Recruiting Office

The RS Recruiting Office (RSRO) is responsible for reaching out to others to generating new interest in the RS through recruitment efforts. The Recruiting Office also is charged with reconnecting with past RS members when the opportunity arises to see if they wish to return.

Current Recruiting Office Staff

• Chief Recruiting Officer: MGN Damon Lightwind (2006-02-13)

• Deputy Chief Recruiting Officer: CPT Etain Valen Gaas (2007-08-12)

• Deputy Recruiting Officer: 2LT Davin Olar (2007-08-12)

• Assistant Recruiting Officer: BGN Daryus Zalyn`Cya (2007-08-25)

• Assistant Recruiting Officer: CMDR Hyde (2008-01-11)

• Assistant Recruiting Officer: MAJ Dismal Dupar (2008-02-17)

• Assistant Recruiting Officer: CPT Michael Dreadman (2008-02-21)

Recruiting Office History

Past History & Origins:

• Being Researched by (MGN Damon Lightwind)

Past Recruiting Office Staff:

• Being Researched by (MGN Damon Lightwind)

Communication

• IRC Channel: #RSRO Main channel on IRC for the Office staff and to offer an interactive point of contact for potential new members.

• E-Mail for the Office - rsro@rebelsquadrons.org redirects to RSRO Yahoo Group (rsro@yahoogroups.com) as a point of contact for the RO's. Also as a point of note both E-Mail addresses can be used in all projects to gain interest.

• Section on the RS forums - TBD

Active Projects

Wiki page:

• RSRO Wiki Page: On going (CPT Etain Valen Gaas & MGN Damon Lightwind)

RS World Project:

• RS World Project translations Spanish - In progress (CMDR Hyde)

• Find more translators for other languages for RS World Project - In progress (All)

Advertising project:

• Develop Recruitment video - In progress ( CPT Michael Dreadman & 2LT Davin Olar)

• Develop new flyer's and posters - In progress ( CPT Michael Dreadman)

Come up with eye catching slogans for Posters, flyer's, Video, etc... :

• Stage one: Asked 2LT Davin Olar come up with as many as he can for video project and in general - In progress

• Stage two: Asked MAJ Dismal Dupar our OO and fellow RO to start up a competition to see what our fellow RS members can come up with - TBA

• Stage three: Compile list of the best ones and vote on those we like the most - TBD

• Stage four: Use chosen slogans in all projects as necessary - TBD

RS Reserve List:

• Stage one: Update File of the Reserve List of Past RS members - In progress (MGN Damon Lightwind)

• Stage two: Cross reference Reserve List of Past RS members with COJ cases to see who is not to be contacted - In progress (MGN Damon Lightwind)

• Stage three: Contact all Past RS members considered to be in good standing - TBD

• Stage four: Log all Past RS members that are reachable or not - TBD

Completed Projects

RSRO Office wiki page:

• Set up Office wiki and placed a redirect off the TO's main wiki page. This was done to reflect that the RO is now a part of the TO in accordance with the executive offices restructuring as set forth by the RSFC. (2008-07-13) - Complete (MGN Damon Lightwind)

• Listed and organized of all projects and staff on the page to include who is assigned to what tasks as well as there current status. (2008-07-27) - Complete (MGN Damon Lightwind)

IRC Office Channel:

• Channel first created by BGN Damon Lightwind on 2007-08-09 - Complete

• MrBot added by RA Licah Fox on 2007-08-16 - Complete

List Office Staff:

• Staff with dates they were appointed as RO's (2008-07-18) - Complete (MGN Damon Lightwind)

Office Point of contact E-Mail:

• Set up an E-Mail group on yahoo for the Office with redirect from the site - (2008-09-02) Complete (MGN Damon Lightwind)

Projects in R&D

RSRO History:

• Compile RSRO History Including past staff - Researching (MGN Damon Lightwind)

IRC Office Channel:

• Register Office Channel #RSRO - Researching (MGN Damon Lightwind)

Blogs:

• Stage one: Research posting Blogs internally and eternally. - Researching (BGN Daryus Zalyn`Cya)

• Stage two: Start up Blogs outside the RS for all RO's - Researching (BGN Daryus Zalyn`Cya)

• Stage three: Find material to post on said Blogs. - Researching (BGN Daryus Zalyn`Cya)

Things we need check with IO about:

• Speak with IO about setting up an office page possibly off the TO - TBD (MGN Damon Lightwind)

• Speak with IO about setting up a section on the RS forums - TBD (MGN Damon Lightwind)

Misc:

• Find and list sites we can post on to gain interest - Researching

• Research & develop Instructional video's for academy courses - TBD

• Review current Recruiting Manual to see if we need to Update it - TBD

Training Office

The Training Office (TO) is in charge of building and running the Rebel Squadrons Academy (RSA), which is designed to educate RSers, whether they just joined a minute ago and need to learn about the RS, or are longtime members and want to learn something new.

• Training Officer aka RSA CO: BGN Eric Reagan
• RS Academy XO: COL Swifty Chapple
• RS Academy SO: CPT Fiona Starfall

The aspects of the TO can be broadly divided into "undergraduate" and "postgraduate", where graduation is defined as reaching the rank of Lt. j.g. or higher. Postgraduate classes are available to active members of the RS who have completed the Beginner's Path or been members since before its inception.

For more info on the Training's Office activity, please see Academy.

For a list of currently available courses, please see Academy courses.