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Prospective recruits must have read the announcement threads in the "Join the =US=" Forum fully before submitting an enlistment application to the recruiter's staff.. Recruits will be placed based on membership needs of each company and the game applied for. Recruits will be assigned to a company upon the acceptance of their application. At that time a mentor will also be assigned by the Training Dept. Applicants may request to join a certain company. Requests will be considered upon promotion to regular member as long as company memberships levels are balanced.

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Recruits are not authorized to have more then one application at any given time.

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Recruits are not allowed to double clan. This means no member of =US= will be a member of another gaming community. Exceptions can be granted only by the JCS.

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Recruits should show respect to all full members of the =US= as in turn the respect should be shown to the prospective recruit.

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Recruits must undergo a mandatory probationary period of no less then 3 days and as long as needed. The terms of the probationary period and activities to be completed (tests, exams, etc.) are determined by the Training Dept. CO.

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Company CO's have authorization to make changes at any time in regards to the probationary period for their branch. Mentors/Drill sergants may recomend the denial of a recruit by using their COC within the Training Dept. A reason for the denial (inactivity, etc.) must be stated in the reccomendation.

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Recruits are authorized to utilize any vehicle in games to demonstrate to other members their ability and/or other skills during their probationary period.

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Excessive profanity used by recruits in Games, Team Speak, Forums, or Xfire may result in the recruits application being declined.

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Company Commanders may decline a recruit from their company at any time during their probationary period. A reason must be stated for the denial.

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Recruits while on probationary period may wear the =US= tag and rank. All recruit ranks while in probationary status are equal to E-1 of the company they are assigned to.

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Recruits will not be promoted to E-2 until they become a full member of the =US=. It is also at that time that any rank upgrades will be issued.

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Recruits may receive a rank upgrade if:

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The recruit has active, reserve, or prior experience in any armed force and is able to submit some type of proof, the recruit will be granted the =US= rank as follows. JROTC or CAP will grant you one pay grade increase, College ROTC will grant you a two pay grade increase, and if you are currently active duty/reserves or are a veteran for any military branch you will receive your current/former rank upon proof. (If your current rank is below E4 you will receive the rank of E4. Only exceptions are to officers, JCS will have to approve an acting rank within the clan, due to the administrative levels of =US= officers.)

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After a recruit has become a full member, only then will they be added to the list in the members section of the =US= site..

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Placement of a recruit into a platoon is the decision of the Company CO/1SG or if there is not a Company CO/1SG  the decision of placement is left to the =US= Commanding Officer/Executive officer.

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Mentors will have supervision over all recruits in their company and be responsible for making sure that all questions from the recruit are answered. The mentor is responsible for the actions of recruits while under probation.

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Upon request of the Lead Mentor, Training Dept. CO/NCOIC, Company CO or =US= Commanding Officer/Executive Officer the mentor will issue a report of status on how the recruit is progressing.

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The Mentor will issue a professional looking report of status when ordered to do so. An email with “He’s doing fine” will not be accepted. The report should list an activity level, attitude, skill level, and expected date of ending probation of the recruit.

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Mentors will submit via the chain of command, a formal request for full enlistment into the =US= when it has been determined that the recruit is indeed active enough in games and forums, and should become a full member.

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The Company CO or =US= Commanding Officer/Executive Officer (if applicable) will approve or disapprove the recruits full enlistment and may also order that the recruit be placed on more probation if necessary or even be discharged from the enlistment process.

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Company CO’s will post the full enlistment submission to the JCS for review no later than 24 hrs. prior to the promotion/awards ceremony.

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Mentors will check with the recruit often to ensure that all the recruits questions are being answered.

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Each Company CO will provide a minumum of one mentor to the Training Dept. Mentors will remain assigned to their current company and will not recieve a rank change upon becoming a mentor . The exact duties of a mentor will be determined by the Training Dept. CO/NCOIC,The Division support CO/XO, and the =US= Command Staff.

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Each Company CO will provide a minumum of one recruiter to the Training Dept. Recruiters will remain assigned to their current company and will not recieve a rank change upon becoming a recruiter. The exact duties of a recruiter will be determined by the Recruiting Dept. CWOIC, The Division support CO/XO and the =US= Command Staff.