Council of Admirals: Difference between revisions

The '''Council of Admirals''' is a military body comprised of six admirals that command the six largest naval forces in the [[Alliance]]. It operates independently of the [[Council Members]] of the [[Alliance Assembly]], but reports to it after events to facilitate rapid decision-making. Admirals on the Council have been appointed from the fleets of major Alliance member systems<ref name=":0">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=225156 Governments and politics in Elite Dangerous]</ref> such as [[Lave]]<ref name="CMATCOA">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b0567732ad53f6cd00a07e5 GalNet: Commodore McAllister Appointed to Council of Admirals]</ref> and [[Zaonce]].<ref name="NATCOM">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5bf553663da440749460f2f5 GalNet: New Appointment to Council of Admirals]</ref>

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 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>

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|[[George Varma]]

|Admiral<ref name="CMATCOA" />

|[[Hayley Sorokin]]

|Fleet Admiral<ref name="NATCOM" />

|[[Rachel Ziegler]]

|Admiral<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5cde657e527d2e19e73be00e GalNet: Kincaid Granted Command of Zaonce Fleet]</ref>

|[[Frederick Yamamoto]]

|[[Zaonce]]

|-

|[[Riri McAllister]]

|Rear Admiral<ref name="CMATCOA" />

|[[Lave]]

|-

|[[Tulimaq Buchanan]]

|Fleet Admiral<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5afc09b835904f70042b0b71 GalNet: Alliance Admiral Murdered By League of Reparation]</ref>