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With the 1st anniversary of The Royal Army Dental Corps looming, we thought we would share with you our rich and varied history. Warts and all. Many, many things are said about our little group. Mostly from those that are jealous and/or don't understand what it is we are.

We hope that this brief article will enlighten those that spread the vicious rumours, slander and lies about us. We are a force for good in the eUK and you'd miss us if we were gone.



DC: The Early Years.

Day 1744, a day that will be forever remembered in eUK folklore as the day the legendary organisation known as The Royal Army Dental Corps was formed. From humble beginnings, this MU would go on to dominate the political and the military scene in the eUK. But this wasn't the start of the legend, far from it.

From as early as March 2012, the base that would become DC was being put into place. By late April each piece of the puzzle had been put into place and the grand plan for dominance started to roll forwards. Command of the Royal Navy MU had been taken and weeks later control of UKPP had slipped into 'DC' hands via Garth Lidington romping to victory in the June Party President elections.



The next 4 months would set the scene of things to come. With dirty influence still hanging around UKPP/Royal Navy, DC members shot into action cleaning up the place. Established UKPP member after established UKPP member fell by the wayside. With UKPP and Royal Navy firmly under the DC influence and it's tentacles stretching further into the party than anyone could fathom, the next stage of the plan started to be brought into effect.



The Royal Navy 'mutiny'

With subtle manipulation, leaders of the DC organisation managed to entice members of the Royal Navy into mutiny. Paving the way for the DC MU to be born. With great skill and underhandedness (something later to become a DC trademark) DC spread misinformation and rumors about. This led to a faction within Royal Navy demanding control be handed over to them. Within days The Royal Army Dental Corps had been born. At first DC was mostly Royal Navy and UKPP players loyal to the DC cause, but within weeks Dental Corps had gained 50 members. The poster boy of eUK MU's at the time, had folded due to bad management and many a player from there had found their way into our unit. Over time, the leaders of DC managed to whittle it down to just those who had what it took to become a Fighting Dentist!





The fall of the first Head Dentist

A sad and dark time was to fall over DC soon into its beginnings when Firefox30, the units first ever commander, deciding that it was time for him to step down from leading MU's. The guy had been at the top for many months, he deserved a break and no one could fault his commitment. So he packed his bags and trotted off to pastures new. For the first time (and only time) in DC history, we were at a lost. Talk of disbanding the unit and giving up on the project began to raise its ugly head.



The Butjam curse

Around this time a popular Dentist had started to emerge, one that seemed to destroy MU's. First the NHS MU was destroyed, then BEF fell, even the golden child of eUK MU's was not safe with the Royal DraGOONs going the same way as the rest of em. Rumour has it a Gypsy from Cannock had cursed Butjam, this was something we took very seriously indeed. Everything seemed to point to our fate ending the same as the previous three. We very nearly came close to giving in. Then we were reminded, that isn't the way of the Dentist!


Butjam's manliness can sometimes get him in trouble.

We rallied around and decided that curses and gypo-mumbojumbo is a load of tosh. From that day forward, we never looked back. Stripping the unit back to it's bare bones and limiting places to only those worthy of carrying the DC badge was the order of the day. The Royal Army Dental Corps had been reborn.



The day DC ruled the eUK

In February 2013, the Dentists looked to their powerful political muscles and considered seeing what would happen if they decided to stretch themselves just a little bit. With such a high profile nemesis as Alfagrem threatening to run and rule the country under an iron VISA card, no political maneuvering was spared.

Poster child of the young blood movement and self proclaimed messiah, Butjam was the first to step up to the plate to take on this mighty foe. With political wrangling from long time Dental associate and international string puller Talon Karrde, founding Dentist Richard Feist also threw his name into the ring. Solidly knocking any chance of an Alfagrem victory out of the water and naming each other as vCP's, the election (one of the closest in UK history) sealed an easy win for the Dentists who crushed their main contender, Alphabethis, by 294 votes.


They must need the money...

Rumours abound that Rich and Butjam are considering a reunion tour are currently unconfirmed, although sources close to the pair indicate "This time around, nobody will be able to claim that they are nearly identical"

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The 2nd UKPP ATO

After a quiet few months, the eUK was once again going to be blown wide open. With damaging influences starting to spread amongst UKPP, the monster that DC had created began to strain at the leash. Biting the hand that fed it, reelecting BigAnt for a third term as CP and very nearly electing the traitor called Goku Jones was a step too far. This mangy mutt had to be put down. It had grown too big and was beginning to become unruly. BigAnt, the disastrous CP had now become PP, using his normal 'money for votes' technique. We had taken our eye off the ball, in effect Dental Corps had lost control of their pet, and with such a big cat prowling the eUK under the influence of such a nefarious group, it was only a matter of time before eUK was harmed.


A good kick up the arse would sort that out...

Effectively being nothing more than a voting machine, DC knew the best way to limit UKPP power. By March 2013, DC had successfully retaken UKPP and set about nullifying the damage it could cause.



The International DC

After many months of building up steady contacts around the eWorld, DC began about flexing it's international muscles. After the successful 2nd ATO of UKPP, DC began about restoring fun to the eUK. Enter eArgentina, for many months DCer had been chatting and cosying up to our friends from South America. Struggling against a strengthening eChile and the geopolitical situation not falling in the eArgies favour, we devised a master plan. eArgentina would AirStrike the eUK on the anniversary of the Falklands War. Being the nationalistic country they are, this resulted in one of the biggest baby booms we had seen in modern day eRepublik. Now the second part of the plan was a bit more complicated. In order for us to benefit from being wiped eIreland had to be brought into play. This, they did we excellent aplomb and still today they are under the thumb of the eUK. Months later a MPP was signed with our eArgie brothers in recognition of their valiant act.


Just doing our thing...

The aftermath of the DC/eArgie 'wipe' led to the eUK gaining it's largest empire many of us have ever seen. The eUSA has never been a country that DC have never particularly liked, following on from the high of another success DC set about reclaiming eUSA for the eUK. A month later, eUSA was wiped and DC sat atop the eWorld and still to this day TWO hold eUSA regions.



The 1st MU Competition

After the call went out that the eUK would be attempting to get into the Top 50 via Team GB, the entire Dental Corps moved over and tanked for the eUK. Our small but active member base did the eUK proud, coming second only to the giant 2-clicking army that is Legion in terms of damage pumped out. This led to praise from the government and from Team GB commanders and true recognition from the public that Dental Corps are the best unit the eUK has to offer.



Operation: Free the Masons

Being an organisation that values freedom, DC can't stand back and watch groups of innocent players being used as prawns in a power crab play. It's not in the Dentists nature to restrict people to playing in one style. The one thing that makes eUK great is the diversity and we will fight to uphold that.

Seeing the Freemason's being manipulated by cretins brought a tear to many a Dentists eye, one in particular was devastated by what he saw and decided to take action. Being a noble and just cause, DC set about making his dream come true. Alex wanted to see Freemasons galloping in the fields and rolling in the hay, breathing the fresh air of the outside world, free from the shackles of New Era and it puppet masters.

They call him Alex Houdini...

After a brief sighting lap, Alex picked his moment to strike. Sneaking into the FM stables late on the 15th August 2013, Alex was singlehandedly able to throw the door open and let the trapped and scared newbs from Freemasons out into the light.

For his bravery and courage Alex was awarded with a DC commemorative plaque.



The 2nd MU Competition and 1st Individual Competition

After the dismal failure of the 1st attempt, DC had decided that the next competition would see the Dental Corps doing their own thing and do our own thing we did. With nearly 3 billion damage ranked up during it's course the Dental Corps would go on to become one of the Top 3 Pound for Pound damage hitters in the entire game. Not only that, they were awarded the Elite Status by TWO HQ after being crowned 'TWO Pound4Pound Champions'. A feat which amazed even us here in DC, considering TWO is the stonk alliance. Many of our detractors tried to take the shine from off our victory. Pure jealously and butthurt is a terrible thing.

Not only are DC a team that wins together, we also harbour special talent individually that allows us to exert our dominance. FragUK, Deputy Head Dentist, was crowned winner of the first ever eRepublik Tanking competition. Hitting like a beast and winning rounds is something FragUK does in his sleep. The 'Champion of Azores', the 'Tamer of Canada', FragUK the number one! Following in FragUK's wake was the rest of us, with DC managing to clock up and impressive number of Top 50 seats.



What's next?

That's the joy of being a Dentist, who knows...





To all potential Dentists - The art of dentistry is a skilled profession. You can't just become a Dentist you have to earn that right by examination. If you feel you are eligible then request an audience with us on IRC @ http://tinyurl.com/dental-corps
Don't join until you're approved...

Oh wait, you can't!