Regimental Commander Positions

[Brooklyn]

So I've been thinking about this for a long time. Now I wanna know public opinion on this.

Personally I do not think RCMD's serve a purpose except to fill the Command Structure and essentially be a burnout position to most people. Adding onto this, RCMD's on babysit the BCMD's of each battalion. The only time an RCMD needs to take control of a battalion is when the BCMD is gone or there is none. I think the Marshal Commander is capable in doing this. 

Now I have heard the argument: "Well you can't expect a Marshal Commander to run a battalion like that." or "It's not his job." Actually yes you can and yes it is. A Marshal Commander watches over the ENTIRE CLONE half of the server. So if you can't expect him to take care of it? Why are they in the position?

Going back to the RCMD side: Yes it's true RCMD's manage the battalions under them. However most of the time an RCMD is overstepped in terms of decision making and is left out on the big changes. I could name a few, but that's not what this discussion is about. If you REALLY look at the permissions, a RCMD only has power when a MCMD+ grants it. So what's the point?

Personally I would rather have 1 Marshal that does the entire job description he applied for, then 3 Regimental's that don't really do much and get shafted for permissions.

So now, what are your thoughts? Could we find and suggest a better system? Or is this the way it's gotta be. Help me out guys

[Unkindled]

13 minutes ago, Brooklyn said:

So I've been thinking about this for a long time. Now I wanna know public opinion on this.

Personally I do not think RCMD's serve a purpose except to fill the Command Structure and essentially be a burnout position to most people. Adding onto this, RCMD's on babysit the BCMD's of each battalion. The only time an RCMD needs to take control of a battalion is when the BCMD is gone or there is none. I think the Marshal Commander is capable in doing this. 

Now I have heard the argument: "Well you can't expect a Marshal Commander to run a battalion like that." or "It's not his job." Actually yes you can and yes it is. A Marshal Commander watches over the ENTIRE CLONE half of the server. So if you can't expect him to take care of it? Why are they in the position?

Going back to the RCMD side: Yes it's true RCMD's manage the battalions under them. However most of the time an RCMD is overstepped in terms of decision making and is left out on the big changes. I could name a few, but that's not what this discussion is about. If you REALLY look at the permissions, a RCMD only has power when a MCMD+ grants it. So what's the point?

Personally I would rather have 1 Marshal that does the entire job description he applied for, then 3 Regimental's that don't really do much and get shafted for permissions.

So now, what are your thoughts? Could we find and suggest a better system? Or is this the way it's gotta be. Help me out guys

Yea I feel like the position should have more to do and we should have a better system. Im pretty sure 80% of regimental commanders resign including both me and you did the same exact thing. When I was personally Recon Reg both battalions at the time were doing good with numbers, had no drama, everything was running smoothly and accordingly, and overall tiptop shape. I felt useless and got bored of the position. I had my fun while it lasted but after like the second month I just wanted to do other shit.

[Guac]

Regimental´s, in my eyes, have done little to nothing in the past as to actually supporting the regiment they are placed within (as far as my time on the server). The only REG I will give credit too is the SOBDE reg, since they [used to] function more as a BCMD rather than an actual REG, providing a more hands on approach. Maybe if the BCMD wasn't an applicable job i´d change my mind but for now, mini-marshal´s, imo, should get restructured.

 

[Foxey]

I'm inclined to agree that the position of Regimental Commander is essentially useless in terms of the overall health of the Clone Side of the server. Vacancies in Regimental positions have plagued the server for years (for my entire Wolffe term I don't think we had a Specialized Regimental, and if we did, he never communicated with us) and yet battalions have continued to operate fine in most instances- and when a Regimental Commander has needed to step in for things, it has usually been the entirety of High Command stepping in, rendering having one individual to handle that task rather pointless.

While I understand Regimental Commander is likely meant to serve as a way for BCMDs to dip their toes into the waters of High Command before taking on the task of overseeing all of the battalions on the server, it does ultimately just end up being a burnout position. There's nothing hands on to keep yourself busy with which is what most people become BCMD to do... be hands on- get involved- take action- lead. 

We could remove Regimentals from the server tomorrow and I honestly think little would change.

While we're at it, though... do we really need Regiments? Sure, they serve as a tidy way of organizing battalions under the three Regimentals but other than that I don't see much merit in the regimental structure. If Regimental Commanders went bye-bye, I'd argue the Regiments should too. Battalions are going to work with the battalions they want to work with regardless of what organizational structure they fall under either way. 

[Comics]

My big problem is, Clone is huge & it's kinda difficult for 1 man to represent all the wishes of all the battalions at once. regimentals are pretty good at pushing their battalion's agendas but if they're removed from the equation there is 1 person directly involved in clone who gets to vote on BCMD apps.

Yoda, Yularen, Mas Amedda can all outvote the marshal in something they should literally have no involement in

not to mention I believe some clone responsibility has been handed off to yularen.
I think HC needs reform not complete removal.

The regimental role has been worn away by an ever increasing dominance of Palpatine & the Marshal.
The roles of all HC members are not very well set out which means they're easy to erase.


By creating a more defined role for each HC member to play we can ensure they actually have a job instead of assuming the position cannot be useful because we haven't given any use to it.
Plus steps like this leads to Marshal & Palpy being combined which was a huge fucking head ache last time.
We need to take nuanced stances on this stuff & think whether simple solutions are fit to deal with more complex issues. Also the fact Clone is harder to climb than anything else makes people less inclined to go for higher positions. Yoda is the god of Jedi & only has 1 public application, Marshal requires at least 2 & his power can be heavily limited.

Honestly BCMDs seem to be doing extremely well with no HC at all. Recon & Specialized haven't had any HC since FYI stepped down. Directors seem to be taking up these roles more and more. There is too much confusion of branches.
Honestly, clear rules & regulations of who does what fucking job seems to be a sensible first step.

Edited May 26, 2021 by Comics

[Brooklyn]

I'll be putting ideas for a system on this post when I think of them. I encourage you all to do the same!

[Conrad]

34 minutes ago, Unkindled said:

 Im pretty sure 80% of regimental commanders resign

This is true about every position not just regimental. The fast majority of people resign instead of letting their terms time out, let alone go on for another. People like omalic as kal and brace as yularen and INSANELY rare.

I agree a good bit with comics. Just 1 Marshall is way too much for one man. Going from a position of BCMD to Marshall all on your own would be way too much for almost anyone without any experience in a advisory position. Keeping it smaller allows for people to take new steps into High Command and get used to the positions, before moving on to a higher position. Now a shake up might be interesting with a restructure of sorts, but I don't think just having the 1 position over all of clone with how just massive the position would be. It would be the single biggest jump in leadership hands down.

I think with the removal of SO BDE as a regiment we could see some changes happening from that alone and I think we should wait to see what happeneds there before making any changes.

[Unkindled]

9 minutes ago, Brooklyn said:

I'll be putting ideas for a system on this post when I think of them. I encourage you all to do the same!

A new regimental hierarchy that handle different things and possibly more objectives within each regiment was the first idea I thought of.

[Unkindled]

3 minutes ago, Conrad said:

This is true about every position not just regimental. The fast majority of people resign instead of letting their terms time out, let alone go on for another. People like omalic as kal and brace as yularen and INSANELY rare.

I agree a good bit with comics. Just 1 Marshall is way too much for one man. Going from a position of BCMD to Marshall all on your own would be way too much for almost anyone without any experience in a advisory position. Keeping it smaller allows for people to take new steps into High Command and get used to the positions, before moving on to a higher position. Now a shake up might be interesting with a restructure of sorts, but I don't think just having the 1 position over all of clone with how just massive the position would be. It would be the single biggest jump in leadership hands down.

I think with the removal of SO BDE as a regiment we could see some changes happening from that alone and I think we should wait to see what happeneds there before making any changes.

Yea what I replied to Brooklyns post was that I think a new hierarchy/new regimental positions should be available for people to apply for. I think these positions should all assist each other in whatever they may have to do.

[Bacta]

I think regemtinals positions of power genuinely have a place on the server, i just think the organization of everything leads to problems of it, to me.

Attack deals with 3 of the most well known clone troopers  this is the basic bitches of battalions (104th | 212th | 501st)  104th feel more like specialized with their tank and negotiations, since 212th and 501st are to basic bitch for them.

Recon deals with Rancor and 41st, both of them are clumped together alto of the time of Recon and such, and talking to a lot of the people on the server, Rancor being in the regiment still is off.

Specialized is just weird now with the addition of SOBDE they have the most power in terms of what they can change on the server with them having 
(CG | 21st | SOBDE | DU) Problem with Specialized I cant find any synergy between them except that they  "Do Cool things"

To me i think the way its organized leads to people struggling what to do with it. I dont have any HC experience so i cant say a single thing on the side but if the battalions were more organized i think regimentals commanders could work as a good middle man and use the abilities they got from the battalions 

SOBDE | 21st | Rancor

The Republic Elite (I am terrible at names) , I combined them as they all 3 are supposed to be more elite than other battalions with their general tactics. all 3 of them in a event side take radically different missions and work more in the special operations of events.

DU | 212th | 501st

The Republic frontline attack they work with utilizing their frontline tactics, I put DU here as I believe they suit the attack style with their shields They suit the basic bitch style much more.

104th | CG | 41st

I think this is better, as all 3 have radically different forms of gameplay, with this they can floursh as it would be a extensive focus on what they do best as all 3 with most events take it in different directions that i think that work well with each other this fits more the bill of Specialized with what they do.

 

i wrote this at 7am so mind the spelling mistakes

Edited May 26, 2021 by Bacta

[Conrad]

1 minute ago, Bacta said:

SOBDE | 21st | Rancor

DU | 212th | 501st

104th | CG | 41st

I'm big on all regiments being equal in power by having the same amount of battalions in them. Right now the power balance between recon and spec is very big, double the size is insane. We need a mix up just a little bit to fix this.

[Daytona211]

I raised this same question about the 50+ SGT ranks that all have the same purpose / role in every battalion the answer. I was told "it gives progression".

 

But to be fair I think the REG spot is a good one to have in general (think of the scenario where 3 different battalions in different regiments are having severe problems). The MCMD should just be more hands in defining a RCMD's role outside of fixing a broken battalion which is usually why they get involved. 

[Eclipse]

I find regimentals to have a purpose just for the flow of information that they provide that is harder to rival. A BCMD of a battalion, if he needs a change pushed, will go to a RCMD to ask for the change to get pushed. The RCMD will do the change or take it higher from there and will more reliably and effectively communicate with HC then the BCMD going himself would. With a Palpy-MCMD duo in charge with no RCMDs, it is less likely that the change will get required attention or as much as it should as those two have to also look over the entire rest of the server. With an RCMD, that guy only needs to look over 2-4 battalions and can focus in on the changes required. I also view RCMD spots as a load bearing position for MCMD. As MCMD, I expect incredible amounts of "can you do this?" and "please help me do that" requests that a RCMD could do just the same. This way the MCMD doesn't burn out as the RCMDs take some of the work for him.

RCMD spots are just hellish for people to want to do because it requires you to take that leap and get familiar with more battalions in your regiment that you maybe aren't familiar with. Like if I was a 212th and wanted to go for ATK reg I have to get familiar with 104th and 501st too. This is also why I feel SO BDE reg was usually the one people went into most frequently and actually went for. You already know everyone in SO BDE. No need to go meet some randoms to get some +1s.

[Tinovious]

Just forget regiments and turn different battalions into their corresponding system armies; and make the battalion commanders and Jedi generals lead it

Always thought that would be a cooler idea, sure might be dumb and more hard to manage. But it brings battalions closer, along with the Jedi order and actually making the title of “Jedi general” useful I suppose.

Edited May 26, 2021 by Tinovious

[Bbstine]

I disagree and let me explain why.

The Regimental Commander position is a useful tool when it comes to the feeling of progression, it’s also more responsibility in terms of high command structure. I’d feel more comfortable with someone who was a BCMD for the first time, to become a Regimental and run 2-3 battalions then to immediately become the MCMD and run all the battalions while also establishing rules for the server with the Directors

 

The system we have now is better then the one we had before, we had BCMDS, Regimentals, Senior Commanders, and the MCMD, by wiping out the SC we created a work flow that most new regimentals will never know due to the people before them setting the current  standards. 
 

What we have is good, nothing wrong with it other then it being boring, but the engagement of the job comes from the player in the job. From a development standpoint we have given the server and the jobs the tools to create RP, it just now comes from the players.

 

I think people forgot the aspect of roleplay on a roleplay server, when voting on Commander Apps please consider their experience, but most of all consider their ability to create meaningful roleplay on the server.

[Metro]

I 100% agree with the fact that RCMDs is in weird position. I still to this day don't really think that the RCMD position is lucrative or serves a purpose in the grand scheme of things. When I look at the RCMD position I would always judge on how the communication/relationship was between the battalions in the regiment. That is the only real job I think the RCMD serves in it's current capacity in my opinion. However even then, if BCMDs aren't trusted enough to talk about inter-regiment relationships why were they given the position? Some may argue they watch over the battalions and ensure they are doing well. Once again, if you can't trust the BCMD to do this why are they BCMD? Overall, RCMD is often redundant and it's role could be filled by other high command entities such as the Marshal Commander & Palpatine. This is shown throughout the constant resignations from the people who choose to take on RCMD positions. 

 

Generally speaking, I think that the proposal of changing this system if provided with examples and thorough plan would be a good change for the server. 

Edited May 26, 2021 by Metro

[Comics]

24 minutes ago, Metro said:

I 100% agree with the fact that RCMDs is in weird position. I still to this day don't really think that the RCMD position is lucrative or serves a purpose in the grand scheme of things. When I look at the RCMD position I would always judge on how the communication/relationship was between the battalions in the regiment. That is the only real job I think the RCMD serves in it's current capacity in my opinion. However even then, if BCMDs aren't trusted enough to talk about inter-regiment relationships why were they given the position? Some may argue they watch over the battalions and ensure they are doing well. Once again, if you can't trust the BCMD to do this why are they BCMD? Overall, RCMD is often redundant and it's role could be filled by other high command entities such as the Marshal Commander & Palpatine. This is shown throughout the constant resignations from the people who choose to take on RCMD positions. 

 

Generally speaking, I think that the proposal of changing this system if provided with examples and thorough plan would be a good change for the server. 

BCMDs need to be watched over. Sure they passed the interview but there's no guarantee they're gonna do what they said. Reg Commanders are supposed to act as independent & impartial members of each regiment who will supervise each BCMD to ensure they're actually doing their job. You can't seriously expect BCMDs to always do exactly what they're told & not make some really bad decisions. Regs are great at the nitty gritty stuff for keeping battalions on track & in line. Marshals are a lot better for wider controversy & steering the direction of the GAR. 
All spots are pretty weak to resignation, most players get burnt out real quick. It's not that we're seeing tonnes of reg resignations, it's more like no ones applying cause your type of mentality is the shared one.

Everyone seems to think RCMD is redundant but they think MCMD has good uses. But we haven't had a Marshal in fuck knows how long and all the battalions are doing better than they have probably in the last 1-2 years. Maybe the Marshal is a redundant role, but why does no one say that? cause they realise that we need some structure above BCMDs, they can't be left to do whatever the fuck they want without any supervision. Looking at the sheer size & diversity of Clone battalions I think it makes more sense to better establish the role RCMD instead of wiping it cause MCMD seems to steal a lot of the responsibility.

Edited May 26, 2021 by Comics

[Deku]

Hello, the only RCMD left on the server here to give my input.  

I think RCMD is a valuable position to the server especially in terms of HC structure. You could totally make the argument that Marshal could do their job but having 1 man represent all of the Clones and deal with every situation from over 9 different battalions, is very unrealistic. Yes, the RCMD job isn’t a appealing one, and yes a lot of people get burnt out from it. But that doesn’t mean it’s completely useless to the current structure we have now, it works. Getting rid of RCMD’s would be a terrible step in the wrong direction, not only would that leave just the Marshal to deal with clone issues, but that would also mean that Mas Amedda, Yularen, and Yoda could all vote against the Marshal on a CLONE matter and pass it. Not only that but RCMDs have been a useful position in the right hands, yes if all battalions are working smoothly then an RCMD isn’t exactly needed but, the way I see it, it’s like life insurance. You may not need it on a day-to-day basis but when you need it, you’re happy you have it. It’s not an easy position to stay in, trust me I know. I only have less than 2 weeks in my term and it has been incredibly taxing which is why most people quit, but it is not a position we absolutely need to get rid of or change, it works with our High Command structure and when we had all of our regimental’s, things were working fine. I think that with the proper people in these positions it’ll be amazing, we just haven’t been able to see that yet. I understand the statement of “BCMDs applied for their position and they got it from High Command so they don’t need a babysitter” but they quite literally do. Multiple people have so much power that could make or break a whole battalion, it’s great to have the knowledge and experience of a RCMD to give you a wake up call when you need it. Like I said, you may not use RCMDs in your day-to-day, but when you need them as a BCMD you are damn glad you have one. 

Edited May 27, 2021 by Deku

[Gadget]

Okay, from my time as SPEC REG,  I did quite a bit but understood you are essentially making rules, dealing with situations and there to help orchestrate the server. 

I agree with the sentiment that people look at Palpatine, Marshal and Directors far too much and they often don't bring issues to the RCMDs.

This is more and issue with people following chain of command.

 

Another issue is people getting pissy if a RCMD uses any of his power. People want you more as a guiding hand, but when you need to punish someone people get upset and start telling you "you can't do that". Happened to me when I had to demote a commander for deleting a doc and then removed his legacy for using it to partially override his demotion.

 

Due to the lack of roleplay,.some of the purpose has been lost. And not being mean, some of the more recent people who went for the position did not understand what the positions entails.

I loved being SPEC REG, it kept me busy, I spoke to a lot of people and helped with issues, my main issue is communication within HC. But thats here nor there and depend on who is on HC.

You don't always meed a RCMD, this is the main statement though. Unless a regiment is in dire straights, you don't need one. They are there to guide and help, same with a MCMD, heck same with Palpatine. In calm times Directors can do it all.  With the server pop being overall lower they are not really needed.

 

Like I will make comment on Deku, I'm not saying he is bad or good, I just haven't heard of him doing much or seen him pushing much. I usually see him bubbling around and such, which is fine. There is no quota of things to be done as REG and most is behind the scenes, but server presence is low.

 

I have often considered going for HC again as I did truly enjoy it, but I am currently happy with what I am doing and I feel one isnt needed, the SOBDE thing happened, maybe not the way I'd of like to seen it but it was relatively smooth.

 

People think and reg and BCMD is the same, they are different fucking games entirely. BCMD is stressful and monitoring like 50 people. RCMD is calm and you mainly monitor the officers of the battalions and the server activity and communication.

I always remembered Comics when he was ATTACK REG, he'd often be involved with everything the batts were doing and be like a BCMD, he was very much stressed compared to me and Cronis and even Noble.

 

Anyway, thats my 2 cents.

[Deku]

1 hour ago, Gadget said:

Like I will make comment on Deku, I'm not saying he is bad or good, I just haven't heard of him doing much or seen him pushing much. I usually see him bubbling around and such, which is fine. There is no quota of things to be done as REG and most is behind the scenes, but server presence is low.

Alright so I was waiting for a comment like this to be thrown my way because this is exactly the point I want to make. The position of RCMD is very unforgiving, what I mean by that is this, since a lot of the RCMD’s job is OOC, unless they advertise their work like a child looking for accolades... people will often think that they’ve done nothing in their term, or if the RCMD doesn’t have any problems with the BCMDs under them, and there’s no need for them to take action, again people think they’ve done nothing during their term. The RCMD job is very touch and go and it’s not for everyone, even using Gadget as an example. When Gadget was SPEC REG I didn’t hear anything that he did even during my time in DU, the only time I heard of the things he did was when everyone had a negative response to it and accused him for “overstepping” (when he removed a commander, etc.) and that’s it. RCMDs never get the publicity of “having a great term” unless their regiments is already dying, and the only publicity they get is when the community has a negative reaction to some of the things they’ve done.

I don’t want to steer this thread into the wrong direction but I will say this, I know everything I’ve done during my ATK REG term and I haven’t publicly shown every decision I made, or each thing I put in place, or shown every rule or regulation that changed because of me, because I don’t care about accolades or what people think of my term. At the start of my term I had a well thought out plan on where I wanted each ATK battalion to be, big problems they had at the time and how to fix them, and most of this issues have been fixed. Now by no stretch of the mind are these battalions perfect but I know if you asked the BCMDs that I’ve had to directly work with, they would say otherwise on what they thought of my term. Also, because RCMD is a heavily OOC job, server presence is still a big thing, I get that.. but I’ve had to get over a lot of IRL shit during my term which led me to dip in and out of activity which I’m just now coming back from, I have my reasons that I’d rather leave to DMs, but server presence is not everything. Which is why the RCMD position is extremely touch and go, everyone assumes that if you’re not on, you’re not doing work, or if they can’t see what you’re doing in front of their face, you’re doing nothing.

 

love yall

Edited May 28, 2021 by Deku

[Bleach]

Just remove RCMD 

[Finn]

From what I've experienced, RCMDs are only as useful as they need to be. Aside from Deku, I haven't had any meaningful interaction with the ATK Reg since Tyennoch (Comics tried to do stuff with us, but it was mostly with all the ATK Bats and 501st never did anything). The biggest reasoning is that we didn't need the ATK to do anything for us. It seems to me that RCMDs are really needed for battalions that need guidance/are unstable. The fact that we're having this discussion means we've improved as a community, so grats I guess.

As for the current structure, I think we need to have them to an extent, in case battalions start doing bad like 21st a few months ago, or older situations like 327th. I agree that having just the Marshal doing it would be too much for the Marshal, and I think that having one RCMD per regiment is good. Being able to go to Deku with issues I have is nice, because I know he's looking out for just attack battalions. 

Last point I think is worth mentioning is how many people are in HC at the moment. Right now, if my math is correct, there are 8 members (Palpatine, Mas, Marshal, Yoda, Yularen, ATK Reg, Recon Reg, Special Reg). Limiting that circle to just 5 is hurting the amount of representation of the community, leads to less perspective, and doesn't really solve anything in the long run. NGL this point is kinda weak but I think it's important to have a more diverse set of opinions in decision making, otherwise it becomes an echo chamber. 

[Gadget]

12 hours ago, Deku said:

Alright so I was waiting for a comment like this to be thrown my way because this is exactly the point I want to make. The position of RCMD is very unforgiving, what I mean by that is this, since a lot of the RCMD’s job is OOC, unless they advertise their work like a child looking for accolades... people will often think that they’ve done nothing in their term, or if the RCMD doesn’t have any problems with the BCMDs under them, and there’s no need for them to take action, again people think they’ve done nothing during their term. The RCMD job is very touch and go and it’s not for everyone, even using Gadget as an example. When Gadget was SPEC REG I didn’t hear anything that he did even during my time in DU, the only time I heard of the things he did was when everyone had a negative response to it and accused him for “overstepping” (when he removed a commander, etc.) and that’s it. RCMDs never get the publicity of “having a great term” unless their regiments is already dying, and the only publicity they get is when the community has a negative reaction to some of the things they’ve done.

I don’t want to steer this thread into the wrong direction but I will say this, I know everything I’ve done during my ATK REG term and I haven’t publicly shown every decision I made, or each thing I put in place, or shown every rule or regulation that changed because of me, because I don’t care about accolades or what people think of my term. At the start of my term I had a well thought out plan on where I wanted each ATK battalion to be, big problems they had at the time and how to fix them, and most of this issues have been fixed. Now by no stretch of the mind are these battalions perfect but I know if you asked the BCMDs that I’ve had to directly work with, they would say otherwise on what they thought of my term. Also, because RCMD is a heavily OOC job, server presence is still a big thing, I get that.. but I’ve had to get over a lot of IRL shit during my term which led me to dip in and out of activity which I’m just now coming back from, I have my reasons that I’d rather leave to DMs, but server presence is not everything. Which is why the RCMD position is extremely touch and go, everyone assumes that if you’re not on, you’re not doing work, or if they can’t see what you’re doing in front of their face, you’re doing nothing.

 

love yall

And I 100% with that. You could stop the CMDs of a batt from destroying the server and no one will know, but people judge you. The main thing people judge is activity. Which was brutal for me cos I work 9 to 5 and I am GMT so many of yhe late crew didn't see me.

The main peoples opinions that matter is the CMD+ of the reg. They are the ones who you directly impact but you.

You always hear the bad with HC and never the good they do. If a HC gets arrested it big news, if a HC saved a batt its just him being there.

The HC who are remembered are more the ones who had a lot of clout and were know more than did loads. Like Freck, Qal, Noble, even Bro and Woeny. I dont remember anything they fucking did/done as HC but know them do to them being well liked. 

[Jovanovic]

On 5/28/2021 at 2:49 PM, Finn said:

Last point I think is worth mentioning is how many people are in HC at the moment. Right now, if my math is correct, there are 8 members (Palpatine, Mas, Marshal, Yoda, Yularen, ATK Reg, Recon Reg, Special Reg). Limiting that circle to just 5 is hurting the amount of representation of the community, leads to less perspective, and doesn't really solve anything in the long run. NGL this point is kinda weak but I think it's important to have a more diverse set of opinions in decision making, otherwise it becomes an echo chamber. 

I don't think that's a weak point at all, I actually think it's the biggest reason we shouldn't remove RCMDs. Clones are by far the largest part of this server and as such should have the most representation. If you remove RCMDs I could go talk to Stormzy and we could out-vote marshal. I mean, I'm Mas Amedda and I still think that's pretty dumb. If we have a full HC and all the clones somehow agree on something they should be able to outvote the rest of us. 

[Mitchell]

Speaking from my experience as Director, RCMDs are invaluable to their jobs and to the GARs function.

RCMDs are able to keep oversight on their battalions to a much greater degree than an MCMD can, and generally speaking have better ties and connections to the battalions in their regiments than the directors and other HC members have.
The positions can be boring for those in them, which is why so many people resign from them, but that is why I say that HC is not for everyone. You gotta enjoy what the role entails or you won't last long there.

Removing RCMDs would lead to further burn out of MCMDs and Palpatines, as well as make the jump from BCMD to HC significantly more challenging, as you are thrown into the deep end almost immediately. When I became director it took me almost a month to get used to all the stuff I was responsible for, and an MCMD would probably take just as long, especially if they haven't been a BCMD before.

Edited May 30, 2021 by Mitchell