Officer Training Manual

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Captain Training Manual

The Captain rank is the second officer rank in KSI. A Captain’s main function in the squad is to oversee the ranks below them and handle all squad activities and events with the exception of meetings. Captains are an essential part of the squad and carry out most of the squad tasks. There are four Captains per squad, with each Captain being ranked in number order from 1 through 4 based on seniority and leadership ability. With new responsibilities added on to the responsibilities of a LT, a Captain has a wide range of responsibilities in a squad.

There are many requirements in order to become a Captain. First you must have been at a Lieutenant rank for at least 1-2 weeks. You should have at least 20 or more recruits by now. You need to be active with your squad meaning you are involved in the recruiting and squad events that go on. You also need to be seen as a leader in your squad by the members below you in rank. You need to have trained your recruits and mentored them to become leaders within the squad. To move up you must have replaced yourself with a suitable new Lieutenant that you have trained by helping that member achieve all the requirements in order to become a Lieutenant.

Responsibilities of a Captain

1- Captain’s needs to conduct themselves according to KSI’s Code of Conduct and represent KSI in the best possible way making sure that the lower ranks are also.

2- Captain’s must work with Lieutenants to train leaders within the squad and organize efficient recruiting parties.

3-Captains should help set up meetings and activities with the guidance of the General and Major.

4- A Captain needs to make sure that they have Lieutenant’s shadowing them so they can be shown the proper way to host and run squad activities and train members to become squad leaders. (They need to learn to keep the activity's calm, fun and organized).

5- Captains need to be shadowing a General. When the General is coordinating activities and dealing with squad related issues so that they may be properly trained for a General position.

6-Captains need to ensure that the lieutenants are doing their job and must help the Lieutenants if they need any assistance. If the Captain doesn't know what to look for please have them refer to the Lieutenants duties that were previously posted.

7-Captains need to be training the Lieutenants and observing them so that they can recommend people who deserve a promotion and watching those that are not doing their job and reporting them to the General. Before reporting it to a General they should take the Lieutenant aside and discuss any issues they are having with their performance.

8-Captains should be very active on the forums and promoting use of the forums to all the members within their squad, and helping anyone who needs help understanding the forums and making sure that the forum rules are followed.

9- Captains need to bring any problems that the Lieutenants or lower ranking members have that cannot be solved by themselves to the General or higher (Keeping in mind the Chain of Command) to ensure that the issue is properly resolved.

10-Captains should be sending out messages to people on their friends list reminding them of the times and dates of squad events such as practices, meetings, and game nights as well as encouraging them to attend these squad events.

11-Captains need to observe the Chain of Command and uphold it so that each ranking officer within the squad learns to do their job.

12-Most importantly Captains need to be active within the squad and must be getting to know as many members as possible, and make that everyone is comfortable and enjoying themselves within their squad.

Situations:

1. You are in a meeting your general asks you to take meeting minutes/notes.

A. You should write everyone who was in the lobby name down, and then write the topics went over at the meeting. The format for meeting minutes/notes could be found in the meeting minutes/notes topic.

2. A Lieutenant comes to you and asks for advice on how to train a replacement in order for him/her to rank up.

A. Tell the Lieutenant to help a Sergeant obtain at least 10 recruits and to help the Sergeant become an active member of the squad by making sure the Sergeant attends the squad events. In addition to this, the Lieutenant must also ensure that the Sergeant is remaining active with his/her recruits and the rest of the squad outside of squad events.

3. Your General asks you to train a Lieutenant to become a Captain in order for you to eventually be promoted.

A. You must spend time with the Lieutenants in the squad and determine which Lieutenant has potential to become a Captain. You can do this by observing how the Lieutenant interacts with the lower ranking members of the squad. You should be looking for leadership characteristics as in teaching members various things about KSI and being motivational to the members by giving them praise on their accomplishments and not criticizing them on what they do wrong. Next work with that Lieutenant by mentoring him/her on how to encourage members to be productive within the squad and how to stay motivated enough to continue being productive to the squad over time in recruiting and activity. Make sure the Lieutenant works to accomplish all the requirements listed in the second paragraph of the Captain training manual. And when ready that Lieutenant will become a Captain.

4. A group of members within the squad come to you complaining about a Private who was yelling out racial profanities while they were playing in a public match together.

A. First get a hold of the accused Private and see his side of the story. Gather information from both sides and make a decision on who is telling the truth. If you feel the Private was in fact yelling out racial slurs, inform him that he has broken the code of conduct and speak to the General about removing him from the squad. If a group of people have a side of the story over just one accused person, there is a slim chance they are lying.

5. It is time for your squad meeting but your general is nowhere to be found and has not contacted anybody regarding his absence.

A. First, try to get a hold of a Co-Founder, Founder, Co-Division Leader, or Division Leader and inform them of that is going on. If none of them are able to be contacted, hold a private lobby and hold the squad meeting to the best of your ability. Try to run the meeting just as your general would have and cover any topics you feel necessary. By doing this you show that you took the initiative to make sure the meeting was held even if it wasn’t your job. Going above and beyond what your rank requires is how you can earn promotions and prove to be a leader in KSI.

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