Praetorian Guard Candidate Selection

[Agares Tretiak]

The Ordo Imperialis

Praetorian Guard

Candidacy Selection Method

Document Issued by

Agares Tretiak, Lord Praefectus, Praetorian Guard

Hail, warriors of the Imperator.

In sight of the recent shift to our new Legion system of organization, the Praetorian Guard will no longer hold Candidacy Trials. Our system will become more handpicked and prospective Praetorians will be vetted prior to induction as initiates. Selected initiates will then participate in a multi-stage initiation training program to further ascertain their suitability to be a Praetorian. The initiation process will be using many of the aspects some might recognize from the Praetorian Guard Candidacy Trials, but will focus more on developing skills and a combination of testing and training scenarios.

To honor our obligations to this great organization, we are also increasing our standards for possible candidates. They will be listed below:

1. Rank of E-5 or higher

2. 1 year of service in the Ordo Imperialis.

3. A thorough and clean sweep of your background, alts, and Curia records. Withholding information will be grounds for removal and barring from all future selections.

4. Service in an Alpha Squad or similar elite unit within the Ordo (or Tier 1).

5. Taken and passed the NCO Academy.

6. Demonstrated combat skills and cooperation within the Ordo Imperialis.

7. Demonstrated high level of activity.

Some of these might be waived in specific circumstances, but depends solely on the discretion of the Lord Praefectus.

The Guard is a purely volunteer organization. Being asked to participate is an honor, but you are not required to participate in the selection if you do not desire to join the Praetorian Guard. Members of the Guard are expected to uphold the strictest intereptation of the Ordo Imperialis' standards and ideals and be both highly skilled soldiers and competent leaders in combat. The Guard sacrifice standard officer level authority to focus solely on combat skills and leadership, and do not serve in other Legions, though special permission is granted to help fulfill assignments in the Agentus in Rebus and the Curia.

For this selection period, the Guard will be allowing applications, but only three will be selected to participate. Make certain, applicants, that you meet most, if not all of the requirements above. All other positions will be handpicked.

Applications must consist of an applicants name, rank, branch of service, a condensed history of your service in the Ordo, a list of any and all alts and previous SLMC military experience, and a seperate one(1) page essay (MLA format is required as is proper english grammar and spelling) explaining why you wish to serve in the Praetorian Guard. Applications must be issued to the following email address: [email protected] with the subject line following this format: "<Applicant Name> - Praetorian Candidate Application"

Failure to meet any of the above requirements will result in your immediate denial to participate. There are no appeals or second tries.

Do not issue an application before the selection begins. Applications sent to anyone else in the Guard, or via forum PM will also be denied.

The selection application period will begin on 9-25-2012 and run until 10-2-2012.

If you have questions, please send a forum Private Message to the Lord Praefectus. He can answer and provide any and all information you might require. Do not try to contact the Imperator about Praetorian Guard applications or Selection: Doing so will be an automatic denial.

[Nightfall Foxclaw]

Shit. :|

[Agares Tretiak]

If you do not meet qualifications, but still wish to apply, the application is your best bet to convince the Guard you're suited for service with us.

[Reinhardt]

Question: If one genuinely has no word processors to write up an essay to attach to the email, is it permissable to include the essay in the body of the email?

((at least I managed to figure out WTF MLA formatting was))

[Hollowmenphobia]

https://drive.google.com/?pli=1#home

Click Create > document.

Suddenly, a Google based Word Processor.

[Guest Ruin Nefarious]

( I would actually encourage you to use GDOCs, you can then share formatting directly, rather than e-mail eating it. )

[or10nsharkfin]

So...Can we submit our applications through Google Docs?

[Guest Afevis]

If you have questions, please send a forum Private Message to the Lord Praefectus. He can answer and provide any and all information you might require. Do not try to contact the Imperator about Praetorian Guard applications or Selection: Doing so will be an automatic denial.

[Agares Tretiak]

http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/mla/mla_format.htm <<< Link to a basic run down of MLA formatting.

If you submit it to Google Docs, it must have a link sent to me via email and it must be accessible by others, otherwise it will be automatically denied. Also, questions are best levied via private message to myself.

[Agares Tretiak]

Please note, that the essay is separate from the other parts of your information in the application, like a condensed history of your service in the Ordo and you name, rank, branch of service/legion, merits, etc, etc, etc. Two separate things, sent to me in an email. If you have issues with formatting a WordPad or similar free document writing program, consider using OpenOffice and submitting your finished essay in .rtf format. All essays must be sent as emails.

All other submissions and formats will be automatically denied ( I will provide lenience to those who have already sent an email but didn't understand this, but I will not inform them of their error).

Part of the purpose involved in this process is to determine who has the ability to follow simple directions, research information without being told the minor details, then submit the appropriate information for review. It may seem arbitrary, but it does matter. The Guard is not here to hold the hands of its applicants: You must be capable of both following orders, and showing your own initiative and correcting errors before the finished product is submitted. If you're completely lost, you can ask me for advice, but I will not write an essay for you, I will not tell you what to write beyond the simple instructions provided, and I will not give you a lesson in grammar standards.

The onus of this task is upon those who wish to join the Guard, they must be capable of meeting the challenges provided, and believe me, a simple application is not the most difficult one you will face.