I dunno guys. I had an idea a few months back that involved a merge of a House Police and Military player faction into a single faction that would make complete use of each others assets. It's not fully immersive in RP terms this, mind you, but it might provide for an interesting scheme should you consider it.
Anyway the idea was that Military recruitment should first place recruits in a police ship with police IFF and ID to conduct police duties in Rheinland. Promotion to Military would be awarded after sufficient ranks have been attained or by some other means. This would sort of assure police activity, while also making sure that Military pilots would be well regarded, as:
- Police forces would consist of mostly newbie pilots due to the rank mechanics, thus making them "the regulars"
- Military forces would consist of well trained forces who would be properly feared on the battlefield, so the ideal of the police calling in the military to crack the hard targets would then actually become practised
This could work in Rheinland as most of its conflicts take place within its own borders. When incorporated to the RM's already existing ranking system, it wouldn't take much toll on bureaucracy. It's just an idea though, make of it what you want.
