Archive:ILN BG Officer Roles
ILN BattleGroup Officer Roles
Commanding Officer (CO)
Rank: Captain
Role: The Battlegroup Commanding Officer (CO) is expected to be fully able to lead and command fleets, and provide leadership in times of war. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the operations of their Battlegroup, and is given wide latitude to run the unit as he/she sees fit within the bounds of established Wartime rules and procedures and direction from the Admiralty. In this respect, commanding officers have significant responsibilities within the Ivy League Navy and Eve University to supervise the recruitment and training of Battlegroup personnel and maintain general combat readiness within their Battlegroup. Battlegroup Commanders carry the rank of Captain and withit authority to initiate a security lockdown at their discretion.
Executive Officer (XO)
Rank: Commander
Role:The Battlegroup Executive Officer is expected to be fully able to lead and command fleets, and provide leadership in times of war. The Executive Officer is responsible for the day-to-day operations of their Battlegroup, and is given broadly delegated authority to act on the behalf of the Battlegroup Commanding Officer in his/her absence and as needed to maintain good order and discipline within the unit. To that end, the Executive Officer should monitor developing personnel issues closely and bring them to the attention of the Commanding Officer for action as needed.
N1-Personnel Officer
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Role: The Personnel Officer is responsible for the recruitment and monitoring of Battlegroup personnel. In addition to actively recruiting for their Battlegroup, the Personnel officer maintains a database of active and inactive pilots, and the Battlegroup roster on the ILN forum and the ILN wiki page. The Personnel officer should work closely with the Intelligence Officer and Operations officer to identify pilots suitable for special training (e.g. Scouts, Remote Repair tactics).
Sends weekly reports to the Battlegroup CO and XO and on matters concerning recruitment, training, discipline and promotion recommendations.
N2-Intelligence Officer
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Role: The Intelligence Officer is works closely with ILN Intelligence Coordinators to keep up to date with enemy fleet movements, equipment and tactics. The Intelligence officer should work closely with the Personnel Officer and Operations Officer to organizes the training of scouts and squad leadership within the Battlegroup.
Sends weekly reports to the Battlegroup CO and XO and on matters concerning scouting activities, locator agent availability and AAR/Killmail analysis.
N3-Operations Officer
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Role: The Operations Officer is responsible for developing and scheduling training events, competitions and operations (including the weekly patrol) for the Battlegroup. The Operations Officer works with the Personnel officer and Intelligence Officer to identify training needs within the Battlegroup and provide training opportunities for both basic and advanced combat tactics. The Operations Officer is responsible for encouraging attendance and making sure an appropriate After Action Report is filed for every Battlegroup activity.
Sends weekly reports to the Battlegroup CO and XO and on matters concerning training events, operations and competitions.
N4-Logistics Officer
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Role: The Logistics Officer is responsible for maintaining a ready supply of ships and equipment for the battlegroup using the provided battlegroup station container. In coordination with the ILN Quartermaster staff, the Logistics Officer is able to answer,prepare or deny any request from battlegroup pilots in the form of ships, munitions (standard, faction, and tech 2), and training material (standard and advanced skillbooks).
The Logistics Officer also manages access to the battlegroup containers and monitors any misuse. Misuse of the battlegroup ships/equipment are investigated by the Logistics Officer together with other officers and an appropriate course of action is decided.
The Logistics Officer sends weekly reports to the CO and XO regarding resupply needs and donations.
Squad Commanding Officer (SCO)
Rank: Lieutenant
Role: The Squad Commanding Officer position is used to develop the leadership skills of up-and-Coming fleet commanders under the watchful eyes of the Battlegroup Command Staff (CO, XO and N-Officers). The Squad Commanding Officer works closely with the Battlegroup Command Staff to recruit and train Squad personnel and maintain general combat readiness within their Squad.
Squad Command Officers also work closely with the Operations Officer in running the weekly battlegroup patrols.
Squad Commander and must hold the Squad Commander certification.
Squad Executive (SXO)
Rank: Lieutenant (junior grade)
Role: The Squad Executive Officer position is used to develop the leadership skills of beginning fleet commanders under the watchful eyes of the Battlegroup Command Staff (CO, XO and N-Officers). The Squad Executive Officer works closely with the Battlegroup Command Staff and Squad Commanding Officer to recruit and train Squad personnel and maintain general combat readiness within their Squad.
Squad Executive Officers must hold or be training toward the Squad Commander certification.
