CDI) - Recruitment for the Civil Defence Initiative

[Civil Defence Initiative]

The Civil Defence Initiative

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ID: BPA.
IFF: BPA.
Name: CDI)Rank-Firstname.Lastname, CDI)HMC-Shipname

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1. Background

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The Civil Defence Initiative is a civilian security militia that falls under the purview of the Bretonian Police Authority.

Bretonia has shambled from crisis to crisis over the last two decades, finding itself the subject of multiple wars of aggression, a genocide, separatism and widespread popular unrest. It has resorted to a range of desperate measures to defend itself and the sovereignty of the House, including rationing, conscription, imperial expansion, colonising Sprague... and the CDI.

As the Armed Forces insatiably consumed qualified pilots, it cannibalised the best the BPA had to offer, while simultaneously pulling out of dangerous frontiers like Dublin and Omega-3 to reinforce the front line. To plug this dangerous security void, a militia of Special Constables was founded, largely consisting of poor and lower class pilots from Sprague, corporate escorts, and those excluded from military service by age, medical status, temperament or citizenship.

These pilots were frequently thrown into the worst environments Bretonian policing had to offer, with a reflective casualty rate. While those dark days of carnage are now (largely) behind the CDI, the post-war BPA remains a shadow of its former self, gutted of years of hard-won institutional knowledge and experience by war losses. Due to this, the political will to abolish the CDI has not yet coalesced, despite frequent criticisms of poor performance, lack of training and corruption. Despite this, the CDI remains a useful pool of manpower to throw at problems to this day.

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2. Creating a Constable:

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When joining the CDI, you're first and foremost creating a character, a human being with motivations and history. Not just a ship with guns on it. To help with that, we've listed a few different backgrounds or features that CDI pilots might have in common. You can use these as inspiration or a starting point for your own creation:

Backgrounds

• You're a part time corporate escort for BMM, Bowex, Gateway or possibly IMG, only flying for the militia when not doing the 'day job'.
  
• You're a displaced refugee from Leeds who signed up with the CDI to escape from the horrible conditions on Planet Sprague.
  
• You're a patriot who wants to fight, but are ineligible to serve in the BPA or BAF. This could be for medical or age reasons, or because you'd ahem fail the background check.
  
• You're not a patriot, but do like the idea of having power over others and handling funds from fines that might go 'missing'.
  
• You're a foreigner (likely from Rheinland) who came to Omega-3 looking for work, and ended up in the militia as a sort of mercenary.
  
• You're a militia conscript from during the war who survived, made a career of it and decided to stick around.
  
• You're a BPA constable who has faced some "issues" and been presented with the option of dismissal, or a transfer to the CDI.
  
• You're unemployed but have a pilot licence, and your Department of Work Employment Officer sees the CDI as an easy way to get you off their books.

Other things to think about

• What was your character doing during the war? Did they serve in some way?
  
• Which planet do they come from? Were they a refugee? How does this affect their view on things?
  
• Would they take a bribe, or do other unscrupulous things? How would they react to seeing a colleague taking a bribe?
  
• What motivates them to fly for a decrepit outfit like the CDI? How do they feel about the current state of Bretonia?
  
• How do they feel about the pretty horrible conditions BMM makes people live and work under?
  
• How do they feel about the horrendous amount of pollution in New London and Leeds?
  
• How do they feel about rationing and various other emergency measures that make life harder for the common people?

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3. Application Form:

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[color=#342C7A][b]Name:[/b][/color] [color=#FFFFFF]Text here.[/color]
[color=#342C7A][b]Date of Birth:[/b][/color] [color=#FFFFFF]Text here.[/color]
[color=#342C7A][b]Place of Birth:[/b][/color] [color=#FFFFFF]Text here.[/color]
[color=#342C7A][b]Place of Residence:[/b][/color] [color=#FFFFFF]Text here.[/color]
[color=#342C7A][b]Pilot Licence registration number:[/b][/color] [color=#FFFFFF]9 digit ref here.[/color]
[color=#342C7A][b]Professional Experience (if any):[/b][/color] [color=#FFFFFF]Text here.[/color]
[color=#342C7A][b]Motivation for Enlisting:[/b][/color] [color=#FFFFFF]Text here.[/color]

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