New California Republic Military Code

Expectation of Conduct

All service members of the NCRA are expected to uphold the principles stated in their oath of enlistment or commissioning.

• To bear allegiance to the New California Republic and its Constitution.
• To support and defend the New California Republic against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
• To obey all lawful orders of the President of the New California Republic and all lawful orders issued by superior officers.
• To preserve the good order, discipline, and reputation of the New California Republic Army.
• To protect NCR citizens and property where reasonably possible.

All personnel, whether on or off duty, are expected to obey the laws of the New California Republic.

Articles of Command

Article 1 - Lawful Authority

All personnel shall obey lawful orders issued by Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Military Police, Provost personnel, or any other person properly empowered by NCR law or military regulation.

An order requiring personnel to knowingly commit an unlawful act shall not be considered lawful.

Personnel are not required to obey an unlawful order.

Article 2 - Attempt, Conspiracy, and Assistance

Attempting to commit an offense, conspiring to commit an offense, knowingly assisting another person in committing an offense, or deliberately concealing participation in an offense may be punished under the same category as the attempted offense.

Punishment should take into consideration whether the offense was successfully completed.

Article 3 - Command Responsibility

Officers and NCOs are responsible for maintaining discipline among personnel under their authority.

Command personnel who knowingly permit serious criminal conduct and fail to reasonably prevent, stop, or report that conduct may be charged with Neglect of Duty, Abuse of Authority, or another appropriate offense.

Article 4 - Promotion and Rank

Field Promotions are legal. A non-commissioned officer may promote an enlisted for exceptional service, and likewise a commissioned officer may promote a non-commissioned officer. Field Commissions, promoting an non-commissioned to commissioned officer, requires the approval of someone rank Major or above.

Chain of Command

Army Chain of Command

The Army Chain of Command determines who holds general authority over the battalion.

Command shall normally pass to the highest-ranking appropriate member of the chain of command.

Where no normal Commanding Officer is available, an appropriately senior member of the Military Police, Medical Department, or Ranger detachment may temporarily assume the position of Acting Commander where necessary for continued operation of the installation.

Rank	Type
NCR Commander	CO
NCR Executive Officer	CO
NCR Platoon Leader	CO
NCR Requisition Officer	CO
NCR Vertibird Pilot	WO
NCR Squad Leader	NCO
NCR Heavy Trooper	Enlisted - NCO
NCR Medic	Enlisted - NCO
NCR Engineer	Enlisted
NCR Weapons Specialist	Enlisted
NCR Trooper	Enlisted

Temporary assumption of Command does not permanently confer additional rank.

Medical Chain of Command

The Medical Doctor possesses authority over medical procedures, treatment priorities, medical safety, and ordinary operation of the medical bay.

Personnel within the medical bay are expected to comply with lawful medical instructions relating to treatment or medical safety.

The Commander retains superior military authority but should not unnecessarily interfere with medical decisions made within the Medical Doctor's professional authority.

Rank	Type
NCR Medical Doctor	CO
NCR Medic	Enlisted - NCO

Medical personnel may refuse an order where carrying it out would clearly constitute unlawful medical conduct.

Military Police Chain of Command

Military Police are responsible for enforcing military law, maintaining custody of prisoners, preserving evidence, conducting authorized investigations, and maintaining order within NCRA installations.

Rank	Type
NCR Provost	CO
NCRMP Lieutenant	CO
NCRMP Staff Sergeant	NCO
NCRMP Specialist	Enlisted

Military Police authority does not exempt MPs from the COMJ.

Abuse of MP authority may be treated as an aggravating circumstance.

Code of Military Justice (COMJ)

Punishment under the COMJ is separated into Judicial Punishment and Non-Judicial Punishment.

Judicial Punishment

Judicial Punishment is imposed following conviction during a Court Martial or Military Tribunal.

It is generally reserved for Major, Capital, and War Crime offenses.

Judicial punishments may include:

• Loss of Rank.
• Forfeiture of Pay.
• Removal from Command.
• Other Than Honorable Discharge.
• Dishonorable Discharge.
• Barred from reenlistment.
• Long-term imprisonment.
• Hard labor.
• Execution by Firing Squad.

Execution shall be considered an extraordinary punishment and shall not automatically follow conviction for a Capital Offense.

Non-Judicial Punishment

Non-Judicial Punishment is intended to resolve minor disciplinary matters without requiring a Court Martial.

It may be administered by authorized NCOs and Officers.

Punishment must remain proportional to the offense and may not be unusually cruel, dangerous, or arbitrarily imposed.

Non-Judicial Punishment may include:

• Verbal reprimand.
• Forfeiture of Pay.
• Extra Duty.
• Physical Training.
• Diminished Rations where medically safe.
• Confinement to Quarters.
• Temporary Confinement to Brig.
• Temporary restriction from certain duties.
• Temporary confiscation of issued equipment.
• Loss of Rank with approval from a Lieutenant or higher.

Officers and NCOs may create other reasonable disciplinary measures where appropriate.

Criminals and Prisoners of War

Individuals held by the NCRA generally fall into one of three categories:

• Criminal.
• Military Detainee.
• Prisoner of War.

Criminals

Criminals are persons not acting as members of a military organization presently in a state of war with the NCR who are reasonably believed to have committed an offense against NCR law.

This may include persons who have:

• Broken NCR law inside NCR-controlled territory.
• Committed terrorism against NCR citizens or personnel.
• Deliberately undermined NCR military operations.
• Destroyed NCR property.
• Stolen NCR property.
• Attacked NCR citizens or military personnel.

Criminals shall be treated humanely.

They shall be provided reasonable access to:

• Food.
• Water.
• Clothing.
• Shelter.
• Necessary medical treatment.

Prisoners who remain non-resistant may not be deliberately harmed.

Non-lethal force may be used where reasonably necessary to control resistance or attempted escape.

Lethal force may be used where the prisoner creates an immediate threat of serious injury or death.

Prisoners may perform manual or menial labor but may not be deliberately assigned inhumane or lethally hazardous labor.

Military Detainees

A Military Detainee is a person temporarily held due to an immediate security, operational, investigative, or intelligence concern.

Detention itself is not punishment.

The person's status should be determined by Command or Military Police as soon as reasonably practical.

Prisoners of War

Prisoners of War are members of an organization, nation, faction, or army presently engaged in hostilities against the NCR.

POWs shall be treated humanely.

They must receive:

• Food.
• Water.
• Shelter.
• Basic clothing.
• Necessary medical treatment.

POWs may be searched, restrained, interrogated, and confined.

Non-lethal force may be used to control resistance or attempted escape.

POWs shall not be:

• Tortured.
• Deliberately starved.
• Used as human shields.
• Deliberately exposed to lethal labor.
• Used to falsely lure hostile personnel into an ambush.
• Arbitrarily executed.

POWs may perform reasonable manual labor.

POWs may not be executed, exchanged, released, or transferred without authorization from the Commander, Acting Commander, High Command, or another authority specifically empowered to authorize such action.

Any Commander ordering an execution, exchange, or transfer for personal, retaliatory, corrupt, or otherwise unlawful reasons may be held criminally responsible.

List of Offenses

Misdemeanor (MR)

Misdemeanors are crimes or disciplinary violations which generally do not directly or seriously hinder the capabilities of the NCRA.

Misdemeanors normally result in Non-Judicial Punishment with the recommended punishment being physical training (push ups, running, etc) or brief detainment (no more than 10 minutes). Repeated or aggravated Misdemeanors may be elevated to a Major Offense.

Crime	Description
Assault	Using minor unlawful physical force against another person without intent to cause serious injury.
Drug Possession	Possessing illegal recreational drugs or unauthorized combat stimulants without approval from Command or Medical personnel.
Drinking on Duty	Deliberately consuming alcohol while actively performing military duties.
Gambling	Participating in unauthorized gambling while on duty or within an NCRA installation.
Fraternization on Duty	Maintaining an inappropriate relationship between a commissioned officer and subordinate where the relationship interferes with discipline or creates favoritism.
Fraternization with the enemy	Maintaining unnecessarily friendly or familiar relationships with members of hostile organizations without legitimate military purpose.
Undisciplined Behavior	Conduct substantially contrary to ordinary military discipline or good order.
Disrespect to Uniform	Refusing or failing to properly wear the appropriate NCRA or NCRR uniform without authorization.
Theft	Knowingly taking another person's property or NCR property without authorization.
Away Without Official Leave (AWOL)	Leaving an assigned installation, post, patrol, or duty without authorization or required notification.
Disrespecting a Superior Officer (DASO)	Serious or deliberate disrespect toward a Commissioned Officer while they are carrying out their lawful duties. This includes severe verbal abuse, threats, deliberate humiliation, repeated contemptuous conduct, or openly undermining their authority in a manner that damages military discipline. Ordinary disagreement, criticism, or questioning an order does not by itself constitute this offense.
Insubordination, Minor	Knowingly refusing a lawful order without causing serious operational harm.
Substance Abuse	Abusing Jet, Turbo, or similar substances, including while off duty. Medical evaluation should normally occur before punishment. Authorized use of combat stimulants is exempt.
Disorderly Conduct	Fighting, causing disturbances, reckless conduct, or similar behavior substantially disrupting military operations.

Major Offense (MO)

Major Offenses are to be considered crimes that directly hinder the capabilities of the NCRA, while also not being jarring enough to warrant execution.

Punishment for these crimes usually consists of detention, suspension of responsibilities, long term restrictions, hard labor and demotion. Demotion requires permission from a Commissioned Officer. Recommended punishment is detainment (no more than 25 minutes) and demotion.

Other punishments of similar severity can be employed, at the discretion of the person delivering the punishment.

Crime	Description
Battery	Unlawfully using significant physical force against another person and causing injury without intent to kill.
Narcotics Distribution	Supplying or distributing illegal substances without authorization from Command or Medical personnel.
Robbery	Using force or threats to unlawfully obtain property.
Excessive Force	Using violence substantially beyond what is reasonably necessary when arresting, restraining, defending against, or defeating another person.
Neglect of Duty (NOD)	Careless, reckless, or intentional failure to properly perform an official military duty.
Assault on a Superior	Unlawfully attacking an NCO or Officer performing lawful duties.
Sedition	Conspiring, organizing, or openly encouraging resistance against lawful military authority.
Desertion	Abandoning one's post, unit, or military service with no intention of returning.
Operational Security Violation	Knowingly or recklessly revealing sensitive military information in a manner which risks NCR personnel or operations.
Unauthorized Hostilities	Beginning a raid, attack, or other offensive military action without lawful authorization and without immediate defensive necessity.
Obstruction of Justice	Destroying evidence, intimidating witnesses, knowingly lying during an official investigation, or otherwise deliberately interfering with military justice.
Falsification of Records	Knowingly entering materially false information into official military, medical, personnel, or investigative records.
Abuse of Authority	Using military rank, authority, personnel, or equipment for an unlawful purpose or substantial personal benefit.
Corruption	Accepting money, property, favors, or services in exchange for improperly exercising military authority.
Aiding Escape	Knowingly assisting a lawfully detained prisoner or POW in escaping NCR custody.

Capital Offense (CO)

Major Crimes are to be considered crimes that directly hinder the capabilities of the NCRA, and are serious enough to possibly warrant a Capital Punishment.

While Capital Punishment in such cases is permitted, it can still be punished in a number of other ways like Demotion or Dishonorable Discharge, at the discretion of the person delivering the punishment.

Crime	Description
Sabotage	Deliberately destroying, disabling, contaminating, or interfering with NCR equipment, communications, medicine, weapons, defenses, or operations with intent to seriously harm NCR capabilities.
Murder	Deliberately and unlawfully causing another person's death. Attempted murder is to be considered murder.
Insubordination, Major	Deliberate disobedience of lawful orders resulting in NCR casualties, mutiny, mass desertion, or catastrophic operational damage.
Treason	Knowingly assisting enemies of the NCR or deliberately acting to seriously undermine the Republic.
Kidnapping	Unlawfully seizing, moving, or confining another person through force, threat, or deception.
Cannibalism	Willingly and knowingly consuming a human, ghoul, or legally recognized sapient mutant.
Use of Mercenaries	Paying, arming, or employing non-NCR combatants to conduct military operations for the NCR without proper authorization.
Terrorism	Using or threatening severe violence, sabotage, or mass casualty attacks to terrorize civilians, coerce the NCR government, or cripple NCR operations.

Emergency medical treatment provided to a wounded enemy does not alone constitute Collaboration with the Enemy.

War Crimes (WC)

War Crimes are to be considered crimes that violate NCRA’s laws of war, target non-NCRA personnel and severely compromise the intended role, objectives and perception of the NCRA.

While Capital Punishment in such cases is permitted when the punished in question is not an officer, it’s recommended to incarcerate the individual and process them for a trial by the Military Tribunal of the NCRA, especially if the crime was committed by an officer.

Crime	Description
Slavery	Capturing, selling, transferring, possessing, or compelling a sapient person into involuntary servitude through force, coercion, confinement, debt, or abuse of authority. Exception: Payment, purchase, transfer, or temporary custody undertaken solely for the immediate purpose of freeing an enslaved person shall not constitute slavery or slave trading, provided the individual is released from ownership or compulsory service as soon as reasonably possible. A person freed under this exception may not be held in debt bondage, compelled to work off the purchase price, or treated as property on account of the payment made for their freedom.
Genocide	Deliberate actions intended to destroy, kill, or forcibly displace a substantial civilian, tribal, ethnic, religious, or other identifiable population.
Unnecessary Destruction of Civilian Property	Destroying civilian homes, infrastructure, settlements, or essential facilities without legitimate military necessity.
Internment	Imprisoning civilians for prolonged periods without charges, lawful authority, or legitimate military necessity.
Use of Nuclear, Biological and Toxic Means of War	Unauthorized use of nuclear weapons, poison gas, biological agents, contagious weapons, deliberate genetic contamination, or similar indiscriminate weapons.
Refusal to Give Quarter	Killing clearly surrendering or incapacitated combatants who no longer present a meaningful threat.
Human Shields	Deliberately using civilians or prisoners to prevent or deter lawful enemy attack.
Pillaging	Seizing civilian property during military operations for personal gain rather than military necessity.
Deliberate Attack on Civilians	Knowingly attacking civilians who are not participating in hostilities.

Court Martial

Court Martials may be requested by:

• Command personnel.
• Military Police.
• Provost personnel.
• High Command.
• Other authorities empowered by NCR military law.

Court Martials primarily handle serious offenses involving members of the NCRA or NCRR.

Non-military personnel are ordinarily tried through civilian NCR courts rather than Court Martial.

A Court Martial is a formal proceeding and should not be treated as an instantaneous punishment.

An accused person should be informed of:

• The charges against them.
• The evidence being presented.
• The nature of the proceeding.

Where reasonably possible, the accused shall be allowed to:

• Give their account.
• Present evidence.
• Call witnesses.
• Challenge accusations.
• Request representation.

Temporary detention while awaiting Court Martial is not itself a criminal punishment.

Military Police and Provost Investigations

Military Police may detain personnel where reasonable grounds exist to believe an offense has occurred.

Major investigations should preserve:

• Witness testimony.
• Physical evidence.
• Medical evidence.
• Relevant radio recordings.
• Written orders.
• Official reports.
• Applicable chain-of-command information.

Provost personnel may assume or supervise investigations involving:

• (Senior) Officers.
• Military Police.
• Treason.
• Espionage.
• Sabotage.
• Terrorism.
• War Crimes.
• Corruption.
• Serious Abuse of Authority.
• Conflicts of interest within the local chain of command.

No Officer may terminate a lawful Provost investigation merely because the investigation concerns themselves or personnel under their command.

Executions

Execution is an extraordinary punishment and shall be used sparingly. Execution remains subject to applicable server rules concerning Round Removal. Execution must possess substantial In-Character justification.

Personnel should not be executed merely because:

• They are personally disliked.
• They insulted Command.
• They attempted escape.
• Their continued detention is inconvenient.
• They committed a minor offense.
• A superior wishes to punish them quickly.

Where reasonably possible, Military Police are expected to attempt continued detention before determining that execution is necessary.

This may include:

• Increased restraint.
• Solitary confinement.
• Relocation.
• Increased guard.
• Removal of dangerous equipment.

Military Police may carry out emergency execution where a prisoner has become genuinely impossible to safely detain and presents a continuing serious threat.

Execution may also occur under extraordinary circumstances with approval from the Commander or High Command.

All executions require a postmortem report to High Command.

At minimum, the report shall state:

• Identity of the executed individual.
• Date and approximate time.
• Location.
• Offenses or circumstances.
• Authority ordering or approving execution.
• Method of execution.
• Personnel involved.

Dress Code

All on-duty personnel are expected to follow NCRA uniform regulations.

Personnel shall wear the appropriate uniform:

• While on duty.
• While on post.
• During military operations.
• While formally representing the NCRA.

Personnel may not substantially alter or remove their uniform without authorization from the Commander or Acting Commander unless emergency circumstances reasonably require it.

Every soldier shall be provided the appropriate uniform for their rank and specialization where supplies permit.

The Commander may authorize modifications due to:

• Combat conditions.
• Weather.
• Medical requirements.
• Operational necessity.
• Equipment limitations.

Personnel shall remain reasonably identifiable as members of the NCRA unless participation in an authorized covert operation requires otherwise.

Once exceptional conditions cease, ordinary uniform regulations shall resume.

Hair

Hair shall be reasonably groomed.

Hair may extend beyond the shoulder blades where it can be secured in a ponytail, braid, or bun and does not interfere with military equipment.

Hair shall not interfere with:

• Helmets.
• Covers.
• Gas masks.
• Respirators.
• Communications equipment.
• Other protective equipment.

Hair shall ordinarily remain a natural human color. Dyes, tints, or bleach may be used where the resulting color remains reasonably natural. Unnatural colors may be prohibited where they materially detract from identification or professional military appearance.

Helmets and covers may be removed indoors where appropriate.

Hygiene

Military personnel shall maintain reasonable personal hygiene whenever conditions allow.

Personnel are expected to remove or clean:

• Excessive body odor.
• Dirt.
• Blood.
• Vomit.
• Chemical contaminants.
• Other substances which create a hygiene or medical concern.

Personnel returning directly from combat, field operations, medical emergencies, or similarly demanding circumstances shall be given reasonable opportunity to clean themselves before disciplinary action is considered.