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S3 Operations is a Staff Branch of the Regimental Headquarters. The S3 Branch consists of all Operations functions in the 7th Cavalry Regiment. The Branch provides expert advice to the Commander on all matters pertaining to the execution and control of the Regiment in battle. It provides administrative tasking, orders production, training, mission creation and testing, and modpack development sub-staffs. The Branch is led by the S3 OIC, the principal staff officer of the headquarters, second only to the Headquarters Commander, the Chief of Staff. The Second-In-Command of the Branch is the S3 XO. The Branch's NCO adviser is the S3 Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge or S3 NCO. S3 Operations is responsible for mission and orders production for operations, as well as, the maintenance of our in-house mods, and the collation of our public and private modpacks.
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=Mission=
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S3 Branch will provide timely expert advice to the Regimental Commander, and deliver operational excellence in the form of Operational Command and Control. S3 will act as the Commander's primary force for the execution of their intent, working to support the maneuver of units through high-quality products.
  
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= Mission=
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=Order of Battle=
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The S3 department reports directly to the Chief of Staff. Its mission is to provide training and operations for all games played by the Regiment. As such, it is broken down into two sub-departments, the S3 Training Department and the S3 Battlestaff which handles operations.
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S3 Operations is divided into four sub-cells.
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==S3 Overview==
  
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== Composition==
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===S3 Operations===
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=== S3 Battlestaff===
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S3 Operations provides expert mission creation, mission control, and product production in support of the 1st (Combined Arms) Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion and Auxiliary Combat Detachment . The S3 Shop is sub-divided into S3 ARMA, S3 HLL, DCS, and ACD is supported by individual game Operations Staff.
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{{:S3 Battlestaff}}
 
  
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===S3 Training Department===
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Structure is determined by what is needed to best fulfill the mission of supporting the game and AO leadership. Some games may only require operations staff while others may require public staff, development, and scripting support.
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The S3 Training Department is broken down by game and then further by Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) as required. For instance, in Arma there is a School of Infantry, a School of Armor, a Combat Support School and an Aviation Center of Excellence. The training department is primarily responsible for the creation and execution of training courses aimed at providing troopers and leaders with the information and skills necessary to effectively perform their MOS-specific roles operationally.
 
  
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=Standard Operating Procedures=
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'''<u>ARMA</u>'''
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Each S3 Operations sub-department is responsible for the following SOP's:
 
  
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==Operations Staff Minimum Requirements==
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ARMA is supported by S3 ARMA Staff. The department is sub-divided into Operations, Development, Scripting, and Server Management. Operations provides creation and execution of content for the members of the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment. Development provides content and support for the Public Server. Scripting provides mod support and development. Server Management provides technical support for the operation of the public and private servers, mod update, and mission file uploading.
  
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*Each game's Operations sub-department is responsible for conducting at least 2 operations per month as the minimum department requirement
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'''<u>Hell Let Loose PC</u>'''
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*Operations Staff members must at minimum hold the rank of Private First Class (E-3) or above and must have no negative action pending or active. It is strongly advised to require members to have attended 5 official S3 operations within their area of operation before being accepted into the department.
 
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*Operations Staff members are required to run at least one operation per two months (60 days) unless otherwise instructed by their Operations Lead. Operations Staff who fail to meet the minimum requirement will receive a VCS. Subsequent failures to meet the minimum requirement will result in removal from the department.
 
  
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==Operation Creation & Life Cycle==
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Hell Let Loose PC is supported by S3 HLL Staff. The department is sub-divided into two groups. S3 HLL Operations and S3 HLL Public Staff. Operations Staff provides development of content for the members of the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment. Public Staff operate events and populate 7th Cav Public Servers.
  
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*The person responsible for creating and running any operation is considered the Mission Controller
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'''<u>Digital Combat Simulator (DCS)</u>'''
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*Each game/S3 Operation sub-department is responsible for their own mission creation and submission SOP's as established by the game's Operations Lead, S3 Battlestaff Lead, and S3 Command Staff
 
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*ALL operations must be reviewed and approved by the game's Operations Lead before posting to ensure proper quality and all S3 SOP's have been followed
 
  
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===Operation Life Cycle===
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DCS is supported by S3 DCS Staff to provide development of content for the members of the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment and public players.
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#Create the operation or operation concept
 
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#Create the initial info required for an OPORD or some other format for use in planning by OIC's to conduct the operation
 
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#Name the operation
 
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#Per S1 and S3 Command Staff, ALL campaign and operation names must be unique and may not be repeated due to tracking purposes
 
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##For weekly/repeatable operations, they should be titled: Campaign Month Op Name Year, Operation Name #
 
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##Example: Campaign March Warfare Wednesday 2020, Operation Warfare Wednesday #36
 
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#Submit it to your Operations Lead for approval
 
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#Once approved, work with your Operations Lead to schedule the op
 
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#Post it using the S3 Events tool
 
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#Run the mission as the Mission Controller on the day of the op
 
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#Before the op, assist the mission's OIC to provide a briefing in the appropriate briefing channel to element leads and be able to answer any mission specific questions
 
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#At the op's conclusion call "Endex", and alert everyone to conduct an AAR (After Action Report) in-game at the squad level or lower
 
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#Directly after, assist the designated operation OIC to conduct an out-of-game Leader's Debrief in TeamSpeak with all element leads in the appropriate debriefing channel
 
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#Any major issues should be passed up the S3 CoC as necessary
 
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#The op's designated OIC needs to post the official AAR immediately, and update the AAR within 48 hours
 
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#The OIC will post medal recommendations no later than a week after the operation has concluded
 
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#After the op is run, the Mission Controller is responsible to un-stick the operation posting in the operation posting forum
 
  
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==Operation Scheduling==
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'''<u>Auxiliary Combat Detachment</u>'''
  
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#Operations must be posted at least 1 week (7 days) prior to the run date to allow troopers reasonable time to sign up
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ACD S3 Staff supports games requiring operational support. The department is sub-divided into the individual games to support the leadership of those games. In addition the sub-divisions may require splitting of responsibilities based on the needs, growth, and complexity of the game in which they support.
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#ALL operations must be added as events to the S3 Ops & Training Calendar as operations are scheduled
 
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#Further guidance on operation scheduling can be determined by S3 Command Staff and Battalion Staff as required
 
  
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==Operation OIC's==
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=Policies and Procedures=
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The S3 Department has various policies and procedures governing mission creation, training development, and School regulation.
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*An operation's Officer-In-Charge (OIC) for an official operation is the person acting in overall command of 7Cav in-game forces, regardless of rank or billet. While actual officers or senior NCO billets would be preferred and receive priority for those roles in operations, rank or primary leadership billet are not a requirement to be an OIC. The highest ranked individual on scene is not the OIC of the operation by default.
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*OIC's and Mission Controller's are intended and encouraged to be different roles fulfilled by different people, however, they can sometimes overlap to be the same person. While this is not encouraged, it is allowed, because it is sometimes unavoidable in games such as Squad, PS, and HLL. For Arma 3, the OIC and *Mission Controller should almost never be the same person.
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|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:25%;" |'''Document Number'''
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*Guidance for attendance at operations can be found here. This is the OIC's responsibility to enforce, but a Mission Controller should be knowledgeable about our attendance policy and guide the OIC as required.
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|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Policy or Standard Operating Procedure'''
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==Operation AAR's==
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| 7CAV-DR-003 || [[S3 Department - Standard Operating Procedures]]
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It is the operation's designated OIC's responsibility to post an AAR immediately after the mission, so while it is not the Mission Controller's responsibility, the Mission Controller should still be knowledgeable of the process and guide the OIC as required
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| 7CAV-DR-008 || [[1BN S3 Department - Mission Development Procedures]]
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All AAR guidance can be found at the AAR Standard Operating Procedure post or as determined by S3 Command Staff
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===Exceptions===
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Exceptions to all of the above may be made at the discretion of the S3 Command Staff.
 
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= See Also =
 
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[[S3 Battlestaff]]<br/>
 
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[[School of Infantry]]<br>
 
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[[School of Armor]]<br>
 
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[[Combat Support School]]<br>
 

Latest revision as of 02:57, 23 April 2024

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S3 Operations
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Superior Dept MG Rip Tharen
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HQ Staff
Lead {{{DepLead}}}
1IC COL Yvon Rob
2IC LTC Matthew Dread
3IC
Aide to S3 Operations {{{DepAide}}}
Aide to CoS {{{Aide}}}
Reporting Units


S3 Operations is a Staff Branch of the Regimental Headquarters. The S3 Branch consists of all Operations functions in the 7th Cavalry Regiment. The Branch provides expert advice to the Commander on all matters pertaining to the execution and control of the Regiment in battle. It provides administrative tasking, orders production, training, mission creation and testing, and modpack development sub-staffs. The Branch is led by the S3 OIC, the principal staff officer of the headquarters, second only to the Headquarters Commander, the Chief of Staff. The Second-In-Command of the Branch is the S3 XO. The Branch's NCO adviser is the S3 Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge or S3 NCO. S3 Operations is responsible for mission and orders production for operations, as well as, the maintenance of our in-house mods, and the collation of our public and private modpacks.

Mission

S3 Branch will provide timely expert advice to the Regimental Commander, and deliver operational excellence in the form of Operational Command and Control. S3 will act as the Commander's primary force for the execution of their intent, working to support the maneuver of units through high-quality products.

Order of Battle

S3 Operations is divided into four sub-cells.

S3 Overview

S3 Operations

S3 Operations provides expert mission creation, mission control, and product production in support of the 1st (Combined Arms) Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion and Auxiliary Combat Detachment . The S3 Shop is sub-divided into S3 ARMA, S3 HLL, DCS, and ACD is supported by individual game Operations Staff.

Structure is determined by what is needed to best fulfill the mission of supporting the game and AO leadership. Some games may only require operations staff while others may require public staff, development, and scripting support.

ARMA

ARMA is supported by S3 ARMA Staff. The department is sub-divided into Operations, Development, Scripting, and Server Management. Operations provides creation and execution of content for the members of the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment. Development provides content and support for the Public Server. Scripting provides mod support and development. Server Management provides technical support for the operation of the public and private servers, mod update, and mission file uploading.

Hell Let Loose PC

Hell Let Loose PC is supported by S3 HLL Staff. The department is sub-divided into two groups. S3 HLL Operations and S3 HLL Public Staff. Operations Staff provides development of content for the members of the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment. Public Staff operate events and populate 7th Cav Public Servers.

Digital Combat Simulator (DCS)

DCS is supported by S3 DCS Staff to provide development of content for the members of the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment and public players.

Auxiliary Combat Detachment

ACD S3 Staff supports games requiring operational support. The department is sub-divided into the individual games to support the leadership of those games. In addition the sub-divisions may require splitting of responsibilities based on the needs, growth, and complexity of the game in which they support.

Policies and Procedures

The S3 Department has various policies and procedures governing mission creation, training development, and School regulation.

Document Number Policy or Standard Operating Procedure
7CAV-DR-003 S3 Department - Standard Operating Procedures
7CAV-DR-008 1BN S3 Department - Mission Development Procedures
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