Department Institutions are branches and/or offices that differ from the department, though are not full-blown divisions. The Department of External Affairs has three official department institutions, they are the Paragon Diplomatic Academy, Raid/Riot Moderation Branch, and the Public Relations Office-all of which have their own unique duties and internal structures.
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Paragon Diplomatic Academy
The Paragon Diplomatic Academy (other aliases may be the Diplomatic Academy and Academy Course) is a department institution that is responsible for the training of department prospects in preparation for a future tenure within the department.
The Academy itself is composed of a nine part course that rigorously educates the students on the department. What differentiates the Academy from other department institutions is a lack of a rank structure-rather, there are ceremonial titles for Academy Staff. The course is individualized, where each student is assigned a mentor who will walk them through the entire phase until graduation.
ARTICLE A — CEREMONIAL TITLES
The Ceremonial Titles are the formally established equivalent title ranks for personnel within the academy structure. There are a total of four ceremonial titles that each hold their own responsibilities within the academy.
CLAUSE A — ACADEMY STUDENT
The Attaches, hereby formally known as Academy Students, are the newly inducted prospects who must complete the rigorous academy to progress within the department. During their enrollment within the academy, Academy Students are under the following provisions. It is to be noted that these will be relieved on graduation.
An indefinite zero-tolerance-policy.
Any punishment an Academy Student should receive will be amped up to a more severe and harsh degree.
Three weeks to complete the academy course in full.
Extensions are at the discretion of the Academy Headmaster.
Limited access to the department team-the first checkpoint must be completed prior to getting on.
Academy Students must first obtain a supervisor (Academy Instructor or above) to oversee what they do onsite. This applies to those who have not completed the first checkpoint.
Meet and exceed all standards and expectations set out for Academy Students.
CLAUSE B — ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR
The Academy Instructors are the first personnel apart of the Academy Staff, they carry out the training of the Academy Students with due diligence. Academy Instructors are composed of the Minister Counsellors and the Consul Generals within the department, though it is only mandatory for Minister Counsellors to engage within the academy.
Academy Instructors are assigned to a specific Academy Student to serve as their mentor-they will be the primary educator for the student until their graduation.
CLAUSE C — ACADEMY HEADMASTER
The Academy Headmaster is the curator and conductor of the academy, they play the essential role of ensuring the smooth operations of the academy through their direct leadership. The position of Headmaster is held by a select Consul General who has been vetted for their expertise in the field. The following are the baseline responsibilities for the Headmaster to execute graciously. It is to be noted that they are not limited to only the following responsibilities.
Coordinate the process of recruitment for those aspiring for department membership.
This includes the coordination of application review, interviews, and command voting.
Ensuring the Academy Staff are executing their duties actively, and effectively. They should be held to a high standard by the Headmaster.
Monitoring the academy process and intervening when necessary.
Enacting policies that are aimed to improve the overall atmosphere of the academy-allowing for a better experience.
For example, the Headmaster may grant extensions that an Academy Student may need to allow for an easier time.
Serving as a liaison for Academy Directorate-voicing and executing their plans for the academy.
The incumbent Academy Headmaster is Penuppy, circa 09/2025.
CLAUSE D — ACADEMY DIRECTORATE
The Academy Directorate is composed of the High Command of the department-they play a small role in the operations of the academy and leave the job of directing to the Headmaster. Rather, the Academy Directorate takes a hands off approach and serves as the overseers of the academy-watching its activities, coordinating with the Headmaster, and drafting documentation relevant to the academy.
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ARTICLE B — ACADEMY COURSE
The Academy Course is a nine part curriculum that aims to educate the next generation of Diplomats within the Department of External Affairs. All of the following events are essential in providing ample education to the enrolled students for a long and successful future tenure within the department.
CLAUSE A — UNIT ONE
This unit serves as an overview of what to expect within the department for the student-it supplies them with the core values of the department, the rules and expectations there are, and the duties that the department has. Once the information in this unit has been acknowledged, the student will be quizzed with five questions on the information they have learned.
CLAUSE B — MOCK ONSITE EVENT
The mock onsite event is an interactive event that is conducted actively onsite following the introduction to the department’s duties. The Academy Student will be responsible for choosing between hosting an interview or tour, which will be conducted exclusively by them with real attendees. The student will be responsible for conducting the preparations for the event, asking questions/touring the attendee, and ending the event under the direct supervision of their mentor.
Once the event has been concluded, it will be treated as a normal event and should be logged as such. The mentor must provide feedback on how they could have improved, and whether the Student should progress or not.
CLAUSE C — UNIT TWO
Unit two serves as an introduction to how the department wishes to conduct itself within diplomacy, specifically in how it communicates. What is covered within this unit is the expected behavior for Diplomats and how communication in diplomacy should be handled. Once the information within this unit has been acknowledged, the student will be prompted with five questions on the information they have learned.
CLAUSE D — MOCK DIPLOMATIC TOUR
Similarly to the mock onsite event, the mock diplomatic tour is an interactive but simulated event where their mentor will pose as a foreign representative. Within this event, the student will be responsible for conducting a diplomatic tour for the “foreign representative”, which are similar to regular tours but still differ. The following standards should be met by the student to deem their performance as satisfactory.
Is the student following procedures as outlined within the Diplomatic Handbook? How many procedures have they missed?
Are they being hospitable? How much attention are they providing-how are they handling questions?
Are they providing enough detail to key areas? Is the information that they are providing disproportional to what is important?
How is the tour being paced? Is emphasis given to areas of greater importance?
The mentor, during the event, will be responsible for roleplaying as a disgruntled (and clueless) foreign representative-the student must use mediation during the event, should they encounter any disruptions. Disruption may be encountered as these events will often employ mock actors who will deliberately disrupt the event-the student must mediate the situations that come.
Once the event has concluded, the mentor must provide feedback on areas to improve on. If their performance was exemplary, the student will be allowed to progress-if not, the event must be redone.
CLAUSE E — CHECKPOINT ONE
The first (and only) checkpoint is a relatively difficult examination that tests the student on what they have previously learned. It is necessary that this checkpoint is completed before they progress, as it ensures that the student is ready for the second-half of the academy. The checkpoint will entail information garnered from the Diplomatic Handbook and Department Guidelines-which will be organized into multiple choice and free response questions. The following are the rules for the examination.
The Academy Student must score a minimum of 90% on the examination to progress further, this is set-in-stone.
The Academy Student will only have three attempts at this examination.
The Academy Student will have as much time as they need, so long as it is within their exile date.
The Academy Student must provide comprehensive and informative answers, each question mandates a character count of 300.
The Academy Student will be allowed to use all of their resources on this examination as it is considered open-book.
The mentor will be grading them with a criteria and answer key-should they score exemplarily well, they will be permitted to progress. Should the student run out of attempts, they will be relieved of their permission within the department.
CLAUSE F — UNIT THREE
This unit is centered around the ideal standards within the documentation that is produced by the Department of External Affairs. The unit will cover the standards of writing within the documentation, the investigation required to be inputted within said documentation and how it is obtained, and how quality should be maintained within the documentation. Unlike the other units, this unit will not have a set of questions-on acknowledgement, the student may move on.
CLAUSE G — UNIT FOUR
This unit serves as an in-depth introduction into the inner workings of embassies and how they are conducted. Within this unit, the student will be educated on how embassies are structured-as in the internal ranking system that they have. Additionally, they will be educated on how embassies are formed-especially the two methods that pertain to this. Following that, they will be educated on the assignments they have and what they are. Lastly, they will be educated on what embassies do following the completion of its assignments (and its total formation).
Once the information has been acknowledged by the student, they will not be prompted with questions, like unit three. Rather, they will move onto the next interactive activity-the mock embassy report. More details will be covered regarding it within its respective clause.
CLAUSE H — MOCK EMBASSY REPORT
The mock embassy report is an interactive event where the student is responsible for filling out select tables within the embassy report. The report that the student is to produce will not be used, but will be treated as a regular report-this means that it will be held to the same standard.
Within this event, the mentor will produce a copy of the report that the student will use. Following that, they will assign one of the following topics for them to specialize in: development, community, or external relations. Once all of the preparations have concluded, the student will investigate their topic and fill out the information for it. The following are the standards that embassy reports are held to.
The embassy report must be written in a manner that is easily comprehensible (understood) by most parties.
The embassy report must have an adequate amount of detail that covers all of the important elements.
The embassy report must be clear of any grammatical errors, such as improper punctuation, spelling, and sentence syntax.
Numbers below ten must be written out.
Any and all writing must not use any form of personal pronouns-instead, alternative references as a collective group is fine.
Once the report has been fully completed, the mentor will be responsible for reviewing the document-any mistakes should be fixed promptly by the student. When the report has been fully fixed up and completed, the student may progress. The student will need to rewrite the document if it is written in a poor manner-only small mistakes may be fixed.
CLAUSE I — FINAL EXAMINATION
The final examination is the final step within the academy that a student must complete before graduation. The examination is extremely rigorous and difficult-it covers all of the information learned and information within the documentation. The examination is divided into three forms of questions: multiple choice, free-response, and practical scenarios. The rules for the examination are below.
Academy Students must score at least an 85% on the examination to pass. Scoring a 60% or below on any attempt will result in an exile.
Academy Students will be given a total of five attempts-failing to pass after every attempt is an exile.
Academy Students will be given twelve hours to complete the examination. Honesty is key, the exam may be paused at the discretion of the student and mentor. These breaks may be used to review documentation if needed, though reviewing documentation during breaks must be approved.
Academy Students must supply comprehensive and informative answers, each response must have 600 characters at minimum.
Academy Students may not use any documentation on this examination, only their notes may be used (they need to be approved).
Every failed attempt will grant an additional three days to their exile date, this goes for every attempt until the last one.
In the case that the student passes the final examination, they will be officially graduated. Otherwise, they will go through their attempts until they pass or drop out. This examination is no joke-each question is worth a ton of points and is complex, it is extremely time consuming and difficult.
RAID/RIOT MODERATION BRANCH
RAID/RIOT MODERATION BRANCH
The Raid/Riot Moderation Branch is the entity responsible within the Department of External Affairs for the moderation of department sanctioned raids and riots. The jurisdiction of raids and riots have been afforded to this branch-they are also the policy-makers when it comes to documentation relevant to raids and riots.
ARTICLE A — HIERARCHY
The Raid/Riot Moderation Branch is composed of a five rank hierarchy that each hold distinct responsibilities within the branch. Unlike the academy, the ranks within the Raid/Riot Moderation Branch are not ceremonial.
CLAUSE A — PROBATIONARY RAID/RIOT MODERATOR
The Probationary Raid/Riot Moderators are the lowest ranking members within the hierarchy of the branch-they are still in the process of learning how to effectively moderate raids. These personnel are allowed to moderate raids or riots under the condition that they are supervised by a Mentor or above; otherwise, they are not allowed to.
CLAUSE B — RAID/RIOT MODERATOR
The Raid/Riot Moderators make up the backbone and majority of the branch, they are responsible for executing the day-to-day duties of the branch-that being the moderation of raids and riots. They are the graduated Probationary Raid/Riot Moderators that have demonstrated excellence in the line of duty, thus earning them this position.
CLAUSE C — EXPERIENCED RAID/RIOT MODERATOR
The Experienced Raid/Riot Moderators are the seasoned-moderators who have demonstrated great effort and excellence in their role. As such, they have been recognized for their commitments to the branch-this rank is the same as a typical moderator but the holders may host experimental raid/riot gamemodes.
CLAUSE D — MENTOR
The Mentors are the command members responsible for the training and coordination of the members within the branch. Recognized for their immense commitment to the branch, these individuals directly assist the Lead Raid/Riot Moderator and ensure the smooth running of the branch-most especially in the training of new moderators.
CLAUSE E — LEAD RAID/RIOT MODERATOR
The Lead Raid/Riot Moderator is the direct leader of the branch, responsible for running the entirety of the branch’s activities. They are a Consul General who has been appointed by High Command, having been recognized for their capabilities in the field. As such, the direct control of the raid/riot legislature has been afforded to this individual-they are responsible for the management of said legislature on the behalf of High Command.
As of 12/10/2024, the Office of the Lead Raid/Riot Moderator is ADRAWSdinos.
ARTICLE B — DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Raid/Riot Moderation Branch serves as an organized extension of duties from the wide department which consist of three distinct duties: raid/riot moderation, policy-making, and the creation of new gamemodes.
CLAUSE A — EVENT MODERATION
It is the primary duty of Raid/Riot Moderation Branch where at least two moderators on its behalf are present during sanctioned hostile incursions on the facility. It is the responsibility of said moderators to ensure absolute equality and fairness during the event-under no circumstances should there be any bias in their methodology.
During these events, they will be responsible for kickstarting the event, and progressing it with the procedures as demanded by the specific gamemode. Additionally, they will be responsible for the enforcement of the specific rules in place for these types of events-violations will be met with compensation to the afflicted side.
CLAUSE B — POLICY-MAKING
The direct power of the maintenance of the Global Raid Regulations and the Standardized Riot Regulations has been afforded to the Lead Raid/Riot Moderator-it is their duty to ensure that the regulations in place are fair to both sides. As such, it is also the collective duty of the branch to assist in the making of policies to balance the regulations-as it is expected that the Lead Raid/Riot Moderator coordinates with the branch when doing so.
Any changes to the aforementioned documents should obtain a majority approval from both command and the branch
CLAUSE C — GAMEMODES
To allow for more engagement and less repetition within the sanctioned events hosted by the Raid/Riot Moderation Branch, it is the joint responsibility of both the branch and the embassy to the specific foreign entity to establish new gamemodes. For example, the branch should be in coordination with the Wolverines embassy when discussing new gamemodes for raids.
When this is to happen, polls are to be run to garner the opinions of both the combatives and hostile forces that will participate in said gamemodes. Only then when all opinions have been gathered may the gamemodes be pushed into the legislative document.
ARTICLE C — PROBATIONARY PHASE
The probationary phase within the Raid/Riot Moderation Branch is a six step course that prepares prospects for a harsh tenure within the branch. Unlike the academy, the probationary phase does not have a definite time period for when prospects should graduate.
CLAUSE A — ORIENTATION
The orientation serves as an introduction to the branch and its duties-it covers the entirety of the Raid/Riot Moderation Branch’s handbook as well as a demonstration on how to set up a raid/riot (via cmdr). This event cannot be failed as it will not end off with a quiz, only the prospect’s attendance is necessary.
CLAUSE B — UNIT ONE
This unit is a one-on-one event with the Mentor of the prospect that acts as an introduction to the Global Raid Regulations (whether they are familiar with it or not) and its regulations. It is fundamental that Raid/Riot Moderators are proficient with the very guidelines that they are responsible for enforcing, as being knowledgeable of its regulations is simply hypocritical. Following the acknowledgement of the information, the prospect will be given a short assessment.
CLAUSE C — UNIT TWO
This unit is rather reminiscent of the previous unit, where instead of an introduction to the Global Raid Regulations, the prospect is educated on the concept of raid/riot violations and the correlating compensations-specifically on how to handle and issue compensations as a result of violations. It is essential that Raid/Riot Moderators are able to process violations in an effective manner, as knowing the regulations is one thing, but being able to enforce them is another. Following this, the prospect will be given a short assessment like the other unit.
CLAUSE D — UNIT THREE
This unit is an interactive one-on-one lesson where the Mentor will provide a review of the previous units-once the previous information has been reviewed, the second step of the unit will be proceeded with. The student will be prompted with five scenarios (recordings of live action violations) that they must review before promptly administering a reasonable compensation-they must be able to support the compensation and should also list the broken regulations. Once they have proven to be proficient with reviewing the scenarios, they will be allowed to progress to the final examination.
CLAUSE E — FINAL EXAMINATION
The final examination is a relatively difficult assessment that entails all of the previous information that they have learned. It consists of both multiple choice and free-response questions as well as practical scenarios where they will conduct a similar activity like in unit three. It is required that they score a 90% to graduate, there are no other rules for this examination.
CLAUSE F — RIOT PROCEDURES
This unit serves as an additional instruction as to how to host a riot. As riots are essentially identical to raids, they are not incorporated into the curriculum within the probationary phase-rather, the altered procedures will be introduced here. Unlike the past units, this will not end with an assessment-the prospect will instead graduate following the acknowledgement of the information presented.
SUBSECTION 6.3 — PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
SUBSECTION 6.3 — PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
The Public Relations Office is the minor entity within the Department of External Affairs responsible for the upholding of the department’s transparency policy-they are convened every month to do such. Unlike the other branches, the office is extremely small compared to the other branches and much more exclusive.
ARTICLE A — HIERARCHY
The Public Relations Office is a small operation with only two ranks, that being the Public Relations Liaison and the Public Relations Assistant-they are the sole individuals (aside from High Command) responsible for the upkeep of the transparency policy and publicity.
CLAUSE A — PUBLIC RELATIONS LIAISON
The Public Relations Liaison is a Consul General who has been entrusted by High Command to fulfill the needs of transparency on their behalf. They work diligently in ensuring the department’s public reception is exceptional. As such, the power of transparency is vested into this individual. As of 07/13/2025, the Public Relations Liaison is type_shush.
CLAUSE B — PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSISTANT
The Public Relations Assistants are individuals who have been deemed capable by the Public Relations Liaison to assist them in their line of work-they work directly with the Public Relations Liaison in upholding the transparency policy; whether that be by writing sections of the public releases or gathering information. While the Public Relations Office is convened monthly, these individuals are still essential in ensuring transparency in the department’s work.
ARTICLE B — RESPONSIBILITY
The responsibility of the Public Relations Office is simple: to uphold the department’s transparency policy. They do this with miscellaneous acts that are often undocumented, but are effective in ensuring the department’s public reception is great.
CLAUSE A — PUBLIC CONFERENCES
Public Conferences are monthly events that are similar to debriefings where the Public Relations Office will hold a session with the community to disclose the department’s activities during that specific month. Specifically, the statuses of embassies, critical matters, declassified material, promotions (these events may often double as a promotion ceremony), and any other relevant information.
Once all of the information has been disclosed, the public will be allowed to ask questions for the office to answer as a means of transparency.
CLAUSE B — PUBLIC RELEASES
Public Releases are summative documents that entail all of the information contained within the conferences-these often stretch through multiple pages as they document almost everything said.
As these releases are summative documents of the conferences, they contain sections that rundown the activities of embassies, promotions, department announcements, and information on the foundation’s relations. Essentially, everything important will be documented within these releases. Once they are completed and reviewed, they will be announced within the #misc-notices channel in the main server-they will often take a couple of days before completion, this will vary substantially.
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