Augmented Military Technocracy

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National Overview

Naming

Long Name: The Augmented Military Technocracy

Also known as: The Augmented, The Augmented Technocracy

Holdings

  • Augmented Factory Mars

(All systems below are former Capsule Corporation systems, siezed after the nation's collapse.)

  • Helios IV
  • Lehi - PV-112
  • Enoch - PV-782
  • Capsule - PN-181
  • Samuel - PS-247
  • RC-104

System of Government

Overview

The Augmented government is, at heart, exactly what its name says: a technocracy. Citizens are selected for jobs and positions based solely on talent and aptitude, which is determined via a highly complex simulation program. For example, if a citizen shows a aptitude for small-scale tactical planning, he (or she) would be offered the job of a squad commander. The test can be re-taken at any time, and all jobs are voluntary; a talented individual can still retain their job as a ground-based "grunt" if they wish.

The "military" portion of the title descends from the Augmented's history as a mercenary force. Loyalty to the nation is an important component of Augmented doctrine, and citizens are each assigned a military rank which determines the level of authority which they can be trusted with. The Augmented system of government is modeled after military command tree, with Leaders and Fleetminds at the top, and Grunts and Restricted Intelligences (RIs) at the bottom. Each role in the Augmented command structure has a minimum loyalty rank associated with it. For example, to be a cruiser pilot one must posess a loyalty rank of Sergeant Third Class or above.

List of biological loyalty ranks, with maximum position attainable

  • Private 3rd class (Grunt)
  • Private 2nd class (Specialist)
  • Private 1st class (Fighter Pilot)
  • Command Private (Frigate Pilot)
  • Sergeant Third Class (Cruiser Pilot)
  • Sergeant Second Class (Battlecruiser Pilot)
  • Sergeant First Class (Cruiser Squadron Commander)
  • Sergeant Major (Battleship Pilot)
  • Ensign (Task Force Commander Class III)
  • Lieutenant Second Class (Dreadnaught Pilot)
  • Lieutenant First Class (Task Force Commander Class II)
  • Command Lieutenant (Command Carrier Pilot)
  • Lieutenant Colonel (Mothership Pilot)
  • Colonel (Titan Pilot)
  • Lieutenant General (Task Force Commander Class I)
  • General (Battlefleet Commander)
  • Leader (Leader)

List of AI loyalty ranks, with maximum position attainable

  • RI Fifth Class (Weapon Mind)
  • RI Fourth Class (Drone Mind)
  • RI Third Class (Droneswarm Mind)
  • RI Second Class (Carrier Mind)
  • RI First Class (Squadron Mind Class IV)
  • AI Sixth Class (Cruiser Mind)
  • AI Fifth Class (Battlecruiser Mind)
  • AI Fourth Class (Squadron Mind Class III)
  • AI Third Class (Battleship Mind)
  • AI Second Class (Dreadnaught Mind)
  • AI First Class (Squadron Mind Class II)
  • Cogitator Third Class (Intelligence Officer)
  • Cogitator Second Class (Mothership Mind)
  • Cogitator First Class (Factory Mind)
  • Thinker Second Class (Titan Pilot)
  • Thinker First Class (Squadron Mind Class I)
  • Fleetmind (Fleetmind)