Ethical Regulation

The Department of Ethical Regulation (colloquially known as the 'Ethics Committee') is one many overlook, but there is a lot more to the department than meets the eye. It is where most galactic scale objectives and orders are created and sent out, and where requests for mission goals are approved or denied. The D.E.R.'s duty is to ensure that everyone under the VRDF stays true to the original ideals of a peace keeping, humanitarian force.

All high level command personnel are put through D.E.R. tests occasionally every few years, and the general D.E.R. council consists of command personnel from all departments. If a person or individual is tried in the court of the VRDF, it is the D.E.R. that oversees the trial, along with various personnel from all departments and ranks to function as prosecution and defense.

In order to become a commanding officer, it is mandatory to attend specific tests and trials by the hands of the D.E.R. — if an individual fails the requirements, they are otherwise not allowed to be in a position of command. The nature of these trials include a personally tailored induced simulation, with each person's test being different than the next, often using their own personal flaws against them.

There is an ongoing feud between the D.E.R. and the D.C.I., with the latter often utilizing loopholes to further their allowed actions and capabilities. It is common enough that the D.E.R. is known for hiring swathes of lawyers to ensure there is no passing of exploitable guidelines. It is a high priority that no department can misuse such things for morally deplorable actions — however it is statistically the D.C.I. that does so.