This program is outlined to help increase the retention of new members, as well as develop and train these members to become
productive members of the Brotherhood.
Note: This page is under heavy revision by the Aedile and Rollmaster of House Marka Ragnos, come back at a later date.
Ravana Squadron is the "proving grounds" of House Marka Ragnos. Upon arrival from the Shadow Academy, all new members are assigned to Ravana Squadron. Following the guidance laid out in the Promotion Trials, the mission of this team is to get members promoted to the rank of Guardian.
Upon reaching this rank, they will be transferred into the House at large, and may join the Avatars or Night Hawks. Ravana Squadron is led by a Battleteam Leader, who may (if necessary or desired), appoint a Flight Leader / Assistant to run the team. (for reasons such as: maintaining contact with inactive members / controlling wiki pages)
Upon members coming out of Ravana at Guardian, they can join one of the two Battleteams, on their choice through emails sent out via the mailing lists. The Aedile and Rollmaster will supervise the separate Battleteams accordingly. Competition between the Battleteams has to be encouraged to enable higher activity count.
The Rollmaster of House Marka Ragnos will serve as a "Wing Commander" over both Ravana and Avatars. While not a direct "command" relationship, the Rollmaster does have advisory powers over both Battleteams. The Battleteam leaders are expected to work with the Rollmaster to develop the members of both teams. The Rollmaster, in accordance with the Aedile, is also responsible to see that everything is being done in accordance with the Training Program.
Training Expectations
Apprentices and Acolytes alike, should be emailed by their respective Battleteam Leader, as soon as they are assigned to the Battleteam:
- Apprentices should be emailed every day, until they complete their promotion requirements.
- Novices should be emailed every other day, until they complete their promotion requirements.
- Acolytes should be emailed every three days, until they complete their promotion requirements.
- Protectors should be emailed every five days, until they complete their promotion requirements.
The Quaestor should email every new member, as soon as they join, and assign them to Ravana Squadron. The Quaestor should email every member when they are promoted to Guardian, and remove them from Ravana Squadron.
Battleteam Leaders should keep a spreadsheet or chart, outlining what tasks each member of their team has completed. This should be transfered from Ravana to Avatars along with the member, so that each BTL knows exactly what has and hasn't been done, and what is still available. These lists should be included in the weekly reports, so that all of the leadership can archive them as well.