Terran Confederation (Wing Commander)
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The Terran Confederation is the primary human government in the Wing Commander science fiction series.
The Terran Confederation is an alliance of systems and regional governments which provide unified protection and economic growth. The Confederation was formed on August 23rdTemplate:Ref, 2416Template:Ref with the signing of the Articles of ConfederationTemplate:Ref, the first unified Earth government since the grisly disintegration of the World Economic ConsortiumTemplate:Ref in the early 25th century.
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| Official language | None known. English appears to be de facto. | ||||
| Capital | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| President | David Quinson (as of late 2669) | ||||
| Establishment | 2416 Articles of Confederation | ||||
| Currency | TC CreditTemplate:Ref | ||||
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Government and Politics
The Terran Confederation is a representative democracy organized on the federal system. It consists of approximately seven hundred systems Template:Ref spread over four thousand light years as of 2681. The Confederation is divided into eight sectors (Avalon, Gemini, Hawking, Sol, Vega, Argent,Epsilon and Enigma)Template:Ref. Each of these is further subdivided into four quadrants.
The Confederation government is headed by an elected President. In an event where the President is infirm, resigns, or is otherwise incapable of fulfilling the duties of the office, he/she is replaced by the Vice President. The most recent example of this was in 2668, when President Harold Rodham resigned following the uproar over the Kilrathi False ArmisticeTemplate:Ref.
The chief legislative body is the Confederation Senate. The Senate is based in Washington, D.C on EarthTemplate:Ref, across the mall from the old Congress building of the United StatesTemplate:Ref.
Military
The Terran Confederation Military (known collectively, and somewhat informally, as Confed) is divided into four branches: the Army, Marines, Navy, and Space ForcesTemplate:Ref. Each branch has a representative on the Confederation military's governing council, the Joint Chiefs of StaffTemplate:Ref, based on EarthTemplate:Ref. Its commander-in-chief is the PresidentTemplate:Ref.
Rank Structure
There are two basic rank systems in use within the military of the Terran Confederation. One is used by the Army, Marines and Space Forces, the other by the Navy. Transfers between the two services are possible17.
| Comparative Ranks of the Terran Confederation Military | ||
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Service | |
| Navy |
Marine / Space Forces / Army |
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| Enlisted |
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E1 |
Spaceman |
Spacehand |
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O1 |
Ensign, 2nd class |
2nd Lieutenant |
| Flag / General |
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O7 |
Commodore |
Brigadier General |
References
- Template:Note Wing Commander movie introduction (Colorization unknown)
- Template:Note Wing Commander IV, ending movie.
- Template:Note Victory Streak: "Thirty-five years of the Terran-Kilrathi conflict have already cost governments and citizens quadrillions of UNation credits".
- Template:Note Action Stations
- Template:Note Kilrathi Saga Calendar
- Template:Note The Price of Freedom (novel), pp. 143-144: "I didn't think that the Outer Worlds had signed the Articles of Confederation".
- Template:Note Secret Ops Fiction, Episode 4, ISDN.
- Template:Note Prophecy Map
- Template:Note Ibid.
- Template:Note Fleet Action
- Template:Note The Price of Freedom (game), ending movie
- Template:Note Ibid.
- Template:Note Victory Streak.
- Template:Note Fleet Action.
- Template:Note Ibid.
- Template:Note Action Stations.
- Template:Note As evidenced from Christopher Blair's transition from the end of the Wing Commander IV novel, where he is a Brigadier General in the Space Forces, to Prophecy, where he is a Commodore.