Kalistani Major History

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Socialist Party Launches Socialist Gun Clubs
"Come Get Them" Becomes new motto
Kaliburg, Ananto
April 12, 5399


With help from 4 of 5 District Governments, RSMoK reforms as Private Gun Clubs

As the fascist threat once again descends on the Republic, and the National Government dissolves the Militia, the Socialist Party has issued a call for all socialists who are currently serving in the military to deactivate rather than joining the newly ordered full time professional military. Shadow Defense minister, Socialist Major Tera Ulysses made the following statement: "Each member of the Kalistani Regular Force signed a contract when they enlisted for a specific term of service, under specific conditions. Those conditions do not include participating in a full time professional military force. Upon passage of the KCP's Military Reform Law which the Socialist Party was unable to oppose successfully, the terms of service will effectively change. This means all terms of enlistment currently in effect will be null and void."

The Major has noted that Socialist Officers have begun resigning enmasse ahead of the change, and the officer corps have been decimated. "We will not participate in the establishment of fascism in Kalistan," said Captain Janet Pak, spokesperson for the Kalistani Regular Officers' Union. "We will follow the lead of the Enlisted NCO's and non-NCO unions and demobilize formally on August 1, 5399." The Officers' Union estimates that more than 75% of all officers in the Regular Army, Navy and Airforce will demobilize, and 80% of all active duty Enlisted members have decided to not re-enlist under the new terms of service.

Militia elements have begun reorganizing as private gun clubs, such as the Socialist Rifle Association. They are being supported by District Governments of 4 of the 5 Districts in Kalistan, which remain under Socialist Party Goverorship. "No only did the Socialist Party receive a majority of all votes cast in the last election, but we retained control in 4 of 5 Districts. The Conservative Government is a truly minority Government, and the Militia has no interest in supporting any government that would like to call in the Military to support the police force."

"Kalistan is essentially a libertarian state when it comes to civil liberty," said Party Leader Eduard Albertson. "Why the Conservatives have had any electoral success without campaigning, without proposing an agenda that conforms to the desires of the population, without doing anything at all except proposing horrific and fascistic legislation, is beyond me. But the Socialist Party of Kalistan will do everything in its power to undermine the ability of the Conservatives to promote their hateful agenda in this nation. And District Governments in Ananto, Neveras, Odufaray and Suldanor have signaled that they are on our side."

The Private Gun Clubs such as the SRAhave begun drilling with elements of the RSMoK in training bases in Ananto and Nevaras already. "We are continuing our normal training regimen with newly arriving members of the militias" said Albertson. "We also expect to be assisting the Regular Navy in moving Regular Naval units from the 2nd and 3rd Fleets to Lourennais Ports ahead of the August 1st Demobilization. The Militia's marines and naval units associated with the Navy will then make their way back to Kalistan to begin training on Militia naval units to practice amphibious operations as part of the Gun Clubs."

The move from formal paramilitary attache to private gun clubs under fascist rule in Kalistan is not wholly unprecedented in Kalistan's history. "One of two things happens when the Militia is transformed into private gun clubs," said Tera Ulysses. "Either the fascists fade from power, or we head to civil war. But Socialist demobilization means that there is no way that the Kalistani Regular Force will be able to use the military for anything for at least a decade while all the military experience has departed and is serving in the gun clubs."

And if the Conservative Government in Kaliburg decides to strip Kalistanis of their guns, the SP has one message for them. "Come Get Them."