COM:Core Directive

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Chapter 1 Military service

Article 1

1. The military is to perform a physical and psychological screening before employing any new personnel member.
2. All military personnel are attributed all fundamental rights as per the Constitution.
   1. except where lawful military necessity applies.

Article 2

Personnel must follow any lawful order, no exceptions.

1. Unlawful orders are defined as the following:
   1. Unconstitutional orders
   2. Orders that violate the Wartime Conduct Act
   3. Orders delayed, countermanded, or explicitly prohibited by the Admiralty or Supreme Court.
   4. Orders that violate criminal law or civil rights.

Article 3

1. Civilians reserve the right to enroll into any military academy.
   1. Civilians must complete screenings as per Article 1.2
   2. Civilians must complete basic training after graduation to be employed by the military
2. Military academies can be attended without cost in the following cases:
   1. The attendee is already military personnel.
   2. The attendee pledges to serve in the military for at least 10 years after graduation.
   3. Applies to all attendees.

Chapter 2: Military Branches

NOTE: All humanitarian operations are to be coordinated between branches to ensure efficiency and minimize civilian risk.

Article 1: Navy

The Terran Commonwealth Navy is under command of the Admiral of the Navy, this is an Admiralty position.

Primary responsibilities are:

1. Humanitarian Operations, in coordination with the (local) government and the Marine Corps
2. Border patrol and defense
3. Protection of trade lanes in cooperation with foreign allies.
4. Counter piracy operations
5. Orbital bombardment operations

The Special Forces detachment of the Navy is the Ace Corps, which are highly skilled and experienced pilots.

Article 2: Marine Corps

The Terran Commonwealth Marine Corps is under command of the General of the Marine Corps, this is an Admiralty position.

Primary responsibilities are:

1. Boarding operations
2. Planetary landings
3. Humanitarian operations
4. Establishing and securing Landing sites for heavy equipment.

The Special Forces of the Marine Corps is the Tactical Apprehension and Containment Envoy or TACE. TACE performs high risk arrest operations for the military or local and/or federal law enforcement.

Article 3: Army

The Army is under command of the General of the Army, this is an Admiralty position,

Primary responsibilities are:

1. Planetary invasion in cooperation with the Marine Corps
2. Heavy armor support.
3. Artillery support.
4. Humanitarian operations. (If the Navy is unable to reach the affected area)
5. Crowd control during civil unrest.

The Special Forces of the Army are the Army Rangers. Rangers perform arrests for treason when ordered by the Department of Justice or Supreme Court. Rangers otherwise assists TACE if they are unable to perform their duties.

Article 4: Military Intelligence

MI is under command of the Military Intelligence Chief, this is an Admiralty position.

Primary responsibilities are:

1. Intelligence gathering.
2. Black Ops

The Special Forces of MI are known a Alpha units, the amount of Alpha units in service is classified. Actions performed by Alpha Units are deep cover espionage, sabotage and [REDACTED].

Article 5: Ethics and Internal Affairs Commission

EIAC is under the command of the Commissioner of EIAC, an Admiralty position

Primary responsibilities are:

• Investigating Internal rule breaking.
• Performing court martials.
• Reporting treason to the Department of Justice.

EIAC does not have any special forces, They rely on Internal Affairs Agents and Military Police.

Article 6: Joint agencies

1. The Joint Military Operations Command (JMOC) operates with multiple command nodes per sector. JMOC is responsible for establishing clear and universal communications between the Admiralty and unit commanders, ensuring operational cohesion across all branches of the Terran Commonwealth Armed Forces.
2. The Admiralty serves as the high command of the COMAF, acting as the central authority to relay legally binding orders from the Executive branch to JMOC nodes in the areas where such orders are to be executed. JMOC is responsible for coordinating compliance, reporting, and feedback from unit commanders to the Admiralty.

Chapter 3: Emergency Protocols

Note: Some protocols might be classified and not available for public view

Protocol 12

Invoke Martial Law in (a part of) Terran Commonwealth territory. Protocol 12 is ordered by the Admiralty on direction of the Supreme Court and DoD. This may only be invoked in times of war.

Subsection 1

1. Time limits of martial law periods are between 4 weeks and 3 months, afterwards the military must apply for renewal with the Supreme Court.
2. Renewal can only be approved if civil unrest or active warfare an be proven.

Subsection 2

1. Martial law authorises the military to perform the following actions:
   1. Put a curfew in place and enforcing this curfew.
   2. temporarily suspend elections in the affected area.
   3. Investigate any government personnel for espionage. in coordination with the Ethics and Internal Affairs branch.

Protocol 45

Start invasion of a planet in a early age of development. Can only be ordered by the Commanding Officer overseeing the monitoring of the planet in question. Use of this protocol is only authorised if:

• The population of the planet is threatened by immediate extinction.
• If planetary evacuation is needed to preserve the species
• adversary exerts a claim and presents an imminent threat of occupation or extermination.
  • Can be unauthorised to prevent war.

Use of protocol 45 must be approved by both DoD and admiralty officials.

Protocol 66

Remove a sitting executive by any means necessary. This protocol can only be activated by any Admiralty member as a final fail safe. Cases of authorised use are the following:

• Continuous unconstitutional actions by an Executive.
• An Executive has been impeached and refuses to leave office.
• By proven corruption of a government official, with approval of the Supreme Court.

Any other reasons are unlawful and thus treason as per the Constitution.

Subsection 1

• Any use of this protocol must be with unanimous approval of both the Admiralty board and the Supreme Court.
• Lethal force can only be authorised if:
  • Military operatives are in lethal danger during arrest.
  • Target official endangers civilian life directly

Subsection 2

• The Senate reserves the right to invoke an inquiry with the Admiralty after protocol 66 is issued.