Bravo Fleet Rules

1. Your character must be original, and not an established Star Trek Character or newly found son/daughter of an established character ( e.g. Jean-Luc Picard, Mackenzie Calhoun, Ben Sisko, Son of Worf, the son of Torres and Paris, etc. ).
2. Do NOT give yourself a rank and/or past ranks held by your character. The Captain will determine that based on your application.
3. You must post at least once every three weeks, or you will give up your position, unless you make other arrangements. Make sure to tell your CO you're going on vacation!
4. Make sure you fill out your application completely. Remember, the better the Application, the better the rank.
5. Don't recruit in the Fleet for more members. You are welcome to use the recruiting forum, but look outside for crew, help us grow and not overload players! This also means other groups aren't allowed to recruit in Bravo Fleet. Any group caught recruiting in BF will be warned, suspended, and our allies informed. Possibly further action taken if warnings do not work. If a BF member recruits in BF for another group, he/she will be banned from BF.
6. All new Bravo Fleet Role Players that do not have any role playing experience will be brought aboard their ships as a Cadet and should attend the Bravo Fleet Academy. Reading threw the "Cadet Initial Training" in Bravo Fleet Academy will help you learn about Bravo Fleet. Cadets are encouraged to post and participate on their ship while taking the Bravo Fleet Academy Training. We also suggest that Role Players new to Bravo Fleet but not Role Playing review the "Cadet Initial Training" material as well. Remember, this training is to help you be a better player, it's not an initiation ritual. We also offer Command School for new commanding officers in Bravo Fleet, and new commanding officers must attend and pass the 'Command Training' in order to take command of your ship/SB (You'll also need 6 crewmembers, a website, and your TFCO's permission to begin. To sign up for the class, go to the Bravo Fleet Academy and sign up. Remember, ship Commanders are required to make a website for their ship and recruit a crew.
7. No cursing (beyond damn or hell, etc.); some people may be offended. A good rule of thumb is to go by what is done on the series and movies themselves and in the manner they do it. 
8. No overly sexual posts. Remember, we do have a few young players and others that will get offended. Kisses, hugs, and the like are fine, but sex and the details are NOT. This is a PG-13 operation. 
9. Do not start the ship on a new mission. The CO of each vessel is responsible for that. Doing so will inevitably cause a story split. If you have a mission idea, send it to your CO. We cannot emphasize this enough.
10. This is in the Star Trek^® universe!!! Triple-sized Nebula-Class starships do not suddenly appear and release fighters in the middle of a battle! Sooo, post accordingly. Creativity's fine, but just check before you become TOO creative. (This also means you can't destroy the Enterprise, Voyager or DS9 or kill Picard or Worf.) A good rule of thumb is, if you think something might be a little out there, check with your CO first.
11. Keep in line with the current plot, and try to keep up with where the other characters on the ship are.
12. One Player can only command one ship at a time in the Fleet. This doesn't mean go out and make a second Email address and character just to command another ship. There are more players then just you wanted a command. Besides, you'll find you'll have too little time to do anything before long.
13. One player an only have one character on any given ship, and a total of five in Bravo Fleet.This isn't to limit you, it's so you won't get over loaded and new players have a chance at the 'good' positions.
14. If you resign, tell your CO. If you are a ship CO, inform your TFCO. Send them an email one on one and explain why. When you resign, you will be unable to command again in BF for 90 days. This allows others the chance to command and gives you time to truly decide if you wish to command again. We ask you not to announce your resignation of the BFCOs list. Many COs have expressed they do not wish to receive this. It also looks bad to new COs. If you wish to say goodbye to fellow COs, email them one on one after you tell your TFCO. If you do send it to the list, an additional 6 months will be added to the 90 days.
15. Have Fun! This is a game after all! :)
16. Above all else, respect the chain of command as outlined below:

Fleet Commander Fleet Executive Officer Task Force Commander Task Force Executive Officer Ship Commander (me) Ship Executive Officer You