Posted 11 March 2009 - 4:47pm by Fleet Admiral Andrew “Wolfe” Robinson (President) (Andrew Robinson)
Edict #54
“Wouldn’t it be easier to cremate a tree?”
Well, after much discussion, the charter has been completed and there is a good crew complement, CO, XO and GM ready to go as well as an MOTD and Fleet.
An alternative roleplaying environment is hereby established in Fleet 4 named 403rd Platoon.
403rd Platoon is a Marine RPG. It is a primarily Marine based Roleplaying Area whereby a Specialized Marine contingent is required to complete certain missions as a
platoon where ever they are dropped. It will consist of a Commanding Officers and Enlisted Personnel
403rd Platoon will remain an active Roleplaying Area, provided that it meets the following criteria:
- 403rd Platoon must maintain a healthy roleplaying environment with a cast of reliable players who remain on the whole within the outlined AWOL guidelines.
- 403rd Platoon must continue its function solely as a Marine based environment successfully.
If 403rd Platoon should deviate from the criteria set in this charter at any time, it shall be decommissioned.
403rd Platoon shall have a similar command structure to a Starfleet vessel however it shall utilize Marine Ranks, both officer and Enlisted. The commanding officer
shall be a Marine Lieutenant; executive officer shall be a Staff Sergeant as is consistent with a standard with a regular marine platoon. These members shall hold
Member ranks of there ship side counterparts (captain and commander respectively) and shall count towards the CO/XO limit of the member however the characters rank
must reflect realistically the command structure of a Marine Platoon. The bulk of the Platoons force shall be enlisted personnel performing a variety of tasks. The
Departments shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
Field Medics
Assault
Recon
Technician
Each of these shall be commanded by either a SNCO and staffed by enlisted personnel primarily.
The platoon shall be split into 4 separate squads. The first shall contain the Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Medic and Technician. The other three shall be headed by a
Sergeant and will consist of a force of Privates and corporals. The CO may decide to reinforce certain squads with other personnel or reorder the squads and their
compliment depending on the mission. Any changes made to the Platoon structure must be reasonable and are done at the Captains discretion. Ranks specified in this
charter are only a guidline and the CO may decide to promote personel if they have done an exceptional Job, as would be the same on a regular ship.
The premise for each mission shall be the platoon being dropped on a Planet or Base with a particular mission to accomplish. They then proceed under the GM.s
direction to complete their assigned objective. It should be noted that the Platoon does not operate on a ship environment so transport to and from each mission is
via an NPC ship that shall not be utilized within the mission itself.
Captain Jim Hosick is hereby appointed Commanding Officer of 403rd Platoon. As he’s already a Captain, he doesn’t need promoting.
The Internet Department is directed to create the ship as a child of the Fleet 4 menu within seven days. The Personnel Department is directed to provide appropriate
administrative access for this ship.
403rd Platoon shall receive a full review after 90 days to determine whether it still fulfills the terms laid out in this edict and its charter.
As a vague and completely unrelated note, this 54th Edict means that I have now officially issued more edicts in a single term than any other President in the
history of our club… I can well imagine some would argue that this is a bad thing :P
Fleet Admiral Andrew “Wolfe” Robinson
STF President