Medals

Introduction

From time to time, the RS awards honor to particular members for certain types of service, achievements, successes, etc. The honor is often in the form of medals. *ADD CONTENT HERE*

Beginnings

The first medals where developed in the collaborative effort of Greedo 96 and Super in 1997. These first medals formed the foundation of a new club wide system for rewarding the work of the RS membership. Some of the medals had no practical use at the time but where created for future use, such as the Violet Cluster. The evolution of the medal system continues to current times. Although all of the original medals are still in use, the whole medal system has vastly expanded and evolved well beyond the original set up, as each successive generation improves upon the previous.

New Proposal

Note: Cross-reference this with Rekio's 2004 proposal.

General comment: The medals should be listed in order of importance, less to most on the website.

New Comment: I tried to incorporate the proposal 2 scheme, but ran into the issue that proposal two didn't have a scheme per se. I do realize it is a rough draft.

New new Comment: I will create a new proposal and work on proposal 1 and proposal 3 at the same time. Proposal 3 will be the same medals, but stackable instead of gradient.

New new new Comment: I've filled in the gaps on Proposal 1 to have a comprehensive and flexible system of medals. I've reorder the categories more inline with the general importance/difficulty of the category. I've also move the Combat Medals rules to the end of the proposal. ALSO, brackets [] indicate non-final placeholder names or reference information applicable to the previous comment or title.

New new nwe new Comment: The scheme here has pretty much written itself. A natural bias to participation has come out of the process of writting this proposal. This is actually ideal. It means that the RS-Wides can reward participation, but the fleet level medals can specifically reward top skilled performers, such as the a medal that is for an ITOD's overall top scorer, or the person with the most kills within a MP event. This allows the RS-wide medals from getting too much into the details of individual games, while rewarding the level of participation within the individual games. I've also spent some time on spell checking and narrowing naming conventions a little bit.

Graduation Medals

*Level 0/First Graduation Level - Beginner's Path Ribbon
-Awarded for earning 5 points on the Beginner's Path. Accompanied by the recipient also receiving a promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade.

*Level 1/Second Graduation Level - Beginner's Path Honors Ribbon
-Awarded for earning 15 points on the Beginner's Path. Accompanied by the recipient also receiving a promotion to Second Lieutenant.

*Level 2/final Graduation Level - Beginner's Path Master Ribbon
-Awarded for earning 25 points on the Beginner's Path.

Service Medals[These medals should be set up as stacked]

*Level 1 Membership - Veteran Service Medal
-Awarded in recognition of one year of active service to the Rebel Squadrons.

*Level 2 Membership - Honor Veteran Service Medal
-Awarded for the accumulation of two Veteran Service Medals.

*Level 3 Membership - Journeyman Veteran Service Medal
-Awarded for the accumulation of two Honor Veteran Service Medals.

*Level 4 Membership - Master Veteran Service Medal
-Awarded for the accumulation of two Journeyman Veteran Service Medals.

*Level 5 Membership - Virtuoso Veteran Service Medal
-Awarded for the accumulation of two Master Veteran Service Medals.

*Level 6 Membership - Lucasian Veteran Service Medal
-Awarded for the accumulation of two Virtuoso Veteran Service Medals.

Combat Medals[See end for details]

ITOD Combat

*Level 1/Automatic - General Tour of Duty Pin
-This medal is granted to everyone who participates in a particular Interactive Tour of Duty or similar event. This medal is issued regardless of other medals for the same event.

*Level 2/Significant Participation - Dauntless Combat Citation
-Awarded for significant activity within an Interactive Tour of Duty or similar event. This signifies the recipient has submitted 33% or more of the total event missions on time.

*Level 3/Exemplary Participation - Dantooine Key Citation
- Awarded for exemplary activity within an Interactive Tour of Duty or similar event. This signifies the recipient has submitted 100% of the total event missions on time. This medal is awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of the lesser ITOD citation for the same event.

*Level 4/Tremendous Participation - Distinguished Alliance Citation
-Awarded for tremendous activity within an Interactive Tour of Duty or similar event. This signifies that the recipient submitted 100% of the total event missions, and demonstrated tremendous overall skill and tenacity not only within each mission, but also in support of the overall event in a way that goes beyond the call of duty. This medal is awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of lesser ITOD citations for the same event.

*Level 5/Extreme Participation - Yavin Victory Citation
-Awarded for extreme activity within an Interactive Tour of Duty or similar event. This signifies that the recipient submitted 100% of the total event missions with lengthy mission reports, self-sacrificially supported fellow members and/or the event organizer in some unusual or difficult way, and demonstrated tremendous overall skill and tenacity not only within each mission, but also in support of the overall event in a way that was well beyond the call of duty. This medal can only be issued to one person per event, and only then in the event of such extreme activity. This medal is awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of the lesser ITOD citation for the same event.

Multiplayer Combat

*Level 1/Automatic - General Theater of Operations Pin
-This medal is granted to everyone who participates in a particular multiplayer online event against other clubs/clans. This medal is issued regardless of other medals for the same event.

*Level 2/Significant Participation - Valiance Combat Citation
-Awarded for significant activity within a multiplayer online event. This signifies the recipient has played enough matches to equal two hours or more of actual gaming time within the event. Each game has an established standard number of minutes assumed for each match.

*Level 3/Exemplary Participation - Gallantry Key Citation[formally call Combat Citation]
-Awarded for exemplary activity within a multiplayer online event. This signifies the recipient has played enough matches to equal five hours or more of actual gaming time within the event. Each game has an established standard number of minutes assumed for each match. This medal is awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of lesser multiplayer citations for the same instance of an event.

*Level 4/Tremendous Participation - Distinguished Heroism Citation
-Awarded for tremendous activity within a multiplayer online event. This signifies the recipient has played enough matches to equal twelve hours or more of actual gaming time within the event. Each game has an established standard number of minutes assumed for each match. This medal is awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of lesser multiplayer citations for the same instance of an event.

*Level 5/Extreme Participation - Endor Victory Citation
- Awarded for extreme activity within a multiplayer online event. This signifies the recipient has played enough matches to equal twenty-five hours or more of actual gaming time within the event. Each game has an established standard number of minutes assumed for each match. This medal is awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of lesser multiplayer citations for the same instance of an event.

Special Combat

*Level 2/Significant Specific Combat Accomplishment - Violet Cluster
-Awarded to those wounded in combat within an event. This signifies the recipient significantly persevered within the event, without victory or completed mission. It is also awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of other Special Combat medals for same instance of an event. Not applicable for ongoing events such as ladders or weekly reoccurring competitions, except by special permission from the Rebel Squadrons Fleet Commander or Rebel Squadrons Executive Officer.

*Level 4/Tremendous Tactical or Technical Combat Accomplishment - Alliance Dagger
-Awarded for excellence within an event. This signifies the recipient has excelled in a new or unexpected way within a match, mission, or an entire event. This medal may only be issued to a person once ever for the same achievement within the same type of event. If this medal is applied to an entire event, it is awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of other Special Combat medals for that same instance of the event.

*Level 4/Tremendous Strategical Combat Accomplishment - Golden Eyes
-Awarded for extreme foresight in the heat of battle. This medal may be issued for such behavior witnessed within a match, mission, or an entire event. This medal may only be issued once for the same achievement within the same type of event. If this medal is applied to an entire event, it is awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of other Special Combat medals for that same instance of the event.

*Level 6/Godlike Combat Accomplishment - New Republic Medal of Honor
-This is the highest Rebel Squadron combat medal. It is for godlike bravery or accomplishment in combat within a match, mission, or an entire event. This medal may only be issued once for the same achievement within the same type of event. If this medal is applied to an entire event, it is awarded to the recipient to the exclusion of other Special Combat medals for that same instance of the event.

Special Tour of Duty
[Special Tour of Duty medals may be created from time to time to commerate participation in large or highly important one-time events. Currently, this would include the Cadrel Combat Citation and Binaural Combat Citation.]

Commendation Medals [combined with Accomplishment]

*Level 1/Notable Contributions - Merit Commendation
-Awarded for one time deeds within the bounds of duty that deserve notable praise.

*Level 2/Signficant Contributions - Master Duty Commendation [renamed from Excellancy of Duty, also Eye of the Jedi should be phased out in favor of this medal]]
-Awarded for excelling signficantly within the bounds of duty.

*Level 3/Exemplary Contributions - Dagger of Courage
-Awarded for going above and beyond the call of duty.

*Level 4/Tremendous Contribution - Tantooine Suns
-Awarded for tremendous contributions in furthering the cause of the Rebel Squadrons, well above and beyond the call of duty.

*Level 5/Extreme Contribution - Kessel Cup[Distinguished Service Cross and Fleet Commander's Medal of Excellance should be phased out in favor of this medal. All three medals are used as sparingly as the others, and represent similar actions that can be combined under one general description.]
-Awarded for extreme self-sacrafice while furthering the cause of the Rebel Squadrons, well above and beyond the call of duty.

*Level 6/Godlike Contribution - Excellency of Service
-Awarded for excessively going way above and beyond the call of duty, and making a large impression or lasting contribution to the betterment of the Rebel Squadrons. This medal is only awarded on extremely rare occasions, and only with the direct approval by the Rebel Squadrons Fleet Commander.

Honarary Medals

*Level 6/Honored Members - Honorary Membership Medallion
-Awarded in recognition of honorary membership in the Rebel Squadrons.

Rules for Combat Medals
[See Combat Medals above] 1. These medals are not applicable for ongoing events such as ITOD's, ladders or weekly reoccurring competitions.

2. The Citations are awarded to the recepient based on their number of standard gaming hours within the competition. Each group that supports a multiplayer game within an interclub/clan competition shall establish how many minutes each match is worth. In order to determine the standard gaming hours, take standard match length and multiply that by the number of matches played by the individual.

Examples of Standard Match Lengths:

Battlefront Match               30 minutes
Battlefront II Conquest Match   30 minutes
Battlefront II CTF Match        20 minutes
X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter Match    10 min
X-Wing Alliance Match           10 min

Example of application: If a person plays 20 matches in a week long Battlefront II Conquest competition event, they are assumed to have played five hours and are eligable for the appropriate award medal below.

New Proposal #2

These are just some rough examples I had made for the RgF; a full example of the revamped RS Medals will be longer. The names and ect, are generic temps based off of real military awards - but some are actually good. Full bodied descriptions and examples will come a bit later, as these are more or less just notes right now. You can reference The 2004 Proposal to get a better idea of what it will look like, but that's just a rough example too.

General Awards

- We would be awarding this awards over a period of time, like promotions.

• Legion of Merit (LOM) -

Awarded as a medal for multiple services performed for one's fleet over a long period of time which is not recognized until seen as a whole.

• Bronze Star (BS) -

- Achievement and/or contributions to one's fleet in areas meant to encourage competition and interaction between members.

• Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) -

- Extended service to one's wing or fleet. Service includes aiding one's Commanding Officer in their functions, managing and events for the wing or fleet, or being a role model for other members to follow.

• Commendation Medal (CM) -

- Awarded for consistent and dedicated activity to one's squadron or wing. Such activity is over the period of several weeks and participation in several projects or events.

• Achievement Medal (AM) -

- Awarded for good wing or squadron activity, usually signified with a strong presence and participation in competitions and events.

Service Awards

- These awards are for specific activites: MP, TODs, ect.

• Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) -

Awarded to the highest scoring and most active members of a Tour of Duty.

• Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) -

Awarded to pilots who submit every assigned mission report on a timely basis for the duration of a tour.

• Air Combat Medal (ACM) -

Single player combat citation awarded to those that participate in 33% or more of an interactive tour of duty.

• Merits -

Awarded for victory in dogfights and combat.

• 1/3 Merits -

Awarded for valiant effort in the face of overwhelming odds (1:3 losses).

• Combat Citation -

A commemorative citation awarded to participants in combat operations of various conflicts.

• Meritorious Unit Commendation

Awarded to the top scoring wing in a Tour of Duty.

• Valorous Unit Award -

Awarded to the top scoring squadron in a Tour of Duty.

• Squadron Citation -

A citation given to a squadron when 50% of its members have participated in a Tour of Duty.