental disagreements will be settled by the SGC. The SGC is responsible to run a “Defense Office” thread with a summary of the current happenings in all Defense departments.

B) Department of the Army
- Run by the Secretary General of Defense or an appointee of the SGC.
- Responsible for all land and air units (except settlers, workers, and missionaries)
- Responsible to maintain the “Department of the Army” thread.

C) Department of the Navy
- Run by the Secretary General of Defense or an appointee of the SGC.
- Responsible for all sea based units (except work boats)
- Responsible to maintain the “Department of the Navy” thread.

D) Department of the War Academy
- Run by the Secretary General of Defense or an appointee of the SGC.
- Responsible for all promotions that any units receive
- Can choose not only WHAT promotion a unit receives, but WHEN to take that promotion (as waiting can sometimes be advantageous).
- Responsible to maintain the “Department of the War Academy” thread.


Good Luck to all the candidates going for the Secretary General of Defence :goodjob:

I'll nominate Peter Grimes to be our first Secretary General of Defense.
:salute:

He's done a great job in the Civ3 MTDG, and I'm sure he'll get Empire off to a good start.

This first term is likely to be very quiet for all departments, so organization and setting a precedent for reporting and organization styles will be key. You don't need to be able to open our Civ4 save for that!
And Thus, I think Peter is very qualified.

(But Mr. Grimes does love a dirty campaign.. so don't be afraid to run against him! … er… should that be "be afraid, be very afraid!") :lol:

If it is necessary, I second the nomination of Peter Grimes.

I, too, believe he has done an excellent job in the Civ3 MTDG.

I do as well but nominate Azzaman333 ... lets have elections :)

I'm also going to nominate lost_civantares as his comment have been quite instructive as well.

Also to other citizens, Don't be afraid to self nominate ... I did ;)

:bump: Are any of the nominees going to accept the nomination, or what?

This nominee is still considering whether to run or not. Sorry for the silence.

To be honest, I'm afraid that my duties in the Civ3 game may infringe on the time I'd need to invest in the office of Secretary General. On the other hand, the first term won't see many units built (1, maybe 2 max), so how much time will it really involve?.... Not much.

I'm still considering whether to run. I'll decide within 48 hours of this post, at the latest. :)

I really appriciate the nomination, and if Peter feels that this would take up too much time and azzaman doesn't respond/doesn't want the job I will try, but I think for this term I will sit out if others want to run. Later I will probably consider running after I can see what the duties and how the office should be run, so that I can at least do a decent job, but because TNT has such a different form of government I will hold off right now on running, unless as said before, I'm the only canadate.

I'll accept for now.

:clap: Azzaman333 vs. Peter Grimes

Any platform speeches ?

Will you be looking for others to assist in the running of Defence Dept ?

Do you have any ideas on the promotion options ... I believe a unit can get better in other traits apart from Health ... do you have any ideas on this?

Well, since there wont be a great deal of work, i'm not going need anyone for the specific roles that i could get. However, if i find that i am doing too much work, i will delegate it to a willing person. I dont think that this term will be very exciting in this position, but i like keeping my roles small.

I decline the nomination. I'm perfectly prepared to offer assitance, and plenty of opinions, but I just can't afford the time right now. Maybe in a couple of terms, after I see how cIV actually works a bit ;)

:bump: Opened on the 3rd March 11pm ... so will close 10th March 11.00pm +10 GMT

So we need any other nominations confirmed by then !!

Nomination Period Closed ...

Term 1 ... Head of Office of Imperial Defense is Azzaman333 :salute:

We are now on turn 15 of the current term.

Nominations for the next elections (to take place during turns 18-20) are now open.

Please post your nominations for the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense in this thread.

Now that you're back - you interested in this post lost_civantares?

I'll officially nominate you! :)

If I accept and am voted in, that means at this early stage that I will be managing the warrior and any other ones that are produced, so basicly I will just be telling the player how to explore, right, since there is (unless we hit a hut and gain XP? Or am I missing something? I just have to be careful with finals around the corner. If that is the case I would be happy to accept.

If I accept and am voted in, that means at this early stage that I will be managing the warrior and any other ones that are produced, so basicly I will just be telling the player how to explore, right, since there is (unless we hit a hut and gain XP? Or am I missing something? I just have to be careful with finals around the corner. If that is the case I would be happy to accept.

Trust me I know how important School is ;) , So with that in mind the week(or two) for studying and writing finals you could simply (if you win) designate someone to submit your orders.

And secondly don't forget DaveMcW also mentioned that general descriptions can work (I.E. Explore in an Western Direction for 3 Turns, Which is most likely going to be the rough navigation of our new warrior)

Okay, If that is all it is right now, I would be happy to accept nomination.

The nomination period is now closed.

Due to lack of competition, the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense for Term 2 is lost_civantares.

not Relevant anymore ;)

Thanks for catching that, Memphus. I've fixed it.

Thank you for your trust in such developed and complex times as these! :lol:

We hope (Uh Oh you are supposed to say, "He's speaking in the plural form, who have we elected?!") that this will be a term that I will learn the way of government before anything spectacular happens... (Though I doubt somehow that I will be able to match the hut findings of my predecessor :eek: He was good with those huts!).


Edit:
Am I correct in assuming that I should be subimiting orders to the President through the "Defence Office- Term 2" (Shortly to be established) thread, or is it going in the "Instructions- Term 2"(I'm assuming shortly to be established)?

Please post in "Instructions - Term 2". :)

As you wish Mr. President. :p

We are now on turn 15 of the current term.

Nominations for the next elections (to take place during turns 18-20) are now open.

Please post your nominations for the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense in this thread.

LostCiv - you interested again?
I'll be happy to re-nominate you!

You've done a fine job so far!

It's starting to look like we're not going to see any turnover in team leadership… but it's still early in the game I suppose :)

I accept. :)

The nomination period is now closed.

Due to lack of competition, the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense for Term 3 is lost_civantares.

We are now on turn 15 of the current term.

Nominations for the next elections (to take place during turns 18-20) are now open.

Please post your nominations for the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense in this thread.

I nominate Peter Grimes, even though you can't open the game you will be that much more tactical in your orders and ask questions!

I second. :)

I'm flattered, but I really can't take this on full-time here. Believe me, accepting (and winning) would ensure that I learn to play that much faster; nonetheless I'm pretty busy with the rest of my life at this point.

I'll nominate Twistlok instead ;)

Well I probably should get more involved. I would be willing to be nominated as long as you and I can consult Peter.

Sure thing, but I really don't know how much help I'll be!

Might be a good time to get Dodson in. Isn't there anything you can threaten him with? ;)

The nomination period is now closed.

Due to lack of competition, the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense for Term 4 is twistlok.

*gulp* time to work out what I need to do.

It really isn't all that much at the moment, as our military consists of 1 warrior, currently fortified. :lol:

Shh we have 2 but don't give it away!

That was going to be our surprise! Quiet! :p (it's fun being the outgoing minister sometimes!)

We are now on turn 15 of the current term.

Nominations for the next elections (to take place during turns 18-20) are now open.

Please post your nominations for the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense in this thread.

Hey Lost_Civ - want your old job back?
I nominate you to manage our growing military power!

:salute:

I second that Nomination, lots of action now!

I'd love accept, but I do need to make known that I may not always be able to give out the orders on time, I'm taking hard classes in school (very fun, but hard ;) ) so time can be at a premium at some points in the week. To make sure that I would take care of my duities what I plan to do if I become Defense Minister is to post long term long terms plans detailing what I'm planning to do. (hopefully a la Memphus when he was domestic minister). Hopefully I won't go missing suddenly, but this should make sure that every thing would be taken care of. In other words, I should be on time with instructions, but I have emergency plans just in case. Would this caveat be okay with everyone? :)

Works For me!:goodjob:

Fine with me, too. If it makes you feel more comfortable, you could always appoint a deputy to act in the event of your absence.

The nomination period is now closed.

Due to lack of competition, the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense for Term 5 is lost_civantares.

w00t! :)

It may not be the most exciting reign, but we'll sure have fun while doing it! ;)

I think you're going to get more fun than you expected when barb axemen show up!

Don't Jinx us Dave!!

Goodness.... :mischief:

Axemen...who are these axemen we speak of?

DaveMcW, what are the empire plans over the next 20 turns?

We are now on turn 15 of the current term.

Nominations for the next elections (to take place during turns 18-20) are now open.

Please post your nominations for the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense in this thread.

I will nominate myself for this position and decline. Just kidding, I accept.

Looks like another campaign against classical_hero.

I, too, nominate myself and accept.

Although I will be interested to see the campaigns gbno1fan you havea second from me on your nomination as of late you are more of an active poster.

Classic_Hero do you now that time required to invest? :)

The nomination period is now closed.

This will go to poll in a few minutes.

It's time for nominations!

Please nominate your choice for Head of the Imperial Defense Ministry.

Polls to be posted if needed on turn 18.

I'll nomiate Gbno1fan - interested in another term?

And to keep things interesting, Lost Civ - would you like to take a crack at making this a race? I'll nominate you as well.

:salute:

No, Right now I'm not interested, Gbno1fan is free to have it. :)

I think I'm going to decline the nomination. I don't feel like I've had enough time to put in the effort that this position deserves.

I'll run :)

Platform: Lean and Mean

By striking a diplomatic posture that protects us against attack by certain teams, we will be free to concentrate our forces towards potential "vassals" - oh, right. This isn't warlords :hammer2: Well, Loco, at least ;)

The next 20 turns will see the maturation of our Axeman Army, and hopefully start our exploration of Islands off the Coast. Barbs are becoming less and less of a concern for our core. Happiness Policing and Foreign Relations will occupy most of our troops time.

A vote for me is a vote for The Leader :salute:

:) wow -reading that makes me want to bow out of my FM race to run against you... just for the fun of it ;)

(Seriously, excellent platform... I second your nomination :) )

Ahhh - the good old days!

If you read my platform closely, it is obvious that my idea of the immediate future (and medium-term future) incorporates a robust Foreign Policy. So, in effect, you could 'run against me' by decrying my stated Foreign Policy assumptions :lol:

Although I do support this nomination Peter What type of Time frame do you have for posting orders?

I have access to the save at home, so I can check in at least twice every 24 hours. I fully support allowing the Turntaker to have freedom to respond to events that none of us catch preturn - barbs, happiness, etc.

But I don't think there's any reason each unit can't have explicit orders for each turn, even if it's just "hold tight :)"

Welcome peter grimes to the rights, responsibilities, and paycheck, or Head Warlord Minister of Epsilonian defense! May your might armies be swift, you blows to the enemy strong, and mighty leaders quake beneath your fist! :eek: ;)

You are now the minister for the entirety of term 7. :goodjob:

Great! May my Reign of Terror be a warning to all Barbarians and other enemies of The Leader :beer:

Once Barbarian axemen start appearing, do animals cease to appear? Anyone know?

Great! May my Reign of Terror be a warning to all Barbarians and other enemies of The Leader :beer:

Once Barbarian axemen start appearing, do animals cease to appear? Anyone know?

Animals Cease to appear when Barb warriors show up
(Hence why we assume all barb units have a max move of 1 and base defence around that)

We are now on turn 19(!) of the current term.

Nominations for the next elections (to take place during turns 20-21) are now open.

The next term will last from turn 142 until turn 160.

Please post your nominations for the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense in this thread.

How about Peter "we don't need no stinkin' elections" Grimes for another term? ;)

:salute:

I wouldn't vote for him anyway :lol:

The nomination period is now closed.

Due to lack of competition, the Head of the Office of Imperial Defense for Term 8 is Peter Grimes.

...I assume that was an acceptance, Pete?...

Why not ;)

I'll be busier than usual at work over the next few weeks, but I don't think we're going to start the war during this term. Unless someone starts one on us... :shifty:

I nominate myself for this position since there has been no other nomination for this job. Vote classical_hero for Minister of Imperial defense/offense for term 9.

Self Nominating :)

Let's the games begin.

I am ready to hear your campaigns :D

Well, there's really no game here. We're looking towards an invasion of Loco in the next 40 turns (2 elections), and this Office will be responsible for establishing invasion plans, as well as defensive plans.

For what it's worth, I think that Classical Hero and Peter Grimes are both equally qualified for the position, but I leave it up to him to prove me wrong ;)

Alright Looks Like we have 1 turn left of the current term.

I have put this position to vote.

If No other positions have 2 memebers vying for it then I will default them to who has put thier name in / who had it this term.

Please Vote as it will be closed once I play next the next save :)

A Ptiy voter turn around, but still democracy speak

Peter Grimes, lead us into Battle

One day is not really a good amount of time to vote.

True but there were 5 Votes.

In the past week the following people have been active in our Forum:

DaveMcW
PeterGrimes
Gbno1Fan
Memphus
General_W
Classic_hero

Which means that 5 out of 6 people voted in the one day time frame.
The one person who didn't vote, their vote would not have changed the outcome either way.

Since it can be assumed that if you havn't come to the forum in the past week the probability that you come on in the next 2 days is quite low, extending the vote more than one day in this case would have seen the exact same result. :sad:

If it makes you feel any better, Defense won't get really interesting until next term. You can spend that time putting together your next campaign. ;)

I suggest participating a lot in the military thread, posting pictures, suggesting plans, etc.

Yeah - the more voices, the better!

Like one vote really matters anyway. ;)

Do we have a contender for this Ministry?