Regimental Events and Meetings

This is the Document Release Information
Article Number:	7CAV-R-030
Scope:	Regimental Events and Meetings
Version:	1.2
Effective Date:	03OCT20
Last Modified Date:	31JAN24
Approving Authority:	Regimental Chief of Staff
Point of Contact:	Regimental Adjutant General

Regimental Events and Meetings

Official Regimental events and meetings include, but are not limited to:

1. Section Practice (SP)
2. Field Training Exercises (FTX)
3. S3 Operations
4. S7 Classes
5. Other Regimental Leadership classes (NCOA, ODS, SAC)
6. Command Staff Call (CSC)
7. Regimental Meetings
8. Other events and meetings as determined by the CoC

Intent

Due to the sheer number of official events, the intent of this document is to define the key official events at the Regimental level and also provide scheduling guidance for all official events to help avoid scheduling conflicts.

Command Staff Call (CSC)

The Command Staff Call (CSC) is a monthly call of all 7th Cavalry Regiment commanders and Staff. It is a coordination meeting, and allows key staff and commanders face time to brief the Regimental Commanding Officer on all matters pertaining to the operation of their unit, sub-unit, or department.

Required Attendance

The CSC is required for members who are listed below to attend. Personnel who miss multiple meetings could face administrative or disciplinary action. Key staff including Commanding Officers, and Branch-Heads are required to brief the Commander monthly as part of the CSC.

Notes

Members do not submit a Private Message (PM) if they cannot attend. Their attendance will be recorded automatically. Command Staff Calls are open to Sub-Unit and Departmental staff only, or their designate.

Someone from each HQ or staff branch element must be in attendance at every meeting. As long as one member is present, not all members are required to attend.

Required Attendance

Below is a list of all personnel who are required to attend.

Regimental Headquarters and Staff Branches

Below are required Staff and RHQ personnel.

Section	Role
General Staff	Regimental Commander
	Regimental Executive Officer
	Regimental Chief of Staff
	Regimental Recruiting Oversight Officer
	Regimental Information Management Officer
	Regimental Adjutant General
	Regimental Command Sergeant Major
S1 Personnel Administration	S1 1IC
	S1 2IC
S2 Security Operations	S2 1IC
	S2 2IC
	MP 1IC
	MP 2IC
S3 Operations	S3 1IC
	S3 2IC
S6/Information Management	S6 1IC
	S6 2IC
	WAG 1IC
	WAG 2IC
S7 Training	S7 1IC
	S7 2IC
Recruiting Oversight Office	RTC 1IC
	RTC 2IC
	RRD 1IC
	RRD 2IC
	S5 1IC
	S5 2IC
JAG	JAG 1IC

Operational Unit Requirements

Below are all required personnel for CSCs from Operational units.

Section	Role
1st Battalion HQ	Commanding Officer
	Executive Officer
	Sergeant Major
A/1-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
B/1-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
C/1-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
2nd Battalion HQ	Commanding Officer
	Executive Officer
	Sergeant Major
A/2-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
B/2-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
C/2-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
Auxiliary Combat Detachment HQ	Commanding Officer
	Executive Officer
	Sergeant Major
A/ACD CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
B/ACD CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
SP/SPD	SPD Coordinator
Reserves	Reserve 1IC
	Reserve 2IC

Meeting Format

The meeting is divided into 7 broad stages, beginning with an introduction, moving into briefings and announcements, and then closing.

Regimental Meeting

The Regimental Meeting is a quarterly call of all 7th Cavalry Regiment Commanders, Staff, and all Troopers. It allows the Regimental Commander and staff to brief subordinate commanders and staff, as well as all troopers on a broad overview of Regimental activities during the quarter. All members are permitted to provide input or discussion on topics, and it is led by the Chief of Staff.

Scheduling

The regimental meeting is scheduled every Quarterly, on a Sunday after the last Command Staff Call of that Quarter.

Required Attendance

The Regimental Meeting is only mandatory for the personnel listed above. However, members not on the invite list will be asked to join. If a member is online in Discord, a game server, or Teamspeak 3 they will be ordered to attend the meeting. However, members who are not part of the designated invite list aren't required to be present.

Notes

Members do not submit a Private Message (PM) if they cannot attend. Their attendance will be recorded automatically.

Someone from each HQ or staff branch element must be in attendance at every meeting. As long as one member is present, not all members are required to attend.

Required Attendance

Below is a list of all personnel who are required to attend.

Regimental Headquarters and Staff Branches

Below are required Staff and RHQ personnel.

Meeting Stage	Description
1. Opening Remarks	Opening remarks from Commander, CoS to address meeting attendees, and take attendance. S6 Rep will start recording.
2. Actions arising from the last Meeting	Address all previous points left un-settled and report on their progress.
3. Departmental reports and escalation (Subject to new process approval by Genstaff)	All department heads brief Commander on the status of their departments, ask questions and propose ideas.
4. Line-unit reports and escalations	All commanders brief the Regimental Commander on the status of their unit, raise issues, and ask questions.
5. Other Business	Commander and Staff raise any new Regimental points and announcements, or field questions.
6. Summary of Meeting	The Commander summarizes the meeting and member concerns.
7. Closing Remarks	The Commander and staff thank attendees, take any final questions and then end meeting.

Section	Role
Regimental Headquarters	Regimental Commander
	Regimental Executive Officer
	Regimental Chief of Staff
	Regimental Adjutant General
	Regimental Information Management Officer
	Regimental Command Sergeant Major
S1 Personnel Administration
	S1 1IC
	S1 2IC
S2 Security Operations
	Sec Ops OIC
	S2 1IC
	S2 2IC
	MP 1IC
	MP 2IC
S3 Operations
	S3 1IC
	S3 2IC
S6
	S6 1IC
	S6 2IC
S7 Training
	S7 1IC
	S7 2IC
Recruiting Oversight Office
	ROO 1IC
	ROO 2IC
	RRD 1IC
	S5 1IC
Information Management Office
	IMO 1IC
	Aide to the IMO
	WAG IC
	WAG 2IC
JAG
	JAG OIC

Operational Unit Requirements

Below are all required personnel for CSCs from Operational units.

Section	Role
1st Battalion HQ	Commanding Officer
	Executive Officer
	Sergeant Major
A/1-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
B/1-7 CAV	Troop Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
C/1-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
2nd Battalion HQ	Commanding Officer
	Executive Officer
	Sergeant Major
A/2-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
B/2-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
C/2-7 CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
Auxiliary Combat Detachment HQ	Commanding Officer
	Executive Officer
	Sergeant Major
A/ACD CAV	Company Commander
	Executive Officer
	First Sergeant
Reserves	Reserve 1IC
	Reserve 2IC

Meeting Format

The meeting is divided into 7 broad stages, beginning with an introduction, moving into briefings and announcements, and then closing.

Event Scheduling Guidance

The following event scheduling guidance is for all game areas of operations (AO) to avoid scheduling conflicts both within and between Battalions, S3, and the S7 Departments. For all game AO's, official events such as Section Practices (SP), Company FTX's, S3 operations, and S7 classes should be scheduled to avoid conflict when possible.

Arma 3 Area of Operations

This section will detail all aspects for the Arma 3 Area of Operations.

Avoiding Conflicts

Arma 3 private server priority will always go to RTC Bootcamps first, followed by Section Practice, Company FTX's, S3 operations, and S7 classes. Please see the Arma 3 Rules of Engagement for additional guidance on private server priority. While it's impossible to avoid conflict altogether, we can make sure that we schedule things in a way to minimize the impact conflicts have.

Before scheduling official Arma 3 events, the person posting it is expected to post it on the 7Cav Events Calendar. This is the tool we use to avoid conflicts.

Reserved Days

Wednesday nights between 2200 Zulu (5 PM Eastern) and 0200 Zulu Thursday (9 PM Eastern) are reserved for the following activities:

• Warfare Wednesday

Friday nights between 2300 Zulu (6 PM Eastern) and 0200 Zulu Saturday (9 PM Eastern) are reserved for the following activities:

• Arma 3 Operations

Saturdays between 1900 Zulu (2PM Eastern) and 2300 Zulu Saturday (6 PM Eastern) are reserved for the following activities:

• Regimental Command Staff Call Meetings
• Regimental Meetings
• Arma 3 Operations

Sundays between 1800 Zulu (1PM Eastern) and 0300 Zulu Monday (10 PM Eastern) are reserved for the following activities:

• Regimental Meetings
• Section Practice
• Platoon and Company FTX's

Arma 3 S7 Classes

All S7 classes are considered a low priority and free to be scheduled outside of the above reserved times. When scheduling at the same time as any of the above events cannot be avoided, please first get permission from the 1BN Training Lead and/or S7 HQ Staff.

Hell Let Loose Area of Operations

The following event scheduling guidance is for the Hell Let Loose area of operations to avoid scheduling conflicts between 2nd Battalion, S3, and the S7 Departments. Hell Let Loose operations, section practices, company FTX's, S7 classes, and other Hell Let Loose events should be scheduled to avoid conflict when possible.

Avoiding Conflicts

Hell Let Loose private server priority will go to section practices first, followed by: company FTX's, S3 operations, and S7 classes. While it's impossible to avoid conflict altogether, we can make sure that we schedule things in a way to minimize the impact conflicts have.

Before scheduling official Hell Let Loose events, the person posting it is expected to post it on the 7Cav Events Calendar. This is the tool we use to avoid conflicts.

Reserved Days

Tuesday Nights between 2359 Zulu (8 PM Eastern) and 0100 Zulu (9 PM Eastern) are reserved for the following activities:

• Trenched N Tuesday

Saturdays between 1900 Zulu (2PM Eastern) and 2100 Zulu Saturday (4 PM Eastern) are reserved for the following activities:

• Regimental Command Staff Call Meetings
• Regimental Meetings

Sundays between 1900 Zulu (2PM Eastern) and 2100 Zulu Saturday (4 PM Eastern) are reserved for the following activities:

• Regimental Meetings

Hell Let Loose S7 Classes

All S7 classes are considered a low priority and free to be scheduled outside of the above reserved times. When scheduling at the same time as any of the above events cannot be avoided, please first get permission from the 2BN Training Lead and/or S7 HQ Staff.

Conclusion

Effective use of this guidance for deconfliction will create a more streamlined and organized experience for all members.

7th Cavalry Furlough Policy

The purpose of Furlough in the Cav is to provide those members who provide daily support to the Regiment time off, free from their normal duties during the holidays of Christmas and New Years. Our hope is to allow our dedicated volunteers a break to spend this important time with friends and family, and to give people a break to recharge after the year and come back refreshed for the new year.

Definition of Furlough

Furlough is a period of 2-3 weeks, starting on the Saturday one week before Christmas Day, and ending the first Friday after New Years Day. There will be an announcement post made by the Chief of Staff or their designate in the forums stating the dates of Furlough each year. There will be a Regimental Meeting to end the year and kick off Furlough on the Saturday that starts Furlough.

During this 2-3 week period the entire Regiment, including all Battalions, Support and Secondary Departments, are shut down and all duties and responsibilities are temporarily suspended. In addition to this work stoppage, there are no official events, training classes, operations, roll calls, or section practices unless they meet the following conditions:

• Approval from the General Staff is required.
• Any work required from secondary or support departments must be agreed to and coordinated at least 2 weeks prior to Furlough.
• Any required work for such events must be voluntary; Command Authorities are prohibited from requiring their members to work during Furlough.
• Any award submissions for Operations or Events that occur during Furlough are not to be submitted until Furlough has ended.

Meeting Stage	Description
1. Opening Remarks	Opening remarks from Commander, CoS to address meeting attendees, and take attendance. S6 Rep will start recording.
2. Actions arising from the last Meeting	Address all previous points left un-settled and report on their progress.
3. Regimental Announcements, and Address from the Commander	Commander and RHQ Staff brief major quarter events for the Regiment.
4. Line-unit reports and escalations,	All commanders brief the Regimental Commander on the status of their unit, raise issues, and ask questions.
5. Other Business	Any member may ask questions or raise points about a topic raised in a round table format
6. Summary of Meeting	The Commander summarizes the meeting and member concerns.
7. Closing Remarks	The Commander and staff thank attendees, take any final questions and then end meeting.