Sepherim
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.05.08 14:31:00 -
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I understand your position. Once in the Navy and under superior command, one must follow through with what comes. That is the duty of the soldier.
That said, if you expressely mentioned you didn't want to wage war, there were other paths: a fleet of logistic support ships, for example. Not that it would keep the stains off your hands once combat started, but at least they would be less. And you should have been aware, since the beggining, that a fleet of military vessels entering Gallente sovereign space would end in bloodshed, so you chose to proceed and join the fleet knowing such was the probable fate it would face. And do note that your oath says:
Elsebeth Rhiannon wrote: I will bear arms on behalf of the Minmatar Republic in times of war, and will perform civil service on its behalf in times of peace.
You are at war with us, not with the Federation. Thus, for that operation, those were not times of war. You should have fallen to civil service. So, I'm afraid you, and those who followed you, are guilty of agression with knowledge. You had the chance to choose, not to follow orders or not (which, obviously, is no choice, once in the command structure you stay in the command structure), but to join or not a fleet that is going to start a combat, possibly ignite conflicts that can even lead up to a potential war. You chose to join such a fleet, and I suppose you probably followed the Republic Navy with the best fits for combat you had.
Thus, you are guilty: you knew you were going into combat, and you proceeded. You knew you were going to attack the Federation, and you proceeded. Your oath doesn't justify it. I understand loyalty to your faction, I do, but this is the only justification you have left. And yours is a faction known for starting wars and conflicts.
And if I'm replying to captain Rhiannon's post is only because she's clearer on the subject. All the rest are as guilty. You all carry now a burden for which there is no solution, no absolution, no making up for.
Sepherim Catillah
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris Liuteneant
Ex-Imperial Navy Imperator Commander |