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[The State of Czecho-Slovakia]

Thank you very much, sir. Well, someone ought to make a map of the rail system then...
http://nsg-senate.wikia.com/wiki/The_Railroad_Gauge_Standardization_Act

[Costa Alegria]

I will consider your criticism, but I should point out that most colonial railroads were built to a narrower gauge than that of Britain. I am currently considering standardizing on one gauge, and will modify my bill to reflect this. However, I am not yet certain weather I will standardize on 3ft 6in or 4ft 8 1/2 in gauge. Also, what do the red lines on the current Aurentine map stand for?

Yes, but we're in Europe, not out in the colonies. And Europe, for the most part, uses 1435mm gauge tracks. As for the colonies, the United States, Canada and Singapore also use standard gauge tracks.

[Ainin]

If you want, I corrected some minors mistakes in your bill. This is my revision, feel free to discard it:

The Senate of Aurentina,

Recognizing that standardization between railroads' gauges increases the efficiency with which they operate, especially in times of war, by eliminating complex methods of interchange between rail lines,

Establishing the standard railroad gauge in the Aurentine Commonwealth as that of either 4 ft, 8 1/2 in (1,435 mm) Standard Gauge or 3 ft, 6 in (1067 mm) Colonial (Cape) Gauge for its railroads,

Granting railroads a year to convert to the new standard gauges, and to re-gauge their locomotives and rolling stock,

Declaring that transit systems such as trolley, interurban, light rail, and subway systems are exempt from this resolution,

Hereby passes the Railroad Gauge Standardization Act

[The State of Czecho-Slovakia]

If you want, I corrected some minors mistakes in your bill. This is my revision, feel free to discard it:

The Senate of Aurentina,

Recognizing that standardization between railroads' gauges increases the efficiency with which they operate, especially in times of war, by eliminating complex methods of interchange between rail lines,

Establishing the standard railroad gauge in the Aurentine Commonwealth as that of either 4 ft, 8 1/2 in (1,435 mm) Standard Gauge or 3 ft, 6 in (1067 mm) Colonial (Cape) Gauge for its railroads,

Granting railroads a year to convert to the new standard gauges, and to re-gauge their locomotives and rolling stock,

Declaring that transit systems such as trolley, interurban, light rail, and subway systems are exempt from this resolution,

Hereby passes the Railroad Gauge Standardization Act

These edits have been instituted.
~~~
Costa, I did not know precisely where Aurentina was located geographically, I was not active in the Senate when it decided. I will decide on a rail gauge soon, I'm making some inquiries into weather anyone will even produce gauges besides standard. If not, I'll stick with standard, if so I'll put up some kind of poll.

[Oneracon]

Given that the registration period was eliminated in the most recent draft, see above, that is no longer an issue.

All apologies
Will read when I can. (It'll probably get put on the queue first honestly.)

Judging by the lack of enthusiasm to sponsor the bill (a new experience for me) I don't think you'll have to worry

[Free South Califas]

Intractably against a registration period, sorry. This is an RP and we're supposed to be facilitating fun. It's not a stable civic environment where people will keep coming back if we tell them they're not allowed to participate. People will show up, register and become inactive members forever because they will feel they were turned away.

Given that the registration period was eliminated in the most recent draft, see above, that is no longer an issue.

OK, actually, no, I checked and I was basing it off your answer to Yanalia right before my post that you are quotd responding to here. I hate to nitpick but I have to for my sanity - "intractably against a registration period" means I won't accept one, period, however long it is. You seem to be using the term to mean something very different, but I don't know how to clarify except that when I say "a registration period" I mean any registration period.

[Hathradic States]

Just a first draft. Thoughts?

Aurentine Foreign Legion Creation Act

Drafted By: Hathimir Taltos (NIFP)
Sponsors: Byzantium Imperial (NIFP), Eliasonia (NIFP), Beta Test (LDP)
Draft#: 2

Recognizing the desire of foreign nationals to serve in the Aurentine military, this act hereby creates the Aurentine Foreign Legion.

Organization:

The Legion shall be divided into thirteen regiments, also called cohorts, which shall number eight hundred each, under the command of a senior officer and senior NCO. Each regiment or cohort shall then be further divided into eighty soldier companies, further called centuries, commanded by a junior officer and senior NCO. Each century shall be divided again into eight soldier squads, commanded by a junior NCO and a senior enlisted man.

The Aurentine Foreign Legion (hereby called the AFL), shall be under the command of the General of the Foreign Legion, who shall come from the Aurentine Army until a time in which a legionnaire has reached that rank.

Enlistment Rules:

In order to join the AFL, one must be of the age of eighteen years or older, and have no violent felony charges in the nation of their birth, or in the Nation of Aurentina. They must meet all the physical standards of the national military, as well as the mental and psychological standards.

Amnesty:
All members of the Foreign Legion, granted they fulfill the requirements, shall be granted complete amnesty, unless the crimes committed were rape, molestation, or terrorism in a country allied with the Nation of Auretine

[Byzantium Imperial]

Just a first draft. Thoughts?

Aurentine Foreign Legion Creation Act

Drafted By: Hathimir Taltos (NIFP)
Sponsors: N/A
Draft#: 1

Recognizing the desire of foreign nationals to serve in the Aurentine military, this act hereby creates the Aurentine Foreign Legion.

Organization:

The Legion shall be divided into thirteen regiments, also called cohorts, which shall number eight hundred each, under the command of a senior officer and senior NCO. Each regiment or cohort shall then be further divided into eighty soldier companies, further called centuries, commanded by a junior officer and senior NCO. Each century shall be divided again into eight soldier squads, commanded by a junior NCO and a senior enlisted man.

The Aurentine Foreign Legion (hereby called the AFL), shall be under the command of the General of the Foreign Legion, who shall come from the Aurentine Army until a time in which a legionnaire has reached that rank.

Enlistment Rules:

In order to join the AFL, one must be of the age of eighteen years or older, and have no violent felony charges in the nation of their birth, or in the Nation of Aurentina. They must meet all the physical standards of the national military, as well as the mental and psychological standards.

Il happily sign on

[Hathradic States]

Just a first draft. Thoughts?

Aurentine Foreign Legion Creation Act

Drafted By: Hathimir Taltos (NIFP)
Sponsors: N/A
Draft#: 1

Recognizing the desire of foreign nationals to serve in the Aurentine military, this act hereby creates the Aurentine Foreign Legion.

Organization:

The Legion shall be divided into thirteen regiments, also called cohorts, which shall number eight hundred each, under the command of a senior officer and senior NCO. Each regiment or cohort shall then be further divided into eighty soldier companies, further called centuries, commanded by a junior officer and senior NCO. Each century shall be divided again into eight soldier squads, commanded by a junior NCO and a senior enlisted man.

The Aurentine Foreign Legion (hereby called the AFL), shall be under the command of the General of the Foreign Legion, who shall come from the Aurentine Army until a time in which a legionnaire has reached that rank.

Enlistment Rules:

In order to join the AFL, one must be of the age of eighteen years or older, and have no violent felony charges in the nation of their birth, or in the Nation of Aurentina. They must meet all the physical standards of the national military, as well as the mental and psychological standards.

Il happily sign on

Sweet. Can you think of anything else I should add?

[Byzantium Imperial]

Il happily sign on

Sweet. Can you think of anything else I should add?

Well historically the french had no problems if you were violent offender, but in this day and age i can see why with extradition that could be a problem. So no.

How exactly are you going to recruit them by the way? offer high salary, go into hopeless countries and offer a way out? We could establish a military mission in some of the west african countries to do just this actually

[Hathradic States]

Sweet. Can you think of anything else I should add?

Well historically the french had no problems if you were violent offender, but in this day and age i can see why with extradition that could be a problem. So no.

How exactly are you going to recruit them by the way? offer high salary, go into hopeless countries and offer a way out? We could establish a military mission in some of the west african countries to do just this actually

We should only be worried about violent felonies, really.

Offer them complete amnesty, Aurentine citizenship, and a new identity was my idea.

[Byzantium Imperial]

Well historically the french had no problems if you were violent offender, but in this day and age i can see why with extradition that could be a problem. So no.

How exactly are you going to recruit them by the way? offer high salary, go into hopeless countries and offer a way out? We could establish a military mission in some of the west african countries to do just this actually

We should only be worried about violent felonies, really.

Offer them complete amnesty, Aurentine citizenship, and a new identity was my idea.

Emphasis on the last one, and screen out the rapists and such. That would work

[Eliasonia]

Just a first draft. Thoughts?

Aurentine Foreign Legion Creation Act

Drafted By: Hathimir Taltos (NIFP)
Sponsors: Byzantium Imperial (NIFP)
Draft#: 1

Recognizing the desire of foreign nationals to serve in the Aurentine military, this act hereby creates the Aurentine Foreign Legion.

Organization:

The Legion shall be divided into thirteen regiments, also called cohorts, which shall number eight hundred each, under the command of a senior officer and senior NCO. Each regiment or cohort shall then be further divided into eighty soldier companies, further called centuries, commanded by a junior officer and senior NCO. Each century shall be divided again into eight soldier squads, commanded by a junior NCO and a senior enlisted man.

The Aurentine Foreign Legion (hereby called the AFL), shall be under the command of the General of the Foreign Legion, who shall come from the Aurentine Army until a time in which a legionnaire has reached that rank.

Enlistment Rules:

In order to join the AFL, one must be of the age of eighteen years or older, and have no violent felony charges in the nation of their birth, or in the Nation of Aurentina. They must meet all the physical standards of the national military, as well as the mental and psychological standards.

I like this idea, and it's good to see a military related bill for a change. I'll gladly sponsor.

[Hathradic States]

We should only be worried about violent felonies, really.

Offer them complete amnesty, Aurentine citizenship, and a new identity was my idea.

Emphasis on the last one, and screen out the rapists and such. That would work

Could be so kind as to write a bit more on it, to make it look pretty?

[Hathradic States]

Just a first draft. Thoughts?

Aurentine Foreign Legion Creation Act

Drafted By: Hathimir Taltos (NIFP)
Sponsors: Byzantium Imperial (NIFP)
Draft#: 1

Recognizing the desire of foreign nationals to serve in the Aurentine military, this act hereby creates the Aurentine Foreign Legion.

Organization:

The Legion shall be divided into thirteen regiments, also called cohorts, which shall number eight hundred each, under the command of a senior officer and senior NCO. Each regiment or cohort shall then be further divided into eighty soldier companies, further called centuries, commanded by a junior officer and senior NCO. Each century shall be divided again into eight soldier squads, commanded by a junior NCO and a senior enlisted man.

The Aurentine Foreign Legion (hereby called the AFL), shall be under the command of the General of the Foreign Legion, who shall come from the Aurentine Army until a time in which a legionnaire has reached that rank.

Enlistment Rules:

In order to join the AFL, one must be of the age of eighteen years or older, and have no violent felony charges in the nation of their birth, or in the Nation of Aurentina. They must meet all the physical standards of the national military, as well as the mental and psychological standards.

I like this idea, and it's good to see a military related bill for a change. I'll gladly sponsor.

Thank you, brother.

[Byzantium Imperial]

Emphasis on the last one, and screen out the rapists and such. That would work

Could be so kind as to write a bit more on it, to make it look pretty?

Probably input a section saying "All members of the Foreign Legion, granted they fullfill the requirements, shall be granted complete amnesty, unless the crimes commited were rape, molestation, or"
I left the end blank cause i ran out of ideas

[Oneracon]

Given that the registration period was eliminated in the most recent draft, see above, that is no longer an issue.

OK, actually, no, I checked and I was basing it off your answer to Yanalia right before my post that you are quotd responding to here. I hate to nitpick but I have to for my sanity - "intractably against a registration period" means I won't accept one, period, however long it is. You seem to be using the term to mean something very different, but I don't know how to clarify except that when I say "a registration period" I mean any registration period.

You mean one that is happening all the time so it's not actually a registration period at all?

[Hathradic States]

Second draft

Just a first draft. Thoughts?

Aurentine Foreign Legion Creation Act

Drafted By: Hathimir Taltos (NIFP)
Sponsors: Byzantium Imperial (NIFP), Eliasonia (NIFP)
Draft#: 2

Recognizing the desire of foreign nationals to serve in the Aurentine military, this act hereby creates the Aurentine Foreign Legion.

Organization:

The Legion shall be divided into thirteen regiments, also called cohorts, which shall number eight hundred each, under the command of a senior officer and senior NCO. Each regiment or cohort shall then be further divided into eighty soldier companies, further called centuries, commanded by a junior officer and senior NCO. Each century shall be divided again into eight soldier squads, commanded by a junior NCO and a senior enlisted man.

The Aurentine Foreign Legion (hereby called the AFL), shall be under the command of the General of the Foreign Legion, who shall come from the Aurentine Army until a time in which a legionnaire has reached that rank.

Enlistment Rules:

In order to join the AFL, one must be of the age of eighteen years or older, and have no violent felony charges in the nation of their birth, or in the Nation of Aurentina. They must meet all the physical standards of the national military, as well as the mental and psychological standards.

Amnesty:
All members of the Foreign Legion, granted they fulfill the requirements, shall be granted complete amnesty, unless the crimes committed were rape, molestation, or terrorism in a country allied with the Nation of Auretine

[Byzantium Imperial]

Second draft

Just a first draft. Thoughts?

Aurentine Foreign Legion Creation Act

Drafted By: Hathimir Taltos (NIFP)
Sponsors: Byzantium Imperial (NIFP), Eliasonia (NIFP)
Draft#: 2

Recognizing the desire of foreign nationals to serve in the Aurentine military, this act hereby creates the Aurentine Foreign Legion.

Organization:

The Legion shall be divided into thirteen regiments, also called cohorts, which shall number eight hundred each, under the command of a senior officer and senior NCO. Each regiment or cohort shall then be further divided into eighty soldier companies, further called centuries, commanded by a junior officer and senior NCO. Each century shall be divided again into eight soldier squads, commanded by a junior NCO and a senior enlisted man.

The Aurentine Foreign Legion (hereby called the AFL), shall be under the command of the General of the Foreign Legion, who shall come from the Aurentine Army until a time in which a legionnaire has reached that rank.

Enlistment Rules:

In order to join the AFL, one must be of the age of eighteen years or older, and have no violent felony charges in the nation of their birth, or in the Nation of Aurentina. They must meet all the physical standards of the national military, as well as the mental and psychological standards.

Amnesty:
All members of the Foreign Legion, granted they fulfill the requirements, shall be granted complete amnesty, unless the crimes committed were rape, molestation, or terrorism in a country allied with the Nation of Auretine

Much better. Any other rules and such we need we can institue via Minister decree

[Costa Alegria]

Why would the Foreign Legion be termed differently to regular military units? Seems illogical.

[Hathradic States]

Why would the Foreign Legion be termed differently to regular military units? Seems illogical.

They would have two names, one set harkening back to the historic Roman legion, the other more practical.

[ScorpionKnights]

Just want to have a cup of coffee :<

[Wolfmanne]

Just a first draft. Thoughts?

Aurentine Foreign Legion Creation Act

Drafted By: Hathimir Taltos (NIFP)
Sponsors: Byzantium Imperial (NIFP), Eliasonia (NIFP)
Draft#: 2

Recognizing the desire of foreign nationals to serve in the Aurentine military, this act hereby creates the Aurentine Foreign Legion.

Organization:

The Legion shall be divided into thirteen regiments, also called cohorts, which shall number eight hundred each, under the command of a senior officer and senior NCO. Each regiment or cohort shall then be further divided into eighty soldier companies, further called centuries, commanded by a junior officer and senior NCO. Each century shall be divided again into eight soldier squads, commanded by a junior NCO and a senior enlisted man.

The Aurentine Foreign Legion (hereby called the AFL), shall be under the command of the General of the Foreign Legion, who shall come from the Aurentine Army until a time in which a legionnaire has reached that rank.

Enlistment Rules:

In order to join the AFL, one must be of the age of eighteen years or older, and have no violent felony charges in the nation of their birth, or in the Nation of Aurentina. They must meet all the physical standards of the national military, as well as the mental and psychological standards.

Amnesty:
All members of the Foreign Legion, granted they fulfill the requirements, shall be granted complete amnesty, unless the crimes committed were rape, molestation, or terrorism in a country allied with the Nation of Auretine

Why is this needed? We really don't need this and it contains too much excessive micromanagement.

[Kouralia]

Just a first draft. Thoughts?

Aurentine Foreign Legion Creation Act

Drafted By: Hathimir Taltos (NIFP)
Sponsors: Byzantium Imperial (NIFP), Eliasonia (NIFP)
Draft#: 2

Recognizing the desire of foreign nationals to serve in the Aurentine military, this act hereby creates the Aurentine Foreign Legion.

Organization:

The Legion shall be divided into thirteen regiments, also called cohorts, which shall number eight hundred each, under the command of a senior officer and senior NCO. Each regiment or cohort shall then be further divided into eighty soldier companies, further called centuries, commanded by a junior officer and senior NCO. Each century shall be divided again into eight soldier squads, commanded by a junior NCO and a senior enlisted man.

The Aurentine Foreign Legion (hereby called the AFL), shall be under the command of the General of the Foreign Legion, who shall come from the Aurentine Army until a time in which a legionnaire has reached that rank.

Enlistment Rules:

In order to join the AFL, one must be of the age of eighteen years or older, and have no violent felony charges in the nation of their birth, or in the Nation of Aurentina. They must meet all the physical standards of the national military, as well as the mental and psychological standards.

Amnesty:
All members of the Foreign Legion, granted they fulfill the requirements, shall be granted complete amnesty, unless the crimes committed were rape, molestation, or terrorism in a country allied with the Nation of Auretine

Typically a Regiment is commanded by a Colonel (The RSM is not an NCO, and is also not in charge). A Major or LtCol will usually 2IC.
A Company by a Major (The CSM is also not an NCO and not in charge). A Captain will usually 2IC.
A Platoon by a Lieutenant of some description, or a Captain. The Sergeant is basically second in command.
A Squad by a Corporal, with a Lance Corporal as 2IC.

Thus, if I'm correct in the rank structure of the Aurentine military (It's in the queue, but I cba to check it) then no enlisted man will hold any position of authority, and you're a tad out for some of the rank descriptions.

[Costa Alegria]

Why would the Foreign Legion be termed differently to regular military units? Seems illogical.

They would have two names, one set harkening back to the historic Roman legion, the other more practical.

Still illogical.