1. Enlisting and recruitment


The minimum age for registering on the website and getting access to the member’s part of the forum 18 years. For people above this age it is also requested to show a grownup manner when acting as a member. 
When registering to ultimately become an active WASP member with tag, please note that most of the time you will be lead. Therefore you must be able to be obedient and accept orders. If your not willing to follow orders, please do not apply! 
The minimum age for being recruited as an active member of WASP squad is 30 years. The recruiting officer will perform an initial evaluation of each potential new member to check their credentials and suitability. Special attention is given to teamplay / teamwork and the willingness to contribute to the well being of the squad. 
After a positive evaluation a two week probation starts and the recruiting officer will officially inform the rest of the squad.

After the first two weeks probation a decision is made by the squad leader and recruiting officers to award or deny the WASP tag to the potential member. 

Once the new member receives his or her tag, another two weeks probation starts. 

This probation period is intended for checking the input and activeness of the member. Getting the WASP tag is not an end, but just the beginning!

Your tag: Treasure it and wear it with pride, you will only receive it once! Don't ever smudge or discredit it !!! 

2. Teamplay 

There are three essential mottos that together form the core of the squad. 

Discipline 
All actions a member does for and on behalf of WASP must be done with discipline. Always think of what you are doing and what effect it will have. 

Loyalty 
The word loyalty is most of all a feeling which comes from the heart. In everything you do, you must hear, feel, breath and live WASP. 

Dedication 
Real dedication for the squad is best shown through doing additional work for the squad. The squad cannot survive without all members doing supportive tasks (be it large or small) to keep the various parts of the squad active. It is mainly time and effort which you are asked to invest. 

3. Communication 

Each member of the WASP squad must use the following methods for communication within the squad.

1. The WASP Website (http://www.wasp-squad.com)
2. The WASP Squad Forums
3. MSN (Microsoft messenger)
4. Teamspeak

All members must use the forum for the main communications. Especially for important, interesting or informative information, the forum is the ideal place as the most people will be able to use this information. 

The two primary uses of Teamspeak are:

1. Team communication during game play
2. Squad communication during training and meetings.

The secondary use of Teamspeak is social conversations between members. 
These social conversations must not impede the primary uses of Teamspeak and members are requested to change to a separate channel for their social ramblings. 

4. Language used 

The universal communication language within the WASP squad is English ( The quality of the English used is however not paramount) 
In a small group from the same country, another language may be used for short conversation. However, when someone else arrives, the language should immediately switch back to English. Nobody should be feeling left out. 

5. Social behaviour 

Any discrimination because of race, religion, politics etc. is strictly forbidden.

• Do not pick on someone
• You should not ask for respect, but you should give respect to your friends in the squad. As friends you always return the favour.
• You will only receive what you give in the first place!

Members must join training, meetings and missions with a clear state of mind, focussed on the task ahead. People with a clouded mind (due to various circumstances) are expected to leave or stay away as not to be a nuisance to others. They may return when they are focussed again. 

All WASP members must treat guest and allied squads on the server with respect and good manners. You are after all the first impression a guest gets from the squad. 

6. Loyalty to the squad 

You are not allowed to be a member of another squad, while in WASP. To be clearer: You cannot be a dedicated and loyal member of 2 squads simultaneously. 

WASP's motto is "Ab Imo Pectore" which translates to "From ALL my heart" (c.q. from the bottom of my heart) For this loyalty you can only be focussed to a single squad. 

7. Commitment 

WASP members are expected to make contact with the squad once every week as a minimum. This can be done via the available communication methods of the squad. 

If a member knows that he or she is unable to show up for a certain period of time, this must be announced in advance in the “off duty members ” section within the forum. 

8. Squad leadership 

DUK-WASP is the founder of the WASP squad, he is the squad service provider for essential tools of the squad, and has up to now been the squad leader of the WASP squad. 

The squad leader is responsible for daily management of the squad and its members. He maintains contacts with the various departments within the squad and is also responsible for resolving conflicts and taking appropriate action. 

Every squad leader must have the trust and loyalty of the whole squad. 

In order to secure the continuity of the squad and to have the widest possible support, it has been decided that the position of squad leader is made available via election. This election will take place every year. 

9. Punishment and reward. 

Every action you take as a WASP member, may it be in a game, on teamspeak or on the website, will be evaluated for it’s effectiveness, thoughtfulness and result. Actions that are profitable for both member and squad will result in rewards. Actions that harm both member and squad will result in appropriate punishment. Rewards come in the form of promotions. 

Punishments come in the form of warnings, time-outs, degradations or ultimately a rejection from the squad. 

If a decision is made to degrade or to reject a member, than the member can object by contacting the squad leader and giving a statement with supporting arguments. 

This objection will be taken into consideration and will be accepted or rejected. 

10. Punishment rules. 

During game play you can be asked to take a time-out (chill out time) 

The ultimate consequence can mean you are requested to leave the squad, or failing that a subsequent ban. 

The new rules are not meant to change any of the existing rules but they provide additional guidance where the need existed and must enhance specific points and make certain areas clearer. 

The squad policy will always stay the same. If the need arises however, due to needs or past experience, the rules will be modified.