Message posted on Stardate 01032.4 at 0544 hours
Posted by Nick Lackie.
Edict #37
This edict supercedes any previous statutes which it contradicts (viz., any regarding the GMT Program, which this edict replaces).
The Gamemaster Apprenticeship Program is hereby established subject to the following guidelines.
STF members who wish to become a licensed GM must first complete the GM Course hosted by the Academy.
Upon successful completion of the GM Course, the member is responsible for notifying the GM Director of same. The member is then considered a GM Apprentice.
A GM Apprentice who wishes to become licensed to GM must then locate and provide to the GMDir the following:
* A positive recommendation from at least one command level officer (CO or XO) on a ship where the member has served within the past six months.
* A positive recommendation from at least one GM on a ship where the member has served within the past six months.
* A CO willing to host the member’s training session (may be the same CO as submitted a recommendation).
* A Registered GM Mentor willing to act as Mentor to the member for his training (may be the same GM as submitted a recommendation).
It is the responsibility of the GMA to find a ship and GMM for his training sim. If, however, the GMA is unable to find a CO willing to host the training mission or a GMM willing to supervise, the GM Department may offer assistance if it sees fit.
The placement of the GMA on a given ship will, of course, be subject to the approval of the FComm, as dictated by Lackie #2.
The hosting CO and the GM Mentor may not be the same person.
Once a GM Mentor and ship have been selected, the GM Mentor (GMM) and GM Apprentice (GMA) will jointly plan and begin a mission on said ship. Initially, they will be expected to jointly GM the mission, with an exact division of labor as they decide. The division of labor is expected to gradually move towards the GMA having complete GMing responsibility, with the GMM in an active advisory role.
The mission will be expected to last a minimum of three months. For at least the final month, the GMA must be the exclusive active GM. At the end of the mission the GMM, CO, and XO of the ship will submit their recommendations to the GMDir regarding the passage of the GMA. The GMDir will make the final decision regarding the passage of the GMA based on the input from the GMM, CO, and XO.
Should the GMA be approved for passage by the GMDir, he will be licensed as a GM. Should the GMA not be approved for passage by the GMDir, he will not be licensed, but may reapply to the program at a later date, after at least a two-week interval from the date of the GMDir’s ruling.
In order to be a registered GM Mentor, a member must be a currently licensed GM with at least two missions’ experience as a licensed GM, and must present to the GMDir a recommendation for registration from at least one command level officer (CO or XO) on a ship where the GM has GMed within the last year. The GMDir will then authorize or not authorize the GM as a registered GMM. Once registered, a GMM will remain registered until and unless a reason can be shown to alter his registration status.
The GM Director may delegate any of his duties enumerated in this edict or any other responsibilities incumbent upon him as a result of another edict to another named member of the GM Department, subject to the condition that the individual with final authority on the licensing of GMs be himself a licensed GM.
Note that current GMTs will finish their training as GMTs. New prospective GMs must now, however, train as GMAs.
Nick