1st LSF Special Activities Division, Paramilitary Wing

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1st Special Forces Operational Detachment
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Origin Flag-liberty.png Liberty
Alignment Lawful
Profile
Date of founding 689 A.S.
Founder(s) Colonel Isaac W. Grey
Current leader(s) Brig. Gen. William Simmons
Base of operations Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Primary role
Forward reconnaissance, counterterrorism and -insurgency, dealing with hostage situations, surgical strikes
Secondary role
Enforcing Libertonian space superiority


The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment (commonly referred to as "Delta"), initially formed in the late 20th century and re-formed again in 689 AS, is made up from the most distinguished and skilled personnel from all of Liberty's military branches. Highly trained and efficient and equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry, Delta operators conduct various asymmetric warfare operations in order to enforce Libertonian interests, on the ground as well as in space.

Synopsis

Only the best of the best are allowed to serve in the legendary 1st-SFOD. To be even considered just a candidate for the rigorous training procedures one need to complete to be admitted into the 1st, one has to fulfill high expectations, and only a few of those that actually make it into the 1st's special training camp complete their courses successfully. These that do, however, can be considered true masters of their art: be it conventional, unconventional or psychological warfare, be the battlefield on the ground or in space, be there a need for combat or negotiation - the operators of the 1st are well prepared for it.

Objectives

The 1st's objectives include, but are not limited to, counterterrorism, dealing with hostage situations, protecting high-level VIPs, reconnaissance, drug raids and surgical strikes - however, we are not a police force. Fighting low-level piracy, smuggling and similar forms of crime is the duty of the LPI; while we do not tolerate individuals engaged in such activities, we will not actively hunt them down.

Relationship to the Navy

Since the 1st belongs to a different branch of the armed forces than these employed in the Liberty Navy, 1st Operators do not possess any (legal) authority over Navy soldiers and vice-versa. Joint operations under a unified command, usually carefully planned but also sometimes called in spontaneously in cases of emergency, take place quite frequently.

Ranks

The 1st does not directly recruit civilians into their ranks. All 1st operators have served in the Liberty Army (or, in some exceptional cases, Navy or Marine Corps) and reached at least the rank of Sergeant or First Lieutenant (Second Lieutenants serving in the 1st are exclusively former enlisted soldiers who attended officer school).

Enlisted personnel

Enlisted members are the "grunts" of the 1st (very skilled and expensive grunts, that is).

  • E-5 Sergeant (Fireteam member)
  • E-6 Staff Sergeant (Fireteam member or junior squad leader, in charge of special administrative tasks)
  • E-7 Sergeant First Class (Fireteam or junior squad leader)

Non-commissioned officers

NCOs are specialized officers while commissioned officers are generalized officers. Both hold equal authority most of the time.

  • WO-1 Warrant Officer (Fireteam leader of junior squad leader)
  • CWO-* Chief Warrant Officer (From CWO-1 - squad leader to CWO-5 - Executive Officer)

Commissioned officers

Generalized officers. They have attended West Point Academy or Officer school.

  • O-1 Second Lieutenant (Fireteam leader or squad sleader)
  • O-2 First Lieutenant (Squad leader)
  • O-3 Captain (Squad leader or junior XO, has access to Gunboat-class vessels)
  • O-4 Major (Executive Officer, has access to Gunboat-class vessels)
  • O-5 Lieutenant Colonel (XO or junior Commanding Officer, has access to Gunboat-class vessels and above)
  • 0-6 Colonel (CO, Junior 1st Leader, has access to Gunboat-class vessels and above)
  • O-8 Major General (CO, 1st Leader, in command of the flagship; there is no need for a Brigadier General in the 1st)

Ships used

Special permissions for civilian ships may be granted.

Recruitment

Currently, the 1st is officially recruiting, and is looking for players with following abilities:

  • Above-than-average roleplaying skills in any situation
  • Willingness to learn our terminology, chain of command, rules of engagement etc
  • Willingness to be a good teamplayer with a sense of fair play
  • Knowing and obeying the server rules

What does not matter to us:

  • Your flying skills. You will learn as you go.

We also expect our members to work out and write a short biography as well as to regularly report their actions in our message dump (which will be opened as soon as we grow in size and everything is fully set up).

On a final notice - we mainly utilize fighters and bombers for our combat operations. Higher ranking officers will have access to a Gunboat which may play a support role here and there, but these will mainly be event ships. There is one Cruiser in the 1st which acts as our flagship and mobile carrier. For the time being, we do not plan on using any Battleships.

Diplomacy

Allies
Liberty Navy
Liberty Police Incorporated
Liberty Security Force
Liberty Corporations
Enemies
Liberty Rogues
Lane Hackers
Outcasts
Xenos
Unioners
Phantom Empire
Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army
Unlawful Factions


Note

The system mentioned in the infobox does not exist at the moment - I'm currently creating it for .86. I'm not sure if it'll be owned by us though, let's see...