Expedition Sol [XSOL] - Organizations - Roberts Space Industries

History

What is Expedition Sol?

There is a curious comfort found in the formulaic structure of the military that often drives those who once served back it, but that life brings along with it a lacking sense of deeper aspirations for the person as a whole. Not for us.

We choose where we go. We choose the direction. We are a band of bohemians who choose to live our lives along the edge.

We were founded on the idea that flying with friends is the choice way of traversing the unknown.

Fly Alone or with Friends.

Wherever there are credits to be earned, we are there. We have members active in all fields of opportunity who are willing to help, hire, or show you the way to success where ever you might find yourself.

Group Movements.

On occasion, a job or task is too much for a small fraction of Expedition Sol to handle. On these rare occasions a “Group Movement” might be called in order to deal with the situation at hand. It is encouraged, but not required for all hands to be on deck and ready to assist in the effort.

Group Movements are strictly used for situations that will benefit Expedition Sol as a whole, or failure of the task will be detrimental to us.

Group Movements can include:

Territorial Claims
Large Scale Deployments in joint operations
Large investment Cargo Transportation
Expedition Sol Events

Only the command team can call a Group Movement, but any member can request one. These requests are rarely denied.

Expedition Sol Branches.

We are a diverse group of handsome people who refuse to limit our members to one task or another. Expedition Sol consists of multiple branches covering anything you may wish to do or try in the verse.

Note: These do not limit you to any single, but rather show your specialty in the field.

Each Branch has a lead (director) and that lead is subject to change from time to time.

Branches include:

Sol Expedition – Exploration and Technology
Sol Resources – Mining, Hauling, Trading, and Transportation
Otter Verse – News Network
Sol Defiant – Mercenary Outfit
Sol Dynamics – Information, Special Cargo, & Racing

What is in it for you?

We are a community of like-minded individuals who refuse to limit our members to any single role. It is our disposition to grant every individual an opportunity to play a larger role. As a member of Expedition Sol, you will be given access to all tools at our disposal and the ability and community needed to make your pursuits successful. Keep in mind that we will never ask you to do anything that you don’t want to do. We only want to provide a community that can provide players with a powerful group experience for those that are looking for it. No level of commitment is expected of any player. New players can join even if they prefer to fly solo.

Your Ship, Your Rules.

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Manifesto

Our Vision

As members of Expedition Sol, our purpose is to come together as a band of friends to explore the outer reaches of the galaxy. We do so not just for the thrill of adventure, but also to make scientific advances and discoveries to boost the technology, economy, and knowledge of our organization and surrounding communities. We hope to aid internal military personnel and associated organizations in uncovering potential threats ahead of time.

How will we achieve this?

Each of our five branches, including the main branch, Expedition Sol, will aid in their individual areas led by strong leaders and their teams. We seek to cultivate the best of the best. This could be you. You don’t have to already have the best skills to be in this organization. We support those with the attitude and the aptitude meaning they act with professionalism and determination, but they are also here to enjoy themselves.

Branches will have individual missions and objectives to support our overall vision. Some missions may require participation from multiple branches or even the entire organization.

What are our missions?

Operation Arrow

Our primary mission is a joint effort by each of the branches requiring expertise from linguists, skilled combatants, hackers, information analysts, engineers, and more. The goal of Operation Arrow is to support Operation Trident’s mission objectives by capturing Vanduul ships and scavenging them for intel on enemy language and subsequently ship systems and military movements. This will allow us to hijack larger and larger ships to build a formidable fleet. If we gain enough support, we may be able to eliminate key military targets. Quick elimination of the Vanduul threat will allow our organization and neighboring communities to continue exploration unabated.

What can I do to help?

We are accepting applications from anyone that is interested in playing a larger role in a growing organization. We have already doubled our size in the past few weeks and we hope to support a thriving community of hundreds of members in order to play a larger role in the galaxy. If you are not interested in joining, but you wish to support our missions, feel free to message one the organization leaders or post in our forums. We are not just here for our members, but also for our community.

Charter

I. Organizational Structure

a. Sol Expedition consists of five branches:

Sol Expedition
Sol Resources
Sol Defiant
Otter Verse
Sol Dynamics

b. Additionally, Sol Expedition consists of eight ranking positions:

Board Director
Executive Officer
Branch Director
Chief/ Fleet Captain
Team/ Ship Captain
Senior Specialist
Specialist/ Crewman
Recruit

The Board of Directors is the only permanent position and it is constituted of founding members and shareholders (members who show exceptional commitment). Their only responsibility is to support the organization’s vision. All other positions may rotate or change every few months. Executive Officers are elected by all members and they rotate every few months along with Branch Directors who are elected by branch members and leadership. Chiefs are selected by Branch Directors, and Team Captains by Chiefs. Team captains will form their teams from the available specialists for their field. New members (recruits) may choose any position they would like and need only communicate with a captain to find a crew to be on. New members are not limited to positions and their ship does not belong to the organization. Your ship, your rules. The organizational guidelines detailed here are to help provide group opportunities if members are looking for them.

All positions rotate meaning that everyone will have the opportunity to prove their leadership abilities and expertise including Board Directors.

c. These are the official organization rankings, but titles may vary by branch and position.

II. Multiple Roles

Everyone has the opportunity to play multiple roles here. How does this work? Since we have five branches in our organization, you can actually play a role in each branch. Upon joining, members will choose a primary branch and multiple secondary branches.

a. Primary Branches

The primary branch will be your main branch where you can play larger roles such as a Chief Captain or even a Branch Director.

b. Secondary Branches

In secondary branches, you will only be able to assume specialist roles unless you request a transfer (change your primary branch). Your secondary branches will be branches where you wish to participate and may even be asked to fill in for missing crew members. This prevents any single member from having multiple leadership positions but still be able to participate in multiple parts of the organization.

c. Executive Officers

Executive officer roles such as the Chief Executive Officer or the Marketing Director are elected by the entirety of the organization. Even after being elected, executive officers may still fill in for specialist roles. They generally only serve in branch leadership positions when limited personnel are available.

III. New Members

We want everyone to have the opportunity to show their stuff and play a major role, but all members must go through a short period to show that they are genuinely interested in being apart of the organization. Members who join the discord will be designated as a recruit once they join the organization. Members may hold specialist positions but will maintain the status of recruit until they have held organization membership for one month. They will then be eligible for Senior positions. After two months they will be eligible for Chief positions, and after three, all restrictions will be removed.

IV. We Are Serious

All new members really do play a major role here. Many members have participated in making the organization what it is from its logos to its culture.

V. General Rules

a. Real Life Comes First: There are no expectations for anyone to participate or be active.

b. Don’t Be a Jerk: This is an umbrella rule that covers things such as bullying, racism, sexism, and most other isms. Be Kind. This is SC so help the community grow into something worth being a part of—this includes people not within our organization.

c. If you have an issue, speak up. If you have a gripe or problem with the organization or someone in the organization, please bring it up to the group or a senior member. We cannot help if it is not heard. This could be anything from “I do not like the way this org is heading” to “Maybe we should change this?”.

d. Do not market ships or other products in the organization. Take your MLM schemes somewhere else.

e. Talk about politics on your own time and not in Star Citizen channels. Your political agendas do not belong here.

f. Do not Spam.

h. Just be nice. We are trying to build a community FFS.

Expedition Sol / XSOL