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CHAIN OF COMMAND

 
On this page we will explain how the chain of command works for the High Council, National Divisionary Council and Chapter sectors while explaining their responsibilities.

 
INTRDUCTION
 
We are introducing the official positions and divisions on this page. These divisions include the High Council, National Divisionary Council, and the individual Chapter Officials. There are several chapters in a national division and there are several sections of the National Divisional Council, including Alaskan, Hawaiian,  Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern divisions. There is only one High Council that runs the entire club. The sequential chain of command wold be starting with the High Council, next the National Divisionary Council, and lastly the chapters and their officers. There is a chain of command within each of these areas as well including the following positions: Presidential, Vice Presidential, Secretarial, Treasury, Seargent of Arms, Road Captain, Newsletter Editor. Each part of the chain of command is explained below.

 
THE HIGH COUNCIL'S OFFICERS
 
WHAT DO THE HIGH COUNCIL OFFICERS DO ?
 
The High Council Officers are the overseers of all National Divisions and responsible for governing themselves and each of the National Divisions in the club by using a sequential chain of command. Any final votes made by each of the National Divisions for anything they would like to do or need to do must be passed onto the High Council Officers for their final vote, especially if it effects the entire club and all chapters. The High Council Officers are also responsible for passing information down to the officials of each National Division when it effects that division or the information effects the whole club and also all of its chapters. The High Council Officers are the problem solvers that keep the order of the entire club.

 
HOW DOES THE HIGH COUNCIL'S CHAIN OF COMMAND WORK  ?
 
PRESIDENT
Responsible for themselves, all of the officials in all National Divisions and chapters of all regions. He/she can intervene anywhere in the club at any time when necessary to resolve a situation or problem. The High Council President is the final decision maker after collecting all information from the H.C's. Vice President and President.
 
VICE PRESIDENT
Responsible for collecting information from the H.C's. Secretary. Passes all information to the National Div. President. Also helps with any events or questions that any of the members and officials may have.
 
SECRETARY
Responsible for all paper work and computer work for the High Council in their region. Collects all paperwork from the National Div. Secretary, SGT. of Arms, the Road Captain, Newsletter Editor . The Secretary passes any collected information onto the  Vice President and to the  President when necessary.
 
TREASURER
Responsible for the High Council's entire monetary account along with all accounts for all national divisions and chapters. Sends paperwork to the Secretary, along with any paperwork from their SGT. of Arms and Road captain.
 
SGT. OF ARMS
Responsible for keeping the peace, making sure that the members respect the property where club meets are held, involving police when needed, making sure that the members understand and follow the club rules and regulations. Passes any information recieved from each national division's and each chapter's SGT. of Arms and from the High Council's Road Captain through the chain of command until it reaches the necessary Officials. Sends paperwork to the Secretary. It is optional to have more than one SGT. of Arms.
 
ROAD CAPTAIN
Responsible for mapping out the best routes the club's divisions and chapters use when taking road trips, such as times, distances, etc. Reports to the secretary any information recieved, from each division's and each chapter's Road Captain about their trips that are being planned. They also report any trips the High Council's Officers take, to the next highest chain of command within their council. Can be more than one Road Captain.
 
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Responsible for collecting information from each National Division's Newsletter Editor and each chapter's Newsletter Editor and putting it into a brief news-like summary or note form for print or website publication

NATIONAL DIVISIONAL OFFICERS
 
What do the National Divisionary Officers Do ?
 
They are the overseers of the chapters in their division, for which there are several divisions spanning the United States. They follow any orders from the High Council Officers and control all activities of their region's chapters. They step in to fix any problems in the chapters of their region. They pass all divisional information and all information recieved from each chapter onto the High Council while taking all of the information from each of their chapters in their region.

 
HOW DOES THE NATIONALS DIVISIONARY'S CHAIN OF COMMAND WORK  ?
 
NATIONAL DIV. PRESIDENT
Responsible for all of the officials in all chapters and National Division. He/she can intervene anywhere at any time, without surpassing the rank of the National Division, when necessary to resolve a situation or problem. The National Div. President is the final decision maker that passes their vote onto High Council after collecting all information from the National Div. Vice President.
 
NATIONAL DIV. VICE PRESIDENT
Responsible for collecting information from the National Div. Secretary and from each chapter's President and Vice President . Passes all information to the National Div. President. Also helps with any events or questions that any of the chapter's members and officials may have.
 
NATIONAL DIV. SECRETARY
Responsible for all paper work and computer work for the National Division in their region. Collects all paperwork from the National Div. Treasurer, National Div. SGT. of Arms, the National Div. Road Captain, the National Division's Newsletter Editor and from the officials from each chapter. The National Div. Secretary passes any collected information onto the National Div. Vice President and to the National Div. President when necessary.
 
NATIONAL DIV.  TREASURER
Responsible for the National Divions entire monetary account for their region, including each chapter's account and the National's account. Collects the monetary account information and passes the monetary information recieved from each chapter's Treasurer and the National Division's Treasury through the chain of command until it reaches the necessary National Division's Officials of their region. Sends paperwork to the National Div. Secretary, along with any paperwork from their SGT. of Arms.
 
NATIONAL DIV. SGT. OF ARMS
Responsible for keeping the peace, making sure that the members respect the property where club meets are held, involving police when needed, making sure that the members understand and follow the club rules and regulations. Passes any information recieved from each chapter's SGT. of Arms and from the National Div. Road Captain through the chain of command until it reaches the necessary National Divisional Officials. Sends paperwork to the National Div. Secretary. It is optional to have more than one SGT. of Arms.
 
NATIONAL DIV. ROAD CAPTAIN
Responsible for mapping out the best routes the club or division uses when taking road trips, such as times, distances, etc. Reports any information recieved, from each chapters Road Captain about their clubs trips and about any trips the National Div. Officers take, to the next highest chain of command within their division and making sure all paperwork is passed onto the National Div. Secretary and to the Road captain of the High Council.  Can be more than one Road Captain.
 
NATIONAL DIV. NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Responsible for collecting information from National Divisions Officers in their region and each chapter's Newsletter Editor of their region and putting it into a brief news-like summaryor note form for print or website publication before passing it onto the High Council's Newsletter Editor.

 
CHAPTER OFFICERS
 
What do the chapter officers do ?
 
They govern and control the activities of their imediate chapter by using a sequential chain of command and order. They pass all information onto the national divisional council of their regional division via the chapter's president collecting all information from the other officers and members of the chapter. They may call upon the National Divisionary Officers for help and may even call upon the Officers of the High Council if they feel the help of the National Divisionary Officers was not helpfull or they have a discrepency against an officer of the national divisionary. They must make the National Divisional's Council aware of all gatherings, outings, problems, and other activities.

 
HOW DOES A CHAPTER'S CHAIN OF COMMAND WORK  ?
 
CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Responsible for all of the officials in the chapter. He/she can intervene anywhere at any time only within their chapter when necessary to resolve a situation and is the final decision maker for that chapter. They pass the final vote in the chapter after collecting all information from the chapter's Vice President and from the other chapter's officials. Reports all chapter's activities and decisions to the National  Divisions Vice President of their region.
 
CHAPTER VICE PRESIDENT
Responsible for collecting information from the chapter's Secretary and passing it onto the chapter's President. Passes all information onto the National Divisions Vice President. Also helps with any events or questions that the chapter may have.
 
CHAPTER SECRETARY
Responsible for all paper work and computer work, collecting information from the chapter's Treasurer that was passed through the chain of command, putting it on paper, and presenting it to the chapter's Vice President. Each chapter's Secretary also passes the secretarial work onto the National Divisions Secretary in their region.
 
CHAPTER TREASURER
Responsible for the chapter's monetary account. Collects the monetary account information and passes the information through the chain of command onto the necessary chapter's officers via the chapter's Secretary, along with any information recieved from the chapter's Seargent Of Arms. Sends treasurery information onto the National Div. Treasurer of their region. Sends paperwork to the chapter's Secretary.
 
CHAPTER SEARGENT OF ARMS
Responsible for keeping the peace, making sure that the members respect the property where club meets are held, involving police when needed, making sure that the members understand and follow the club's rules and regulations. Passes any information through the chain of command until it reaches the necessary Chapter's Officials, along with any information recieved from the road captains. Sends and recieves any information to and from the National Div. SGT. of Arms when Necessary. Passes all paper work onto the chapter's Secretary. Can be two Seargent of Arms positions which is an option.
 
CHAPTER ROAD CAPTAIN
Responsible for mapping out the best routes the club uses when taking road trips, such as times, distances, etc. Reports any information about their club's trips to the next highest chain of command and making sure all paperwork is passed onto the chapter's secretary and to the National's Div. Road Captain when and if necessary. Can be more than one Road Captain elected as an option.
 
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Responsible for creating a brief newslike update of events and other ocurrances in the club for printing and website publishing in their chapter. Passes paperwork onto the chapter's secretary and passes newsletters onto the national division's newsletter editor for their region.

 
FILLING OFFICIAL CHAPTER POSITIONS
 
Each Chapter should have five (5) official positions filled at all times, except for the High Council Officers which govern the entire club. Any open position is to be filled by moving the next sequential officer up into that position by making that officer aware of the open position and granting the position to him. An official position may remain open if all officers are comfortable with their position and do not wish to take the open position.
 
No officer is to be excluded from the chance to fill his right to succession in the chain of command.
If that officer does not wish to fill the position, the chapter's president or national officer must continue to move down the chain of command until an officer is found that wants to take the position. If any of the positions remain unfilled for any reason, then a member must be chosen by the remaining officers and members through a vote. If the chapter cannot make a decision then that chapter is to inform the national officers so the problem can become solved.
 
The choosing of a new officer must be presented to the High Council Officers, whom make the final vote in all cases over the National Divisions and Chapter Officials, and the National Officers whom will make the successive vote over the chapters in their region.

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