Region of Selene

Chapter I

1. The Royal Marines of the Empire of Selene is the unaligned military of the Empire of Selene, hereby referred to as the Royal Marines.

2. The Royal Marines shall be primarily tasked with undertaking defensive missions for the purposes of protecting foreign regions from invasion, and will be secondarily tasked with undertaking offensive missions against the enemies of the Empire of Selene as determined by the Privy Council

3. The Defence Councillor shall have the power to appoint, with approval from the Senate, an Admiral of the Royal Marines to assist them.

4. The Defence Councillor and the Admiral of the Royal Marines shall be collectively referred to as the Defence Council.

Chapter II

1. Selenid citizens, in good standing with the Privy Council and the Emperor, shall be able to apply for the Royal Marines according to protocol laid out by the Defence Councillor.

2. Marines shall be afforded the privilege of using their rank in official documentation, but shall not be afforded additional rights beyond that of Selenid citizen.

3. The Admiral of the Royal Marines shall be a Selenid citizen with a prior term of service of at least 90 days in the Royal Marines before being appointed.

4. The Defence Councillor shall be a Selenid citizen appointed by the Emperor on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

Chapter III

1. The Defence Councillor shall lead the Royal Marines and shall be the final authority on all internal matters pertaining to the Royal Marines.

2. They shall set all policies, protocols, disciplinary systems, and ranking systems that pertain to the Royal Marines with the advice of the Admiral of the Royal Marines.

3. The Admiral of the Royal Marines shall lead the Royal Marines in all matters of military operations and shall promote, discipline, and train all Marines unless superseded by the Defence Councillor.

4. All powers given to the Defence Council in this Act may be delegated to other individuals by the members of the Defence Council as they see fit.

Chapter IV

1. Any Royal Marine may be given an honourable discharge from the Royal Marines through an appeal to the Admiral, who may choose to refer the matter to the Defence Councillor.

2. Any Royal Marine may be given a dishonourable discharge should the Defence Council unanimously agree upon the service member’s discharge.

3. Any Royal Marine given a dishonourable discharge may appeal the decision to the Senate.

4. Any Royal Marine not given a dishonourable discharge may use their rank at the time of their latest discharge in all official documentation so long as the preface of ‘Former’ and it’s variations are used properly.