I'd argue it makes sense, really. opening new fronts means we also need to station fleets to defend them, and we don't have enough to protect all of our current clusters!
...hopefully the new fleet is ready soon...
Martial: Occupation Patrols
The personnel crimp you noted last year continues, and you're happier than ever that the schools are coming along. Now you just need those damned military academies. Some vessels are starting to enter service in a minor capacity, but it's not decisive yet to the point of allowing you to truly pivot your forces to the front.
It's almost done, but not quite done yet. One year remaining.
The fleet is nearly done, but we are suffering from staffing issues. The Curriculum reviews are half way finished, which will help, but we should probably grab this once an actual turn comes up.
[ ] Military Schools: While your educational system must, first and foremost, be for education, your decision to emphasize skills valuable to the military demands certain investments. One of your current series of test bed schools trains promising candidates for enlisted or officer service starting in mid-to-late adolescence. While your other test beds are closing down now, expand this set and formally adopt it into your school system. Time: 4 years. Cost: -40,000 yearly income. Chance of Success: 80%. Effect: Establish the specialized academies needed to produce trained recruits for the military right at the cusp of adulthood.
I think we should expedite the action so it only takes two years and completes the same time as the Curriculum Review and only 1 year after we incorporate Yulair tech based reactors on our ships. We should also put Mira's personal action on it, as this will define our war effort for decades, and we need every boon we can get.
However, even if we role out Military Academies in two years, it'll still be several more before we can get graduates to lessen the personnel shortage. In the meantime, I propose we double down on a more proactive solution.
[ ] The Commonwealth Call For Aid: Your military strength was one of the things that the Alliance wanted to acquire. However, your obligations have expanded massively just as you've taken significant casualties. Instruct Shereel to bring a proposal before the Council requesting aid for the Commonwealth in reestablishing and expanding its fleets...although the Joint Fleets need to be rebuilt as well. With the support of the Cooperatives, this should be easier to swing, if you focus on it hard. Time: 1 year. Cost: 10,000 credits. Chance of Success: 40%. Effect: Acquire aid for expanding and maintaining your military
We have just finished a shipyard expansion and our occupation fleet is a year from being finished. While Ablative Armor hull reconstruction will keep our shipyards busy for a few years, reaching out to the terminus systems to acquire fleet personnel to man our fleets properly is a solid option for overcoming the current detriments to our war efforts, as well as fostering a sense of cooperation between the joint fleets and Attican Commonwealth by building good relations through second hand familiarity.
There will be other options of course depending on our rolls, and while we might not outright need them now, securing emergency powers to assert priority in the face of heavy losses or preparations for a major offensive is a solid move to give Mira flexibility in handling future Crisis's/Opportunities, as well as speed the incorporation of further technological developments into our ever expanding forces more rapidly.
Given the success threshold and low cost, a double down and Second Personal action would be highly beneficial, and possibly neccessary. Of course, ablative armor and Yulair power technology will be powerful bargaining chips in our negotiations.
Hmm. Thinking on it further, timing a trip to discuss military aid from the terminus Alliance the same time as we role to establish our military academies, with Mira participating in both actions, could result in a domino effect that results in a far better outcome and options than if we did the two separately.
