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The Rebel Squadrons Bylaws
Section 2 - Administrative Structure
2.1 Organizational Labels
All references in these Bylaws to units (Squadron/Wing/Fleet) apply to any unit of equal status with a different name. This status is determined by each Fleet's Commanding Officer for every unit under his or her command. The miscellaneous unit (Redemption) shall be considered a Fleet.
2.2 Chain of Command
The Chain of Command (CoC) is required for organizational and hierarchical purposes and is the proper channel for specific complaints, appeals, suggestions, requests and promotions. All officers, no matter what their position in the RS, should use the CoC in this way. The standard Chain of Command is Squad XO/CO-> Wing XO/CO -> Fleet XO/CO -> RSFC-> HC.
2.3 High Command
The highest administrative body of the RS shall be the High Command (HC), which bears the responsibility to enact policies, which further the mission of the RS. The HC bears final responsibility for interpreting and applying RS policies and regulations. It may also enact new policies and regulations or modify existing ones.
All HC discussions, and any part thereof, are to be considered private unless HC agrees otherwise on a topic-by-topic basis.
The voting membership of HC shall consist of all active Fleet Commanding Officers and an additional number of selected officers, although it is understood that there may be exceptions to this rule in certain circumstances.
Any decision reached by HC must be by a simple majority of active HC voting members.
A call to vote may be introduced by any active HC voting member or the Fleet Commander at any time discussion is deemed to be over, or progress considered stalled.
HC may reverse any action by any officer in the RS by a simple majority vote.
2.4 RS Fleet Commander
The Rebel Squadrons Fleet Commander (FC) is the individual with the highest executive authority in the RS.
This officer will execute the mission statement of the RS to the full extent of his or her abilities at all times; shall be responsible for ensuring the effective operations of HC, for facilitating smooth day-to-day operations of the RS, and shall be elected, or removed from office, by a simple majority vote of HC members. The FC does not have a vote in HC, except as a tiebreaker. Under this circumstance the FC should strive to resolve the deadlocked vote by way of the best compromise available.
It is intended that the FC should be selected from current or previous members of the High Command, and that this officer be a previous or active Fleet Commanding Officer. Should the FC be a Fleet Commanding Officer at the time they are voted in to the position, he or she is expected to resign from command of his/her Fleet, and the FC position should be his or her only major command responsibility.
2.5 RS Executive Officer
The Rebel Squadrons Executive Officer (RSXO) is the individual who bears responsibility for the Rebel Squadrons in the event that the FC is unable to perform his/her duties. The RSXO shall assist the FC and be appointed, or replaced, by the FC as deemed necessary.
As with the FC, it is intended that the RSXO should be selected from the active or previous members of High Command, and that this officer be a previous or active Fleet Commanding Officer. Should the FC or the HC deem it appropriate, the RSXO position will be his/her only command position in the RS, and he or she will be expected to resign all other command positions.
2.6 Line of Succession
If for any reason both the Fleet Commander and Executive Officer are unable to perform their duties for a period of time, the responsibility of supreme executive authority will reside with the highest officer in the Rebel Squadrons Line of Succession. The members of this line and its order will be determined by the Fleet Commander, and will contain a minimum of seven officers.
2.7 Executive Staff
It is understood that the FC will need help in executing his or her job. For this reason, the FC may appoint as many Executive Staff members as he or she sees fit. Because all RS members will undoubtedly be interested in this Executive Staff, it is required that the FC keep a current list of active staff positions available at all times.
Any officer of the Executive Staff is appointed solely by the FC, and therefore holds as much authority as the FC wishes to imbue him or her with, up to and including the upper limits of the FC's authority as described in section 2.4. For this reason, RS members should treat orders from an Executive Staff officer as if the orders had come from the FC.