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Code of Conduct

INTERNATIONAL ARMY FORCE

Introduction

We've put together this Code of Conduct to help us all maintain a positive and professional environment.

It's a guide to the ethical standards we expect from everyone involved—whether you're a member or an affiliate.

This includes everything from how promotions are handled and disciplinary actions are taken, to uniform guidelines, commands, and respecting fundamental rights.

Everyone connected with IAF is expected to follow these standards and reflect the core values of our organization. These guidelines apply no matter what platform you're on or what your rank is, and they cover everyone equally, regardless of race, religion, gender, or position. If you don't follow this Code, it could lead to disciplinary action, including termination in serious cases.

Section 1 - General Rules

1.1 Rules and Guidelines

These rules are to be followed by all members.

  • All employees and visitors are to follow the Habbo Way. As well as the Code Of Conduct of IAF
  • IAF is an English speaking agency, employees AND visitors are to speak English at all workstations. Areas exempted are the Lobby, FTB and VIP
  • All employees shall respect their co-workers of IAF and general public, regardless of their gender, race, beliefs, religion, sexuality or ethnicity.
  • Employees shall not self promote, turn down promotions or accept promotions from external organization's.
  • Employees are strictly prohibited to abuse their position, rank or status to gain personal benefits.
  • Employees are required to don their uniform as per uniform policy, and wear their respective divisional badge.
  • Employees are to not ask for promotions at any given point in time
  • Employees shall not work in multiple agencies.(Any other agency/military that pays you) Role-Playing is allowed such as McDonald's.
  • Employees shall not troll, raid, scam, degrade or be affiliated with such activity towards any agency or user in any form.
  • Employees shall always enable their last-login time and activity time.
  • Employees shall not share their account with anyone else, even when requested by a higher-ranking member.
  • Employees are not to ask for other beneficial privileges such as room rights, badge admin or slack admin.
  • Effects are not to be used unless otherwise stated in Section 1.3 of the CoC
  • Do not use coloured chat until you reach elective ranks or are otherwise permitted by a 1iC+.
  • Do not go Away From Keyboard(AFK) or Be Right Back(BRB) if you are at a workstation or in the hallways.
  • Do not steal the seat of the staff member that is being ATT-ed (unless permitted to by the HR+ or seat occupant).
  • Do not misuse any commands. Misusing of commands ranges from spamming commands, abusing the use of it for the sake of entertainment
  • Members are not allowed to command anyone that is of a higher rank to them. (E.g. A member ranked Junior Supervisor within the High-Rank Division may not command someone ranked Supervisor or higher)
  • Rule 10 may only be excused when the member is a Personal Assistant(PA) of someone and is allowed to command people up to the limit of the person that the member is a PA to. This is not to be abused at any given time.
  • Self-promoting is prohibited.
  • Having two jobs that pay is strictly prohibited.
  • Never let anyone into the base with the incorrect badge, uniform, or motto (B.U.M).
  • Ignore and report trolls as well as any rule-breakers, to a High Rank.
  • Favoritism/bias is not tolerated in the IAF.
  • Bribing any staff is strictly not permitted.
  • Do not harass any staff or the general public. E.g: Trash talking of another member. (If caught/seen doing so, punishment will be issued)
  • Do not harass/abuse the Slack Admins rights (e.g. asking them to remove chat or post on your behalf excessively).
  • Do not sell any ranks unless in the Finance Unit badge. Official IAF ranks may only be bought from a member of the Finance Unit badge or Foundation Members
  • Do not scam/disrupt peace in the IAF base or any of our allies base.
  • Refrain from using languages that would be deemed inappropriate to younger members. Keep it to a minimal, excessive use will be sanctioned.
  • When Filling the Front, the switch is not to be played with and used when needed.
  • HR+ and SV are allowed the option to enter via the Security
  • Dancing is only permitted when there is a Live DJ Broadcast happening or when approval from Foundation is given. (Screenshots is to be provided of approval from the foundation if asked)

1.2 Commands

Commands are to be used professionally at all times and should not be abused to one's entertainment purposes. Additionally, commands are not to be used on anyone that is of higher ranking than you unless representing the person you are a PA to.

  • ATT (Attention) - Stand facing the member, wave and say "Yes Ma'am/ Sir".
  • Base at Attention - Everyone in base stands up and wave. Exclaiming "Yes Ma'am/Sir" respectively. Exceptions are those in R&R/Park and VIP area. Silence is to be maintained at all times. This command may only be used by a Division Overseer (3iC) and above.
  • AE (At Ease) - Carry on with what you were doing.
  • BTW (Back To Work) - Return to Work.
  • FTF (Fill The Front) - Fill the Front Station to recruit and permit members access into the base.
  • FTB (Fill The Back) - Sit in the back area of the base while needing to AFK.
  • FTS (Fill The Security) - Work at the Security Station to check the work status of members and allow them access to base once approved or send them to training.
  • FTHD (Fill The Help Desk) - Work at the Help Desk to provide members with assistance regarding their questions.
  • BTB (Back To Base) - Return to base immediately.
  • CTH (Clear The Hallway) - Empty out of the hallway of base. Proceed to fill a station or any available seats.

1.3 Dress Code Part One

Badges:
Any official badge owned by any of the founders (Founder-K / !KE!) is permitted in Base.

Motto:
Please make sure that your motto is the correct rank (provided by your promoter) at all times. Using extra decoration and/or symbols (within reason) is permitted once you have reached High-Rank Division. Do keep the motto readable.

1.4 Dress Code Part Two

Official Dress Code:
Upon obtaining Warrant Officers Division, members are allowed to wear personal attire that is appropriate; attire that doesn’t excessively expose the skin of what’s more than needed or is in any form inappropriate for certain ages.

Attire Rules:

  • Copying of another member’s attire without permission is not permitted - unless for an approved event by the 1iC+.
  • Attire that promotes raid groups is not permitted.
  • Offensive attire aiming to promote racial stereotypes in a negative way is not permitted.
  • Standard - Administrative ranks are required to wear their respective uniforms within headquarters. The lobby area is an exempted area.
  • High Ranks and higher must wear age appropriate attire. (Attire that is not revealing)

Effects:
Effects such as the ambulance, police car, etc., are not permitted in headquarters nor any room owned by IAF (unless it’s an event approved by the 2iC+). Exceptions are the effects provided by the totem such as rain, fire or soul, also ones accessible through code.

1.5 Promotions

Promotions are to be given by Intendent Division Members and above. Refer to the Rank List for the promotional limits of each rank, if broken, the member who gave the promotion will be warned and the promotion will be removed.

Requirements of promotions:

  • The Promoters ranked from Warrant Officers Division and higher are to have at least 15 Minutes of Online time in order to GIVE out promotions.
  • Promotees are to have at least 30 Minutes of online time in order to RECEIVE a promotion.

Double Promotions Requirement:

  • 1.5.1 - If Base is inactive to where you are the only active promoter that can provide a lower ranked member with the promotion.
  • 1.5.2 - You must ask via slack/discord within request channel for approval by a 2iC+ member with a screenshot of base showing the lack of active promoters.
  • 1.5.3 - Finally you will need to name the approver's name under the promotion log via Hub in the comments to be official.

If any of these steps are not followed a member will be subject to a sanction. This rule only applies once. Triple Promotions are not allowed. Once another promoter promotes the member the promotion count is restarted so you may promote them further.

1.6 Personal Assistant (PA)

This policy is in regards to having/being a Personal Assistant (PA) which should be followed at all times. Failure to follow the Personal Assistant policy for either end of the party will result in a termination of the said person as a PA as well as appropriate actions taken on the person who hired the personal assistant.

Note: It is not a must for the PA’s Superior to provide pay to their PA. This is off the own accord and free will of the PA’s Superior. As a PA you are allowed to discuss this with your Superior. If pay is offered, what is being offered as pay is entirely up to the Superior. Do not force/pressure your Superior to pay you.

Duties of a PA:
A PA role is to represent their superior who has hired them to be their PA. A PA will be able to represent their PA to fulfil training, promotions as well as any other task needed from the superior to the PA. However, the tasks are limited to areas of the base and may not include works of Special Units unless approved by the Director of the SU and the Dir of SU. They may also represent their superior with issuing disciplinary and logging them. For members who have admins right, your PA is not allowed to represent you or be given access to any admins. However, the superior must be within the base at the time said duties above are being carried out.

Requirements to be a PA:

  • You are to be at least a OOA Division.
  • Active in both Discord and Base.
  • At least 1 Division lower than the OOA.

Duties of a PA’s Superior:
A PA’s superior role is to guide their PA and provide an open experience to them as to how certain task may be handled within IAF. The PA’s Superior will serve to be a guide and mentor to the PA and is to ensure and supervise all task carried out by their PA is in the right order. Anyone ranked from Investigator Division onwards is allowed to hire a PA.

Conditions:

  • Information handed to the PA from the superior is to not be disclosed to the general public.
  • A PA may not disrespect anyone that is higher/lower than them or their superior. Equal respect should be given.
  • RoC must be followed at all times and no exceptions are given.
  • Do not ask your PA for admin rights if they are an admin.
  • You are to be at least the rank of Senior Management.

If any conditions are not followed, the PA and Superior will be given equal if not fair consequences to justify the action.

1.7 Use of Language

Please note that IAF is an English Speaking agency. Do try to refrain from excessive use of other languages, unless whispering or within the areas of Lobby, FTB & VIP Area. Within Communicative platforms, other languages may be used in social/random channels or private group chats ONLY. You're required to use English while on duty at any station (FTF, FTS, etc).

Exemption to this rule: If the person that you're talking to appears to only know another language other than English and you're able to speak that language. That person will then need to be told in another language to change to English.

1.8 Transfers

The minimal rank that is needed to be transferred into IAF is Trial ____. We do not offer transfers into ranks higher than the Investigators Division unless permitted by a 3iC+ or a member of Transfer Unit Leadership.

Inactivity Transfers:
An “Inactivity Transfer” includes but is not limited to:
- IAF members losing their badges due to going inactive.
- IAF members losing their badges due to an overstayed Leave of Absence (LOA).

The following demotions are to be applied to users who meet the requirement above:

  • Badges removed less than 5 days ago (2 rank demotion).
  • Badges removed more than 5 days ago, but less than a month (5 rank demotion).
  • Badges removed more than 1 month ago (1 Division Demotion).
  • Senior Leadership (SL) Members will not be put back into the SL position if inactive for 2 weeks.
  • Inactive members are able to transfer back an unlimited amount of times with their appropriate demoted rank.

Disloyalty Transfers:
If the member meets the requirements of a disloyalty transfer you are to follow these rules:

  • 1 division demotion for those who transferred out less than 2 weeks ago.
  • 2 division demotion for those who transferred out more than 2 weeks ago.
  • Previous members who were in the Senior Leadership Division will be placed into a Standard Division Rank. The first time this happens, a case to case review will occur but does not guarantee a return into the Senior Leadership Division.
  • (These transfers are only to be done by TUiC or 1iC+)
  • Disloyalty transfers are refreshed after 6 months, thus those who left 6 months ago will then be allowed to transfer back with regards to their current agency rank in consideration.

1.9 External Services Rules

External relates to anything not within Habbo, this means any current or future services. IAF may use for example:

  • Discord
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Youtube

The following rules will apply to the external services IAF may use or be using:

  • No swearing.
  • No bullying.
  • Confidential SU Hub topics will only be discussed in private authorised (by the director of the respective SU) chats.
  • No racist/homophobic/discriminatory chats.
  • The mockery of people being disciplined is prohibited in ALL chats.
  • Spamming is not allowed.
  • Any content sharing from private channels in discord to a person who is not in the said channel is not tolerated.