Hi, I noticed something on your recent player report, and considering the appeals and general Marine Law power you’d have as CO if this gets accepted, it’s appropriate to bring up here.
First of all I’m ignoring the right to remain silent thing. (because your main point is civilians can’t be ordered, full stop. The right to remain silent is only something you bring up as an ‘especially’ to your main point)
Since that part isn’t a consideration, civilians can be ordered. It’s detailed at Rank - CM-SS13 - Wiki
Civilians: While in the AO(Area of Operation), all civilians must comply with orders given by military personnel. On ship, Civilians are under the direct authority of the Command and Security departments. They must obey their orders, but are not required to obey the orders of any other military personnel unless they are placed in a department, in which case they are also under the authority of all crewmembers of that department.
Obviously there are some exceptions, people should use common sense with orders used in this fashion, such as keeping them relevant to maintaining security on the ship. But assuming they use these orders properly in a high RP fashion, then yes, as a civilian you would be subject to command/security ordering you, despite civilians not being military personnel.
If it helps, compare it to how civilian guests would be treated on a military vessel in real life. You agree that there would be a general expectation that they need to follow reasonable orders from security/command, such as “stay out of this area” right?