The DPC

**The DPC** is a militarist space state within the milky-way galaxy. The DPC was Governed by "The DPC Council (DPCC)" which is then in turn chaired by a "Grand Admiral". The administration of The DPC went through a major overhaul during the DPC-MYS War, which resulted in the creation of a parliamentary system with representatives from all the Colonies and Governing Sectors, the Division Heads, Representatives from Imperial Subjects and Fleet Admirals from the DPCMD. When this Administrative overhaul took effect the council was formerly abolished

## History

The DPC was reformed from the Organization for the Defence, Peace and Cooperation of Peoples, this being where The DPC adopted its name from. The DPC was reformed into an organisation that aimed to maintain peace for all peoples while also investing into exploring the vastness of space. The DPC would form the first human colony which would come to be called "Exodus". The DPC navy would quickly outgrow and attempt to buyout any adversary organisations. By 2468 the DPC had expanded extremely and because of this it would become harder and harder to maintain all of the DPC's territory, this would lead directly to the UNEM (**U**nited **N**ations of **E**arth **M**ilitary) DPC split.

### First Great Milky-way War

In 2479 there would be 3 major empire those being: The DPC, The UNEM and The Cobalt Empire along with several minor states, many of the minor empire alligned themselves with the major powers with several even going as far to integrate with them. While a undeclared alliance between the DPC and UNEM existed tensions between the two still ran high due to constant violations of the DPC-UNEM Demilitarised Zone by both empires. this would later lead to the first great milky-way war, the war would end with no clear victor as all 3 major states were were left crippled both economically and militarily. The DPC would recover quicker than the other major powers from the war due to its vast industrial power.

## Organization And Division

### DPCC

The DPC Council was the ruling body of The DPC for many years until Grand Admiral Lachlan Conqueror dissolved the council on the 17th of April 2575.

### DPC Parliament

The DPC Parliament was formed under Grand Admiral Lachlan Conqueror after he dissolved the DPC Council. The Parliament allowed for greater freedom across The DPC and converted The DPC from a militaristic dictatorship to more of a indirect democracy. The Parliament is made up of Elected representatives from The Colonies and Governing Sectors, the Division Heads, Representatives from Imperial Subjects and Fleet Admirals from the DPCMD and DPCND. Each colony in turn has a Local Administrative Parliament where they make decisions based on the will of the citizens of that colony, to be eligible for voting in a Local Administrative Parliament you must have been born on that colony or have lived there for at least 5 years.

### Divisions

The DPC is made up of six main divisions with several of which have subdivisions and branches, those divisions being:

* DPC - Administrative Division
	+ DPC - Parliament
	+ DPC - Council*(formerly)*
* DPC Science Division
	+ DPC - Mystic *(formerly)*
	+ DPC - Physics Branch
	+ DPC - Astronomy Branch
	+ DPC - Biology Branch
	+ DPC - Chemistry Branch
* DPC - Engineering Division
* DPC - Mining Division
* DPC - Colonial Division
	+ DPC - Colonial Military Forces(Shared with the DPC - Armed Forces)
	+ DPC - Industrial Division
* DPC - Military Division
	+ DPC - Naval Forces
		- DPC - Atmospheric Branch
		- DPC - Maritime Branch
	+ DPC - Armed Forces
		- DPC - Colonial Military Forces(Shared with the DPC - Colonial Division)
		- DPC - Marine Corps
		- DPC - Special Operations Forces

The DPC has several Subject classes that determine the Autonomy of the subject these range from Class IV (highest autonomy) to Class I (lowest autonomy) although there is multiple subject classes that have been declared as separate classes.

### Class IV

A Class IV subject is an Imperial Subject that is fully independent but chooses to maintain diplomatic ties to The DPC by voluntarily remaining apart of the DPC Alliance and The DPC's sphere of influence

### Class III

A Class III Subject is an Imperial Subject that is bound to The DPC through their economy, Class II subjects are required to provide for their own defence in the case of war but The DPC will still defend them though less military assets will be spared by The DPC to defend them.

### Class II

A Class II subject is an Imperial Subject that is bound to The DPC through external politics and the economy while maintaining the right to determine their internal politics and laws. Class II subjects are also entrusted with the ability to have a standing internal army and fleet although The DPC will still defend them in the case of war.

### Class I

A Class I subject is a subject that is an integrated part of The DPC in all but name, they are economically, militarily and politically tied to The DPC and The DPC manages all components of the subject. There has been no subject in this class for longer than 9 months before being integrated or being raised to a class II.

### Protectorate

A protectorate is proclaimed as a defensive measure to undermine foreign influence near the DPC's borders. When The DPC joined the Milky-Way Federation the Protectorates were ultimately given the choice to other be integrated or granted independent status. The Protectorates that chose independence gained it on the condition that they other joined the Milky-Way Federation or at least chose associate status. Protectorates are more or less equivalent to Class II Subjects, though this can change depending on the situation.

### Junior Partner

A Junior Partner has occurred only once when the Grand Admiral was declared as King of Makharhein on the 15/8/2459 and would last until 30/5/2565 when Makharhein was completely destroyed during the DPC-MYS War. During this period Makharhein acted as a fully sovereign empire simply ruled by the Grand Admiral as a part of the DPC. A Junior Partner is approximately equal to a Class IV.

## Rank Structure

The leaders of The DPC's subjects start off equal to the rank of Rear Admiral Lower-Half although they do have the ability to get promoted and if they are demoted they lose all titles and positions in the Subject that they are tasked to manage.