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A State of Reserve
Topic Started: Sep 10 2017, 04:00 AM (136 Views)
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A State of Reserve
An Interview on the Reserve Squadron and its future
Written by JayDee




This past Tuesday, President Writinglegend released an address to the Republic urging citizens to join the Europeian Republic Navy Reserve Squadron (ERNRS). The President emphasized the immeasurable impact the Reserve Squadron had on the continued growth and expansion of Europeia and it’s foreign policy. The Reserve has been a time tested institution of the ERN, dating back to the early days of the Republic’s foundation.

With the recent campaign to increase Europeia’s Naval Reserve, this begs the question, “where are the Reserves going?” Over the past few days, the EBC sat down with President Writinglegend and Grand Admiral Calvin Coolidge to get their take on the state of our Reserves and what direction the ERN is going with the Reserve Squadron. In the interview, the EBC mainly focused on the direction of the Reserve and their effect on Europeia’s Independent ideology.

What is the Reserve Squadron to you

At first, there is clear uniformity in the perception of the Naval Reserves. Both Writinglegend and Calvin commented on the nature of the Reserves as a way for Sailors who don’t have the time to contribute in the actual raids to be able to make a large impact on the Navy. Writinglegend summed up the sentiments that both he and Calvin felt in one quick sentence, “It is a developed part of the Europeian Republican Navy for those who don't have the time commitments to make the major and minor updates.” However, Calvin would go on to focus on the Reserves vital contribution to Europeia’s foreign policy, citing the importance of numbers in larger operations where holding a region is not always guaranteed. “[The Reserve’s] efforts are incredibly vital to the work we do on behalf of the region when it comes to reinforcing our numbers and could be the difference between keeping a region or not when we take part in a hold.” Despite Calvin’s more in depth answer, there is no doubt that the two Admirals agree on the importance of the Reserves as a means for players who can’t join the raids to participate in operations.

Why should people join

The uniformity did not continue to the next question. While both the President and the Grand Admiral agreed that numbers were important to any operation, the focus of their replies were split. Writinglegend chose to focus on the importance of the Reserves as a means of furthering Europeia’s foreign interests. “A strong reserve squadron is a critical foreign policy tool for our Republic, and is an essential aspect of our military operations...greater number of participants will go a long way to increasing our military and diplomatic value abroad.” The President would go on to emphasize once more the impact the Reserves have not only on the Navy, but the Republic as a whole. In contrast, the Grand Admiral focused more on the importance of numbers and collaboration with Europeia’s allies. Calvin also put a lot of emphasis on the importance of the Reserves in aiding Europeia’s fight against Nazis and the spread of the Nazi ideology. “If Europeia partners with a region for a joint military mission, and we successfully wrestle a region from Nazi control, it's imperative that we strengthen our position and increase our numbers.”

How can we use Reserves to advance our Independent Ideology?

The ideology of Independence has been an important backbone of Europeian politics since its inception. It has been one of the main driving forces of Europeian policy in regards to our actions and alliances. In regards to advancing Europeia’s Independent ideology, both of the Presidents agreed that the use of the Reserve Squadron in holder operations was vital to securing stronger relations with current and potential allies. Both stated the importance of the Reserves in improving Europeia’s reliability as a military partner. Writinglegend opened his answer, saying “We can hold larger targets, we can [take part in] more prolific operations, and we can provide critical support to our allies in our operations.” Calvin’s answer would say much the same thing, stating the importance of the Reserves in improving Europeia’s consistency and reliability; compounded on improving their ability to hold larger targets for longer amounts of time; “Being able to capture a region is very important, and working with our friends is a great way to build relationships...having the Reserves makes sure we don't have to worry about [losing a holder region] as often.” The idea of strong alliances was a very important characteristic of both Calvin and Writinglegend’s answers. The idea of building strong relations through the Reserves would appear multiple times in the interview, but both utilized this answer to emphasize the importance of the Reserves towards building a strong relationship.

Any examples of the impact of the Reserves?

The idea of the Reserves is that it’s a small time commitment that has a big impact on the region. For all the talk of impact, the EBC decided to ask both the President and Grand Admiral about the impact Reserves truly had. The answers the EBC received were in striking contrast to one another. While the President focused on the importance of numbers, Calvin cited an operation that not only had an impact on the ERN, but on himself as well. Writinglegend talked about the impact the Reserves had on an operation in Middle Earth on the ERN’s ninth anniversary. In the operation, the Reserves made up 40% of the 20 person operation; easily overwhelming the region and allowing Europeia to hold the region. Calvin, however, focused more on an operation that had a large impact on himself as well. “I think a lot of my views of the ERN changed after the Anne Frank operation, where multiple regions spanning all the ideologies came together to repel Nazi forces out of the region.” Calvin would go on to explain the importance of the Reserves in helping the ERN keep the region, even after initial victory had been achieved.

What do you see as the future for the Reserves?

Finishing off the interview, the EBC decided to get the President and Grand Admiral’s opinions on the future of the ERN. Straight and to the point, Writinglegend’s immediate answer was “hopefully, a strong sector of our military that is the defined pillar of our operations abroad.” As President, Writinglegend’s main policy regarding the Reserves moving forward is an increase in the strength and power of the ERN to exert its influence abroad. An ability that can only be done with the help of citizens who join the Reserves to help contribute to Europeia’s continued presence as a strong diplomatic partner and champion of Independence. As Grand Admiral, Calvin chose to focus more on the Navy’s policy moving forward. “This term we are working on a large hold operation with some partners that we could really use the Reserves in...the Reserves will also be recipients of full ERN training in scouting, triggering, and the full military experience, should they ever have time, or wish to make the jump to Active Duty.” Regardless of their views, both the President and Grand Admiral agreed that the Reserves should have a large impact on Europeia’s future.



The most important aspect of the Reserves would have to be their contribution in helping Europeia advance our Independent ideology. As mentioned throughout the article, the Reserves play an indispensable role in helping Europeia project its influence abroad while showing itself to be a strong and reliable partner to its current and potential allies. With four people having already signed up for the Reserves since Writinglegend’s announcement, the future for Europeia’s Reserve Squadron seems bright.
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An excellently done article.

The ERN reserves (they were the Volunteers then) were a critical part of Europeia's response to the 2013 Gatesville Coup in Osiris in my Presidency, and several members of the Volunteers managed to stick it out in Osiris for the length of the duration, sneaking in under the the Gatesvillian radar. The Reserves are also essential for assisting delegacy transfers, which while they may seem dull, are critical to the survival of GCR allies and partners.
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