The Imperial Merit System
Emperor Hester- March 11th, 2012
L-2012-1-003
Be enacted by the Emperor of The Empire, Emperor Hester, the current merit system shall be as follows;
Section 1-Definitions[]
Merits: A unit of measure of one's contributions to The Empire, required to advance in rank within one's own Branch. Demerit: A unit of measure of one's punishment and taking of merits.
Section 2-Awarding of Merits[]
Merits shall be award to;
- Empire clan members, and
- to clan allies who've done actions that benefit The Empire just as if done by members of the clan.
Merits shall be awarded based on the actions of;
- Doing assignments;
- Easy
- Medium
- Hard
- Very Hard
- Sending a report everyday (optional)
- Sending a report a week (mandatory)
- Roleplaying
- Successfully recruiting a new member (two weeks in the clan at least)
- Successfully recruiting a new member while in the Department of Recruiting (two weeks in the clan at least)
- Part time jobs within your branch
- Part time jobs outside your branch
- Actions that warrant the awarding of merits
Section 3-Awarding of Demerits[]
Demerits shall be given to those who;
- Fail in doing assignments
- Break clan rules/laws
Section 4- Rank Requirements[]
- All clan members below the Royal Ranks shall require merits towards gaining promotions.
- Promotions shall not be based on merits alone, should the direct overseer, commander deem a promotion is warranted when merits have been reached, then that individual shall be promoted. If not then the merits shall keep going in the direction they are.
- A clan member who has not been promoted after merit requirements were met can still accumulate merits past several ranks in requirements if their commander or overseer does not think a promotion is warranted.
Section 5-Required Merits for Rank[]
The following shall be required merits to advance to the next rank, as stated in section 4 an indivual can have merits that are required to advance to C-4 but remain an E-10 should their direct overseer, commander deem they're not ready to be promoted;
| Rank Abbrviation | Required Merits |
|---|---|
| Branch Leader | 13,770 |
| Deputy Branch Leader | 8,770 |
| Command-5 [C-5] | 6,270 |
| Command-4 C-4] | 4,770 |
| Command-3 [C-3] | 3,520 |
| Command-2 [C-2] | 2,520 |
| Command-1 [C-1] | 1,770 |
| Officer-5 [O-5] | 1,270 |
| Officer-4 [O-4] | 970 |
| Officer-3 [O-3] | 720 |
| Officer-2 [O-2] | 520 |
| Officer-1 [O-1] | 370 |
| Enlisted-10 [E-10] | 270 |
| Enlisted-9 [E-9] | 220 |
| Enlisted-8 [E-8] | 175 |
| Enlisted-7 [E-7] | 135 |
| Enlisted-6 [E-6] | 100 |
| Enlisted-5 [E-5] | 70 |
| Enlisted-4 [E-4] | 45 |
| Enlisted-3 [E-3] | 25 |
| Enlisted-2 [E-2] | 10 |
| Enlisted-1 [E-1] | 0 |
Trivia[]
- This is the first mention of an actual system.
- This is the first time the merits system was set in "stone".
- This is the first time people can see what the requirements are.
- This is the first time merits can be awarded to non clan members.