Operations Policy

-THIS PAGE IS OUTDATED-

For the most current and accurate policies, please refer to the Bravo Fleet Policies category page or the relevant updated article.

Section 1 - Chain of Command

The Chain of Command (CoC) is the path that members should take to ask questions and resolve issues related to specific issues like awards, promotions, and activities, or to seek mediation for disputes. If a resolution can’t be reached or if a member of the chain of command is unavailable, you may ask the next person in the chain. General questions may be asked in the appropriate areas on Discord, and suspected violations of the Judicial Code should be reported directly to the Judge Advocate General. Not all of these roles may be present for every member to go through:

Task Group Commanding Officer
Task Force Executive Officer
Task Force Commanding Officer
Bravo Fleet Operations Officer
Bravo Fleet Executive Officer
Bravo Fleet Commanding Officer

Section 2 - Units

All active members are assigned to a Unit, which is either a Task Force or the fleet headquarters. The purpose of these units is to divide the fleet’s membership up to allow for individualized attention for awards, promotions, and competitions. Each unit has its own theme and strives to build a sense of esprit de corps and camaraderie for everyone. This is the level at which most members will have their most regular interactions and is your home within the fleet.

Task Forces are the primary organizational units of Bravo Fleet, which house all active members that are not members of the Bravo Fleet Senior Staff. They are led by Task Force Commanding Officers (TFCOs). Task Forces are divided into at least two Task Groups. The Fleet currently has six Task Forces:

Task Force 17 - Fourth Fleet Deep Space Operations
Task Force 21 - Fourth Fleet Frontier Operations
Task Force 47 - Fourth Fleet Pathfinding Operations
Task Force 72 - Fourth Fleet Diplomatic Operations
Task Force 86 - Fourth Fleet Border Operations
Task Force 93 - Fourth Fleet Humanitarian Operations

To maintain neutrality, especially in competitive events like Fleet Actions, members of the Bravo Fleet Senior Staff are housed in the fleet's headquarters:

Starbase Bravo

Section 2.1 - Unit Staff

Every task force has a staff with leadership responsibilities within the unit:
- Task Force Commanding Officers (TFCOs) are the charter-defined leaders of task forces, with primary responsibility for awards, promotions, competitions, and promoting a positive and active community. Task Force Commanding Officers are appointed by the Bravo Fleet Commanding Officer.
- Task Force Executive Officers (TFXOs) are the deputy leaders of Task Forces, sharing responsibility for awards, promotions, competitions, and promoting a positive and active community. Task Force Executive Officers are nominated by the Task Force Commanding Officers to the Bravo Fleet Operations Officer, who will consult with the Bravo Fleet Commanding Officer and Bravo Fleet Executive Officer to consider the appointment.

Section 3 - Departments

Departments are the primary support system for Bravo Fleet’s community. A department oversees a service, or range of services, offered to/for the fleet community.

The Bravo Fleet Charter specifies the position titles for the Bravo Fleet Senior Staff in Article III, Section 2, and the following departments are derived from them:
Department Heads may, upon conferring with the BFCO or BFXO, appoint Deputies and Staff Officers to assist in operating a department;
Department Heads may, at their discretion, create teams with Staff Assistant positions to help departmental operations.

Bravo Fleet’s chartered departments are organized as follows:

The Bravo Fleet Intel Office maintains and develops the fleet’s canon and oversees the fleet’s games;
The Bravo Fleet Office of the Chief of Staff maintains the fleet’s roster, awards, and competitions;
The Bravo Fleet Engineering Office maintains the fleet’s online infrastructure;
The Bravo Fleet Logistics Office maintains the fleet's Prestige System, the Fleet Assets system, and the Fleet Registry system;
The Bravo Fleet Operations Office supervises Task-unit leadership;
The Bravo Fleet Communications Office provides recruitment, social media, and news services to the fleet;
The Bravo Fleet Security Office supports online video gaming activities for the membership;
The Bravo Fleet Academy oversees the creation and operation of Bravo Fleet Academy courses.
The Bravo Fleet Judge Advocate General Office is not per se a department, but it is listed alongside the departments on the fleet’s staff page.