Joshua Ryan: Difference between revisions

|termstart=July 11, 2020

|termend=September 13, 2020

|succeeded=Matthew Cyrus

|office2=Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

|appointer2=Wallace Wellington

|succeeded2=Tyrone Abdulmani Silversmith

|birth_name=Joshua Ryan

|birth_place=Vindex City, Viridis, V.N.

|birth_date=July 12, 1980

|party=Independent

|serviceyears=2019-2022

}}

[[File:001 - CJCS-1.png|thumb|General Joshua Ryan's first address to the Department of Defense following his appointment to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|left]]

With close friend General Schmitty as his Chief of Staff of the Army along with Admiral Digby as his Chief of Naval Operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time were working in and out to be as efficient in day-to-day operations as possible. During this time would be seen the reconstruction of [[Naval Base Coronado]], the expansion of the Vinish fleet, an entirely new inside to the Pentagon done by General Ryan and Secretary Laff themselves, an increase in retention and numbers in both branches, along with advancements being seen in Fort Bragg relating to it's buildings and training course. [[File:Fort Dixie.png|thumb|A picture captured of Fort Dixie being prepared to be blown up by personnel of the Special Air Service|right]]

Nearly six months after his retirement from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joshua Ryan would return to the public light. This time he would return with political ambitions.  

As a Representative, Ryan would help write as well as would introduce the "Potion Illegalization Act" with the purpose to illegalize the use and ownership of splash potions that inflict detrimental effects on others. Writing this with then-President [[Adrian Jackson]], the bill would end up being signed into law soon after it's introduction and passing of congress.  

Along with this, it was during his time as Speaker of the House when he would begin his Presidential campaign on May 19th, 2020. With Leo Laff, a fellow Alumbrado, as his running-mate and David McLellan as his campaign manager, Ryan would quickly become the favorited candidate in the race. Along with this, Ryan would receive endorsements from two former presidents, Calvin Herb and Brock O'Leary, along with then-Viridis governor Jon Fowler.

In the months leading up to election-day, Joshua Ryan would establish a campaign headquarters in uptown Vindex City, Viridis. With the help of his associates and allies, Ryan was able to capture several different demographics of voters in Vindex Nation. His opponent for a majority of the race was [[Eoin Mills]], the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] at the time and somebody who Ryan had served with in the Vinish military when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  

As time went on, and the publicly-broadcasted debates began occurring, Joshua Ryan solidified himself as the favorited candidate. In months leading up to election-day, polling had taken place in several Vinish news networks to make an educated guess as to who was most likely to win the Presidency. Joshua Ryan had won in a landslide nearly every time. Following the last public debate that took place, Eoin Mills would drop out of the race.

== Presidency ==

There were very few campaign promises that President Ryan was unable to fulfill, one of these being his low-income housing that he had advocated for. However due to the [[Emperor]]'s inability to, the low-income housing was never constructed.

=== Relations with Congress, Impeachment of Vice President Laff ===

President Ryan's relations with the Vindex Nation House of Representatives was rocky for a majority of his term due to the stronghold that the Nationalist Party had on the congress. Despite this, however, President Ryan would remain close to then-Speaker [[Ryan Huston]], who would eventually become the President of Vindex Nation. Due to this close alliance that Ryan and Huston had established, Ryan was able to keep some grasp on the House of Representatives and some of it's operations.

A couple of times had members of the Nationalist Party, most notably [[Tadakatsu Honda]], tried to call for the impeachment of President Ryan. With very little evidence and very poor grounds for impeachment, these impeachments were never taken serious and were waved away.  

Before resigning, Joshua Ryan would release a handful of pictures that would expose certain members of the Nationalist Party for possible fraud and attempting to take actions against Vindex Nation to aid their own political ambitions.

== Chief of Naval Operations, The Squadron ==