Directive 808-771-5644-C

From the Office of the Star Navy Grand Admiral, Morrigan Sector Command:

Directive 808-771-5644-C: Due to the Hishen’s use of nefarious tactics and strategies that will surely be classified as war crimes by future historians, the Star Navy of Morrigan Sector is currently suffering a shortage of manpower for enlisted positions.

Grand Admiral Klert has graciously decided to allow citizens a chance to serve society while at the same time protecting it. Effective immediately, citizens serving penal time will be able to commute their sentences by serving in the Star Navy. To maintain security on Star Navy ships, no citizens convicted of violent crimes will be eligible to serve their society.

This directive will of course be lifted when hostilities with the Hishen is over, which Star Navy analysts predict will be within the end of the solar cycle.

From the Office of the Planetary Governor to the Chief Justice:

That pompous drek Star Navy Admiral Jennicks informed me today that he would no longer be able to dedicate ships to patrolling the planet of Banba due to manpower shortages. Manpower shortages?!? If it wasn’t for us, there wouldn’t be a Morrigan Sector! I have a solution and it involves Directive 808-771-5644-C. Conscripting our citizens is illegal but we can charge a bunch of them with crimes and sentence them to protecting our asses. I want you to get to work on this immediately and we need at least 30,000 convicted citizens. I am going to call Admiral Jennicks and let him know we are working on solving his manpower issue.

New Sentencing Guidelines from Chief Justice Morkoff:

Attention all Police and Judges. Attached is a list of crimes that will now carry a mandatory sentence of twenty years hard labor OR twenty years of enlistment in the Star Navy. Please study this list carefully as there as many changes including but not limited to, Traffic Violations, Public Disturbances of a Non-Violent type, Offensive comments on Hypernet Sites, Prostitution without a License, and Poor Service in a Food Service Industry.