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Space Warfare Challenge (Space Warfare Pin Qualification Challenge)

Overview and Purpose

The Space Warfare Challenge is a competition in which the chapters of a fleet strive to attain the highest percentage of crew possible who have met the testing requirements and received the RMN Space Warfare Pin (SWP) from the Provost Marshal during the three-month challenge period allotted by their fleet commander. This challenge also includes the comparable versions of the RMN SWP which have been or may be created in the future of other branches of TRMN. These rules are based on similar challenges conducted by TRMN fleets in the past in an effort to standardize them for unified competition under the Black Sphinx Cup.

The chapter that has the highest number of their total crew roster awarded an SWP appropriate to their rank (i.e.: enlisted or officer SWP) and correctly submits this information during the challenge period wins the Space Warfare Challenge in their fleet.

Space Warfare Challenge Rules

In order to be compliant with the Black Sphinx Cup, the fleet cup’s training challenge must adhere to the following rules:

To be considered qualified for this challenge, a member must:
- have completed the exam qualifications for the SWP, and formally been awarded the SWP by the Provost Marshal by the time the challenge period concludes
- have been awarded the SWP that corresponds to their appropriate level of rank, defined as:
  - Midshipman = Enlisted SWP
  - E-1 to E-10 = Enlisted SWP
  - Warrant Officers = Officers SWP
  - Officers = Officers SWP
RMN branch members must adhere to Admiralty Order 1311-02 and have been awarded an RMN SWP
RMMC Branch members must adhere to Admiralty_Order_1311-04 and have been awarded an RMMC SWP
GSN, RMA, civilians, and all other allied military members must earn their respective branch’s equivalent of the RMN Space Warfare Pin
If your allied branch does not have an RMN Space Warfare Pin equivalent, then you can choose to earn either an RMN or RMMC Space Warfare Pin
For this challenge, Sphinx Forestry Rangers / Cadets, and all members under the age of 16, are exempt from the challenge and are not included in the chapter’s calculations for percentage of SWP qualified crew
Crew members who have already been awarded an SWP appropriate to their current rank prior to the challenge WILL BE COUNTED for their chapter’s percentage. Regardless of when the crew member received their SWP in the past, what is counted is the status of a crew member as SWP qualified or not at the conclusion of the challenge period.

Award Grade Period

Due to recent changes in the awarding authority of certain awards, a three-day grace period is allowed for the awarding authority to issue this award. In order for a member to qualify for the grace period, they must have completed all the requirements for the award and have submitted their information to the awarding authority prior to the end date of the current challenge period. Members will be considered challenge qualified if they are issued their award within three days of the end of the challenge period.

Winning the Space Warfare Challenge

At the conclusion of the challenge period, the chapter that has submitted a report that indicates they have the highest total of SWP qualified crew members wins the challenge. In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by comparing the total size of the tied crews. The chapter with the largest crew in the tie wins. In the event that there is still a tie, the chapter with the most SWP awarded officers wins, followed by most warrants, NCOs, and so on, until a final tie-breaker is determined.

Recording & Reporting the Space Warfare Challenge

Chapter liaisons are required to create a spreadsheet to record their chapter’s activities in the challenge. This spreadsheet must include:

A header with:
- Chapter name
- CO name and contact information
- Chapter’s challenge liaison name and contact information
- The most recent date updated
Numbered rows
Each row represents one crew member. Each crew member officially listed in the Medusa database must be included, regardless of their status as SWP qualified or not.
The crew member rows must include columns that list:
- Member name
- Member rank/grade
- Member TRMN ID number
- Member TRMN branch
- SWP qualified? (“Yes” or “No”)
- Type of SWP (RMN or RMMC, enlisted or officer)
- Date SWP awarded
- Under age of 16? (“Yes” or “No”)
A footer with the total number of SWP qualified crew members, the total overall number of crew members, and the percentage of SWP qualified crew members

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 The chapter that has the highest number of their total crew roster awarded an SWP appropriate to their rank (i.e.: enlisted or officer SWP) and correctly submits this information during the challenge period wins the Space Warfare Challenge in their fleet.
+[[File:SWP-Officer.png|300px|center|OSWP Badge]]
+[[File:SWP-Enlisted 1.png|300px|center|ESWP Badge]]
-=== Reconnaissance Challenge Rules ===
+=== Space Warfare Challenge Rules ===
-In order to be compliant with the Black Sphinx Cup, the fleet cup’s Emergency Relief Challenge must adhere to the following rules.
+In order to be compliant with the Black Sphinx Cup, the fleet cup’s training challenge must adhere to the following rules:
-* All participants must create a FREE account at www.geocaching.com. Premium memberships are not required for participation in this challenge. All geocaches that are discovered and reported must be officially registered on the Geocaching.com website.
+* To be considered qualified for this challenge, a member must:
-* For this challenge, an “officially logged find” instance is defined as a participant, or team of participants acting as a group, signing the geocache’s log, signing in to the Geocaching.com website, and logging their visit on the specific geocache’s page.
+** have completed the exam qualifications for the SWP, and formally been awarded the SWP by the Provost Marshal by the time the challenge period concludes
-* For this challenge, an “officially logged hide” instance is defined as a geocache that has been created and hidden by a participating member, or team of participants acting as a group, then submitted for and cleared by Geocaching.com volunteer review, and be listed as a discoverable geocache on the Geocaching.com website.
+** have been awarded the SWP that corresponds to their appropriate level of rank, defined as:
-* All Geocaches that are created by participants must fully follow the geocache listing requirements / guidelines as found here: https://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx.
+*** Midshipman = Enlisted SWP
-* A geocaching instance can be achieved by an individual or a group. The number of individuals involved in a find or a hide is not relevant to this challenge, only the total number of instances of hides and finds correctly reported by the chapter. Example: Spacer Bill finds a geocache, signs its log, takes a photo for evidence, and then officially logs the find on Geocaching.com. This is a single officially logged find instance, worth a single point. Spacer Jane, Spacer Dave, and Ensign Fuzzy find a geocache together, all sign the log, take a photo for evidence, and each officially log the find on Geocaching.com. Each member then reports the find to the chapter liaison and each member will earn a point, for a total of 3 points.
+*** E-1 to E-10 = Enlisted SWP
-* Geochache hides count as one point per hide regardless of the number of members present when hiding a cache.
+*** Warrant Officers = Officers SWP
-** While the same geocache can be found and recorded as instances multiple times within the same chapter, each geocache can only be found and recorded as an instance once per chapter member during the challenge period. Example: Spacer Bill finds geocache “alpha” on Friday and records it as an instance. He cannot personally find and record geocache “alpha” as an instance again during the challenge, though any of his chapter-mates who have not already recorded geocache “alpha” may.
+*** Officers = Officers SWP
-** When possible and appropriate, it is suggested that members photograph or video themselves wearing TRMN related attire, such as con minimum uniform, while performing their geocaching activities. This is not a rule, just a recommendation that could further bolster their portfolio for the Black Sphinx Cup.
+* RMN branch members must adhere to [[Admiralty_Order_1311-02|Admiralty Order 1311-02]] and have been awarded an RMN SWP
-** The Reconnaissance Challenge will be scored based on the total number of officially logged and created geocaches per chapter, based on the reporting method outlined in RECORDING & REPORTING THE RECONNAISANCE CHALLENGE.
+* RMMC Branch members must adhere to [[Admiralty Order 1311-04|Admiralty_Order_1311-04]] and have been awarded an RMMC SWP
+* GSN, RMA, civilians, and all other allied military members must earn their respective branch’s equivalent of the RMN Space Warfare Pin
+* If your allied branch does not have an RMN Space Warfare Pin equivalent, then you can choose to earn either an RMN or RMMC Space Warfare Pin
+* For this challenge, Sphinx Forestry Rangers / Cadets, and all members under the age of 16, are exempt from the challenge and are not included in the chapter’s calculations for percentage of SWP qualified crew
+* Crew members who have already been awarded an SWP appropriate to their current rank prior to the challenge WILL BE COUNTED for their chapter’s percentage. Regardless of when the crew member received their SWP in the past, what is counted is the status of a crew member as SWP qualified or not at the conclusion of the challenge period.
-=== Winning the Reconnaissance Challenge ===
+=== Award Grade Period ===
-At the conclusion of the challenge period, the chapter that has submitted a report that indicates they have accumulated the highest number of points from hiding and finding geocaches as outlined in the rules above, wins the challenge.
+Due to recent changes in the awarding authority of certain awards, a three-day grace period is allowed for the awarding authority to issue this award. In order for a member to qualify for the grace period, they must have completed all the requirements for the award and have submitted their information to the awarding authority prior to the end date of the current challenge period. Members will be considered challenge qualified if they are issued their award within three days of the end of the challenge period.
-In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by comparing the photo/media documentation of the chapter’s geocaching activities as judged by the fleet commander. In the event that the fleet commander is a member of a chapter involved in a tie-breaker, or is otherwise featured in their submitted photos, videos, or other media, they are disqualified from judging and must recuse themselves from the process. Authority to judge the winner is then given to the fleet challenge director. In the event that the fleet challenge director is also a member of a chapter involved in a tie-breaker, or is otherwise featured in their submitted photos, videos, or other media, they must also recuse themselves from the judging process. Authority to judge the winner is then given to the staff Intelligence officer for the [[First Space Lord]]. If this individual also is disqualified and must recuse themselves for the same reasons as above, authority to judge the fleet’s winner is given to the [[First Space Lord]]. This process continues until a Space Lord can be found who does not meet the criteria for disqualification.
+=== Winning the Space Warfare Challenge ===
+At the conclusion of the challenge period, the chapter that has submitted a report that indicates they have the highest total of SWP qualified crew members wins the challenge. In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by comparing the total size of the tied crews. The chapter with the largest crew in the tie wins. In the event that there is still a tie, the chapter with the most SWP awarded officers wins, followed by most warrants, NCOs, and so on, until a final tie-breaker is determined.
-=== Recording & Reporting the Reconnaissance Challenge ===
+=== Recording & Reporting the Space Warfare Challenge ===
 Chapter liaisons are required to create a spreadsheet to record their chapter’s activities in the challenge. This spreadsheet must include:
 * A header with:
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 ** Chapter’s challenge liaison name and contact information
 ** The most recent date updated
-* Numbered rows.
+* Numbered rows
-* Each row represents one instance of a geocaching activity.
+* Each row represents one crew member. Each crew member officially listed in the Medusa database must be included, regardless of their status as SWP qualified or not.
-* Each geocaching instance row must include the following information in the columns:
+* The crew member rows must include columns that list:
-* Date of instance
+** Member name
-* Member name, TRMN ID number
+** Member rank/grade
-* Type of geocaching instance (‘find’ or ‘hide’)
+** Member TRMN ID number
-* URL link to the found log (if a ‘find’, mark N/A if a ‘hide’) on Geocaching.com (for finds only)
+** Member TRMN branch
-* URL link to the geocache’s listing on Geocaching.com (for hides only)
+** SWP qualified? (“Yes” or “No”)
-* A footer with the total number of hides, finds, and total points of chapter
+** Type of SWP (RMN or RMMC, enlisted or officer)
+** Date SWP awarded
+** Under age of 16? (“Yes” or “No”)
+* A footer with the total number of SWP qualified crew members, the total overall number of crew members, and the percentage of SWP qualified crew members
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