STAGE I: INITIATION PROCESS
The Crown Army values decency and discipline above all else. That is why you will learn some important ‘rules’ before you start fighting with your musket, teeth and other such weaponary (we have to be creative, you know). Learn these by heart.
#############################################################################################################################################################################Maturity: acting properly, using grammar and being obedient;
Discipline: acting disciplined and listen to orders given by superiors;
Respect: carrying out orders and adressing superior officers properly.
2. ‘Arms’ and ‘Firelocks’
The British Army uses a Brown Bess Musket. This musket can work both with and without bayonet. This is the difference between an ‘arm’ and a ‘firelock’. An ‘arm’ is a musket with an attached bayonet, whereas a ‘firelock’ is a musket without an attached bayonet. When executive musket orders (also known as firing drills) are ordered, the non-commissioned officer or commissioned officer will use either ‘... ARMS!’ or ‘... FIRELOCKS!’, indicating respectively whether the line of personnel should have their bayonet attached, or not.
3. Procedures in-line
When personnel stands in a line, whether that be a formation or a shoulder-to-shoulder line, certain requirements of decency are to be met:
You must have permission to talk to the line commander by asking
'Permission to speak, [Sir,Ma'am,[RANK]].
You must have permission to fall out of the line to go BRB/AFK by
asking ‘Permission to fall out, Sir/Ma'am/[RANK]’. This does also apply to falling in. which is: 'Permission to fall in, Sir/Ma'am/[RANK]'
You must have permission to be dismissed from duty or shift by asking
'Permission to be dismissed, Sir/Ma'am/[RANK]'
You must ask permission to Take Post as a##uard or when on Gate Duty
'Permission to take post, Sir/Ma'am/[RANK]'
You must carry out executive orders as they are given.
You must not hold hands and leave 0.1 studs between the person standing on your
left and right - unless told otherwise.
4. Adressing passing superiors
A Cadet is, as you might have noticed, the lowest ranking person in the Imperial Military's service. Therefore, virtually every person other than a Cadet is superior to you. If you come across any superior being, you will act accordingly:
A passing NCO will be saluted to by using ‘RECOVER ARMS’ (Z);
A passing Officer will be saluted to by using ‘PRESENT ARMS’ (V);
A passing General will be saluted to by using ‘PRESENT ARMS’ (V);
A passing Royal will be saluted to by using ‘PRESENT ARMS’ (V) Or Bowed to.
[NOTE] You will stop saluting once the NCO, Officer, General or Royal has either told you to‘At ease’ or 'Rise', or has saluted/bowed back. When the superior is ill-tempered or doesn't notice you, they might ignore you. In this case, you carry on once your superior is well away from you.
5. Adressing superiors in-speech
When you are speaking to any person in-game, you are to use the following terms correctly. This is a part of speaking properly, hence it belongs to the standards:
-Adress any Cadet with his/her name;
-Adress any Private or Lance Corporal with their rank;
-Adress any Corporal, Sergeant or Sergeant Major with his/her rank;
-Adress any Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant-Colonel or
Colonel with ‘Sir’ (male) or ‘Ma'am’ (female) and salute them if they pass by or come towards you;
-Adress any Brigadier General, Lieutenant-General, Major-General, General or
Field Marshal as ‘Sir’ (male) or ‘Ma'am’ (female) and salute them if they pass by or come towards you;
-Adress any Prince, Princess, Duke, etc or other member of the Royal
Family with ‘You're Highness’ and salute them if they pass by or come towards you;
####### His Majesty and Her Majesty ## ‘You're Majesty’ or their full
title (which is terribly long, so just.. don’t) and salute them if they pass by or come towards you.
~~~This Concludes The Stage # Manual ~~~
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