The
foundation of any
clan requires rules and regulations. As you read through these
regulations which the clan founders have set up, please keep in mind
they are here for a reason.
Duties of Members
Prospects & New Recruits
Matches, Scrimmages and Practices
Promotions and Demotions
Server Admin Priviledges
Experience Points
Ranks
* Experience Point requirements adjusted November 2008.
Inactivity
Resigning
Duties of Members
- All members are required to periodically contribute funds to pay for our server rental costs (Retired members are exempted).
- Duties are given out as the members gain rank and progress up the ladder. Most of these duties will be given out on an individual basis by the Commanding Officer.
- All clan members must protect the integrity of our clan. We will not be disrespected in any way.
- All members will protect each other from any type of harassment or disrespect, whether they are right or wrong. Keep in mind that you can privately tell the other member you think they were wrong, but do not do so in any public forum or game.
- All members must wear the "=A82A=" clan tag on their player name when playing in our server.
Prospects & New Recruits
- Service with the 82nd All Americans is based on the team play of the individual, their attitude (i.e., not being a jerk) and how dedicated they are.
- All interested players should follow the instructions on the Enlistment page. We use a 30-day, invite-only prospect tryout period. Prospects who are invited to tryout for the clan are asked to play on our server as much as possible. This gives us the best chance to get to know you, and for you to know us. After this period a poll is taken of clan members to determine if the prospect should be admitted to the clan.
- Any member can recommend a prospect to the clan but the final decision is made by the Commanding Officer and Recruiting Officer if the prospect will be allowed to tryout with the clan.
- New recruits are on a probationary period during their first month as clan members. It is vital to show your true commitment and attitude during this period, or you may be removed from the roster.
- New recruits must keep in mind that joining this clan is a commitment to only this clan. They cannot be in another DoD clan whatsoever.
- A new recruit will put the designation of the 82nd All Americans, and their rank as part of their player name. See Roster for details on these designations.
Matches, Scrimmages and Practices
- All matches, scrimmages and practices will be posted on the clan website, forum or via email.
- Response is necessary from all interested members for all matches and scrimmages, indicating if you wish to participate. Notification must be done by contacting the Match Coordinator via the forums.
- All matches and scrimmages will have designated players and alternates. These will be decided by the Match Coordinator or Tactical Commander.
- Special practices that are called to prepare for a specific match or scrimmage do not provide experience points. All other regularly scheduled practice do provide experience points.
- Regularly scheduled practices are for every member. If you cannot make a practice please notify the Commanding Officer beforehand. All practices are on a first-come, first-served basis. If our server is full and you cannot get in, you will not be penalized.
Promotions and Demotions
- Promotions are based on your experience points and your time within the clan. A promotion can come by experience points or a vote by the top 3 ranking officers. If promoted, you will be notified via email of your promotion, at which time the corresponding letters of the rank will be put after your name (example: =A82A=ABRE[BrigGen]).
- Demotions can be recommended by any officer in the clan (2nd Lt. or above) which must be approved by the ranking officers. Any rank below Major can be demoted for disciplinary reasons (e.g., bad conduct, failure to show for a match, scrimmage or practice).
- Up to 250 experience points can be taken away for an infraction. The three ranking officers will vote on the amount of experience points removed. Any member who is demoted will be notified via email that they are being demoted and what rank they will be. If the member does not put the new rank after their name, they will be kicked from the clan and banned from our server. No Exceptions!
Server Admin Priviledges
- All members will automatically receive a basic level of server admin priviledges.
- Any member can have these priviledges taken away by the three ranking officers at anytime. If this occurs they will be notified via email with the reason(s) for the loss of priviledges.
- All admin access levels are determined by the Commanding Officer.
Experience Points
- Experience Points are awarded for participation in Matches, Scrimmages and regularly scheduled Practices, and for the earning of Medals.
- All experience points that any member has accumulated are tracked by the Commanding Officer. Any member can give a running total to the Commanding Officer for review if the totals do not match.
- All Medal experience points decrease in value each time the same medal is won.
| POINTS SYSTEM |
| 5 exp.points earned after first 4 weeks of service. |
| 5 exp.points earned for every match, scrimmage or practice that members participate in for 30 minutes to 1 hour. These points are provided via the various Unit Awards. See the Medals page for details. |
| Exp.points are earned for every medal awarded. The amount earned will be decided by the Commanding Officer. See the Medals page for details. |
Ranks
- The chart below describes all the ranks and their required experience point values.
- The amount of experience points required for any rank can be changed at any time.
- Any rank that requires a vote can be voted on by all the officers in the clan. The member that has been voted to the new rank will keep his experience points plus the value of the rank (except Command Sergeant-Major).
* Experience Point requirements adjusted November 2008.
Inactivity
- Any member who misses four consecutive weeks of engagements, or does not participate in clan communications (e.g., posting to the forums or communicating with the brass about the member's plans for clan interaction), without prior notification to the Commanding Officer may lose experience points, be demoted or taken off the Rank & File list. If this occurs they will be notified by email and asked if they would like to stay with the 82nd All Americans or resign.
- Note: if your rank is Private and you are deemed to be Inactive, you will be lose all your experience points.
Resigning
- If you choose to resign from the clan please do so by sending email to the Commanding Officer, and you will be listed as a retired member.
- If you choose to resign verbally you will be erased from the Rank & File list completely.
- If you are kicked you will be notified by email for the reason.