[UFP] Foreign Policy
Preface
The United Federation of Planets does not take matters of inter-galactic relations lightly. Our alliances and treaties tend to reflect what we consider to be in the best interests of the fleet, and not based on personal feelings of affection for others. However, despite the aforementioned, we believe that diplomacy should be highly sought after and developed, and that our alliances hold for legitimate and valid reasons.
Official Pacts
Standard Pacts
Non-Agression Pact (NAP)
Mutual Protection Pact (MPP)
Alliance
Special/Expiring Pacts
Protectorate Pact (PP)
Intervention Pact (IP)
General Pact Terms and Conditions
By applying for any form of pact with the Federation, you automatically agree to abide by the following rules and regulations:
- Any fleet wishing to seek relations with the Federation must have a minimum of five officers.
- You must not be at war with any other fleet that we hold a pact with, doing so immediately disqualifies you from becoming a pact holder.
- As a sign of the allegiance, both parties must display the appropriate condition status on their web sites regarding the pact, as well as a link to that fleets home page.
- IMPORTANT! By entering any form of pact with us you agree to acknowledge that during condition blue, all pacts and alliances are suspended. This is done only for very valid reasons (times of inactivity, Christmas holidays etc.)
Application for a Merger
By applying for a merger, you automatically agree to become a subordinate body of the United Federation of Planets, and as such the maximum rank achievable by any level of officer during the exchange is Commodore (which is usually reserved for the Fleet CO), with the majority of the members receiving either Ensign or Lieutenant Junior Grade. It is important for your officers not to dispute the ranks given, we prefer a pyramid-like chain of command for efficient functioning.
All awards an officer in the merging fleet has are not convertible to the United Federation of Planets equivalent, unless agreed to before hand.
No command spot is guaranteed, unless pre-arranged. Fleet CO and XO spot is non-exchangeable during any merger, as well as the clan name, it is expected that the fleet applying for a merger is willing to adapt to and accept our culture.
Once the merger has taken place, it can not be revoked by either side. Any officer attempting to disrupt the integration process shall be thrown out of the Fleet, and banned. We hope that any Fleet applying for a merger is doing so for the benefit of their membership, and have already taken measures to prepare their officers for the fact that they can face serious reductions in rank.
Again, if you have any questions, feel free to contact any member of our Diplomatic Corps.
