NS President-elect Sea Urchin will take over in a couple of weeks. In a wide ranging interview with the NS News Service he discussed his plans and priorities for the next two years and again confirmed he will only serve one term in office.
Sea Urchin ruled out any radical changes, New Sparta would remain the name of the organisation and GHQ would remain on Proxima 5 for example. However Sea Urchin said there would be changes in direction to make NS a more rounded miltary machine. Land and aerial units would be reorganised and strengthened.
Sea Urchin said priority number one was the Light Patrol Craft contest between the Protector and Mariner prototypes. He said that he was already reviewing the findings of the contest and having discussions with fleet and NS Engineering officials. "I aim to make the decision as to which will become our main patrol craft and enter series production within days of entering office." he said.
Priority number two, Sea Urchin said, was NS' relationship with the UNP. Sea Urchin said that it was time NS became the UNP military officially instead of being so de facto. This is a surprise as DDS and NS leaders have always avoided this topic though will pretty much all UNP military forces except local patrol troops now absorbed by NS maybe it is the time to have the debate.
Sea Urchin finished by saying the main aim of his term of office was to prepare and direct NS ready for the 2120s. He declined to answer who he would like as his successor though the new Director of Operations Caratore is the most likely person to continue the Knobhead-Sea Urchin project.
