Gheis here, just realized I was still on the GMS account.
Moving on with things, we've opened up recruitment, which can be found here. In addition, a loose, OORP ranking system has been established. In the field, everyone is roughly equal, but this'll give a better indication to members who has the authority and rights to what. The ranking system is quoted below, and can also be found in the faction writeup.
Quote:Ranks:
Director
This is the guy in charge, naturally. He can do just about whatever he pleases with the faction, and is the base ingredient used when making awesomesauce.
Senior Member - Must be sponsored by Director/2IC to obtain
Senior members have shown dedication to the faction and deep understanding of the RP blah blah blah. Once a member hits Senior status, he essentially has the ability to take on pet projects, expand on roleplay, and form his own little niche in the faction. These are the sexy people. They're allowed to use any of the faction's ships freely, and can throw together Gallic lawful ships for use in RP that wouldn't be normally used by the faction. All with the Director's approval, of course.
Full Share Member - Must be sponsored by Senior Member or higher to obtain
Full Share Members are guys who've finally been accepted into the faction fully and we've decided haven't been total jerks. Once a member gets here, he's entitled to 100% of one share of mining profits and can make a personal ship following GMS convention with a [GMS] tag in addition to gaining access to all of the shared transports. We might even bequeath him a silly name, if he's lucky.
Trainee
Hoy there, small fry. Lonely at the bottom, eh? Well, being in GMS involves a lot of trust. Trainees are permitted access to one training account and are entitled to only 50% of a full share from mining. A trainee's stay at this rank will hopefully be short, but we've gotta make sure you're going to mesh with the boys before we start handing out real paychecks. If a Trainee doesn't graduate within a couple months, we'll go ahead and give 'em the boot.
Opinions?
Edit 3/12/2011 - Merged the Senior Trainee and Trainee ranks. Seemed to be unnecessary bulk as it was.