# Citizen-Privateer Conduct **Domain:** Private Intelligence / Professional Character **System:** [[wiki/American Intelligence and Alliance Interface|American Intelligence and Alliance Interface]] ## Definition Citizen-Privateer Conduct is the behavioral code for civilians who contribute intelligence, cyber, sensing, analysis, logistics, or technical capability to national missions. Initiative is joined to commission, contract, disclosed authority, vetting, bonds where required, source discipline, and accountability to the public principal. The privateer differs from the pirate through professional instruments and conduct. Patriotism becomes operational when ambition accepts the discipline that makes service lawful and durable. ## Place in the American System Citizen-Privateer Conduct is developed from [[american/American Character - The American Trust Code|American Character - The American Trust Code]] and belongs to [[collections/American|the American Collection]]. Its role is to keep one stable concept available across doctrine, character, comportment, material culture, intelligence participation, and alliance work without collapsing those levels into one another. ## Relationships [[wiki/Citizen-Privateer|Citizen-Privateer]] · [[wiki/Commissioned Intelligence Participation|Commissioned Intelligence Participation]] · [[wiki/American Trust Code|American Trust Code]] ## Sources / Provenance The governing source is [[american/American Character - The American Trust Code|American Character - The American Trust Code]]; the wider architecture is routed through [[wiki/American System|American System]].