"The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them." -- Samuel McChord Crothers
The Personnel Department is the sole department in charge of processing new member accounts. All rules directly concerning our department can be found here: Personnel Department Edict.
Our goal is to provide the best role playing environment for all new members, while assisting each ship and fleet with it's personnel needs. Therefore, the following policies apply:
This mandate dictates the policies that shall be applied in the following situations:
1) A new member has applied to join STF, and the application has been approved by the Personnel Director.
2) An existing member has requested the Personnel Department to create a new character for that member on a ship chosen by the Personnel Department. In such cases, the member will only be placed on a non-Academy ship unless prior permission is granted by the Academy Commandant.
SHIP PLACEMENT POLICY
Academy Requests
If a new member requests to be placed in the Academy, the Personnel Department will place that new member in the Academy if there is an Academy ship available that that can accommodate the new member's requested posting speed (as set out further in this policy).
If a returning member requests to be placed in the Academy, the Personnel Department will refer the request to the Academy for the Academy's decision.
If the reason a new member cannot be placed in the Academy is due to their requested posting speed, the Personnel Department will give the new member the options of either picking a different posting speed or being placed on a non-Academy ship at their requested speed with a mentor.
If the reason a new member cannot be placed in the Academy is due to there being no available Academy ship, regardless of ship speed, the Personnel Department will give the new member the options of either waiting a few days to see if an Academy ship becomes available or being placed on a non-Academy ship with a mentor.
If a new member requesting the Academy cannot be placed in the Academy, the Academy will be notified with the reasons why.
Specific Ship Requests
If a member requests to be placed in a specific ship, the Personnel Department will place that member on that specific ship, provided there is an available space on that ship (as set out further in this policy) and there is no bylaw or ship charter restriction against the placement. If the ship's posting speed cannot accommodate the member's requested posting speed, the member shall be informed of the conflict and ask for their confirmation prior to the placement.
Ship Rosters
For the purpose of this policy, when reviewing a ship's roster, all rostered character or players (as the case may be) will be counted, regardless of whether the rostered character or player is AWOL or on an LOA.
Required Ship Conditions
A ship must meet all of the following conditions before Personnel Department will place a member on that ship:
Requested Posting Rate | Ship Speed |
---|---|
6-7 times per week | Medium or Fast |
Multiple times per week, but not daily | Any speed |
1-2 times per week | Slow or Medium |
Once per week or less | Slow |
The Personnel Department will first try to find an available ship for the member's first choice of departments. If there are no available ships, the Personnel Department will try to place in the member's second choice and then third choice of departments.
For Academy placements, if there is no availability in the member's first three choices of departments, the Academy will be notified and the new member will be given the option to be placed in the remaining fourth department, wait a few days to see if an Academy space opens up in their first three department choices, or be placed outside of the Academy with a mentor.
For non-Academy placements, if there is no availability in the member's first three choices of departments, the President will be notified and the new member will be given the option to be placed in the remaining fourth department or wait a few days to see if a space opens in their first three department choices.
If there are no available ships in the club, direction will be sought from the President.
Multiple Available Ship
If there are multiple available ships for the department in question, the following "tie-breakers" will be applied, in the following order, until there is only one available ship:
Ranks
Generally, any member placed on a ship by the Personnel Department will be given a character rank of Cadet (for Academy placements) or Ensign (for non-Academy placements).
If the Personnel Department is transferring an existing character to a new ship, the character may keep its current rank, subject to the consent of the new ship's CO.
Placement Notifications
The following shall be notified when a member is placed on a ship, which shall be done by cc-ing them on the new member's placement email:
If a mentor has been requested for a non-Academy placement, the Academy will be notified of the request.
Disputes
All disputes regarding this policy shall be resolved by the Personnel Director. If the Personnel Director is the CO or XO of the ship in question, the dispute shall be resolved by the Assistant Personnel Director. If both the Personnel Director and Assistant Personnel Director are the CO and XO of the ship in question, the dispute shall be resolved by the Second Assistant Personnel Director. In all cases, the decision of the Personnel Department is final.