Imperial War College Presents

Basic Knowledge Aptitude Course Ver. 1.6 – (BKAC)

Forward:

This course manual and course test were created by Grand Admiral Venom and CPT Zaxx Ryder. From here on out OSF takes place of Orion Strike Fleet. All people references will be designated (he) for generic gender purposes,  not to impose on women in the OSF.

Brief Summary:

OSF is an organization based on Star Wars game platforms. The OSF runs its organization based on an Imperialistic Military Structure. Where all decisions are made final by the Commander in Chief unless otherwise delegated. The CNC controls all aspects of the OSF and its overall operation. The CNC's rank designator is that of Grand Admiral. The position the Grand Admiral holds, Commander in Chief, is the highest possible position within the OSF and is reserved for the Grand Admiral only. The absolute highest possible rank one can obtain in a command position or any position with the OSF is Lord, and this rank is usually reserved for the SFO - Secretary of Fleet Operations. However, it may be given to an exceptional member and only by the CNC.

The CNC appoints all command staff positions to personnel who show exceptional qualities and capabilities normally deemed fit for command staff positions. There are a total of (10) ten personnel that make up the command staff, each with their own respective duties. Almost all command staff personnel will have a good working knowledge of how the OSF's day to day operations run. The Secretary of Fleet Operations is responsible for assigning Flag Line Officers, as well as new recruits after the completion of their training.

The SFD - Secretary of Fleet Defense is the one that receives, reviews and approves all new battle or mission submissions for fleet use. You can find information pertaining to the submission and construction of new battles or missions or any other pertinent info regarding the defense office from the main fleet website under the defense office link.

There are several ships assigned to the OSF. All ships are stationed to a Battle Group, which are the heart and sole of the Strike Fleet. There is Battle Group 1 and 3 other groups, which make up the OSF. Battle Group 1, has the main Flagship and then there is the Reserve Group and the Beta Test Group each with 1 capitol ship, the last group is the Training Group which has a Platform with 2 squadrons of recruits.

The Main Fleet

In the AW There is a total of 2 groups, which make up the AWBG. The Main Battle Group, starting with BG 1, which houses the Flagship of the Fleet named: Imperial Star Destroyer II Chimaera. Along with the Flagship there are several other capitol ships which make up Battle Group I,  BG II's Flagship is the VSD Vanguard. BG III is the last Group which only consists of the Training Platform Guardian. There is a lone Capitol ship parked in the back, which is unavailable at the moment, called the ISD Firescream, and is considered an Elite ship. This ship houses the Elite which are considered Special Forces units of the OSF with a total of (6) squadrons.

The VSD has been modified to hold a wing of starfighters but currently not in use, which will be amended when the fleet grows in numbers. Each Marauder Class corvette has (1) squadron each. To break it down even farther the main Battle Group at its peak will be comprised of (1) ISD II with (6) squadrons of fighters, (6) M/CRV's with a single (1) squadron of starfighters each. A squadron is the smallest group allowed to operate independently from the main fleet. Broken down even farther a squadron consists of (12) twelve pilots. Of the (12) twelve pilots, two of the positions are for the Squadron Leader (SQL) and a Flight Lieutenant (FLT) and the rest are for the wingmen (WMN). Each squadron is also broken down to (2) flight groups (6) pilots each.

Each Battle Group with the exception of Battle Group V (not shown), has a total compliment of 120 flight personnel. By normal standards (6) squadrons make up a wing and commanded by a Wing Commodore. In reference to the structure of the OSF, each Battle Group has (1) Wing, except Battle Groups 2 and 3 which houses only 2 squadrons each respectfully, and are run by separate Wing Commodores, regardless of the fact that they have 2 squadrons each. Starting with the main ship of the Fleet, a ISD II Chimaera has (1) Wing with (6) MCRV's and (6) squadrons, then dropping to (2) MCRV's and (2) squadrons on the smaller Capitol ships, called VSD's. Each VSD has (2) squadrons which makes up a Wing of their own. This is organized in such a fashion, to allow each Battle Group to operate independently of the main fleet.

The main ship of the OSF is the Imperial Star Destroyer II Chimaera and is the Flagship of the Fleet. Each capitol ship within the fleet is commanded by a Commodore (designated SCOM). All Battle Groups are commanded by the Chief of Naval Operations (designated CNO). The CNO is responsible for all capitol ships and all squadrons attached.  The CNO's main responsibility is to report to the Secretary of Fleet Operations, who's responsibility is mostly administrative, and who reports to the CNC.

The Battle Group  Chain of Command

Starting with the lowest level all the way to the top position of Grand Admiral , there is a Chain of Command that exists for the benefit of the organization. This CoC helps keep things in an orderly fashion. Properly utilized it can help you greatly. Listed below are the positions within the CoC:

This shows the steps from the lowest level, the Cadet all the way to the lower highest level, Command Staff Flag (COMSTAF), which is normally the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) or Chief of Marines Operations (CMO). This is the heart of the routing of messages or urgent traffic within the CoC. Beyond that is the Command Staff (COMSTA). As stated earlier there are (10) ten members who handle the upper level administration. They are:

1. Commander In Chief – (CNC) - This position reserved by the Grand Admiral
2. Secretary of Fleet Operations - (SFO) - 2nd in charge of fleet wide activities
3. Secretary of Fleet Tactics - (SFT) - 3rd in charge, Handles Naval Tactics
4. Secretary of Fleet Defense - (SFD)- 4th in charge, Handles Naval Defense
5. Secretary of Fleet Training - (SFTR) - 5th in charge, handles Fleet Training
6. Chief Judge Advocate - (CJA) - 6th in charge, oversees legal actions of the Fleet
7. Chief of Fleet Intelligence - (CFI)- 7th in charge, Handles the Intel
8. Chief of Naval Operations - (CNO)- 8th in charge, Handles the Naval Operations
9. Chief of Marine Operations - (CMO) - 9th in charge, Handles the Marine Operations
10. Chief Ambassador - (CA)- 10th in charge, Handles the Imperial Embassy

These members will rarely be directly contacted by lower level Line Officers. Only those in the (COMSTAF) can be in direct contact, as they may need to speak with them in the event of an absence of their immediate superior. Which is highly unlikely.

Orion Strike Fleet Ranks:

E-mail or E-Message Traffic:

E-mail or E-Message traffic is the primary means of communication within the Orion Strike Fleet. When sending one of these type of messages to fleet personnel the following codes should be used to determine the priority of the response:

Examples are:

• (TP) - Top Priority - This is an above standard message that requires the immediate attention recipients attached. Normally this type of message are notices of immediate or emergency leave, important announcements, or a message that requires an urgent reply. This type of messaging will mostly be used by the COMSTA or COMSTAF.
• (UA) – Urgent Action - Messages with this code is used to indicate the message is only viewed by the members indicated in the mail header (i.e. TO:, CC:, BCC: that's all). All message traffic in this category will not be, forwarded, or quoted to anyone but the recipient and the sender unless the sender specifically states to do so message. Messages to be sent include: (member evaluations, rank/medal recommendations, letters of concern, private messages, or sensitive/secret information). Under some situations, it may be necessary for a secure message to be given to the recipient's commanding officer, especially if the communiqué raises serious or threatening issues.
• (IA) – Immediate Action - This type of message will normally be routine traffic for items like, promotions, medals, graduation certificates. Will mostly be used by the COMSTA letting members know of things that are effective immediately.
• (NT) – Normal Traffic - Used for standard communications. Usually these types of messages consist of battle/mission reports, questions about procedures, or, mostly, squadron normal conversations and finally the AW Tribune Newsletter.

At a later time these may be upgraded to suit various forms of e-mail or e-message within the OSF. Please when sending info, use the codes added to the subject line of the e-mail or e-message.

OSF Meetings and Chat rooms:

Members of the OSF and various BG Commodores, COMSTA, COMSTAF, and or general chat can be found on IRC on the undernet at Channel #OSF. Other commanders, squadrons, BG's, will eventually have their own channel rooms for their meetings. It is important to know that there are several rules that applies to these rooms and or channels.

Currently the OSF Laws section of the website listed the rules and regs that are to be followed while in any OSF related channels. There will eventually be a guideline and a set of standard rules that will be upheld while in any OSF related channel whether officially or unofficially.

ID Line Structure (current):

As for the ID Line structure, here is how it will look. ID Lines will be as follows:

For Command Staff ID Lines go with this: Position \ Rank + Name \ COMSTA \ ISD II Chimaera

For Command Staff Flag ID Lines go with this: Position \ Rank + Name \ COMSTAF \ Platoon or Wing  \ Imperial Navy or Imperial Marines

Line Officers ID lines are constructed as followed: Rank + Name \ Squad ID + position (ie. 1-1) \ Ship EXAMPLE: SQL\MAJ Cruise\Blitz 1-1\MCRV Agamemnon\ISD II Chimaera

Remember that the (\) line goes as shown.

Also in addition when members have taken a course that’s available at the Imperial War College and or received a medal the following will be added to the signature ID Line below the main ID portion.

Medals added example:

[SoH-IC] in succession of additional new medals add the (-) then the next medal.

Courses added example:

[BKAC] in succession of additional new courses add the (-) then the next course name.

Medals of the OSF:

Conclusion:

This course manual was created for members of the OSF to learn the basics of the structure of the OSF. This course and the test that goes with this is mandatory for new members entering service with the OSF. We hope you find this document to be helpful in understanding the structure of the OSF. Any comments on this Course manual should be directed to Grand Admiral Venom at [venom@talondesigns.com].