Orion Strike Fleet

The Defense Office is where quite a bit happens. This is where the Secretary of Naval Defense (SND) resides. This office deals with new battle/mission submissions, by using the Beta Testing Team to conduct rigorous testing on each and every new submission. They are also responsible for the update of any battle/missions that may have bugs when reported.

Other responsibilities to include, the updating of the Defense Manual, the Battle Centre, and the Creation Centre. Further more this office is the final approval of new battles/missions which have been tested and edited for correctness, and are ready to be uploaded for the Fleets use.

The Defense Officer (SND) has one assistant, the Naval Defense Attache (NDA) followed by the Beta Testing Team. All of these members are considered to be the Naval Defense Staff. The (NDA) is the direct assistant to the (SND), he/she will be responsible for any projects the (SND) has ongoing, including being the head coordinator of the Beta Testing Team and is responsible for organizing the team into groups of testers by game platform.

1. Naval Defense Staff Responsibilities:
• Secretary of Naval Defense (SND):
• Primary responsibility is the defense of the Fleet. He/She will accept new battle/mission submissions from the Fleet. Overall in charge of the Beta Testing Team, for testing, editing/fixing/debugging all submitted battles/missions. Will release a preliminary set of battles/missions to the NDA for testing, makes all final decisions on what new battles/missions get approved for use by the Fleet.
• Will do final beta test run on all TBA battles/mission. Has overall control on who is part of the Defense Staff. Oversees the updates of the Defense Manual, Battle Centre, and Creation Centre.The (SND) holds a minimum rank of Major General and is fourth in the Chain of Command.
• Will generate a completed report of all authorized, tested and corrected battles and sent to the (SNO) and the CnC). This report will include the list of approved battles/missions which will be uploaded and used by the Fleet
• Is authorized to award medals to the Defense Staff for outstanding workmanship. Will accept all recommendations from the (NDA) and bounce the rec's against the report form. Only those testers who have completed their assignment should be recommended, no others. Lastly will make rank and medal recommendations to the (SNO) for the Defense Staff.
• Naval Defense Attache (NDA):
• Answers to the (SND). His/Her responsibility is to act as an aid to the (SND). Is the Executive Officer of the Defense Staff and will act as the acting (ASND) in his/her absence. Will also be in charge of any special projects the (SND) has ongoing.
• The (NDA1) holds a minimum rank of Lieutenant General. Mostly his job is to see that the Defense Staff runs smoothly and handle whatever the (SND) assigns as far as work.
• Primary purpose in life is to aid the (SND) with the Beta Testing Team, and will perform AWOL checks every week for those testers who are considered to be UA = Unauthorized Absence.
• The (NDA) Primary job is to organize the Beta Testing Team and recommend staff appointment to the (SND), and review all battles/missions received from the (SND) for inefficiencies (i.e. meets requirements IAW with the Defense Manual) before assigning them to the testing team. Assignments will be given a two (2) week period for testing.
• Is also responsible for submitting a completed report to the (SND) once the beta test period is over. (NDA) will be directly in charge of two (2) moderators of the test team. One will be for the Test Team, and one for the Correction Team.
• The (NDA) is authorized to send the assignment form to all beta testing teams, however each tester must be assigned a battle/mission set to do as their assigned job. This allows for more accuracy while each new submission is rigorously tested. Finally, the (NDA) will recommend medals to the (SND) for those testers who complete their assignments.
• Moderator/Beta Test Team:
• Primary job is to run the Beta Testing Team. He/She will review the assignment form received by the (NDA) and delegate who will test each battle/mission. When all testers send the the moderator their reports he/she will generate a preliminary report and send it to the (SND) with a CC to the Correction Moderator.
• In charge of three (3) groups of testers. These are for each platform available (i.e. TIE, XvT, XWA). The Test Moderator must assign the new submissions to the appropriate group for accurate testing. But the assignment form will be an open form after that. Once each assigned battle/mission is tested, they can then be tested by anyone in each group, of course each tester must have that platform.
• Moderator/Corrections Team:
• Primary job is to run the Corrections Team. He/She will review the test report received from the beta test moderator and assign the corrections department to correct any discrepancies found on each battle/mission.
• In charge of three (3) groups of correctors. These are for each platform available (i.e. TIE, XvT, XWA). Each group must be given and assigned those battles/missions accepted for use, in order to make corrections to them. This will be determined by the reports which are generated by the Test Moderator.
• Once the final corrections have been made and reports received, the Moderator will generate a final correction report and send his/her report to the (NDA).
• Beta Testing Teams (3):
• Primary job of the Beta Testing Teams is too play test each assigned new battles/missions given to their group. Each tester will be required to make a report about the battle/mission assigned to test. Those reports will be sent to the Beta Moderator.
• Test Group I: TIE Fighter
• Test Group II: XvT: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter
• Test Group III: XWA: X-Wing Alliance
• Correction Teams (3):
• Primary job of the Correction Teams is too correct any discrepancies reported by the testers of each battle/mission given to their group. Each corrector will be required to make a report about the battle/mission assigned to correct. Those reports will be sent to the Corrections Moderator.
• Correction Group I: TIE Fighter
• Correction Group II: XvT: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter
• Correction Group III: XWA: X-Wing Alliance