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3.13.1. Policy:<br/>3.13.1.1. In recognition of the fact that sometimes real life takes precedence over our sci-fi existence, we have an established leave of absence policies.<br/>3.13.1.2. Leave of Absence (LOA):<br/>3.13.1.2.1. An approved absence of two weeks to two months.<br/>3.13.1.2.2. Requires approval of Commanding Officer (CO).<br/>3.13.1.3. Extended Leave of Absence (ELOA):<br/>3.13.1.3.1. An approved absence of two months to four months.<br/>3.13.1.3.2. Requires approval of Fleet Commander (FC).<br/>3.13.1.4. Special Leave of Absence (SLOA):<br/>3.13.1.4.1. An approved absence greater than four months.<br/>3.13.1.4.2. Requires approval of Commander in Chief (CinC) or President (Pres).<br/>3.13.1.5. A date of return must be provided to approval authority prior to an absence.<br/>3.13.1.6. Players may ask for an extension of their current leave.<br/>3.13.1.7. In the event that the player does not return at the end of the points cycle following the return date, the character will be considered abandoned.<br/>3.13.2. Procedure:<br/>3.13.2.1. Prior to their leave, players must email the leave approval authority with a leave request. Request should include leave starting date and the expected date of return.<br/>3.13.2.2. The approval authority will acknowledge the leave, and note it down on the Active Personnel (AP) sheet.<br/>3.13.2.3. Players must notify their CO upon their return.<br/>

3.14.1. Policy:<br/>3.14.1.1. Players who don’t post for 30 consecutive days, without any notification to their Commanding Officer (CO), will have their characters declared “AWOL”.<br/>3.14.1.2. Players who have been considered AWOL for 30 days will have their characters declared Abandoned.<br/>3.14.1.2.1. Abandoned characters are deleted, and all rank, position, and points associated with that character are forfeit.<br/>3.14.2. Procedure:<br/>3.14.2.1. A CO who does not hear from a member for 30 consecutive days will notify their Fleet Commander (FC).<br/>3.14.2.2. The FC will mark the character AWOL on the AP sheet.<br/>3.14.2.3. After 30 additional days, if the member has not returned, the FC will remove the character from the AP sheet.<br/>3.14.2.4. The CO will remove the character from points charts. The CO will also update the wiki roster and mark the character's wiki bio as retired.<br/>3.14.2.5. The FC will notify the CinC of the character abandonment. The character account will be deleted from the forum by the FC or CinC.<br/>3.14.2.6. If applicable, the FC will notify the Content Manager (CM) to delete player's wiki account.<br/>

3.15.1. Policy:<br/>3.15.1.1. A member whose character dies as part of an approved plot, with no intention of leaving the site, will suffer no penalties in either rank or points. The player may create a new character with the same position, rank, and points. Such plots require the written approval of the Creative Director (CD).<br/>3.15.1.2. Members who arbitrarily kill their character with the intention of leaving the site only to return at a later date will forfeit their rank and points.<br/>3.15.1.2.1. A member that returns after such an event must obtain permission of the Commander in Chief (CinC) and create a new character.<br/>3.15.1.3. Members who put their characters intentionally in a situation where the character would be killed, with no intention of leaving the site:<br/>3.15.1.3.1. The ship Game Moderator (GM) will discuss the scenario with the Creative Director (CD) and Site Administration regarding possible outcomes for the character.<br/>3.15.1.3.2. If it’s determined that there’s no plausible way for the character to be saved, the character will face the story outcomes.<br/>3.15.1.3.3. The player will be required to write up a new character, though they may retain the same rank and position of the killed character.<br/>

3.16.1. Policy:<br/>3.16.1.1. Members that leave the site via character abandonment who wish to return to former characters/rank/points/position will suffer the following penalty:<br/>3.16.1.1.1. One reduction in rank per month away from site.<br/>3.16.1.1.2. The returning member’s points will be reduced to the minimum amount of points necessary to hold their new rank.<br/>3.16.1.1.3. There is no guarantee the player will return to the same ship or position.<br/>3.16.1.1.4. If more than 12 months have elapsed since the players' departure, they must start over as a new player via standard means unless two Site Administrators approve the return in another form.<br/>3.16.1.2. Players that leave the site via character abandonment who do not wish to return to former characters/rank/points/position may reapply as new members.<br/>3.16.2. Procedure:<br/>3.16.2.1. Returning players must email the Commander in Chief (CinC) with their character name and reason for abandonment.<br/>3.16.2.2. The CinC will review the player’s site history and their reason for abandonment and determine the rank reductions.<br/>3.16.2.3. The CinC will determine if the player may return to their previous ship assignment, or forward the player to the Academy for ship assignment.<br/>3.16.2.4. Character bios of returning players, whether for a new character or continuing their existing character, are subject to review by the Academy.<br/>

3.17.1. Policy:<br/>3.17.1.1. From time to time, players wish to transfer their character to another starship.<br/>3.17.2. Procedures:<br/>3.17.2.1. The player must first email a transfer request to the Commanding Officer (CO) of the ship they wish to transfer to.<br/>3.17.2.2. The receiving CO, if they plan to accept, will email their Fleet Commander (FC) requesting approval for the transfer.<br/>3.17.2.3. The receiving FC will contact the losing FC to request transfer approval.<br/>3.17.2.4. The losing FC will contact the losing CO for their approval.<br/>3.17.2.5. If the losing CO and FC approve the transfer, the losing FC then notifies the receiving FC.<br/>3.17.2.6. The receiving FC then notifies the player and the receiving CO of the approval.<br/>3.17.2.7. The receiving CO ensures all rosters, character bios, account profiles, and the Active Personnel (AP) sheet are updated in a timely manner to reflect the transfer.<br/>3.17.2.8. If a transfer is rejected for any reason by a losing CO or FC, the player may appeal to the Commander in Chief (CinC). The CinC acts as the final approval authority on all transfer requests.<br/>3.17.2.9. If a transfer is rejected for any reason by a receiving CO or FC, there is no appeal process.<br/>

3.18.1. Policies<br/>3.18.1.1. Fleet Expansion refers to the addition of a new rated character starship to the Fleet.<br/>3.18.1.1.1. This refers to the addition of a ship to the site, not the replacement of an existing ship with another.<br/>3.18.1.2. The Site Administration continually reviews membership levels to determine if a new vessel should be added. Guidelines for this include:<br/>3.18.1.2.1. When all current ships have met their requested personnel levels in each department (usually two).<br/>3.18.1.2.2. The site has enough qualified personnel of appropriate ranks to fill Commanding Officer (CO), First Officer (FO), and Department Head (DH) roles of the new ship.<br/>3.18.2. Procedures<br/>3.18.2.1. The President (Pres), under advisement of the other Site Administration, will approve the type and name of the new ship to be launched. This may include giving the new ship’s CO naming privileges.<br/>3.18.2.2. The Site Administration, with advisement from Fleet Commanders (FCs),will select a CO as per section 3.4.<br/>3.18.2.3. Working with the CO, the Site Administration will set a ship launch date. Once determined, the Pres will make an official announcement.<br/>3.18.2.4. The CO will select an FO as per section 3.5.<br/>3.18.2.5. The CO and FO will recruit DHs as per section 3.6.<br/>3.18.2.6. New forum space will be created by the Site Administration.<br/>

3.19.1. Policy:<br/>3.19.1.1. Disciplinary measures are established to enforce the site’s rules and regulations.<br/>3.19.1.2. Reprimand<br/>3.19.1.2.1. Issued by a Commanding Officer (CO) or above upon the approval of the Fleet Commander (FC).<br/>3.19.1.2.2. Issued for a rules infraction.<br/>3.19.1.2.3. Recipients of a reprimand will lose 500 points per reprimand. These points will be deducted on the next points cycle.<br/>3.19.1.2.4. Reprimand will be added to career section of the character bio on the wiki.<br/>3.19.1.2.5. May be appealed to the Commander in Chief (CinC).<br/>3.19.1.3. Court Martial<br/>3.19.1.3.1. Issued by the FC.<br/>3.19.1.3.2. Issued for major rules infractions or to members who accumulate three Reprimands within a one year period.<br/>3.19.1.3.3. Recipients of a Court Martial will drop one full rank, and their points total will drop to the minimum points necessary to hold this rank.<br/>3.19.1.3.4. The career section of the character bio on the wiki will be updated to reflect this event.<br/>3.19.1.3.5. May be appealed to the CinC.<br/>3.19.1.4. Membership Revocation<br/>3.19.1.4.1. Issued by the CinC in consultation with the Site Administration.<br/>3.19.1.4.2. Issued for gross rules violations or for multiple rules infractions.<br/>3.19.1.4.3. Players that have their membership revoked will no longer be allowed to participate on the site.<br/>3.19.1.4.4. The CinC may issue a term-length of the membership revocation.<br/>3.19.1.4.5. May be appealed to the President (Pres).<br/>3.19.2. Procedures:<br/>3.19.2.1. Complaints will be submitted via email up the chain of command.<br/>3.19.2.2. The complaint will be investigated by the next link in the chain of command above the complainant and offender.<br/>3.19.2.3. Evidence gathered is reviewed. This includes relevant posts, emails, chat text, etc.<br/>3.19.2.4. If required, the complaint may be referred to the next higher link in the chain of command.<br/>3.19.2.5. Once a decision is reached, the members involved will be notified via email of the decision and, if required, of any action needed.<br/>3.19.2.6. A player may request an appeal within seven days of a decision. The appeal must be submitted via email up one level higher in the chain of command, or directly to the Pres.<br/>3.19.2.7. The appeal will be reviewed by no less than three people.<br/>3.19.2.8. Once a decision is reached, the members involved will be notified via email and, if required, of any action needed.<br/>3.19.2.9. Decision of an appeal is final.<br/>

3.20.1. In an effort to spread the word about the site and increase our membership, current members are encouraged to recruit new members.<br/>3.20.1.1. New members may be recruited from family, friends, chat rooms, newsgroups, or any other viable source.<br/>3.20.1.2. New members may be recruited from other Star Trek roleplaying games. Members should seek permission of other games before posting advertisements for players.<br/>3.20.1.3. Current members that recruit a new member is eligible for a 300 point recruitment bonus when the new member reaches the rank of Ensign.<br/>3.20.1.3.1. It is up to the recruiting member to notify their Commanding Officer (CO) when the recruited member reaches Ensign.<br/>3.20.2. Advertising on other RPG and Star Trek related sites is encouraged.<br/>3.20.2.1. Before doing so, please contact the Academy Superintendent (Supt)President. Inform them where you plan to submit an ad, what the ad will say, and if the site has any other requirements.<br/>3.20.2.2. If the site requires a reciprocating link, please notify the SuptPresident.<br/>3.20.2.3. No Federation Space banner or links will be placed on politically affiliated sites or those that condone violence, adult-only content, hatred, racism, or discrimination of any form.<br/>