[2443.CN] Nomination of Concrete Slab as Admiral

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Dear fellow Legislators,

As Prime Minister, per Article 1, Section 3 of the Military Code, I am seeking your approval for the appointment of SPSF Captain @ConcreteSlab to the Admiralty, to fill one of two existing vacancies.

It would be an understatement to say that Concrete Slab is no stranger to most TSPers. Besides the SPSF, he has served in various bodies, including the Local Council, the Coral Guard, as well as the Cabinet. He is someone that I daresay most of us would put a great deal of trust in putting TSP interests first when it really matters.

Slab joined the SPSF in January 2023. Since then, he been one of the most consistently active SPSF members, having participated in 189 updates to date, including 53 liberations, many of which he served in a leading role. This is not to to mention his time as Minister of Defense (and hereby at some points a member of what was then the General Corps), an office which he served with great distinction.

Slab has demonstrated great leadership in his time in the SPSF, having helped to galvanize some of the Force’s largest liberation turnouts in its history during his time as MoD. Furthermore, before he was even promoted to Captain, he already played an active role in SPSF recruitment and officer training - some of our most outstanding current Lieutenants such as Drew Durrnil and Vrigny were mentored by him.

Concrete Slab was promoted to the rank of Captain on July 2024, and since then he has served admirably in this role, contributing greatly to growth and effectiveness of the SPSF. In my mind, there is no more qualified candidate than him to bring the SPSF to greater heights in the long-term.

As such, after consulting with the Admiralty, I am pleased to put forward Concrete Slab to be appointed to the Admiralty, pending the approval of this august body.

Slab and I are standing by to answer any questions.

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Can I still call you General?

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You can call me whatever you like except late for dinner!

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Can i call you embassy master of tsp?

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I move this to a vote.

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Second.

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Apologies for my late arrival to the conversation, so I will leave it to the Chair’s discretion to begin voting. However, I will ask our nominee/appointer at least one actual question.

Do we feel that this promotion is a bit rushed? The prior promotion is just over two months old. Has there been any further exemplary performance, actions, or conduct in the last two months (since a promotion should be based primarily on actions since the last promotion) that would warrant such a quick promotion?

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Could this be quantified in some manner, for the Assembly?

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Do you view this as a promotion in rank? I don’t doubt a Commander Captain who is an General Admiral holds more responsibilities than a Commander Captain who isn’t. But Generals Admirals are Commanders Captains, and it’s not a rank in the sense that it’s not listed as one in our laws and thus does not come with its own rank requirements.

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Noting the outstanding questions and discussion taking place above, the Chair utilises sub-section 9, of section 2 of the Legislative Procedure Act and delays voting on this nomination to avoid preemption of active debate.

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Not to speak for Griff, but I would. Being an Admiral confers additional responsibilities, and powers as well, such as being one half part of the weird half-military/half-civilian system that officially runs the SPSF. The Assembly has no particular recourse if this nomination ends up being the wrong choice beyond the political, which it’s never really implemented against the SPSF and would doubtless fail against Slab, and the recall, which is a huge jump up. It’s a lifetime appointment, it’s worth asking if he would do well in that particular role vice being a normal Captain.

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No, that is 100% wrong. Captain (formerly Commander) is a rank within SPSF, while Admiral (formerly General) is an appointed official with the requirement of Commander rank. See [PASSED] New Military Code (tspforums.xyz).

Pronoun has it right, and all the things you said are true for any appointed official, which an Admiral is.

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I can take this one. I think the easiest place to see this quantification would be my service reports from my time as Minister of Defense. Here and here you can see service reports that show growth in both the number of updaters I had participate in the force as well as the importance of the updates they participated in, most notably England, where the single update record for SPSF turnout was broken with 24 updaters. While there has since been some turnover (it’s been nearly a year and a half after all), I have still been putting in just as much work as when I was MoD. I recruited and helped to train the “big three” of Drew, Kotoha, and Vrigny, who have all had an incredible impact on the continued growth and strength of the Force. All three reached Lieutenant status, and Drew is close to his Captain promotion. Further, I continue to be a consistent presence at updates, helping to both mentor new members and lead every type of operation from chasing to detags to large-scale liberations.

As stated by Roavin, this wouldn’t be a promotion, but an appointment. As a result, I interpret an Admiral appointment as encompassing the whole of one’s contributions and ability to lead the Force, rather than just actions taken since last promotion. However, I do agree it comes with a greater burden of responsibility, but one I believe I can shoulder. Since my promotion, I have led multiple chasing and detagging runs, helped to mentor new members in the Force, and helped to lead liberation efforts small and large (namely Kelios).

I know that there are times where I can be very silly and unserious, but I assure you that, about the SPSF and its leadership, I am focused and driven. You can talk to the current Admiral we have or any member of our Officer Corps and I’m (pretty) sure they would all back my firm commitment to the betterment of the Force as well as my acknowledgement of the importance of this role. Even now, however, I am accountable to my Assembly and to my Citizenry just as much as my military, and if it ever saw fit to remove me from my position, I would not resist.

EDIT: I hope it’s appropriate to comment on my own nomination thread :stuck_out_tongue:

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It remains a promotion to me, however formal or informal it is, thanks.

That said, I would still feel comfortable with Slab as an Admiral in the SPSF. My comments earlier are not meant to call into doubt his nomination, just to ensure the Assembly does its due diligence now.

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I think one can feel that it’s a step up in terms of responsibility without feeling that it’s a promotion in rank. I used that wording specifically because I think there’s a difference between saying “this is a step up in responsibility and we should do our due diligence” versus “this is a rank promotion and there must be exemplary conduct since the last promotion.” (I don’t know if that last one is always true anyway.)

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Noting that discussion appears to have subsided, and the last reply in this topic was two days ago, the above nomination is put to a vote!