Military RP Primer

<h2>INTRODUCTION</h2>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">This guide has been composed with the intention of providing guidance to those players who are interested in playing a military character on Otherspace, already play such a character, or are involved in the operation of a military organization. As such, it is divided into four main topics: creating a character, playing a "grunt" or low-ranking, run-of-the-mill soldier, being a captain or commanding officer, and running the whole show from the flag level.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The most important thing that any military org must consider up front is its image. While it is possible to generalize about how a soldier or commanding officer should behave on Otherspace, or what sorts of motivations may drive them, there will be significant differences from world to world and race to race. Military discipline in the Clawed Fist Fleet, for example, is very different than in the Martian Legions or the Demarian militia. Furthermore, behavior that may be acceptable for a military character in one org may be inappropriate in another. It is essential, therefore, that the OOC leaders of planets and military organizations establish guidelines that are available to players online, explaining as much as possible about the nature and function of their organization. This primer is not meant to replace such information, and may, in limited cases at least, even be contradicted by it. Each player should have the opportunity to learn all relevant information about an org they are considering joining, in order to decide whether it is the right place for their character, or to aid them in the creation of a new character concept that would fit into that org.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">This primer is meant as a guideline. It was composed by a player with significant experience in roleplaying as a both a member and leader of military organizations on OtherSpace and elsewhere. It is meant as a source of advice and guidance, and does not necessarily represent OS policy, unless otherwise stated by Brody.
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