Obsidian Heavy Industries Corp. / OBSD

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
― André Gide

The above quote happened on Earth in a time before flight was achieved. But the embodiment of those words ring true for every generation of men and women that find their true dreams in life and hope for the future…up in the stars.
Individuals who push the limits of exploration for themselves and learning along the way.

Of paramount importance….

We want an active community which is why we’re listed as Regular. I take that as a few times a week you either play, check RSI or Spectrum as a minimum. Or do all three, up to you. All of those count for activity purposes by the CIG website and help out!!!

We recognize also people have lives with school, work and family. Those come first. Life is stressful. Again, this is not a Hardcore org. No one needs to run home from work as seen in other games like EVE.

We treat people with respect…no matter their race, color, religion, education, job, age, national origin, military service, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. People just need to let people be themselves. So if you’re super ugly, we have a place for you. I’m a military veteran, and I understand if that sounds too liberal for some, but that may just be the reason to keep reading or to bail right now.

As I start back up an org in Star Citizen, I am actively looking for applications for Exclusive Memberships for people that will eventually become command staff. Non-Exclusive Memberships will fall under the Non-Commissioned route of ranks as Affiliates.
One Caveat to this is “Social-Orgs” which are not concerns.

However, Star Citizen is a time-management Space-Sim. It will take a lot of TIME to do anything. Having multiple orgs isn’t going to make a whole lot of sense and will not help us out or any other org out by having a lot of orgs…

– All accepted members must check in on Obsidian’s Discord after being accepted or risk being removed. –

Obsidian Discord Link…

Parts

• Preamble for the Charter
• A – Organizational Divisions
• B – Memberships
• C – Officers
• D – Other

Preamble for the Charter of “Obsidian Heavy Industries Corp..”

This Corporation has been formed with the intent of fulfilling a function which allows greater results than any one ship or crew could accomplish on their own. The purpose of this company is to discover mineral locations, derelict ships, to mine or salvage those locations and transport the minerals safely to market.

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A – Organizational Divisions

1. Division of Mining
2. Division of Salvaging
3. Division of Logistical Support
4. Division of Security
5. Division of Exploration
6. Division of Medical

Mining

The Mining division will mine minerals deposits. In a best-case scenario, our Exploration teams will discover locations that satisfy the needs of the Mining Division. This would negate the need to pay another firm for information regarding suitable locations. These locations would dictate what type of mining takes place, like sending out a fleet of Argo Moles or having Orions present.

Logistical Support

Transport of supplies and mined minerals will be pursued, along with fueling operations to ensure operations can sustain themselves. Normal cargo missions aside from mining operations may also be done to provide different streams of funding.

Salvage

The Salvage division will mine valuable materials found in and around derelict space crafts. This entails extracting valuable items that can be sold as-is and transported away. Salvage teams will then concentrate on acquiring the most valuable metals and sending them out for processing. Again, location finds will dictate ship usage levels.

Security & Defense

This division will be used for the protection of ships, mining locations and other assets. While military rank is used throughout the org, this is not a military org but the need to properly ensure threats are mitigated is essential, hence the Security Division.

Exploration

For the Exploration of systems which will direct the company to successful locations. This information can be used for either Obsidian Heavy Industries itself, or it could be sold to information brokers depending upon the size and type of find while gathering data.

Medical

For the support of Operations throughout the company. To include Medical land vehicles and flight vehicles from the Pisces size through the RSI Galaxy size of medical support. This provides ample range of services for potential need in company operations. This does open the door for providing medical services outside the org, when support not requested or scheduled for.

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B – Memberships

What does Exclusive mean here? Due to conflict of interest, no member can be involved with another org that does the same thing with a few caveats.

1. Member plays with friends and family in a small org, that is allowed under any careers.
2. Member wants to join a repair/towing org, that is allowed.
3. Member wants to join a major org that we do, that is conflict of interest and NOT allowed. Member can certainly turn into an Affiliate.

Promotions will be based on factors such as time-in-grade, contributing factors (as in multiple discoveries), or exceptional service. Exceptional service can come in any form. Excellent mining abilities, fighting, helping others start out, etc. That being said…leaders will lead by example.
The ranking system is based on the Naval command structure to promote ease of operations.

Please NOTE: Absolutely no members are allowed to have “Redacted or Hidden” memberships with other organizations. These requirements will be upheld with routine checks of member profiles.

Rank Structure

• Admiral – Fleet Admiral is assumed by the CEO, additionally, 1 Admiral per Division, 1-2 Commodores (similar to Vice-Admirals) per Division. Rank structure is Naval/Marines and not Army, so a Captain here is equal to an Army Colonel.

Current Ranks
Admiral
Commodore
Captain
Commander
Lt. Commander
Recruit

Wanted Rank Structure
Admiral
Commodore
Captain
Commander
Sergeant Major ( Affiliated )
Lt. Commander
First Sergeant ( Affiliated )
Lieutenant
Master Sergeant ( Affiliated )
Ensign
Sergeant ( Affiliated )
Corporal ( Affiliated )
Petty Officer / Recruit ( Affiliated )

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C – Officers

Officers will be added as soon as deemed appropriate. (EXAMPLE – the necessity of needing 7-10 Admirals isn’t likely early on.)
This corporation will be set up using a Need-to-Know basis prior to GAME RELEASE. Meaning, officers will be granted further knowledge based upon rank into the operations that matter to them. This ensures people with command decisions have the information they need to do their job but also helps ensure that espionage can be curtailed to a certain degree.

1. Officers are promoted due to their commitment to see this company becoming successful, while we aren’t a hardcore org, not being active for months reduces any positive impact of a promotion and being promoted will not guarantee your rank if you’re never here. Communication is key.
2. Any Officers may at any time, suspend a lower member until the situation can be verified and judged upon. These situations will be looked upon very carefully to ensure that the lower member wasn’t treated unfairly and the officer wasn’t stepping beyond their authority.
3. If there is a problem with a member or even an officer… Corporation member(s) should feel free to voice their concerns. You are advised to send a notice to the next highest-ranking person in your Chain of Command. If that person is the concern, follow-up with a more senior officer than them.
   —>>If you feel there is a threat to the company by an insider, just go straight to command staff, as soon as possible (ASAP).

The CEO has within their power, the ability to remove any member, be them officer or not, for any reason, to ensure the appropriate treatment of members, safety of company personnel, company secrets and financial security.

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D – Other

1. All communications is done via Discord at this time. (CiG is trying to make their platform pinnacle to play via Spectrum, etc. in the future. So wait and see on that.)

1. It is within the authority of this Charter, that Amendments will be needed as time dictates upon the release of Star Citizen. Amendments shall be brought forth by any member that we can vote upon.
2. Major topics needing a vote may be done by Admiral and Commodore ranking levels only. This would include moving to different systems or setting up a permanent location, etc.
3. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the CEO has within his/her office, the power of Executive Order so that decisions or Amendments can be placed at will for the better interest of the Corporation.

To reiterate, we treat all people with respect…no matter their race, color, religion, education, age, national origin, military service, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

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End of Charter