Standing Orders

 

 

STANDING ORDERS

GNSF-SO-001 Call-sign

GNSF-SO-002 Courtesy and Protocol

GNSF-SO-003 PRB-Requirements

GNSF-SO-004 Bounties

GNSF-SO-005 TRAINING

GNSF-SO-006 Erroneous reports

GNSF-SO-007 Challenges

GNSF-SO-008 Awards and Promotions

GNSF-SO-009 Command Course

GNSF-SO-010 GNSF RANK and AWARD CREDIT POLICY

 

GNSF-SO-001 CALLSIGN

Callsigns can NOT contain a space, and must be one word (Billybob is OK. NO Billy Bob or Billy-Bob). Use of callsign only to communicate with a higher ranking Officer can be uesed BUT in battle condition ONLY (gameplay). In normal activity, a higher ranking Officer is ALWAYS adressed by his rank.

MANDATORY:

First is the CMOH + if pertinent

Second is rank (ENS to FADM)

Third the persons callsign (Nickname)

Next comes the staff position or positions seperated by a /

If you do not have a staff position, you put in TF-(number) or HQ for Headquarters

GNSF designation is reserved to DCNO-GNSF, CNO-GNSF and FADM (*-GNSF)

EXAMPLES:

+ADM Stern GNSF

ENS Mudhead DWS/CST

RDML Bubble DWD

LCDR Pendergrast TF-74

GNSF-SO-002 COURTESY AND PROTOCOL:

MEETING PROTOCOL:

BEFORE MEETING STARTS:

- You come in, salute (S), and have a seat.

- Only the top ranking Officer already in the room will return salute (S). It is his sole responsibility to do so.

AFTER MEETING HAS STARTED:

-YOU DO NOT SALUTE on arrival. YOU DO NOT SAY A WORD. Sit down quietly and do not disturb the speaker.

SALUTE:

The salute in GNSF is shown by a <S> . When contacting a higher ranking Officer, always address him/her by their rank and with ‘Sir’ / 'M'am' and give them a salute (<S>) when starting/ending conversation.

ATTENTION ON DECK:

AOD will be called by the highest present ranking Officer in a MEETING ROOM, (prior to meeting start), WAITING ROOM and/or VENTRILO ROOMS, when a higher ranking FLAG OFFICER enters the room. EX: if a RADM is already in the room and a RDML enters, AOD will NOT be called. This is the responsibility of the highest ranking Officer in the room.
If a CMOH (any rank) awardee enters, the highest ranking officer in the room will call AOD, and ALL present will return salute.

PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD:

PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD is requested BY ANYONE entering a Ventrilo or Teamspeak room with the in intention of joining chat or play .(There is one exception and it is entering the default LOBBY). The hishest ranking Officer already in the room will then grant, or deny permission. The reason for this directive is to prevent Officers from barging in on private meetings, conversations, or game play.

CONDUCT:

GNSF-SO-003 PROMOTION REVIEW BOARD: REQUIREMENTS

On top of the specific mandatory requirements for each promotion, these basic fields will also be considered:

War record of the diver.
JAG records on this diver if applicable.
Awards and Citations received.
Activity over the course of his TIS and TIG.

The PRB will mostly be looking at Officer's that goes "beyond the call of duty". The key word here is "outstanding". The PRB will look for dedication and drive, honor and discipline, and past and present contribution to the GNSF...

In order to submit a candidate for promotion, the Officer submitting must be of equal or above the candidate's requested promotion rank. A CAPT cannot propose an Officer for a promotion to RDML), and part of the Officer's direct upper CoC. The burden of supplying any info requested by the PRB and defending the request falls on the submitting Officer.

MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (RANK PAGE) DOES NOT MEAN AUTOMATIC PROMOTION, BUT ONLY GUARANTIES A HEARING BY THE PRB.

GNSF-SO-004 BOUNTIES

GNSF training programs fall into 2 different categories:

Cadet Training and Qualification Courses

 

CADET TRAINING:

Cadet training is done at the GNSF NAVAL ACADEMY by the Tactical Officers who work under the direction of the Naval Academy Commandant. (see the NA command structure here)

Tactical Officers, Tactical Officer's Instructors and SF Cadets are trained and certified by the Naval Academy. All Cadet training material is designed and approved by the NA and ultimately by the upper CoC. (DCNO, CNO, FADM)

Upon successful completion of all requirements, the Tactical Officer or Commander of Training Group shall make a recommendation to the Naval Academy Deputy Commandant who together with the Commandant verify all cadet requirements have been met. The Commandant graduates the cadet and makes all notifications to the Chain of Command.

QUALIFICATION COURSES:

GNSF dispens qualification courses for Command Officers, and for all platforms, basic and advanced (some not yet available).

COMMAND COURSE AND COMMAND COURSE INSTRUCTOR.

IN ORDER TO TAKE THIS COURSE, CONTACT YOUR CTF WITH YOUR REQUEST AND HE WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS.

Command Course training is done by Command Course Instructors (CCI) and Command Course Instructor training is done solely by the Upper Chain of Command. All training material is designed and approved by the Upper Chain of Command. All CC candidates and CCI are certified by the Upper Chain of Command.

QUALIFICATION COURSES (BASIC AND ADVANCED).

IN ORDER TO TAKE ONE OF THESE COURSES, ENLIST AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY SITE UNDER COURSE TRAINING/REQUEST COURSE

AND READ CAREFULLY.

- All qualification courses, material, instructors and certification fall under the direct authority of the CTF and CST, CSS and CAG for specifics.

- All training material, designed under the supervision of the CTFs, must be first approved by all CTFs, then by the uppr CoC. At that point, that material becomes the official GNSF training material for that specific course. Only that material shall then be used to train and certify GNSF Officers in that particular discipline. Copy of the training material (all documents and mission packs) is sent to the NA for safe keeping and further distribution..

- CTFs are responsible for selecting and qualifying the Officers who will dispense the different courses. These Officers will receive the INSTRUCTOR ribbon from their CTF and will therefore be known as GNSF Instructors.

- All certifications are issued by the CTF and copied to the NA, upper COC and DOP.

- Student training activities (game or class) shall be reported as a normal game DRAW by the student. (Kills by the student can ONLY be counted on the graduation dive/flight/cruise/mission.)

- Instructors training activities (game or class) shall be reported on the special "Instructor's Report Form" at the Naval Academy site.

- Non Official maps can be used for training purposes at the discretion of the instructor.

 

GNSF-SO-006 Erroneous reports

CTF and XO are to review all reports and correct any errors found. They shall also keep track of the offending members and make sure they are notified whenever one of their reports is corrected. Any officer with 3 or more offenses per month will be excluded from the Player of the Month and Battle E competitions for the given month.

Members should take care to report properly and according to the ROE. If they spot an error on their report after posting it, they shall notify their XO/CTF immediately, and no penalty will be incurred if their report has not been reviewed yet.
Cadets are exempt from this order and their reports may be amended by the Naval Academy Staff with no further repercussions.

GNSF-SO-007 Challenges

Challengers must be part of an online group that is not listed in our "Hostile" list.

Approved Players List

When the GNSF recieves a Challenge from an outside group by means of our Challenge request page, the War Department will immediatly contact a CTF and request an Officer or Team of equivalent strenght to defend our colors. HQ Task Force Members can also be utilized by the CTF. The CTF will also chose back-up (s) in case one Member cannot make it. A Team Leader will be chosen and the list of the player sent immediatly to the War Department.

The War Department will then chose a map and send it to both Team Leaders. The War Department will set a date and make sure all agrees.

On that date, there is NO turning back. The match is on NO MATTER WHAT!. The WD will have a set- up Officer host the match and he will go in as an Observer (for GR). There is NO time limit for Challenge matches. The object is to completely eliminate the opponents. Anything less is counted as a lost! So no draws, no DNF. Win or loose!

All GNSF players will log the usual way but the Team Leader will send a report to the CTF, DCNO, CNO and FADM. All Challenges actions will be recorded by the CoC as war actions for further award purposes.

GNSF-SO-008 Awards, promotions

All awards and/or promotions must be processed and handed out with 24 hours of the requirement being met. Constant monitoring of the score board is imperative. A copy of the award/promotion must be sent to the recipient, and cced all GNSF members.

GNSF-SO-009 Command Course

The GNSF Command Course is mandatory for all GNSF Command Staff position (dark blue boxes on the CoC Chart) and for promotion to the rank of Captain. The Command Course must be done prior to any staff appointment. LT and above can apply via their CO for the CC. They will be assigned to a Command Course Instructor and directed through the process. The Command Course is a two part questionnaire, the first part consisting of 50 questions with multiple choice answers. The second part requires command decisions on the part of the student that will be placed in different situations demanding action from a Commanding Officer. In the event of a failed CC1 exam, after review with the instructor, the candidate will be allowed a second chance. In the event of a second failed CC1 exam, the course will be suspended for a period of one month. After that period, the candidate will have a maximum of two months to retake the CC1 exam. Failure to pass the exam will then forfeit the course and the candidate will have to start all over again after a 6 months waiting period. In the event of a failed CC2 exam, the candidate will have a mandatory 1 month study period, after which he will make a second attempt. Another failure will then forfeit the course and the candidate will have to start all over again after a 6 months waiting period.

GNSF-SO-010 GNSF RANK and AWARDS CREDIT POLICY

When a member from another online organization joins GNSF, some of his former career achievements can be credited to his new GNSF personel record, providing that all are duly documented and that the former organization is recognized by GNSF. Rank, however, is not credited and ALL new GNSF members start as a Cadet and have to go through the Naval Academy.

As for points and awards, the following applies in ALL cases:

- Battle and duty points are not transferable (points are rank related).
- Schooling is credited, as long as we have the equivalent here in GNSF.
- War related awards are fully credited since they are specifically individual achievements.
- All other awards witch are in relation with services rendered to another group do not concern GNSF.

When a former member of GNSF rejoins, ALL his former career achievements can be credited to his new GNSF personel record, providing that all are duly documented. Rank, however, is not credited and ALL new GNSF members start as a Cadet and have to go through the Naval Academy. Of course, their stay will be greatly shortened but they will still have to be familiarized with our ROE, SO (Standing Orders) and report process.