First Decree of the Fourth Midget Master

FIRST DECREE OF THE FOURTH MIDGET MASTER

I: The Midget Army


 * The Midget Army is comprised of all garrisons of Provinces and Protectorates of the Midget Nation-in-Exile.
 * Each garrison is led by either a General, a Governor, or a Commander.
 * Leaders of garrisons choose in what hierarchy and ranks the members of their garrisons are.
 * Decisions made by a leader of a garrison in regards to what rank the members of his/her garrison are in can only be overruled by the Midget Master.
 * In a garrison led by a General, the second-in-command will have the rank of Lieutenant-General. The third-in-command will have the rank of Colonel. All other members of the garrison will be unranked and divided into platoons - leaders of platoons will have the rank of Lieutenant, and their second-in-commands will have the rank of Sergeant.
 * In a garrison led by a Governor, the second-in-command will have the rank of Major-General. The third-in-command will have the rank of Major. All other members of the garrison will be unranked and divided into platoons - leaders of platoons will have the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, and their second-in-commands will have the rank of Corporal.
 * In a garrison led by a Commander, the second-in-command will have the rank of Brigadier. The third-in-command will have the rank of Captain. All other members of the garrison will be unranked and divided into platoons - leaders of platoons will have the rank of Staff Sergeant, and their second-in-commands will have the rank of Lance-Corporal.
 * Upon becoming a member of the Midget Army, a new soldier must swear the following oath: “On my honour and all I hold dear, I promise absolute loyalty to [the name of the current Midget Master], his successors as Midget Master, and to the leaders and officers set over me. I promise to follow every order given, to never surrender unless ordered to, and to always do my best in combat.”

Decreed on Saturday 6th February 2010, by Midget Fuhrer Thomas IV, on the third day of his reign:

[SIGNED]