Military decisions

This article is accurate for the latest versions of EU3, Napoleon’s Ambition, In Nomine, Heir to the Throne and Divine Wind.

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Pass Naval Recruiting Act

A strong navy is dependent on hardy and capable seamen. A recruiting act would enforce able-bodied men without any means of income to enlist for naval service and thereby increase the number of available seamen.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Have at least one port Be at war	Acquisition conditions: Land/Naval slider is at least 2 Innovative/Narrowminded slider is less than 0 Quality/Quantity slider is at least 1
Effects: -1 Innovative/Narrowminded +1 Quality/Quantity Receive the country modifier The Naval Recruiting Act indefinitely, giving: -10% ship construction time -5% ship building cost +10% stability cost	AI behavior: None

Pass Militia Act

Declare the king and the king alone as the supreme leader of the military forces. The sole right of the militia, in all regards whether it be ordering or disposing lies in the hands of the king.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Country must be a Monarchy	Acquisition conditions: Centralization/Decentralization slider is less than -1 Monarch's Military skill is at least 7 Monarch must be a general.
Effects: +1 Quality/Quantity +1 Centralization/Decentralization Receive the country modifier The Militia Act indefinitely, giving: +6% Discipline +5% stability cost	AI behavior: None

Pass Navigation Act

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Visibility conditions: Have National Trade Policy National Idea	Acquisition conditions: At least 40% of your provinces must be overseas Mercantilism/Free Trade Slider must be 1 or more steps towards Mercantilism Have a Collector advisor
Effects: Trade efficiency +6% Global Trade Value Modifier +3% Naval Forcelimit +10% Naval Tradition +0.5%/year Manpower -8% Foreign Merchant Compete Chance -5% Badboy +0.02/year	AI behavior: None

Enlist Privateers

Commission privateers to disrupt foreign trade by allowing them to pass beyond our country borders in search of enemy vessels or ships belonging to other nations considered untrustworthy.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Technology group is Western, Eastern, Ottoman or Muslim Have one of the following Superior seamanship, Naval fighting instruction, Seahawks	Acquisition conditions: Have a port Naval technology 15 Navy 50% of Naval force limit Have a Privateer advisor Monarch Military skill at least 6
Effects: Adds modifier hire_privateers until the end of the game with the following effects +0.01 Infamy/year -3 Infamy Limit -1 Prestige/year +10% Tariffs +0.2% Naval Tradition/year +5% Trade Efficiency +3% Merchant Compete Chance	AI behavior: None

Establish a naval convoy system

Adopt a convoy system for vessels carrying gold and other exotic goods from our colonies to prevent pirates and privateers from disrupting our trade.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Available after year 1500 At least 2 provinces producing gold	Acquisition conditions: Oversea provinces percentage ≥ 30% Have Naval Reformer as advisor Ruler's Military stat ≥ 7
Effects: +5 to Inflation Overseas Income = +10% Prestige From Naval = +10% Naval Morale = +0.05 Global Ship Recruit Speed = +10% Colonist Cost = +5% Big ship cost = +5% Note: The +10% increase in overseas income only seems to effect overseas direct taxes, and not overseas tariffs, which significantly reduces the benefits of this decision.	AI behavior: None

Pass Anti-Piracy Act

Increase the penalties severely for the act of committing piracy to come to terms with the ever-increasing problems it's causing.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Have not passed Enlist Privateers Technology group is Western, Eastern, Ottoman or Muslim	Acquisition conditions: Have at least one port Have at least level 15 in Naval Tech Have less Infamy than 15% of your limit Be at peace
Effects: Receive the country modifier The Anti-Piracy Act indefinitely, giving: -0.05 Infamy/year -3 Infamy limit	AI behavior: None

Pass Recruiting Act

A recruiting act would enforce able-bodied men without any means of income to enlist for service and thereby increase the number of regiments considerably.		Type: Country
Visibility conditions: Country must be at war	Acquisition conditions: Land vs. Naval ≤ -2 Innovative vs. Narrowminded ≤ -1 Quality vs. Quantity ≥ 1
Effects: Innovative vs. Narrowminded -1 Quality vs. Quantity +1 Manpower + 10% Regiment recruit time -10% Stability cost +10%	AI behavior: None

Support local shipbuilding

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Visibility conditions: Naval technology 15 Can't already have enacted this decision	Acquisition conditions: Shipyard in province 2 magistrates
Effects: Increase naval force limit by 10% Reduce tax by 10%	AI behavior: None

Comment: Removed and replaced by buildings in Divine Wind

Establish recruiting centre

Establish official recruiting centres to increase the efficiency of the recruitment process		Type: Provincial
Visibility conditions: The province owner has at least a land technology of level 17. is a core province of the province owner. This decision can be adopted only once per country.	Acquisition conditions: has a regimental camp. The province owner has at least 2 magistrates.
Effects: gets the province modifier: “Recruiting centre” which grants: Province regiment recruitment time: −10% Province revolt risk: +1% The province owner losses 2 magistrates.	AI behavior: None

Comment: Removed and replaced by buildings in Divine Wind

Establish March!

'		Type: Provincial
Visibility conditions: Province is not overseas Province is not a colony Province is not the capital Base tax is at least 4 Bordering a province of a hostile nation (i.e., not a vassal or ally, or not the same faith)	Acquisition conditions: Can't already have a March here Monarch administrative skill of at least 5 1 magistrate
Effects: Lose 1 point of Centralization Get province modifier "Local march" indefinitely, giving: +100% defensiveness -33% tax income -3 revolt risk -25% manpower +33% spy defense -5 stability cost	AI behavior: None

Comment: The province will however lose these modifiers if it no longer borders a hostile nation. Removed and replaced by buildings in Divine Wind