President

Number in community: One

Description: The president of Eclipse Gaming Syndicate (EGS) focuses on overseeing the community as a whole. He supervises all of the various operations within the community. He is the ultimate authority in Eclipse Gaming Syndicate and has the final say in any and all major decisions that would impact the community. He is the main owner of EGS.

Vice President

Number in community: One

Description: The vice president assists the president in running the community as a whole. He/ she also has the job of helping manage the high council and the board of owners. He/ She is the second highest ranking member, behind the president within the community. He/she reports to and only to the president of EGS. Together, they work together to ensure that the community is running to its highest potential. He/she is a co-owner of EGS.

Chief of Staff

Number in community: One

Description: The chief of staff is a part of both the high council and the board of owners. They serve as a bridge from the president and vp to the high council. They are also to serve as the performance officer of the high council. They will evaluate the performance of their peers to the president and vp. Approved by the current board of owners on promotion.

Duties:
1. Oversee all staff within the community.
2. Work with the high council members to make sure the community is running smoothly. 

3. Serve as the performance officer of the high council.
4. Vote on new high council members.
5. Vote on high council votes.
6. Attend high council meetings.

7. Help assist the vice president and president on areas that they think need it.

Chief of Community Operations

Number in community: One

Description: The chief of community operations is a part of the high council, but also a co owner of EGS. They are also apart of the board of owners. They are in charge of overseeing all operations within the community. Approved by the current board of owners on promotion. 

Duties:

1. Oversee the operations within EGS.

2. Work with the high council members, department heads, senior directors to make sure the community is running smoothly as possible.

3. Vote on new high council members. 

4. Vote on high council votes.

5. Attend high council meetings.

6. Host weekly senior leadership meeting for all co division leaders and higher. 

7. Host bi weekly department meeting for all department heads. 

High Council

Description: High council members are not necessarily a rank, but a title. They must be a senior director or director that have excelled at their position and voted in by the board of owners. They are in charge of passing policies and any major decisions that will benefit or impact the community. They meet periodically to review the community and discuss ways to improve the quality of the community. The high council votes on any major issue, policy or event that will alter the experience of EGS.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least thirty weeks. 

2. Must be voted in to the high council by the board of owners. 

3. Must be a Director or Senior Director to qualify. (Not all Senior Directors and Directors have to/will be High Council members)

Senior Director

Requirements:

Must have been in EGS for at least thirty two weeks.

Must have been at good standing as director for at least three weeks. 

Must be approved and promoted by high council vote to be promoted to senior director. 

Duties:

1. Will help oversee the directors and support them when needed.

2. They are to enforce the code of conduct, Discord rules and other important documents/policies. 

3. Expected to be respectful to all members and handle themselves in a professional manner

4. Expected to promote the EGS mission statement.

5. May rank suspend for up to four weeks.

6. May revoke membership of a member and DNH with acknowledge from high council.

7. Attend weekly senior leader meetings. 

Director

Number in community: One director per one-two divisions.

Description: Directors are highly respected division leaders that excelled at the division level. They are considered experts in EGS policies, rank structure and code of conduct. They are to oversee the divisions that they are assigned to.

Requirements:

Must have been in EGS for at least twenty nine weeks.

Must have been in good standing as division leader for at least three weeks.

Must pass a Code of Conduct, Rank Structure, Handbook, Policies, and all other important information documents course given by the education department.

Must be promoted from division leader to director by the chief of community operations or higher ranking clan ops member.

Duties:

1. Will oversee one-two divisions at a time.
2. Required to support the division leaders that they oversee.
3. Expected to be respectful to all members and handle themselves in a professional manner

4. Expected to promote the EGS mission statement.

5.Must mentor their division leaders, but still allow them the freedom to operate their division.

6. Must enforce the code of conduct, policies and any other rules to all lower ranking members.
7. Responsible for enforcing policies, not making policies.
8. May rank suspend for up to three weeks.
9. May revoke membership of a member and DNH with acknowledgement from the high council. 

10. Attend weekly senior leader meetings. 

Division Leader

Number per division: One

Description: Division leaders are to oversee the operations of one division that they are assigned to. They are in charge of maintaining the success of the squads that they oversee within that division. They are in charge of reporting to the director when squads are going to split or need merged. They also need to report to when squads should be added or removed.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least twenty six weeks.
2. Must have been in good standing as co division leader and/or section leader for at least a total of four weeks.
3. Must have completed training for division leader given by the education department. 4.  Must have the time to handle overseeing the operations of a division.
5. Must pass the verbal test given by the director assigned to the division.
6. Must be promoted by the director or higher.

Duties:
1. Will oversee only one division at a time.
2. In charge of promoting and demoting within the division.
3. Will handle squad splits, adding squads, removing squads and merging squads with the approval from the director assigned to the division.
4. Must host one division meeting weekly for all squad staff and division staff to attend.
5. May rank suspend for up to two weeks.
6. In charge of making sure that the division Discord section is up to date, if not they must request changes from the High Council.
7. In charge of making sure all staff within the division has the appropriate cms permissions.

8. Attend weekly senior leader meetings. 

Co Division Leader

Number per division: One

Description: Co division leaders are given to the section leaders that shows outstanding leadership skills and commitment to the division and to EGS as a whole. Co division leaders are the “right hand man” to the division leader. They are to help oversee the day-to-day operations within their division.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least twenty two weeks.
2. Must have been in good standing as a section leader for at least three weeks.
3. Must have the time commitment to help run a division.
4. Must have completed the course given by the education department for co division leader.

5. Can be appointed by the division leader, but the director assigned to the division must approve and promote.
6. Must pass a verbal test given by the director assigned to the division or higher.

7. Must be promoted from section leader to co division leader by the director

assigned to the division or higher.

Duties:
1. Assist the division leader with day to day operations.
2. Oversee the section leaders.
3. Help organize events, contests, and giveaways for the division.
4. Can rank suspend for up to two weeks.
5. Must perform performance checks periodically for the division staff.
6. Must perform activity checks on all division staff within the division.

7. Attend weekly senior leader meeting. 

8. Attend weekly division meeting.

Section Leader

Number per division: One section leader per one-two section chiefs.

Description: Section leaders are considered division staff. Section leaders are for section chiefs that have overseen a squad split or shown outstanding leadership. Section leaders are in a pool to be chosen as a co division leader if a division split were to occur or if the co division leader position were to become open.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least nineteen weeks.
2. Must have been in good standing as a section chief for at least three weeks and/or oversee a squad split as a section chief.
3. Must pass the verbal test given by the division leader or higher.
4. Must be promoted from section chief to section leader by the division leader or higher.

Duties:
1. Oversees one-two section chiefs within the division.
2. Assist in day to day operations within the division.
3. In charge of promoting and demoting (with acknowledgement from division leader) generals of the squads that they help the section chiefs oversee.
4. Assist the division leader when needed.
5. Helps pass information down from upper division staff to the squads that they oversee.
6. Enroll in a co division leader/division leader course given by the education department. This course will be required before promotion to co division leader or division leader.

7. Attend at least one squad meeting a month that you oversee. 

8. Attend weekly division meeting. 

Section Chief

Number per division: One section chief per one-two squads.

Description: Section chiefs are the first rank at the divisional rank. Section chiefs are mainly for generals that have split their squads. However, this isn’t the only requirement to become a section chief. Section chiefs are to provide support over the general or generals that they oversee. They are not to run the squad, but help direct the general to success. They are also responsible for promoting the senior squad staff.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least sixteen weeks.
2. Must have split a squad as a general and/or three weeks in good standing as a general.

3. Must have passed the verbal test given by the division leader or higher.
4. Must be promoted from general to section chief by the division leader or higher.

Duties:
1. Oversees one-two squads within the division.
2. Assist in day to day operations within the division.
3. In charge of promoting the major and lt general for the squad or squads that they oversee.

4. Handles getting the information of squad tags, clubs, cms and other needed information to the new general or generals that they oversee.
5. Must attend at least two squad meetings a month of the squads that they oversee.
6. Handle passing information down from higher division staff to the squad staff.
7. Assist the division leader when needed.

8. Attend weekly division meeting. 

General

Number per squad: One

Description: The general is one of the most important ranks in the whole community. They are in charge of overseeing the operations of one squad. The success and failure of a squad is reflected on the general. The general has the ability to run the squad to their liking, but must follow all policies, rank requirements, and code of conduct. They are in charge of hosting squad meetings, promoting within the squad and growing the squad.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least thirteen weeks.
2. Must have been at good standing at major or lieutenant general for at least three weeks.

3. Must know the names of the directors.
4. Must know the names of all divisions in EGS.
5. Must be promoted by section leader or higher.
6. Must pass a verbal test to be eligible for promotion by the section leader or higher.

Duties:
1. In charge of overseeing day-to-day operations of one squad.
2. Must keep the squad cms up-to-date at all times.
3. Must host at least one squad meeting and one squad staff meeting per week.
4. Must organize events for the squad.
5. Must promote members according to the rank structure.
6. May demote with acknowledgement from the section chief.
7. Must assign the squad staff and senior staff to tasks and duties.
8. Must make sure that squad staff is properly trained.

9. Attend weekly division meeting. 

Lieutenant General

Number per squad: One

Description: Lieutenant general is considered a general in waiting position. They are the “right hand man” for the general. They are considered senior squad staff. They will have first choice of inheriting the current squad or taking over the new squad when the squad splits.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least ten weeks.
2. Must have been in good standing as a major for at least two weeks. OR at good standing as a captain for at least five weeks. (At least one week as 1 CPT)
3. Must know the division staff names and ranks of the other divisions in EGS.
4. General can appoint the lieutenant general, but the section chief over assigned to the

squad has final decision.
5. Must pass a verbal test from section chief or higher.

Duties:
1. Assist the general in day-to-day operations of the squad.
2. Help supervise the captains and lieutenants.
3. Help organize squad events, contests and give-a-ways.
4. May promote members to master sergeant and below, according to the rank structure and requirements.
5. Advise the general on potential leaders.
6. Help keep the cms up to date.
7. Assist on any other tasks that may need done.
8. Look to general for help.

9. Attend weekly division meeting. 

Major

Number per squad: One

Description: Major is the first rank within the senior squad staff. They are to help oversee the squad under the direction of the general and lieutenant general. They are also considered generals in training. They will either take over the new squad or inherit the current squad, whichever the lieutenant general doesn’t pick, when a squad split occurs.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least eight weeks.
2. Must have been at good standing as a captain for at least three weeks.
3. Must be the 1st captain for at least a week, before eligible for promotion to major.

4. Must know the division staff names and ranks.
5. General can appoint the major, but the section chief assigned to the squad has final

decision.
6. Must pass a verbal test by section chief or higher.

Duties:
1. Assist the general in day-to-day operations of the squad.
2. Help supervise the captains and lieutenants.
3. Enroll in the general training program, given by the education department. (Must complete one week of training at least to be eligible for promotion to general)
4. Help organize squad events, contests and give-a-ways.
5. May promote members to master sergeant and below, according to the rank structure and requirements.
6. Advise the general on potential leaders.
7. Take a cms workshop before being granted access to cms.
8. Once having access to cms, help make sure that it is kept up to date.
9. Assist on any other tasks that may need done.
10. Look to general for help.

11. Attend weekly division meeting. 

Captain

Number per squad: Four (Ranked 1st CPT being the highest and 4th CPT the lowest.)

Description: Captains are respected members that have devoted themselves to improving the community and squad. Captains are also in training to become apart of senior squad staff. They are to help supervise the squad at the direction from the senior squad staff and the general.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least five weeks.
2. Must have been at good standing as the higher lieutenant for at least one week.

3. Must know the names of the generals of the other squads in your division.

4. Must pass a verbal test given by general or higher.

Duties:
1. Must perform activity checks and send the reports to the senior squad staff.
2. Coordinate and help host workshops for the squad. May ask lieutenants to help fill slots.

3. Help train squad staff.

4. Help supervise lieutenants.
5. Look to major for help.

Lieutenant

Number per squad: Four (Ranked 1st LT being the highest and 4th LT the lowest.)

Description: This is the first rank in squad staff that is limited to a certain number of positions. Each squad is allowed four lieutenants. These lieutenants help perform some of the day-to-day operations of running a squad. They also help the lower staff with any questions they may have.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least four weeks.
2. Must have been at good standing as a master sergeant for at least one week.
3. Must know the entire squad staff’s names. (This can be found in your squad’s chain of

command channel.)
4. Must pass verbal test by general or higher.

Duties:
1. Must perform periodical security checks instructed by senior squad staff.
2. Must have all squad members on friends list.
3. Help supervise master sergeants.
4. Lieutenants should host at least one workshop a week. (Lieutenants may rotate weeks, so each lieutenant can host one a month.)

5. Look to captains for help.

Master Sergeant

Number per squad: Ten

Description: This is the first rank of squad staff. This is also the first rank that can train new members into the community. This is one of the most important ranks within the community, because they are mainly to help train new recruits into the community.

Requirements:
1. Must have been in EGS for at least two weeks.

2. Must have attended at least one squad meeting.

3. Must have attended at least one game night or social night.

4. Must have hosted at least one game night or social night.

5. Must pass a verbal test given by the major or higher.

Duties:
1. Train in new recruits.
2. Help fill slots in squad schedule, if needed.

3. Master sergeants should host at least one recruiting lobby a week. (Master sergeants may rotate weeks, so each get an opportunity)

4. Look to lieutenants for help.

Sergeant

Number per squad: Unlimited

Description: This is rank is for members that want to move up the ranks and get more than just the regular member experience. They have also shown dedication by attending events and being involved with the squads. This is a rank for the potential staff. 

Requirements:
1. Must have attended one of the following: game night, social night, meeting or

workshop.

Duties:
1. Help fill game night and social night slots within the squad schedule.
2. Begin attending workshops and meetings to help prepare for higher ranks.

3. Assist general and other squad leaders/officers when needed.

4. Help welcome new members to the squad.

5. Look to master sergeants for help.

Member
Number per squad: Unlimited

Description: This is the first and starting rank for anyone that is recruited into EGS. They must meet the qualifications for membership to become a member.

Requirements:
1. Must have a Discord and join our community Discord server.
2. Be at least 16 years old.(Exception can be made if they are 15 and only 30 days or less from their 16th birthday.)
3. Must not be in a clan/community currently or have been in one in the previous 30 days.

Duties:
1. Must message at least once in Discord server per seven days to avoid fluff policy. *This applies to all ranks above member as well.

2. Game and meet new people.
3. Get involved with the community.
4. Look to corporals for help.