Praetorian Guard of the New Pacific Order

The Praetorian Guard's mission is to protect the Order and the Pacifican way of life from those who would choose to harm the alliance, either intentionally or unintentionally. A nation who is not a member of the Order but chooses to fly her colors or alliance affiliation still has its actions associated with the Order. These nations are not part of the chain of command nor are they part of the Pacifican culture and thus can make severe diplomatic missteps, which is something the Guard seeks to avoid. To that end Praetorians work to correct both allegedly innocent misapplications as well as apprehend and expose impostors, spies, pirates, and plotters through a series of proven techniques. The specific duties of the Praetorian Guard are constantly reshaping and expanding to meet the needs of the Order.

The Guard, which is known for its tenaciousness and effectiveness, is an institution based exclusively on internal meritocracy. The only way to become a Praetorian is to be voted in by its current membership. For this to occur, members must first show their willingness, determination, and competence in the field by successfully carrying out the duties of a Praetorian.

Each and every Pacifican considering to join the Guard is expected to show certain characteristics which include, but are not limited to: constant activity, the will to hunt for nations who endanger the Order, the ability to be precise, and the competent use of methods that have developed over a long period of time to perfect the outcome of the work that the Guard does. Those in the Guard realize that being a Praetorian is not a "Let's look for some pirates" job, but a responsible, challenging, and increasingly important task. Praetorians believe that being more clever than those who think they could harm Pacifica is not always easy, but it is of utmost importance and one of the most valuable tasks done for the NPO.

History
The Praetorian Guard was initially formed under the leadership of Sir Paul and the Alliance Council, the precursor of the present-day Revolutionary Council. The original responsibilities of the Guard were only to ensure that those who claimed alliance affiliation with the New Pacific Order were actual members and that those who were not members had their actions corrected.

After Sir Paul stepped down to further his career in other fields, the Guard looked to Doitzel and Filler13 for leadership; however during this time the Praetorians were plagued by lackluster performance and mediocre activity.

By the beginning of 2007, the Guard would begin its steady progress to the effective body it is today. Under the leadership of then-Prefects Vladimir] and [[Noob5, the Guard was re-incorporated. The Praetorians began to realize that their job of protecting Pacificans would neither be easy nor become easy as the threats to Pacifica, consistently a major player on the world stage, are constant. Vladimir and Noob5 began to retrofit the Guard in order to enable it to achieve its mission.

Under the guide of the new Prefects, then-Praetorians Umbrae Noctem and Loucifer worked to create and establish procedures and methods of efficiently finding those nations who sought to hide under Pacifica's protection without being part of the Order. Techniques on how to locate, verify, and deal with pirates were quickly created and were put into action with great success. Changes to the alliance's forums were implemented to help with these new policies. Due to their hard work and unwavering loyalty, Umbrae Noctem and Loucifer were soon promoted to the more senior rank of Centurion.

It was during this time that the Guard became a pure meritocracy. Those members who were willing to do the laborious work of a Praetorian without having the honor of wearing the Praetorian tag would be watched and, if they continued to show themselves worthy, they would be chosen to receive the honor of joining the Guard. The Guard also went through its own ranks, removing those who did not live up to the decorum and professionalism of the elite Praetorian Guard. At the same time, new technologies began to aid the Guard in its goals to protect Pacifica. The number of pirates, spies, multiple account users, and other vagabonds removed from the Order was incredible, and soon the Guard expanded into unauthorized war processing duties as well.

By 2008, the position of Procurator was retired, its role being replaced by the High Command Prefect position. Loucifer was the first to hold this title. As time went on, the Praetorian Guard would eventually be seen as a special organ of the Pacifican Armed Forces. Its headquarters in Fort Francograd reflect this notion. With the introduction of the new Unimatrix Zero software, Unauthorized War processing was eventually transferred back to Military Command.

In a shock to all, Al Kassad, a member of the Guard's leadership, was found out to have been a Vox Populi spy with intentions to bring the Order down. His banishment demonstrated to Pacifica that no area of her culture was completely safe, and the Guard's job became much more difficult as a result.

After a series of new promotions, the Guard then started reworking its policies in accordance with the Unimatrix Zero software. In addition, the policies which governed the Applicant Background Screening Check process were reviewed and refined to help ensure Pacifican safety. Finally, to improve the security of IRC communication, the Praetorian Guard started a big push for every member to enter their IRC nick into their profiles, which was largely successful.

After several mistakes with the sending out of Red Senate Security messages, the Praetorian Guard was officially tasked with the creation and mailing of the Red Senate Security Division and to maintain NPO control of the Red Senate to prevent another take over any any terrorist organizations and to allow Peace and Prosperity to flourish on the Red Sphere. The Praetorian Guard started a Service Medal program, which shows how long a Praetorian has been with the Guard in addition to a retired medal in recognition of service if a Praetorian ever leaves the Guard.

Once the Armageddon War broke out the Praetorian Guard worked closely monitoring the CN Forum for NPO members for actions unbecoming of Pacificans and tracking Radio Silence until Emperor Revenge lifted the order. After Armageddon, the NPO was given the largest reparation amount in the history of Planet Bob at the time coming in at 10 Billion Francos and 350 thousand technology. The Praetorian Guard revised the Praetorian Oversight Committee and working with Reparations Oversight Committee (ROC) acted as a catch all for all technology and cash being sent out. With Navblue and Klonopin's help, all reparation tracking policies from the summer of 2008 were rewritten and improved on. Also with rep monitoring, the Praetorian Guard tracked all member's aid being sent out and received with monitoring and policing as needed to ensure surrender compliance. During this time, Praetorian Leadership also revised the several Praetorian guides, the 1st updates in almost a year.

The Guard Today & General Structure
There are many out there who would harm Pacifica-intentionally or not-and it is up to the Guard to prevent them. Accepting this simple fact and being able to act on it is a prerequisite for membership of the Praetorian Guard. If a one-time staunch Pacifican or friend is investigated by the Praetorian Guard, they must look past any feelings they have for that person, since the security of the Order has always been the primary goal of the Praetorian Guard.

Advancement within the Guard is attained only through hard work first as a member of the Body Republic, and then within the Guard. Promotions to the ranks of Centurion and above will be made by the Prefect of the Guard on merit. There will always be a minimum of two Centurions, but beyond that, additional Centurions will be promoted as needed. There will only ever be one High Command Prefect at any one time. Similarly, merit alone will be the deciding factor for those who wish to rise to the rank of Praetorian. Such merit can only be judged by the members of the Praetorian Guard themselves. This is done by an internal voting system done in the Guardhouse. If a Comrade has been working hard on Praetorian duties and proven himself, then a Centurion may choose to start a vote on inducting the suppliant to a full Praetorian status.

With this great honor also comes a great duty. This new Praetorian then will become responsible for all of the Order's internal security procedures, including, the task of ensuring that no barbarian poses under the banner of the New Pacific Order. They work tirelessly to prevent that these barbarians or nation-less denizens cannot gain membership or has access to the communication centers (forums or IRC) of the New Pacific Order. They ensure that Pacificans taking part in unsanctioned or suspicious activities are reported and dealt with. And finally, they remove the ability of Pacificans working to damage the Order, its institutions, or its reputation is prevented from doing so.

Evocati
Evocati was created to replace the old Honorary Prefect system. The Evocati rank is an Honored Retiree and the Evocati act as advisers to the Centurions and Prefects and help to continue answering questions and not letting all of their training go to waste. Below is a list of those honored members. Noob5 Jesse End Lord Valleo

"If the others wish to taint themselves by hoarding obscene nations solely for bragging rights of their total numbers, so be it. I personally take pride in belonging to the only major region which exercises hygiene."

- Francos Spain, January 16 2004