-Chancellorial Decree 11 - Heightened Security and The VDF-

I. From this day forward; all Imperial & Local Government Buildings, Military Bases, Shipyards, Dry Docks, etc. etc. are to go on heightened alert. Security zones are to be set up around these buildings and installations. 
The National Guards are asked to be put on heightened alert in all states. 
II. To provide for a further increase in the defensive readiness of local areas; The Volunteer Defense Force, composed of men the ages of 17 to 65 who did not qualify for military service but wish to serve their country to be allowed to volunteer for service in the VDF. 
*II-A. These volunteers are to be divided into sections, platoons and companies but will not be paid and leaders of units would not hold commissions or have the power to command regular forces. 
*II-B. These men will be armed from surplus stock of replaced equipment and are to function as a working, armed, military police constabulary, protecting the nation from fifth element forces in The Empire and safe guarding local areas. 
*II-C. These units shall operate in local areas and will work in unison with the National Guards to provide full protection for our Citizens, with a General Staff Officer coordinating with civilian officials. They will then further subdivide areas as seen fit. 
*II-D. All VDF units will be under the direction of Commander in Chief of the Falleen Volunteer Defense Force, General George Mainwaring, under the Army High Command. 
*II-E. The VDF is not expected to engage in any military offensives unless the Falleen homeland is invaded. Instead they will function as local guard units for key installations of The Empire. 
III. The VDF is to be disbanded once the war has been concluded. 
The Imperial Government further calls for a moment of silence to remember those who lost their lives in the bombing of Poliquen and the Chancellor express sympathy for those still scarred by the attack.
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