Posted by Admiral Joe P (Election Coodinator) in Question for the Candidates
These questions are for each ticket.

Let’s assume that a member comes to you with the suggestion that it would be really nice if we had a full set of enlisted and non-commissioned officer ranks available on every ship, so that people can play as “Senior Chief Petty Officer [character name here]” instead of “Crewman [whoever]”.

1. Do you agree with this suggestion? Why or why not?

2. Does this suggestion require you specifically as the President to do anything? Assuming you wanted to implement this suggestion, what exactly would be necessary from you as the President to do that? Please include a list of specific procedural steps that would be necessary (if any).

Joe

Thanks for the question, Joe.

1. Personally, I like the idea of having the enlisted ranks available. I think it would appeal to a lot of players and allow for more people to want to play enlisted roles in the RP environment. That, in turn, would allow for a more varied interaction between players, and a richer RP environment.

2. I will admit that I am not entirely certain as to the exact steps that would be necessary, but I do know that club ranks are defined in the by-laws. As such, it would take an addendum through a bill to change the by-laws. Then it would require TECH to change the coding of the rank structure to allow for the new ranks to be accessed. A President couldn’t do this through an edict, so it would have to go through the club administration. Now, if I were President, I would probably survey the club before tackling this project and see if the club as a whole would like to see it implemented. It would be a moderate amount of work on the back end.

James