AP has been nothing if not energetic since he took over control of the DDS after the death of The Orchid. He has instigated a large number of changes to DDS policy and operations, usually with much play in the media thanks to his master of the dark arts Hibiscus. However one area of DDS change has been kept firmly in the background.
This has been the expansion in the Hoods and the new roles they are being found. Now the Hoods were just one faction in the DDS, many thought of them as just a bunch of geeks who couldn't accept Rotarios was dead. However AP has bought them back to centre stage in the DDS (of course he was one of the creators of the Hoods in the first place years ago and it is rumoured he is still Grand Wizard in the Order of Hoods).
The Hoods are much higher profile in the DDS and their star has risen while that of Windy Massive has waned, helped by the painful losses to WM in the war. Mysteriously WM units have borne the brunt of fighting on Delta 9 and there have been some criticisms that AP is purposely trying to weaken WM. AP has replied he does not micro-manage how DDS Army units are deployed. There may be some truth in that as Zeppelin, the head of the army, is regarded as his own man and one reason WM units have seen more fighting is that they are much better at fighting while Hoods are usually only any good in operations if the enemy cannot fight back very well such as beating up children or the disabled.
Something else which hasn't been reported very much is that AP is seeking to expand the role of the DDS in the UNP. He has offered Hood units to assist with local policing on Proxima 5. This is thought to be a pilot unit and if successful maybe one day all UNP members will employ the Hoods in internal security. AP is thought to want to remove the distinction between the DDS and the UNP. To AP the DDS is the UNP and vice versa. If he can achieve such a merger then the flow of resources and power into the DDS will be much greater, though also will be their responsibilities.
