(as supplied by Colonel Varnes)
The Soldier’s Articles of the Reclamation
Preamble
Never again shall the peoples of the Reclamation be driven from their homes, stripped of their history, or made strangers in the lands of their ancestors.
These Articles exist that our children may inherit a nation instead of memories.
Remember: Never again.
Article I — The People Endure
The peoples of the Reclamation are the foundation of the Reclamation. They shall remain free to govern themselves according to their own customs and laws.
Remember: The Army exists because the peoples do—not the other way around.
Article II — Build Tomorrow
Every soldier is entrusted not only with victory, but with the civilization that victory creates.
The conduct of the Army today becomes the character of the nation tomorrow.
Let every promise kept, every injustice restrained, and every act of discipline become an inheritance for those who follow.
A battle won at the cost of our inheritance is a battle lost.
Remember: The conduct of the Army today becomes the character of the nation tomorrow.
Article III — The Ancestors Are Not Merchandise
The relics, writings, works of craft, and places of memory belonging to the peoples of the Reclamation are the inheritance of those peoples.
Every soldier discovering such things shall protect them from damage, theft, or neglect and deliver them intact through the chain of command for preservation and the rebuilding of our civilization.
No warrior shall keep, sell, barter, or destroy that which belongs to our descendants.
Remember: We recover our history so our children need not search for it.
Article IV — The Word of the Reclamation
The word of one officer binds every soldier.
A promise given in the name of the Reclamation shall be honored, whether made to friend, enemy, or stranger.
Safe passage once granted is inviolable.
A surrendered prisoner shall receive judgment before punishment.
Remember: Our reputation is worth more than another victory. A victory wins a battle; a reputation wins campaigns.
Article V — The Army and the People
The peoples of the Reclamation sustain the Army. The Army protects the peoples of the Reclamation. Neither can survive without the other.
No soldier shall steal from, abuse, or intimidate the peoples of the Reclamation.
Payment shall always be made. When immediate payment is impossible, an officer shall acknowledge the debt in the name of the Reclamation and ensure that it is faithfully recorded for later repayment.
Necessity shall never become an excuse for greed.
Remember: An army that devours its own people has already lost the peace.
Article VI — Discipline Is Victory
Obey all lawful orders.
Take nothing for personal gain.
Fight as one army, not as many champions.
A disciplined army may lose a battle. An undisciplined army loses its nation.
Remember: Discipline wins what courage alone cannot.
Article VII — Justice Before Vengeance
Remember every wrong done to the peoples of the Reclamation.
Forget none of them.
But punish only the guilty.
Neither ancestry nor kinship confers guilt.
Remember: Justice builds tomorrow. Unchecked vengeance burns it.
Article VIII — The Future Belongs to Us
The future of the Reclamation shall remain forever in the hands of the peoples of the Reclamation.
The Army exists so that no foreign throne, empire, or conqueror shall ever again determine our destiny.
Remember why we fight. Never again.
These Articles bind every soldier of the Reclamation, from the newest recruit to the Marshal herself. None stand above them.