Announcement(s) from the Armed Coalition of Valor

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Announcement(s) From the Armed Coalition of Valor: Three Part Announcement
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'March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory We’re the Army and proud of our name We’re the Army and proudly proclaim'

The Armed Coalition of Valor hereby declares its existence to Planet Bob. The ACV is a militaristic alliance, founded on the principles of honor, loyalty, bravery and unity. We're an Aqua alliance, and we're here to stay. Our forums are: http://z9.invisionfree.com/The_ACV_of_CN. Our IRC is #ACV on Coldfront. Our Uniform Code of Military Justice, containing our structure, rules, and regulations is as follows:

Uniform Code of Military Justice for the Armed Coalition of Valor

Section I: Preamble

This document contains the rules and regulations of the Armed Coalition of Valor, as well as establishing the organization and boundaries of the government of the Armed Coalition of Valor.

Section II: Membership

Membership in the Armed Coalition of Valor is a privelage, not a right. As such, there are certain qualifications for one to become a member of the Armed Coalition. Those qualifications are listed below. Article I: Qualifications for Membership

In order for an applicant to become a a member nation in the Armed Coalition, one must meet all of the following requirements;

- An enlistee cannot be involved in any defensive nor offensive wars. - An enlistee must agree to follow the Charter of the Armed Coalition. - An enlistee must pass the Basic Training Course, as given by the Logistics Officer of the Armed Coalition. - An enlistee must have over 1,000 Nation Strength. - An enlistee must be on the Aqua Team.

Section III: The Government of the Armed Coalition of Valor

The Armed Coalition of Valor shall be led by the Commanding Officer, his Executive Officer and the General Staff of the Armed Coalition. The following articles clarify the limits and powers of each position within the government of the Armed Coalition.

Article I: The Commanding Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor

The Commanding Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor is the de facto Head of State, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief and the public face of the Armed Coalition. The Commanding Officer has final say in all alliance matters, and is responsible for approving the nominees for the General Staff (Section III, Article II), as well as appointing the Executive Officer of the Armed Coalition. In addition, the Commanding Officer shall hold the rank of Four-Star General. In times of war, the Commanding Officer shall have the option of taking the rank of Field General.

Article IA: Succession, Absense and Removal

Should the Commanding Officer of the Armed Coalition find himself/herself unable to remain active for a lengthy period of time, or feels that he/she is no longer able to serve the alliance in an honorable manner, he/she may resign from the position of Commanding Officer with his/her Executive Officer being promoted promptly afterwards.

In the event of an absense no greater than three weeks, the Executive Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor shall act in their stead, temporarily holding all of the powers and responsibilities vested in the Commanding Officer. Upon the return of the Commanding Officer, the Executive Officer will return to his/her normal duties.

Should the Commanding Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor breach the Uniform Code of Military Justice in a grotesque manner, the Executive Officer has the right to call an emergency session of the General Staff calling for the resignation of the Commanding Officer. Should the General Staff vote unanimously in favor of the movement, the Commanding Officer shall be removed from his/her position, and the Executive Officer shall immediately fill it.

Article IB: Powers of the Commanding Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor

The Commanding Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor shall serve as the Head of State, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, and Face of the Armed Coalition. As such, he/she has the final say in all alliance matters, including but not limited to; Finance, Military, Training, Recruitment, and Foreign Affairs.

The Commanding Officer of the Armed Coalition shall have the power to appoint an Executive Officer to serve under his command, acting as his number-two. The Commanding Officer shall also have final say in all appointments to the General Staff.

Article II: The Executive Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor

The Executive Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor is the second in command, trumped only by the Commanding Officer. The Commanding Officer is responsible for nominating members of the Officer Corps to the General Staff of the Armed Coalition and shall organize and oversee meetings of the General Staff. In addition, the Executive Officer shall hold the rank of Lieutenant General.

Article IIA: Succession, Absense and Removal

Should the Executive Officer of the Armed Coalition find himself/herself unable to remain active for a lengthy period of time, or feels that he/she is no longer able to serve the alliance in an honorable manner, he/she may resign from the position of Executive Officer with the Commanding Officer promptly promoting an officer of the General Staff afterwards.

In the event of an absense no greater than three weeks, the Operations Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor shall act in their stead, temporarily holding all of the powers and responsibilities vested in the Executive Officer. Upon the return of the Executive Officer, the Operations Officer will return to his/her normal duties.

Should the Executive Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor breach the Uniform Code of Military Justice in a grotesque manner, neglect his duties, or be a cause for harm to the Armed Coalition both militarily or politically, the Commanding Officer has the right to remove the Executive Officer immediately, based on his/her own judgement. Should this occur, the Commanding Officer must choose a replacement within forty-eight (48) hours.

Article IIB: Powers of the Executive Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor

The Executive Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor shall serve as the Second-In-Command of the Armed Coalition. As such, he/she has authority in all alliance matters, including but not limited to; Finance, Military, Training, Recruitment, and Foreign Affairs.

The Executive Officer of the Armed Coalition shall have the power to nominate all inductees to the General Staff of the Armed Coalition, and shall oversee and organize meetings and discussions between the Staff.

Article III: The General Staff of the Armed Coalition of Valor

The General Staff is the ruling body of the Armed Coalition of Valor and is responsible for the day to day managment of the Armed Coalition. Each Staff Officer shall hold the rank of Major General (with the exception of the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer who will hold the rank of Sergeant Major of the Armed Coalition) and has the ability to appoint a deputy.

Article IIIA: Positions

The General Staff of the Armed Coalition of Valor is limited to the following positions;

Senior Non-Commisioned Officer; The Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the General Staff shall be the representative of the NCO's of the Armed Coalition. He/she is responsible for the organization, discipline, and order of the NCO's and shall act as the liason in all grievances.

Personnel Officer; The Personnel Officer of the General Staff shall be in charge of all matters of Recruitment and the Immigration and Naturalisation Proccess. He/she is responsible for bringing in new recruits, maintaining an effective Recruitment Team, and maintaining an efficient Basic Training Course.

Intelligence Officer: The Intelligence Officer of the General Staff shall be in charge of all matters regarding foreign information. He shall not condone, nor allow spying to occur, but shall gather information in less provocative ways. He/she is responsible for knowledge of the current politics of Planet Bob, and maintaining an effective Intelligence Staff.

Operations Officer: The Operations Officer of the General Staff shall serve as Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces. He/she shall be responsible for the organization, readiness, and strategy of the Armed Forces and shall keep the Armed Forces in a heightened sense of power through both peacetime and wartime.

Logisitics Officer: The Logistics Officer of the General Staff shall serve as the Officer in Charge of the Finances of the Armed Forces. He/she shall be responsible for the organization of the Coalition Bank, Technology Department and Trade Department.

Communications Officer: The Communications Officer of the General Staff shall serve as the Diplomatic Liason to foreign alliances. He/she shall be responsible for creating and maintaing diplomatic ties to Planet Bob and shall oversee the Ambassadors of the Armed Coalition.

Judge Advocate General Officer: The Judge Advocate General Officer of the General Staff shall serve as the authority on the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He/she shall hear all cases pertaining to the breaching of the UCMJ and shall have the power to divvy out punishments as he sees fit, so long as it has the signature of the Commanding Officer.

Article IIIB: Succession, Absense and Removal

Should any members of the General Staff of the Armed Coalition find himself/herself unable to remain active for a lengthy period of time, or feels that he/she is no longer able to serve the alliance in an honorable manner, he/she may resign from their position with the Executive Officer nominating their replacement within forty-eight (48) hours.

In the event of an absense no greater than three weeks, the Deputy to the General Staff shall act in their stead, temporarily holding all of the powers and responsibilities vested in the Staff Officer. Upon the return of the Staff Officer, the Deputy Staff Officer will return to his/her normal duties.

Should the General Staff Officer of the Armed Coalition of Valor breach the Uniform Code of Military Justice in a grotesque manner, neglect his duties, or be a cause for harm to the Armed Coalition both militarily or politically, the Commanding Officer has the right to remove the Staff Officer, based on his/her own judgement. Should this occur, the Executive Officer must nominate a replacement within forty-eight (48) hours.

Section III: Expulsion

Should any member of the Armed Coalition of Valor commit an act breaching the UCMJ, or be deemed unworthy to serve, the Commanding Officer may expel said member immediately. There can be no appeals, and the decision is final, pending the case being overturned by the Commanding Officer himself/herself.

Section IV: Amendments

The UCMJ can be amended only by a 3/4 majority of the General Staff. Any amendment can be vetoed by the Commanding Officer at his/her whim.

I would also like to announce the first General Staff of the Armed Coalition of Valor:

Commanding Officer - General iClean of iClean Operations Officer - Major General Sayeret of Israel Communications Officer - Major General Francisco Dali of Noveria Intelligence Officer - Major General Douglas Freeman of Imperial Cydonia Senior Non-Commissioned Officer - UnitedNations of Politburo of Russia

Before this last announcement, the Armed Coalition would like to thank John_Rocker, Dpops, WCR, Denzin, Johnson and Snagglepuss of MHA for standing with us, and assisting us from the beginning.

The Valorous Hitchhikers

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Article I. Preamble The Mostly Harmless Alliance, (henceforth referred to as MHA) in the interests of aqua unity and love, hereby extends this protectorate agreement to the Armed Coalition of Valor (henceforth referred to as ACV)

'''Article II. Sovereignty''' I. Both alliances shall maintain individual sovereignty at all times. II. The ACV shall be provided with Advisors from the MHA solely to help guide in the creation of the alliance. II. The MHA must approve any Defense or Aid treaties between the ACV and a non-signatory alliance. ''' Article III. Aid''' I. The MHA pledges unilateral financial, technological, military, political, and resource trading assistance to the ACV, if requested by the ACV. This entitles the ACV to access to the MHA Ministry of Towel's Bank, Trade Center, and Tech Center. II. The ACV is entitled to, without obligation, pledge financial, technological, military, political, and resource trading assistance to the MHA if requested by the MHA.

'''Article IV. Defense''' I. An attack upon the ACV by any nation or alliance is considered an attack upon the MHA and the MHA hereby pledges it's unconditional defense of the ACV at all times. II. An attack upon the MHA by any nation or alliance entitles the ACV, without obligation, to pledge it's defense of the MHA if requested by the MHA. II. Either party may request, without obligation to the other signatory, any assistance in an aggressive war at any time.  Article V. Cancellation I. Should both parties agree to cancel this treaty peacefully, a period of 48 hours will remain in effect in which, the articles of the treaty will remain valid. II. Violations of the spirit and letter of this treaty shall consider it void immediately.

'''Article VI. Signatures'''

Mostly Harmless Alliance Working Class Ruler, Triumvir Johnson, Triumvir Denzin, Triumvir Tegalus, Minister of Babelfish John Rocker, Deputy Minister of Babelfish

Armed Coalition of Valor

iClean of iClean General and Commanding Officer

Sayeret of Israel Major General and Operations Officer

Francisco Dali of Noveria Major General and Communications Officer

Douglas Freeman of Imperial Cydonia Major General and Intelligence Officer

UnitedNations of Politburo of Russia Sergeant Major and Senior Non-Commissioned Officer

tl;dr: We exist. We have a government. We have a protectorate with MHA.

Announcement(s) from the Armed Coalition of Valor: Two Part Announcement
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''If I die on the old Drop Zone Box my up and ship my home Pin my medals on my chest And tell my momma I done my best''

CORPS, ATTEN-TION!

The General Staff of the Armed Coalition of Valor has grown and changed since our inception to include new officers to the staff. The current General Staff is as follows with all changes appearing in bold;

General iClean - Commanding Officer of the General Staff Lieutenant General Sayeret - Executive Officer of the General Staff Major General Francisco Dali - Communications Officer Major General Douglas Freeman - Intelligence Officer '''Major General WhiteVelvet - Judge Advocate General Officer Major General Lucius - Operations Officer''' Sergeant Major UnitedNations - Senior Non-Commissioned Officer

Congratulations are in order for; - Sayeret, who was recently promoted from Major General, Operations Officer to Lieutenant General, Executive Officer. - WhiteVelvet, who recently ascended to the General Staff as Judge Advocate General Officer. - Lucius, who recently ascended to the General Staff as Operations Officer to fill the position vacated by Lieutenant General Sayeret.  CLOSE, RANKS!

The Armed Coalition of Valor is no longer accepting Recruits under 10,000 Nation Strength. Recruitment will re-open after each soldier successfuly completes Advanced Infantry Training, Military Occupational Training, and passes 1,500 Nation Strength.

Signed, General iClean Commanding Officer of the General Staff Armed Coalition of Valor

A Service in Memorium
Congregation, Atten-TION

We are gathered here today, in the serenity of the Chapel of the Fallen in memorium of those that are no longer with us.

Each and every one of you in attendance today have been blessed. The soldiers of the United States of America, and those in every country around the world, have long given up certain freedoms and liberties, and adopted a strict, regimented life-style so that the youth of their country may grow up to enjoy those same freedoms and liberties.

Honoring the soldiers who have paid the highest price to be called free, who have paid the highest price to be called American, isn't just about standing before the American flag on Memorial Day and bearing a salute. No, no it's much more than that. The men and women who have dedicated their lives, their being, and their will to protecting their people deserve more than just a moment of silence and a salute once every year.

There's a famous bumper sticker, that reads: "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank an American soldier." The first time in which I saw this bumper sticker, I took it's quote to heart. It made me fully realize the sacrifice in which those long gone and not so long gone have made in order for their civilian counterparts to receive an education and take advantage of all the privelages that the United States offers it's citizenship.

To all those who each day for granted, who wake up each morning wondering what else they can obtain, what more they can have, I say to you one thing. Freedom is not free. You enjoy your life of ease because of the blood of those who believed so fiercely in their convictions and morals that they laid down their lives.

To all those currently serving in Iraq, and those who have served in the past, we salute you. Without your contributions, we would be nothing. I would also like to take the time out to personally thank the various members of the Armed Coalition who have served and are serving in the military, you honor me with your presence. While many will never truly experience the hardship that is your day to day life, your courage, boldness, bravery, valor and willpower is a testament to the will of man. May God be with you, shielding you from enemies, starvation and pestillance. In closing, Hooah, Oorah, Hooyah, and you will always remain "Un Ab Alto" in the hearts of the American people.

PRESENT, ARMS!

I now ask each and every one of you to remain silent for one minutes time. Honor those who have honored you. Remember those who fight in remembrance of you.

ORDER, ARMS!

In addition, as we know this is a hard time for some, the public channel of the Armed Coalition of Valor (#ACV on CF) will serve as a chapel for the next 24 hours, in an effort to help those who are grieving, and for those who wish to show their respect.