War Volunteers Amendment

The was an amendment to Aeldrum's Constitution, made during the First Coalition War, which created the Aeldrum Volunteer Army.
== History ==
The amendment came during the later part of the Coalition War, when Aeldrum was desperate to retake Harwel from the Second Fialta Imperium and turn the overall tide of the war. It was passed by Serene Doge Bareth Aefendt with support from a coalition of the Reform Party, Popular Party, Conservative Party, and Industrial Party.
== Description ==
The amendment created a new Office of Social Affairs, headed by Doge Augustine "Brick" Tiello of Estonne Spire.
The Amendment made the following provisions:
*Any human who volunteers for a combat deployment and survives two tours, or one tour as an officer, will get the legal benefits of being a (non-high) elf.
*Anyone of non-human, non-elvish race who volunteers for a combat deployment and survives three tours will be considered human. If that non-human person can get ten other members of their race to sign up with them, they will be considered for officer training and allowed to command a unit of their own race, and their tour requirements for benefits will be shortened to two.
*Privileges due to service will be inheritable.
*Parliament will create five slots to promote existing noble titles or create new baronies for aristocrats who serve with distinction.
*Volunteers will be paid from the Parliamentary Budget and form the "Aeldrum Volunteer Army" (colloquially, "Harwel's Heroes") under the Parliamentary Guard.
*The Aeldrum War Department is officially recognized as centralizing wartime command of all Aeldrum military assets under the Serene Doge of Aeldrum.
*The Aeldrum Trade Company's army is recognized as falling under the direction of the War Department in wartime, and it will conduct its own volunteer recruitment effort from the colonies, using an ATC-designed aptitude test.
*Designated government offices will have the right of first recruitment for any volunteers showing exceptional aptitude: key offices will be the Academy of Lidenia, the War Department, the Aeldrum Department of National Resources, the Aeldrum Department of National Intelligence and the Department of Energy. The Serene Doge will determine the priority of recruitment for each office.
Category:Laws and Amendments