NationStates Jolt Archive

All reserve personnel associated with the following units are to report to their posts within 48 hours:

4th Army Corps (1st Army)
8th Army Corps (2nd Army)
9th Army Corps (3rd Army)
10th Army Corps (3rd Army)
11th Army Corps (3rd Army)
12th Army Corps (3rd Army)
1st Free Provinces Fleet
2nd Free Provinces Fleet
3rd Free Provinces Fleet
4th Free Provinces Fleet
1st Reserve Air Force Corps

By order of Michael MacFarlane, Speaker of the Assembly
17 January 2004

The message traveled swiftly across Copiosa Scotia's government networks. It made its way down to the local defense departments, and from there, the phone calls were made. And when Elijah Kendricks picked up his phone, the prerecorded message was short and to the point.

Your corps has been called up for active military duty. Please report to the Bracken Department of Defense by 12:00 p.m. Monday.

He listened to the message repeat once, then hung up. He had a momentary urge to say goodbye to his wife and children, which was odd, because he'd never been married. Twenty-six years old, employed only in the sense that he took odd jobs to pay for food, rent, and ski lift tickets, he now knew he'd been right to avoid such entanglements. You didn't join the Army, even the reserves, for the benefits -- there were very few. You joined because you were willing and able to fight for your country. Or for your country's allies. Or their allies, he thought wryly. There hadn't been a war on Scotian soil in decades.

He looked around the tiny apartment, briefly considered organizing his things, and decided he'd hit the slopes instead. This could be the last chance I get for awhile.

*Taggity tag till it all becomes open knowledge*

A military advisor is being sent to Corpiosa Scotia for discussions.

One day later...

Speaker MacFarlane took the press room podium, a grave expression on his face, and looked out at the assembled media types. Rarely in Copiosa Scotia's history had so many people come to a press conference with so little idea of what would be said. Everyone had their guesses, of course, and those guesses had taken up a large part of Scotia Broadcast Network's air time the previous day. MacFarlane cleared his throat.

"My countrymen, I am here before you this evening to explain the circumstances surrounding the sudden mobilization of over 750,000 of Copiosa Scotia's armed forces personnel. As you are all aware, the GDODAD has returned to the world stage, and it will not be long before they once again attempt to dominate through force the free peoples of the world. Now, as before, Copiosa Scotia must be prepared to rise up and defend freedom and democracy.

"The opening salvos have already been fired. The nuclear strike on The Burnsian Desert by the rogue nation of TROUSRS, and the overwhelming support TROUSRS received from the GDODAD for this excessive and unwarranted action, made it clear that these nations have returned to their old ways.

"Yesterday's mobilization is only the beginning. Over the next few weeks, the remainder of the Navy and two millon additional Army reserve personnel will be brought to combat readiness. We must stand firm against the storm of GDODAD aggression, not only for our own sake, but for the sake of free nations across the globe. Our aim is stability, and so we must prepare for conflict. If we fail in our vigilance, the GDODAD will be at our gates before long.

"Let us take a vow tonight that such a thing shall never happen."

He stepped down from the podium, waving off the barrage of questions, and slipped out through a side door to return to his chambers.

(OOC: As Goobergunchia so eloquently put it, "Corpiosa Scotia does not exist." :P )

OOC: Why do you all have to face off GDODAD when I'm involved in another conflict? Every. Single. Time. lol... However, I'll try to get in on this one.

IC

Chimaea has made reserved ackowledgement and support of this matter while the incident in question is researched.

~Phillip Achefield,
Prime Minister of Chimaea