Resolution 0073: ExO Council for CO Awards

Drafter: Stefan Palan, USS SUTTNER

Description of the problem:
Since the COs of a vessel have no superior who hands out awards to their characters, the CO characters very rarely get any. This leads to the absurd situation where crewmembers get a promotion or award every few missions, while the Captain never does. In real-life militaries the rule of thumb - the higher the rank, the more awards (and commendations, etc.) - holds true, while in the FRPG it's - the longer someone is *not* CO, the more awards, medals, etc.

Proposed Solution:
Every player has the right to propose an award for the CO. Such requests would be brought to the ExO of the RP unit in question, who then will submit the proposal with a statement of his own to a group formed of the FRPG's ExOs, who then would discuss and vote on the proposal. It is recommended that the ExO of the RP unit in question take a poll of his crew and offer it to the other ExOs in the initial argument. Furthermore, if the measure is passed and the
award in question needs Council approval the Council (either MC or
AC) that does *not* contain the CO receiving the award votes on
whether that CO should get the award.

Rationale behind this proposal:
I think the ExOs are certainly capable of making this kind of decision, and considering how often awards are really handed out, I don't think this would mean an excessive amount of work.
I also considered proposing that the ExO from the ship of the CO who is to get the award would present the matter to the Council in session (MC or AC), but reconsidered, because 1) With the Resolution list being what it is, this could take too long and 2) it would look somewhat funny if the COs were continually granting awards to each other. That seems like the board members of a bank granting each other loans...

Votes:
Subfleet A: Aye
Subfleet B: Abstain
Subfleet C: Aye
Subfleet D: Aye
Subfleet E: Aye

Outcome: Passed/Closed