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Roberts Space Industries ®

S.W.O.R.D / SW0RD

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Security – War – Operations – Rescue – Defense (S.W.O.R.D) is a century old private military contractor, founded in 2852 by highly decorated Marine (later navy) Colonel Howard Briggs.

At S.W.O.R.D we work adamantly at providing the best possible security, depending on your special needs.



History

SecurityWarOperationsRescueDefense (S.W.O.R.D) is a two century old private military contractor, founded in 2552 by highly decorated ex-military (later navy) Colonel Howard Briggs.

Please visit our Manifesto for more details. More will be added to History and Charter as time goes by.

History of Howard Briggs.

2803 Howard Briggs is born to mother (Jeanette) and farther (Ronald)
2811 Howard Briggs attends military school at the age of 8
2812 Howard wins every discipline in his age groups
2815 Howard show great promise and is handpicked by the UEE Marine Corpse for special training of young adults.
2822 Howard graduated at the rank of sergeant of Echo company (2nd marines, 1 battalion)
2822 Howard is deployed on his first off world mission.
2822 Mission success, however only Howard and private William Tan return home, after evading capture for a week in hostile territory.
2823 Howard Briggs is promoted to staff sergeant along with being awarded the Navy Cross.
2823 Howard is assigned to officer school
2824 Howard graduates at the rank of Captain.
2825 2nd deployment. Captain Briggs and his platoon hunts down and kill the leaders of the “Skullbanner” pirate clan.
2827-2829 3rd deployment. Stationed on a peacekeeping command post on a remote plant.
2831-2832 4th deployment. Captain Briggs is brought in as a anti-piracy consultant in a heavily pirate populated sector.
2836 5th deployment. Promoted to Major. No events cataloged about this deployment.
2841 Promoted again to Colonel and led his men in a critical first strike mission against the Vanduul race
2844 Colonel Briggs ship is hit by a Vanduul GHOST assault and he bare escapes. he sustains trauma to both his right leg and face.
2845 Colonel Briggs is awarded the Purple medal by General T. Thomas, a millitary and political icon of the time.
2846 After a full recovery (besides scars inflicted to both his face and leg) Howard Briggs is redeployed
2846-2851 In this time Colonel Howard Briggs leads 24 succesful missions against the Vanduul and recieves several awards among those a Medal of Honor
2852 Colonel Howard Briggs retires, only to start a small security company (S.W.O.R.D)

Howard Briggs was married in 2833 to Carrie Torres and in 2534 their only child Maximillian “Max” Briggs was born. Max wen’t to join the now named UEE Navy (served on among a few the UEE Destiny) and served for 9 years before retiring from the UEE Navy in 2861 at the rank of Corporal. In 2861 Max joins his father in S.W.O.R.D.

History of S.W.O.R.D
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OPERATIONAL POLICIES MISSING
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Manifesto

OPERATIONAL POLICIES

At S.W.O.R.D the the “asset” is our number one concern, be it recapturing lost ships, transport escorting, warfare, special operations etc.

In the time of writing we are a minor contractor and as such our capabilities will remain limited until a more established customer base has been established. At S.W.O.R.D we believe in advanced cooperability with other organizations, security firms, hand for hire and so on.
At S.W.O.R.D we do not believe in failure, but still know our limits and at such we would always consult our specialists about any contract to establish possible outcomes and success rates.

Hire S.W.O.R.D and pay only a deposit beforehand (TBD) and the rest after the success of the contract. We believe in our capabilities and as such we will not accept payment (beyond the deposit) for failed contracts.

“Experience is the only weapon required of success”
- Colonel Howard Briggs (2548)

Charter

General Rules and Expectations

All Fleet members will, at all times, represent S.W.O.R.D and display their allegiance through the use of proper S.W.O.R.D tags (avatars, signatures, etc.). This requirement extends to both the RSI and SCB forums, as well as IRC, Teamspeak, and any other public or private communications mediums.
Members are granted the right to rationally and maturely defend themselves, The S.W.O.R.D inc, other members, and our allies from any defamatory, derogatory, disrespectful, or otherwise negative remarks wherever and whenever appropriate. It is important to note, however that members are still expected to act in a manner that will reflect positively not only upon themselves, but, by association, S.W.O.R.D.
Members are cautioned to not take important matters related to the corp, into their own hands and are expected to refrain from making any comments or decisions that have not been previously approved by appropriate ranking Staff officers.
Members are charged with maintaining the integrity and privacy of information found within S.W.O.R.D’s secure forums. Think OPSEC!
Issues and concerns regarding any S.W.O.R.D decisions, members, and allies must be, as soon as possible, brought to the attention of the Officer or Staff member, in private (offline), who is next in your immediate chain of command.
Members will avoid public confrontations or internal arguments at all costs as it reflects poorly upon not only you, but also upon S.W.O.R.D.
Members will respect one another and show each other kindness, understanding, tolerance, and patience.
At all times, members of S.W.O.R.D will show respect to officers by listening to them and following their lead.
NEVER undermine the authority of a ranking member.
Absolutely no racism, sexism, or any other forms of prejudice will be tolerated.
Do not, under any circumstance, reply to attacks or topics about S.W.O.R.D on the RSI forums. This is a Zero-tolerance rule and breaking it will result in either immediate dismissal from S.W.O.R.D or will be dealt with as a designated officer sees fit.

Fleet Rules and Guidelines:

All members will, at all times, represent their allegiance to S.W.O.R.D through the use of proper S.W.O.R.D tags or other approved symbols.
Under no circumstances can any S.W.O.R.D member be a member of another fleet or competitor (Clearance permissions for alternate affiliates and organizations is required).
Members are granted the right to defend themselves, S.W.O.R.D, other fleet members, and our allies from any acts of aggression that may take place.
Under no circumstances will it be deemed acceptable to engage allied forces.
Piracy is not tolerated.
Cheating and exploitation, whether through the use of third party programs or bugs found within the game, are highly unacceptable.
S.W.O.R.D members should take initiative and engage in tasks assigned to their division.
Members will follow the lead of their division officer / command team and complete assigned tasks.
Members should take initiative and engage, when appropriate, in tasks assigned to other divisions.
When working with another division, you are expected to adhere to their policies and protocols and to follow the lead of that particular division’s command team.