COALITION Wiki Event Commander Guidelines

Event Commander Guidelines

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Commander Duties

Chronologically in order of importance:

  1. Meeting with Commanders and Event Creator to finalize rosters, review Coalition Community Events Rules, and answer any questions Commanders may have.
  2. Company-level operations order (OPORD) 1 week prior to mission.
  3. Planning meetings with leadership (at least 2 preferred) leading up to missions.
  4. Platoon Leaders should have their Platoon-level plans ready at least 2 days before mission.

Timelines

  • Immediately upon election as a Commander:
    • Review event rules
    • Meet with event creator to clarify event specifics
  • Two weeks prior:
    • Begin to build a Miro or PLANOPs board for wargaming and strategy
    • Publish a WhenIsGood to set up leadership meetings
  • One week prior:
    • Publish Operations Order (OPORD)
    • Conduct at least one meeting with leadership to relay plan and game play specifics
    • Adapt Miro/PLANOPs board as necessary
  • Two days prior:
    • Ensure Platoon Lead(s) have pushed out their platoon plans and conducted briefings with their squad leaders
    • Adapt as necessary

Resources

  • Miro or Planops
    • Tools for collaborative planning and mapping prior to the event
  • WhenIsGood?
    • Scheduling tool for finding the best time to meet with your leaders
  • OPORD Template
    • Operations order template required for your side
  • Example Radio Codebook
    • If espionage is enabled, this is an example of a radio code book