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Office of the Joint Chiefs for Southeast Asia

Description

Lieutenant Commander Jack Reese served as Regional Director in this military office before his transfer to a White House posting under Nancy McNally. The office handles Joint Chiefs operations and oversight in Southeast Asia, assigning personnel to regional leadership roles that inform expertise on defense matters. Jack's prior billet equips him for national security duties amid election-night polling place encounters with White House staff like Donna.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

2 events
S4E7 · Election Night
Donna Tries to Buy Back an Honor Vote

The Office of the Joint Chiefs for Southeast Asia appears indirectly through Jack's past role; the organization provides the backstory that legitimizes Jack's presence and connects military personnel to the White House on Election Night.

Active Representation

Referenced via Jack's line about his former billet—present through individual personnel rather than an institutional spokesperson.

Power Dynamics

The organization is in the background as a source of manpower and career trajectory; it exerts soft structural influence but does not directly intervene in the evening's political tiff.

Institutional Impact

The organization's involvement underscores penetration of military culture into civic moments and shows how institutional staffing decisions bring military figures into civilian political spaces.

Internal Dynamics

No direct internal tensions are shown in the scene, though the transfer of personnel to the White House suggests routine personnel movement and civil-military integration.

Organizational Goals
Maintain readiness and staffing for regional military operations (implied). Support personnel assignments that place trained officers in critical national roles (implied).
Influence Mechanisms
Career assignments and transfers that place officers in influential civilian posts. Institutional reputation that lends credibility to individuals who mention their service.
S4E7 · Election Night
Balancing the Ballot: Donna's Mistake, Jack's Gesture

The Office of the Joint Chiefs for Southeast Asia is invoked through Jack's mention of his prior billet; it functions narratively to explain military obligations that shaped his voting history and to lend institutional gravitas to his character. The organization is referenced rather than actively participating, but its presence informs the interplay between service and civic duty.

Active Representation

Through Jack Reese's personal reference to his prior role as a Regional Director for the Office of the Joint Chiefs for Southeast Asia.

Power Dynamics

Institutional weight is implied behind Jack's persona, situating the military as an authoritative backdrop to a civilian political moment; however, the organization exerts no direct control in the scene.

Institutional Impact

The mention highlights the intersection of military service and electoral participation, showing how institutional assignments complicate civic routines and humanize service members in political life.

Internal Dynamics

Implied personnel movement (transfer to the White House) and the chain-of-command effects of reassigning regional directors to Washington positions; no explicit internal conflict shown.

Organizational Goals
Maintain continuity of regional military oversight through personnel assignments. Ensure military personnel fulfill civic duties when possible. Provide experienced officers to national security posts (illustrated by personnel transfers).
Influence Mechanisms
Reputation and authority conferred by prior service. Career assignments and transfers that shape individual availability and voting patterns. Cultural norms of duty and service that influence behavior and credibility.

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