Chain of Command

[The Jay]

CHAIN OF COMMAND:
Who salutes who.

Given the multi-national nature of the Task Force - which sees commissioned officers, enlisted personnel, doctors, civilians specialists and non-humans all working together - a simple command structure has been devised to help smooth things over. Ranks are still important within the roleplay, but remember to be considerate of others. Chew over a member of crew who is more junior then you for the hell of it and you'll come face-to-face with the wrath of a colonel, or worst, General Loveridge himself.

The colours below are for the operations department, but if you work in another part of the ship they'll be the same colour as your service uniform.

JUNIOR PERSONNEL

Crew members or cadets who are straight out of their bootcamp or academy and who are still learning the ropes. They'll have a title such as Junior Communications Officer or Apprentice Engineer and essentially be at the bottom of the food chain. Still it's an amazing place for character development and interesting story lines. Assignment to this group is of course optional.

EXPEDITION CREW

The bulk of character will find themselves at this level. Even though the youngest lieutenant has 'command' over a sergeant major with 30+ years of experience, do take characters strenghts, knowledge and the situation into account and avoid 'pulling rank' - no one enjoys it and the staff will jump down your throat if you do it enough. Work together, not against one another.

SENIOR CREW

With positions such as Leading Medic and Senior Operations Officer, characters of this level have proved themselves worthy through both sustained in-character posting and substaintial out-of-character contributions to the site. Look to them to help steer the plot when things get tough or your team gets stuck.

DEPARTMENT HEADS

Think of these characters as your managers in space. People such as the Chief (or Deputy Chief) of Security and Air Group Commander will help to lead missions and direct actions, though often they'll be stuck on the ship and leave the dirty work to others. It's a two-way street - show them respect and common courtesy and they'll be more than willing to listen to and impliment any ideas or plot twists you may have.