United States Colonial Marine Corps
Marine Law #E14-2182

Verbiage

A Base of Operations is a vessel or facility of the United States Colonial Marine Corps where a unit is stationed and from where the Commander and their team exercise authority over their unit. Several units can share a single Base of Operations or not possess one at all under special circumstances.
A Commissioned Officer is a person that holds a commission in the United States Colonial Marine Corps. Such commission may not be issued by anyone but officials from High Command.
An Enlisted Person is an individual under enlistment in the United States Colonial Marine Corps. Such enlistment may only be approved by officials from High Command unless otherwise indicated.
A Civilian Employee is a person in the employ of the United States Colonial Marine Corps but who is not in possession of a commission or under enlistment.
The Commander is the Commissioned Officer in command of a vessel, facility or unit and who has possibly succeeded to command. The next Commissioned Officer in the Line of Succession inherits the status of Commander after the incapacitation, unavailability, deployment in the Area of Operations or departure of the Commander from the Base of Operations.
The Commanding Officer is the Commissioned Officer appointed by High Command and detailed to command a vessel, facility or unit. Their status and powers are not transferable down the Line of Succession. The Commanding Officer retains the status of Commander even when deployed in the Area of Operations or away from the Base of Operations alongside the next Commissioned Officer after them in the Line of Succession and present at the Base of Operations.
High Command is the entity composed of several headquarters units such as the Provost Office and the different battalion, regiment, and division commands responsible for issuing orders and directives to the Commanding Officer.
Military Police are all appointed and deputised personnel detailed to enforce Marine Law.
An Area of Operations is defined as an area that is not a Base of Operations and where personnel of the United States Colonial Marine Corps have jurisdiction to conduct operations and accomplish objectives on unfamiliar grounds. The Area of Operations can be extended by the Commander in accordance with strategic needs.
An Operation is a set of coordinated actions of the United States Colonial Marine Corps in response to a developing situation. An Operation may be of combat or non-combat nature and of various sizes. It may be assigned a code name. It usually takes place in an Area of Operations.

Applicability

Marine Law shall apply to all persons, military and civilian and foreign or not, present in an Area of Operations or Base of Operations. Commissioned Officers, Enlisted Persons and Civilian Employees shall remain subject to Marine Law at all times regardless of their location. Military Police shall be its sole enforcers and make all necessary arrests for breaches of Marine Law resulting in the commission of crimes. They may be ordered or choose to ignore a Minor Crime unless instructed to punish one. Military Police may arrest from their own volition only personnel lower than them in the judicial command structure. They shall operate independently from the regular command structure only in matters related to Marine Law. The Chief of Military Police shall be the highest law enforcement professional of the unit above even the Commander and second only to the Commanding Officer who shall retain the final say on the judicial affairs of their command unless overseen by higher officials from High Command.

Punitive Articles

Capital Crimes


Charge	Description	Punishment
Jailbreak or Escape	To escape, assist in an escape, attempt escape, or be willfully and knowingly broken out from your cell. This takes precedence over “Unruly Prisoner.”	Permanent Confinement & Relief of Duty or Execution & ID Termination
Murder or Unauthorized Execution
Sedition
Desertion
Crimes against Humanity

Non-Judicial Punishments

Non-Judicial Punishments are disciplinary measures that do not require legal proceedings and that can range from verbal reprimands to extra duties or physical exercise. Military Police may administer Non-Judicial Punishments to persons having committed Minor Crimes instead of carrying out their arrests. Military Police may also issue Non-Judicial Punishments to individuals already serving their sentence for the commission of Minor Crimes. The decision to do so or not may be overridden by the Commander or Chief of Military Police. Non-Judicial Punishments may only be issued to Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Persons of lower ranks and not to Civilian Employees.

Non-Judicial Punishments may not be administered to persons whose crimes committed carry a sentence of 10 minutes or more. Non-Judicial Punishments shall not last longer than the sentence individuals have yet to serve or 10 minute if the sentence for the crimes they committed are Non-Judicial Punishments. Persons refusing Non-Judicial Punishments shall serve the original sentence for the crime they committed or a 10 minute sentence if none exists.

Prisoners having committed crimes while in custody may not be issued Non-Judicial Punishments. Failing to complete Non-Judicial Punishments shall not be considered failure to comply as song as a legitimate attempt is made. Non-Judicial Punishments shall never endanger suspects or prisoners.

Lawbreaking Military Police

Military Police violating Marine Law is a grave event that carries serious consequences. Military Police doing so shall be charged with Neglect of Duty as an additional crime and be removed from service as law enforcement, provided their appeals or requests for pardons to be denied. Demotions for committing Minor Crimes shall be subject to the wishes of the Commanding Officer, Chief of Military Police or the Commander in their absence and in that order.

Illegal Orders

Personnel are required to follow all orders and directives from superiors but shall not obey those that would come into conflict with Marine Law. Personnel refusing illegal orders shall state what crimes would be committed when carrying out such orders. Issuing unlawful orders shall be punished in the same manner as crimes that would result from carrying them out. Orders meant as punishment that would cause personnel to neglect their duties such as running laps or performing janitorial duty shall also be unlawful unless issued as Non-Judicial Punishments.

Officer Ordered Arrests

Commissioned Officers may order arrests to be carried out by Military Police for the commission of crimes. Commissioned Officers shall clearly and explicitly request the execution of arrests for them to be compulsory. Arrest orders may be rescinded by the Commissioned Officers having issued them up until detainment of the individuals. Commissioned Officers may not order for personnel superior to them in position or rank to be arrested unless the Commissioned Officers ordering such arrests possess the status of Commander.

Suspect may be held for 10 minutes after reaching the Brig to gather evidence in case of doubts as to the veracity of the allegations. Absence of evidence shall not exculpate. Exonerating evidence that demonstrates ill intent from Commissioned Officers having ordered arrests shall be sufficient to charge them with Prevarication. Only the Commander and Chief of Military Police may order arrests on Military Police and only the Commander may order for the Chief of Military Police to be arrested.

Arrest Procedure

Arresting Persons

Inform the individual they are under arrest.
Take the person in custody and securely restrain them. Apply non-lethal force if they resist.
Move the prisoner to the Brig.

Lethal Force

The Commander or Chief of Military Police may authorise the use of lethal force to arrest individuals involved in events that would threaten the Base of Operations such as hostile intrusions and mutinies. Military Police may use lethal force freely against targets resistant to non-lethal weaponry such as rogue Synthetics and against persons who have already made use of deadly force against others. Individuals shall only be engaged with lethal weaponry until they can no longer present any danger and so that their arrests may proceed.

Field Arrests

Arrests in the Area of Operations shall only take place in safe areas such as the Forward Operating Base and Combat Outposts unless in hot pursuit during which suspects flee outside such designated areas. Military Police in hot pursuit shall abort arrests and return to safe areas if they encounter hostile forces in the vicinity. Military Police may travel between safe areas but may not make arrests during those travels and they shall ensure that the transfer of prisoners between such areas happens safely.

Military Police arresting personnel on authorised deployments as detailed in Deployment Regulations shall contact the relevant Head of Department or the Commander in their absence to notify them of the arrests and request replacements. Arrests shall proceed regardless if arranging replacements takes more than 5 minutes.

No arrests shall proceed during events that would threaten the Base of Operations such as hostile intrusions and evacuation orders. Arrests may only take place in the aforementioned circumstances if the persons to be arrested represent a danger to others.

Detainment Procedure

Inform the prisoner of their charges after having reached the Brig.
Select the charges for the crimes the prisoner is accused of and print them out of the Jurisdictional Automated System.
Insert the printed document into the cell timer panel and activate it.
Put the prisoner in orange uniform and shoes and give them a standard radio.
Take their ID off and remove all access from it before giving it back.
Bring the prisoner inside a cell. Buckle them to the bed before stunning them to recover the restraints. Exit the cell.
Update their records by assigning them Prisoner status and indicating charges and the time to be served.
Search the belongings of the prisoner for illegal items or items that are evidence in an investigation.
Inform them that they may file an appeal as detailed in Appeal Procedure.
Release the prisoner and let them take their belongings before escorting them out of the Brig. Set their status to Released.

Time spent outside the cell for any reason shall not count as time served. Prisoners unconscious for more than 5 minutes may be placed in cryogenic sleep in the Brig but shall serve the remainder of their sentence if they wake up. Prisoners still unconscious after having served their sentence shall also be placed in cryogenic sleep in the Brig.

Search Procedure

Searches may be approved by the Commander or Chief of Military Police and shall be carried out by the Commander or Military Police. Searches may be approved after having been performed if waiting would put others at risk.

Search of Persons

Inform the individual they are being searched and for what reason.
Proceed if able to an isolated area to avoid unwanted disturbance during the search.
Conduct the search and confiscate and secure any illegal items or items that are evidence in an investigation.
Inform the person the search is concluded and arrest them if any aforementioned items are found.
Return the items once they are no longer needed as evidence.

Search of Areas

Announce the intent to search the area and for what reason.
Request if necessary to be let in or to obtain access to the area to be searched.
Vacate the area to be searched of all persons not assisting in conducting the search.
Conduct the search and confiscate and secure all illegal items or items that are evidence in an investigation.
Restore the searched area to its previous state as closely as possible.
Open the searched area to normal traffic again.
Return the items once they are no longer needed as evidence.

Prisoner Rights

Common Room

Prisoners shall be allowed to freely enter the communal detainment space of the Brig known as the Courtyard. Military Police or the Commander may grant access to the Courtyard to prisoners sentenced to Permanent Confinement, who do not have it by default, as a reward for good behavior.

The commission of crimes by prisoners in confinement shall nullify the privilege of entering the Courtyard which may be reinstated by the Commander or Chief of Military Police, unless the prisoners committed Capital Crimes in confinement in which case the right to access the Courtyard is irrevocably lost.

The privilege of entering the Courtyard shall be suspended during events that would threaten the Base of Operations such as hostile intrusions and mutinies. Prisoners may plead for the return of this right to High Command.

Protection

Military Police shall keep all prisoners in their care safe and unharmed and provide them with food and medical treatment if necessary. A Military Police presence shall be maintained in the Brig for as long as prisoners are serving their sentence there unless during emergencies. Military Police performing arrests shall ensure that such presence is available. Prisoners sentenced to Permanent Confinement shall require no such permanent presence.

Medical treatment shall take place inside the Brig if possible. Military Police shall otherwise restrain prisoners, escort them to receive treatment and watch over them at all times. Prisoners attempting to harm themselves may be straitjacketed for the duration of their sentence.

General Communications

Prisoners shall be allowed access to the general communications of the Base of Operations to interact with others either through headsets or intercoms. Military Police or the Commander may nullify this privilege if being abused. This may be by requesting help to escape, saturating communications or expressing dissident speech. A warning on what is considered to be such abuse shall be given to prisoners before revoking the right to access general communications. Repeatedly requesting appeals may not be considered such abuse if the appeals have not taken place or been denied.

The privilege of accessing general communications shall be suspended during events that would threaten the Brig or Base of Operations such as hostile intrusions and mutinies.

Right to Appeal

Appeals constitute the process in which cases are reviewed by higher authorities. Appeals shall allow for procedural errors that happened during the conviction process to be corrected. All prisoners may appeal against their convictions either to the Commander or Chief of Military Police who may both delegate Military Police or a Commissioned Officer to handle it in their place. Personnel handling appeals shall if possible be impartial and uninvolved in cases related to appeals they are handling.

Personnel handling appeals may replace individual charges, establish them as valid or nullify them altogether only if the prisoners were wrongly sentenced and convicted. Appeals may not be used to charge and sentence prisoners any further and shall always conserve the status quo of cases, if not benefit the prisoners,

Appeals shall begin within 10 minutes, or 30 minutes for prisoners sentenced to Permanent Confinement, after their being requested. Prisoners whose appeals go unprocessed once the aforementioned deadlines expire shall be cleared of all convictions and be released.

Prisoners requesting appeals shall communicate clearly when doing so and personnel receiving such requests shall do the same when relaying it to the Commander or Chief of Military Police as relevant. Personnel failing to relay or handle appeals shall be guilty of Neglect of Duty.

Appeals shall be handled before any punishment as detailed in Non-Judicial Punishments, Demotions and Executions. Prisoners shall continue serving their time while their appeals are being processed.

Appeal Procedure

List or have listed, one by one, in the presence of the prisoner, all their charges and the punishments they were sentenced to.
If able and necessary, take knowledge of all evidence and the testimonies of all of those involved in the case, from the accuser to the accused alongside any witnesses and Military Police having performed the arrest of the prisoner.
Establish the outcome of the appeal by validating or invalidating charges, one by one, and by altering in consequence the punishments to fit, if necessary.

Last Resort Appeal

Prisoners may appeal to High Command instead of

Search of Persons

Demotions

Vicarious Prosecution

Victims of crimes excluding Capital Crimes and crimes resulting in grevious bodily harm shall retain the right to have charges dropped and request Military Police to release the perpetrator. Carrying out an arrest after the victim dropped charges constitutes Prevarication.

Demotions

Carrying out demotions as punishment for the commission of crimes shall require permission from the head of the department the perpetrator belongs to, or permission from the Commander in case of the demotion of a head of department. Demoted personnel shall move to a more junior position within their department, or be reassigned as rifleman if no such position exists. Riflemen punished by demotion shall be discharged from the United States Colonial Marine Corps and be afforded the same status and access as civilian guests. Demoted civilians whose department possesses no more junior position shall be fired from the United States Colonial Marine Corps and be afforded the same status and access as civilian guests. Demoted Military Police may be placed in another department, provided they possess the relevant skills and permission from the relevant head of department, or be reassigned as riflemen if unfeasible.

Executions

Only prisoners who have committed crimes with execution as a possible punishment may be executed. Executions shall be authorised by the Commanding Officer or both the Commander and Chief of Military Police in their absence. The Commander or Chief of Military Police shall make an announcement indicating the position, rank and name of the prisoner to be executed, the crimes committed and the execution method.

Executions shall be carried out by firing squads made up of at least two Military Police or the Commanding Officer alone or by lethal injection, handled by the Chief Medical Officer or other medical personnel in their absence. No explosive ordnance or weaponry that could be considered cruel and unusual shall be used by firing squads but instead only regular firearms such as rifles, shotguns and sidearms. The Commanding Officer or both the Commander and Chief of Military Police in their absence shall determine the execution method. The Commanding Officer or Chief of Military Police in their absence may invite victims of the prisoners in firing squads.

Prisoners to be executed may request a tobacco product, a last food and drink as a final meal. Those items shall be easily acquirable. They may request a blindfold, a maximum of three persons to witness their execution and be given a chance to say final words on the radio if so wished even if it was taken away beforehand. Execution shall proceed if this takes more than 2 minutes in total. The Commander or Chief of Military Police shall witness executions.

Special Provisions

Insanity

Insanity is defined as an unsoundness of mind or lack of ability to understand that prevents someone from having the mental capacity to perform their duties. Only the highest ranking medical officer, synthetics, or another medical officer in their absence and in that order may declare someone insane, and they may not be ordered to do so against their diagnosis.

Self-Defense

A person using force on others to defend themselves or others from illegal use of force shall not be charged, as long as they defend themselves with proportional force. Fists shall be used against fists, melee weapons against melee weapons, and firearms against firearms for example. The victim shall only defend with lethal force until the attacker is unable to carry on their assault. The victim shall notify Military Police of their use of force in self-defense at the earliest opportunity, and prioritise attempting to disengage to avoid using force beforehand if able.

Medical Experiments

An individual may waive their rights in order to participate in an authorised medical experiment. Personnel conducting the research shall not be charged for harm inflicted on the subject, provided such harm was the result of approved parameters of the experiment. Personnel in the employ of the United States Colonial Marine Corps may be ordered not to participate in such experimentation if it would cause them to neglect their duties. The time of a prisoner spent as test subject shall count as time served for their sentence. A prisoner whose sentence reached completion while involved in a medical experiment shall be free to leave such experiment. Personnel may not conduct medical experiments that would result in the certain death of the subjects, unless the subjects are prisoners whose sentence is execution.

Emergency Prisoner Release

The Commander or Chief of Military Police may during emergency scenarios such as significant boarding actions or a compromised Brig, release prisoners if there is reason to believe that they will not be a threat or hindrance during the course of the emergency, particularly so if the prisoners displayed good behavior. Such release shall not take place if the Commander or Chief of Military Police object to it, with the word of the Commanding Officer being final. Prisoners whose release have been denied shall be escorted by Military Police to a safe location, in accordance with orders from the command structure.

Synthetic Provisions

Marine Synthetics

Synthetics in service of the United States Colonial Marine Corps are coded to fully understand and adhere to Marine Law. They may therefore not be arrested without authorisation from High Command. Synthetics that violate Marine Law shall be reported to High Command to obtain a warrant for their arrests. For all other judicial matters, Synthetics shall be granted the same protections as any person would under Marine Law.

Allied Synthetics

Several agencies, corporations and colonies from or allied with the United Americas make use of Synthetics. These Synthetics shall be granted similar protections as their counterparts from the United States Colonial Marine Corps with the exception that their arrests may be ordered solely by the Commander or Chief of Military Police without authorisation from High Command.

Synthetics that violate Marine Law or that act subversive to the United States Colonial Marine Corps such as by taking limited and critical supplies without authorisation or deconstructing defenses may be declared rogue by the Commander or Chief of Military Police and be disabled with all necessary force. Such Synthetics shall be given the chance to stand down before being disabled. They shall then be repaired and resurrected in a secure location to serve their sentences and be released after their completion.

Commanding Officer Provisions

Arrest Immunity

The Commanding Officer is not above Marine Law but may not be arrested for the commission of crimes without authorisation from High Command. Contact shall be made with High Command in case of criminal conduct or abuse of powers from the Commanding Officer to obtain a warrant for their arrest. Military Police shall present such written warrant from High Command to the Commanding Officer for the arrest to proceed unless the arrest order was made known directly to the Commanding Officer by High Command. Attempting to illegally arrest the Commanding Officer constitutes Sedition.

Execution Privileges

The Commanding Officer may perform Battlefield Executions. They may summarily execute individuals that are under their authority unless such persons are in Military Police custody. The individuals executed shall have committed at least a Capital Crime or have represented one of the following:

A threat to the command by credibly threatening to or attempting to undermine, usurp, override or overthrow the authority of the Commanding Officer and their command team.
A threat to persons by credibly threatening to or attempting to harm the Commanding Officer or someone else while in the presence of the Commanding Officer.
A threat to the Operation or Base of Operations by credibly threatening to or attempting to do them damage.

Battlefield Executions shall be performed in person by the Commanding Officer with their assigned sidearm if possible and in a way to avoid collateral damage and risks to innocent parties. Battlefield Executions may therefore not be conducted through the use of explosive ordnance or irregular weaponry that could be considered cruel and unusual.

An announcement shall be made by the Commanding Officer at the earliest opportunity and within a reasonable time frame after performing Battlefield Executions. Such announcement shall indicate the positions, ranks and names of the individuals executed and the reason for their being executed.

Pardons

The Commanding Officer may issue Pardons. They may individually pardon the crimes of persons that are under their authority if they believe it to be in the best interests of the mission. Prisoners charged with Minor Crimes and Major Crimes may be pardoned while those charged with Capital Crimes may not except in special circumstances with authorisation from High Command. The Commanding Officer shall do their best to investigate and take knowledge of the crimes and the intervals and circumstances in which they were committed before issuing Pardons.

An announcement shall be made by the Commanding Officer at the earliest opportunity and within a reasonable time frame after the issuance of Pardons. Such announcement shall indicate the positions, ranks and names of the prisoners pardoned, the crimes pardoned and the reasons for their being pardoned. The aforementioned announcement may be made after issuing Pardons and the Commanding Officer shall not need to be there for the release itself.

The Commanding Officer shall take responsibility for the conduct of the perpetrators after their release and may be held accountable for further criminal actions committed by those they pardoned. Military Police may request the arrest of the Commanding Officer to High Command in such cases.

Arrest Cancellations

The Commanding Officer may order Arrest Cancellations. They may may invoke their pardoning powers to cancel the arrests of persons under their authority before they are fully processed in the Brig as detailed in Detainment Procedure. Arrest Cancellations shall otherwise follow the same procedures as Pardons. Arrest Cancellations may not be used for individuals in the process of committing crimes including Resisting Arrest or on prisoners already processed and confined. Arrest orders from High Command may not be affected through those procedures.

Administrative Sanctions

The Commanding Officer may order Administrative Sanctions. They may demote from their rank or position, relieve from duty and discharge or fire from the United States Colonial Marine Corps any Commissioned Officer, Enlisted Person or Civilian Employee under their authority. The Commanding Officer may take such actions without necessarily ordering arrests or as additional punishments or measures to arrests. The severity of the actions shall fit the gravity of the circumstances. Such demotions in position shall follow the same procedure as detailed in Demotions. Commissioned officers and enlisted persons relieved from duty shall be allowed to retain their rank and officers may have their right to carry sidearms revoked.

WIP

Discretionary Arrests

The Commanding Officer may order Discretionary Arrests. They may summarily order to be detained for any reason and duration individuals that are under their authority. Discretionary Arrests shall be ordered by the Commanding Officer to detain persons who have not committed any crime but proved a risk to operational security or to extend the sentence of prisoners whose actions warrant harsher punishment than Marine Law accounted for.

Discretionary Arrests may only be appealed to High Command. Only the Commanding Officer may rescind Discretionary Arrests and order the release of prisoners. The Chief of Military Police may also order such release to take place in cases where the Commanding Officer would be permanently unable to do so due to their being deceased or in cryogenic sleep. The Commanding Officer may not be charged with Prevarication after rescinding Discretionary Arrests.

General Article

The Commanding Officer may issue Non-Judicial Punishments to any Commissioned Officer or Enlisted Person under their authority. Non-Judicial Punishments may be issued even if no crimes were committed and solely because the Commanding Officer noticed behaviors that they found inappropriate or contrary to good order and deserving of punishment.

Standard Operating Procedure

The Commanding Officer may alter any aspect of Standard Operating Procedure unless indicated otherwise as long as those modifications do not conflict with Marine Law. Alterations to Standard Operating Procedure shall not be done to the extent of causing unnecessary distress but instead with regards for the burden they would impose on others. Military Police shall be informed of modifications to Standard Operating Procedure before their implementation.

Commendations

The Commanding Officer may bestow Commendations upon any Commissioned Officer, Enlisted Person or Civilian Employee under their authority for going above what is required of them in their service to the United States Colonial Marine Corps and for displays of exceptional bravery, expertise, leadership or prowess. Commendations shall not be awarded with a demeaning intent or to praise ridiculous events.

Guest Commanding Officers

The Commanding Officer might occasionally receive in their Area of Operations or Base of Operations equally or higher ranked Commissioned Officers possibly with commands of their own. The presence of such Guest Commanding Officers shall not alter the Chain of Command and Line of Succession of the different units in presence or the absolute authority of the Commanding Officer over their own command or that of Guest Commanding Officers over their own units. Guest Commanding Officers shall be afforded all powers covered under Commanding Officer Provisions with the following exceptions:

Guest Commanding Officers may perform Battlefield Executions on persons that are attached to the commands of others only if such individuals represent a threat to persons as detailed in Execution Privileges. Guest Commanding Officers may otherwise execute individuals attached to their own command for any of the reasons listed in Execution Privileges and while following the same procedures.
Guest Commanding Officers may issue Pardons, Commendations and Non-Judicial Punishments, order Arrest Cancellations, Administrative Sanctions and Discretionary Arrests only for persons attached to their own commands.
Guest Commanding Officers and other Commissioned Officers may order the arrests of individuals and handle appeals as detailed in Officer Ordered Arrests and Appeal Rights even if such persons are not attached to their own commands. They shall however avoid handling appeals if other preferable options from the native command exist.
Guest Commanding Officers may only modify the Standard Operating Procedure of their own commands.

The aforementioned exceptions shall also apply in cases where the roles would be reversed and the Commanding Officer would need to make use of their powers on individuals attached to the command of Guest Commanding Officers. The Commanding Officer may make use of their powers on persons attached to the commands of Guest Commanding Officers in cases where such Guest Commanding Officers would be permanently unable to do so due to their being deceased or in cryogenic sleep.

The authority of Guest Commanding Officers in the Area of Operations or Base of Operations of the Commanding Officer shall be defined by the Commander ranging from the authorisation of carrying out a specific task to the permission of taking over as Commander.

Commissioned Officers giving the previously mentioned permission shall retain the status of Commander alongside them and may revoke at any moment the authority of Guest Commanding Officers acting as such. Guest Commanding Officers that are granted the aforementioned authority shall acquire the whole and full powers detailed in Commanding Officer Provisions and be able to make use of them on all persons attached to the command of the Commanding Officer.

Recovered Guest Commanding Officers may deploy back in the Area of Operations of the Commanding Officer but shall not exert any authority unless as previously indicated. Guest Commanding Officers shall be entitled to the same respect as the Commanding Officer regardless of what authority they are granted.

Guest Commanding Officers present with special orders and on the behalf of High Command shall be afforded additional privileges. Such High Command Envoys shall be considered the superiors of the Commanding Officer and any present Guest Commanding Officers and may exert authority over them and the persons attached to their commands. This may be by forcibly taking over as Commander or simply issuing instructions, relieving the Commanding Officer of their command or executing changes unaccounted for by Marine Law and Standard Operating Procedure. High Command Envoys may exercise the full powers described in Commanding Officer Provisions including over Guest Commanding Officers, the Commanding Officer themselves and the persons attached to their commands.

Additional Definitions

Announcements are messages broadcasted through the public address system of a vessel, facility, or unit, and audible to all personnel of the command.
An area of operations is defined as an area outside of a vessel or facility of the United States Colonial Marine Corps where its forces conduct combat and non-combat activities to accomplish tasks and missions. It can be extended by the Commander in accordance with strategic needs.

Standard Operating Procedure
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USS Almayer

Verbiage

A Base of Operations is a vessel or facility of the United States Colonial Marine Corps where a unit is stationed and from where the Commander and their team exercises authority over their unit. Several units can share a single Base of Operations.
The Commander is the officer in command of a vessel, facility or unit and who has possibly succeeded to command. The next officer in the line of succession inherits command after the incapacitation, unavailability, deployment or departure of the Commander from the Base of Operations.
The Commanding Officer is the officer appointed by High Command and detailed to command a vessel, facility or unit. Their status and powers are not transferable down the line of succession. The Commanding Officer retains the status of Commander even when deployed or away from the Base of Operations, alongside the next officer after them in the line of succession and present at the Base of Operations.
High Command is the entity composed of several headquarters units such as the Provost Office and the different battalion, regiment, and division commands, responsible for issuing orders and directives to the Commanding Officer.
Military Police are all appointed and deputised personnel detailed to enforce Marine Law.
An Area of Operations is defined as an area that is not part of a Base of Operations and where personnel of the United States Colonial Marine Corps conduct combat and non-combat activities to accomplish tasks and missions on unfamiliar grounds. The Area of Operations can be extended by the Commander in accordance with strategic needs.

Rules of Engagement

The Rules of Engagement are the directives below that define the conditions in which the use of force, and to what degree, may be applied by personnel of the United States Colonial Marine Corps, and their allies while in the Area of Operations. The Commander may modify the Rules of Engagement as necessary in accordance with strategic developments.

Persons that are not overtly hostile shall be halted to have their intentions uncovered. They shall be given the choice to board Almayer as guests.
Civilians and personnel from entities other than the United States Colonial Marine Corps may be allowed to continue their operations if they prove beneficial or indifferent to the interests of the United States Colonial Marine Corps.
The use of force shall be authorised to disable non-compliant individuals. Hostile individuals may be killed on sight.
Wildlife shall not be hunted needlessly. Hostile wildlife and wildlife that breaches the perimeters of the Forward Operating Base or Combat Outposts, or that compromises supply lines or the ability for the forces of the United States Colonial Marine Corps and their allies to maneuver, may be killed on sight.
Buildings and obstacles may be constructed or deconstructed in accordance with tactical requirements. Explosive ordnance may be used for demolitions.

Chain of Command

The Chain of Command is the line along which authority is exercised and orders are passed down from the Commander to the personnel of their unit, and other parties that are in the Area of Operations and Base of Operations. Personnel shall obey orders related to their specialty and assignment only if such orders were issued by the holy fucking shit im gonna use an org chart because its gonna be cbt to explain

Command

Commanding Officer.
Executive Officer.

Line of Succession

The Line of Succession is the line of responsability along which the status of Commander is inherited after the incapacitation, unavailability, deployment or departure of the previous Commander from the Base of Operations. The officer having succeeded to command shall not receive an increase in rank or any powers that would be other than those granted by the status of Commander. The officers below shall be in the Line of Succession in that order:

The Commanding Officer.
The Executive Officer.

Forward Operating Base

The Forward Operating Base is the main secured forward position in the Area of Operations that is used to support strategic objectives by containing medical facilities or supplies among others. The Commander shall take the minimum precautions to ensure the security of the Forward Operating Base and the safety of all personnel present inside it. The Forward Operating Base shall be located at a landing zone to assure the security of all transports in transit there. Combat Outposts may also be established.

Deployment Regulations

Field Command

The Commanding Officer may depart from the Base of Operations or deploy themselves to the Area of Operations of their own accord. Such departures and deployments shall take place for the sake of the mission and unit and not for the personal pleasure or agenda of the Commanding Officer. They may only depart or deploy themselves if they are confident that the command team left behind would be able to continue exercising authority and commanding the unit in their absence. The Commanding Officer shall take responsability for the actions taken by such command team.

The Commanding Officer may lead offensives when so deployed but shall never endanger themselves unless when spearheading maneuvers critical to the mission and unit. They shall instead prioritise commanding and facilitating tactical awareness above engaging in combat.

Ship Modifications

The Commander may authorise structural alterations and the moving of furniture to take place on USS Almayer. The Chief Engineer may also authorise such modifications if they affect no departments. The Chief Engineer may only authorise structural alterations and the moving of furniture in departments with the approval of the heads of the departments that would be affected. Military Police shall be notified of such modifications being authorised before their implementation. The Commander shall have the final say on the aforementioned modifications taking place or not.

Structural alterations or the moving of furniture shall never take place in the Brig and Combat Information Center if they would compromise the safety or capacity of those areas to detain prisoners. The removal of vendors and machines does not constitute illegal modification of the ship unless the act of doing so alters the functionality or purpose of a specific area. Moving medical vendor aboard a dropship does not constitute altering functionality unless it impacts the use of the Medbay itself.

The deconstruction of elements of USS Almayer to obtain materials may only take place after contact with the enemy has been made. Such contact shall be so severe that more materials than immediately available to hand would be needed to assure the success of the mission or the survival of the unit. The decision of the Commander to authorise aforementioned deconstruction may be contested by contacting High Command. Contacting High Command to contest such decision and arrest the Commander shall not be needed if such decision was taken before contact with the enemy.

ARES Core

Unrestricted access to the ARES Core shall be limited to the following personnel of USS Almayer only unless indicated otherwise:

The Chief Engineer.
The Commanding Officer.
Synthetics.
Artificial Intelligence Service Technicians of the United States Colonial Marine Corps or Weyland Yutani.
Working Joes.

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1st Battalion 'Lucky First'

Introduction

1st Battalion 'Lucky First', 3rd Regiment, 4th Combat Division, Marine Space Force 3 'Herculis' is

4th Battalion 'Steel Phantoms'

Introduction

4th Battalion 'Steel Phantoms', 3rd Regiment, 4th Combat Division, Marine Space Force 3 'Herculis' is

5th Battalion 'Iron Eagles'

Introduction

5th Battalion 'Iron Eagles', 3rd Regiment, 4th Combat Division, Marine Space Force 3 'Herculis' is

6th Battalion 'Silver Sparrows'

Introduction

6th Battalion 'Silver Sparrows', 3rd Regiment, 4th Combat Division, Marine Space Force 3 'Herculis' is

7th Battalion 'Roaming Guardians'

Introduction

7th Battalion 'Roaming Guardians', 3rd Regiment, 4th Combat Division, Marine Space Force 3 'Herculis' is an infantry and logistics combat element of the United States Colonial Marine Corps which has been since its activation under command of Lieutenant Colonel Booker Peralta. It is also referred to as Combat Logistics Battalion 7 or CLB7. Possessing no permanent flagship of its own, 7th Battalion is instead headquartered at Colonial Marine Support Facility Forge on the surface of Georgia 525 around which Chinook 91 GSO Station is orbiting. CLB7 is subordinate to 3rd Regiment and Colonel Samantha Maverick.

Operations

7th Battalion is charged with providing logistics support to other units both in peacetime and throughout the spectrum of any extended conflict in order to allow them to continue operations without logistically driven pauses. CLB7 then operates extensive ground supply facilities in addition to a fleet of Conestoga-class star ships to deliver supplies and personnel directly to allied forces in engagements.

In the absence of large-scale conflicts, the vessels of 7th Battalion including a few rare Bougainville-class star ships are put to use patrolling and responding to nearby emergencies besides occasional supply runs. Because of the need to keep ships and crews ready for redeployment in the event of major combat actions, the units of CLB7 are often restricted in peacetime to mission profiles keeping them close to their own headquarters unless to resupply other commands or take on priority assignments.

Infantry and combat support personnel such as supply, medical, engineering and maintenance crews make up for the bulk of the manpower of 7th Battalion. A majority of vessels are also modified to accommodate additional personnel housing and cargo space.

Headquarters

7th Battalion is based out of Colonial Marine Support Facility Forge also called Forge Base on Georgia 525. Amenities include sports, medical and learning facilities, different types of housing, dining and entertainment options as well as various services and independent vendors. The installations are put to use training and sheltering personnel of even a few other battalions, stationed there or only passing by.

Forge Base is additionally a major logistics hub responsible for the storage, management and issuance of supplies to other commands. The installations therefore comprise large warehouses and ammunition depots as well as a spaceport where ships and shuttles operate daily. The Command Center contains the flight control facilities of the spaceport, the operations center and the offices of the battalion staff from where Forge Base and CLB7 are administered and commanded. A rather newly constructed bunker named the The Square additionally serves as a backup command location from where the battalion staff and other command components can continue to operate safely.

Forge Base has grown exponentially since its founding a few years back, although construction work has recently stopped as most facilities reached their expected operational sizes. While a large number of civilians are involved in the daily activities of Forge Base, several companies are still permanently assigned to it including the Headquarters Company tasked with maintaining the primary functions of the installations and supporting the battalion staff.

Command

7th Battalion and Forge Base are currently commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Booker Peralta, the Battalion Commander and that since the redesignation of the unit a few years back. The battalion staff consists of a few dozens of officers and enlisted persons including Major Annette Lorraine who serves as Battalion Executive Officer with Sergeant Major Fedorov Kuznetsov and Master Gunnery Sergeant Mack Darin serving as Battalion Senior Enlisted Advisors. The command team is altogether tasked with exercising command and control for both CLB7 and Forge Base, overseeing all movements of personnel and supplies and monitoring operations even from light years away.

Factionalism

7th Battalion sees its faire of infighting despite it being discouraged by the battalion staff that however does not seem to be above sympathizing with one group or the other. Both Lieutenant Colonel Booker Peralta and Major Annette Lorraine are known to have engaged with the Doves that are numerous in CLB7. The rarer and belligerent Hawks nevertheless make themselves heard and debate often with others including the Magpies that are a dime a dozen as expected in a unit charged with the handling of valuables.

Background

7th Battalion in its current state came into being after the dismantlement of its predecessor following directives from government officials to emphasize preparedness for an all-out war against hostile superpowers. CLB7 has however little in common with its forerunner as it was purely an infantry element. While seasoned officers and veteran enlisted persons were transferred to form the backbone of 7th Battalion, most of the manpower was pulled from the reserves and the influx of recruits. Despite its undoubtedly short existence, CLB7 often participates in small-scale humanitarian missions and anti piracy assignments in addition to some larger operations:

Exercise Avalanche-Watch or a simulation of major incursions from the Union of Progressive People in the American Corridor and in proximity of Chinook 91 GSO Station. Cooperation with other units including 5th Battalion took place to test the efficiency of allied supply lines after the activation of 7th Battalion.
Operation Wounded-Phoenix or a relief mission on the colony world LV-431 after unforeseen eruptions lead to a volcanic winter event. Mobilized two Conestoga-class and one Bougainville-class star ships. Evacuation and search and rescue operations concluded two months after arrival.