UPA Rules and Regs

It is important to remember:

"A Jedi's Strength flows from within"

To this end the United Pilots Alliance (UPA) has adopted the following Rules and Regulations:

The Governing body of UPA is the Supreme Council. The Supreme Council is responsible for:
- Negotiating and approval of all alliances
- Negotiating and approval of all Wars
- Confirmation for any Rank promotion from Rear Admiral up
- Creating and Approval of new Squadrons
- Appointment of any pilot to the position of Squad Leader
- Choosing replacements for a vacancy on the Supreme Council
- Disciplining a pilot who fails to conduct themselves in a positive manor
- Commissioning of awards and other rewards for exceptional service to UPA
- Overseeing the structure of UPA and it's general direction
- Various other responsibilities that the Council deems necessary so to do
Each Supreme Council member commands a Wing. Wings include a collection of squads. Each Wing commander is responsible for:
- Keeping the other Supreme Council members abreast of issues regarding squads in their wing.
- Promotions of ranks Commander - General
- Affirmation that Squad roster within their Wing stay current and accurate
- Disciplinary authority for all squads under his/her command
- The oversee of a Squad Leaders job
- Coordination of of Wing actions (participation in Wars, meetings, other engagements)
- Maintaining Wing resources (WEB pages, mailing lists, etc.)
- Various other responsibilities that the Wing deems necessary so to do
All squad leaders report directly to the their respective Wing commander. Squad leaders responsibilities include:
- Recruitment of new members
- Verification that pilots remain active
- The Addition, Deletion, and Editing of pilots and their info on the roster
- Verification that all squad roster entries stay current and accurate
- Overseeing member pilots actions
- Development of Pilots
- Promotion of squad members up to captain
- Reporting all Disciplinary issues to Wing Commander
- Maintaining Squad resources (WEB pages, mailing lists, etc.)
- Reporting to his/her Wing Commander
- Following orders from the Supreme Council and Wing Commander
- Various other responsibilities that the Squad deems necessary so to do
The most important position in UPA is a Pilot, or Member. Obviously without our Pilots we would not exist. Because of this, the greatest burden is placed on each of our pilots regardless of rank or position. But it is here that each of us can have the GREATEST FUN. We think this is a fair trade off. As a pilot you will be expected to:
- Learn and strictly abide by the Internet Gaming Zone's(IGZ) Code of Conduct. If you are not aware of these Conduct rules, go to the IGZ now, click on help, and select "Code of Conduct" under General Zone Topics on the Left hand side of the screen. There will be no exceptions in failure to abide by these rules, and it will result in at least a demotion.
- Conduct yourself in a manor that reflects positively on UPA. As UPA becomes larger, more talented, and more respected; there is little doubt that we will become the target of harassment. Do not lower yourself and thus UPA into unnecessary and immature arguments, shouting matches, or other unbecoming behavior. Remember that others are constantly watching us and a great deal of their opinions of us come from our perceived actions. It is sometimes necessary to lose a battle in order to win the war. If the harassment reaches a point where it interferes with your game play, please log the incidents in question and report these to your CO and/or a Zone Sysop.
- Support UPA and it's allies. This goes for participating in organized events such as a war, simple 'pick-up' games, and other events that you are asked to take part in. This also extends itself to voicing you opinion honestly and fairly in Squad matters and discussions.
- Conduct yourself as a good sport. It doesn't matter if you've just humiliated, been humiliated, or had a close game with an UPA member, one of our allies, or a hated enemy. If they we not on the Zone you would of not been able to play them. Being a good sport promotes the entire gaming community. As members of this community it is our obligation to make it a fun place for ourselves and others to play. Besides no one likes a sore loser or a gloating victor.
- Keep your CO, Squad Leader, up to date on all relevant business regarding your current status, your squad, UPA wide, or external events of which you become aware.
- Identification: As a Pilot of UPA you are entitled to wear the badge UPA_ in front of your user name. When acting in any UPA capacity, you are required to identify yourself clearly and correctly. Forging messages as other UPA members on the message boards or elsewhere will not be tolerated.
- Security: To protect UPA pilots a user name password coupling has been developed for each pilot on the roster. This coupling is used to identify you to UPA Automated Systems. Pilots may make changes to their their password by going to UPA User Database Services . It is the responsibility of the individual pilot to choose a password sufficiently random and unguessable so that their password cannot be hacked. Good passwords should be eight characters in length, contain mixed case letters, at least one number and one special character. Note: ";"s are not allowed in passwords. Pilots are responsible for all transmissions made by their user name.
- UPA NEWS: As a pilot you are required to check the message boards on the UPA home page on a regular bases. This will constitute our primary communications site.
- Each Pilot is expected to learn the chain of command. Your Commanding Officer is your squad leader. Any communication regarding official business should be brought to his/her attention. You must contact and gain your CO's approval in order to:
  - Address the Supreme Council Directly
  - Request a transfer to another squad
  - Request conservation for a leadership position (New Squad leader, etc.)
  - Report a problem with another pilot (UPA or otherwise) to your squad leader. Your squad leader is responsible for reporting any issues he/she decides requires disciplinary action to the Wing Commander. It is the up the Wing Commander to either make a decision or contact the Supreme Council and reach a decision on the issue. Failure to follow this procedure will constitute "Breaking the Chain of Command".
  - Gain approval for a leave of absence (extended leave for personal reasons)
- Failure to learn, follow, and respect the chain of command is a demote able offense.
- All members are required to check in with their CO at least every two weeks unless a prearranged "leave of absence" has been granted. Failure to do so will result in your being removed from your squad position and placed on an inactive roll. At some later time your membership will be completely dropped if no one hears from you.

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