Council of Admirals: Difference between revisions

The '''Council of Admirals''' is a military body comprised of seven<ref name="Sirius ADF">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61dbf8af8471456cbe5cbe02 GalNet: Sirius Navy Unites with Alliance Defence Force]</ref> admirals that command the largest naval forces in the [[Alliance]].<ref name=":0">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/governments-and-politics-in-elite-dangerous.225156/ Frontier Forums: Governments and politics in Elite Dangerous]</ref> The Council operates independently of the [[councillor]]s of the [[Alliance Assembly]],<ref name=":0" /> but the Assembly retains the power to approve who may join it,<ref name="APRA">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5d0a5a3b3728fe3d262882ee GalNet: Alliance President Role Abolished]</ref> and the Council is required to report to the Assembly after events to facilitate rapid decision-making.<ref name=":0" /> On rare occasions, the Council will participate in a joint session with the Assembly to vote on certain issues relevant to the Alliance's security.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/61bc6344b6a12c41512b7103 GalNet: Alliance and Sirius Agree Defence Pact]</ref> Admirals on the Council have been appointed from the fleets of major Alliance member systems<ref name=":0" /> such as [[Lave]], [[Zaonce]], and [[Tionisla]].<ref name="CMATCOA">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b0567732ad53f6cd00a07e5 GalNet: Commodore McAllister Appointed to Council of Admirals]</ref><ref name="NATCOM">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5bf553663da440749460f2f5 GalNet: New Appointment to Council of Admirals]</ref><ref name="APRA" />

The Council also commands the entire [[Alliance Defence Force]], a vast flotilla of ships contributed by each of the Alliance's member systems. The Council of Admirals is free to deploy the Defence Force without the approval of the Alliance Assembly, making it extremely powerful.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5788c3c09657ba0207588b5a GalNet: Galactic News: The Origin of the Alliance]</ref> Members of the Council have the power to delegate command of their respective fleets to other individuals of their choice by decree, and such a decree cannot be overruled by the Council.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5cde657e527d2e19e73be00e GalNet: Kincaid Granted Command of Zaonce Fleet]</ref> In the event that that the admiral of an ADF fleet is removed or incapacitated, the Council can take joint command of that fleet pending the admiral's return to duty or the appointment of a replacement.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5cefbc7ac12a58648955e8f2 GalNet: Admiral Yamamoto Arrested for Murder]</ref>

 

Originally, the Council held only six seats for the fleets of the six largest Alliance members, but a seventh, non-Alliance seat was added on January 10, 3308 to accommodate a representative from the [[Sirius Navy]] after the Alliance approved a [[Alliance-Sirius strategic defence pact|strategic defence pact]] with [[Sirius Corporation]] to strengthen the ADF against the [[Thargoid]]s amidst the [[Second Thargoid War]].<ref name="Sirius ADF" />