Colonial Remnant ID

[Panzer]

There are two reasons for which while I am the CR president something called "Colonial indie" will remain an oxymoron.

1st, RP. Since the fleet is a military organization, the central and only one, any indies would be seen by it as a civilian militia at best (And even that's not allowed because valuable equipment would be wasted with untrained civvie pilots). What's more, such a militia man wouldn't be eligible to a career advancement path. they wouldn't be bound by faction rules, command chain et cetera. Bad military RP imo. Also, military service in the republic is compulsory. You're a citizen, means you are obliged by the law to a term of service unless physically or mentally disabled.

2nd, ooc - The tag is the fleet uniform. You don't wear it, you're not fleet. Then there's lolwutism. In my humble opinion, there is too few good indies to justify letting them all form the CR's indie wing. Examples I see all around, most prominently Omicron Minor, Gamma, Alpha and a good portion of Liberty. Am I that elitist to decline the option of having self-styled colonial admirals in Zephyr carriers?

Each accidental or purpose-made CR indie gets three choices when encountered. He may either join the faction, surrender his ship and IFF and turn IMG or something else or simply die.

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