An ODSTs role

DUTIES

• Deep Ground Surveillance or Long Range Reconnaissance: Patrols in small groups, in uniform, usually far behind the enemy lines. While DGS units may direct air or artillery strikes against enemy positions, they strive to be unobserved, and have only self-defense, not DA, capability. Groups engaging in surveillance deep behind enemy lines, are commonly known as "Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols" or LRRP's.

• Direct Action: Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets. Direct action differs from conventional offensive actions in the level of physical and political risk, operational techniques, and the degree of discriminate and precise use of force to achieve specific objectives.

• Unconventional Warfare: Military and paramilitary operations, normally of long duration, predominantly conducted by indigenous or surrogate forces who are organized, trained, equipped, supported, and directed in varying degrees by an external source. It includes guerrilla warfare and other direct offensive, low visibility, covert, or clandestine operations, as well as the indirect activities of subversion, sabotage, intelligence gathering, escape and evasion.

• Counter-Terrorism Operations: The response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.

• Counter-Contraband Operations: Missions undertaking the recapturing of smuggled/stolen goods.

• Personnel and Special Equipment Recovery/Capture: The recovery/medical treatment of friendly personnel in combat environments, as well as the capability of capturing high valued individuals and any equipment.

Terminology

AO - Area of Operation

LZ - Landing Zone

FOB - Forward Operations Base

HQ - Headquarters

HVT - High Value Target

VIP - Very Important Person

NSWC - Naval Special Warfare Command

NSW - Naval Special Warfare

AB - Airbase

QRF - Quick Response Force

ASAP - As Soon As Possible

ASP - Ammunition Supply Point

Standards and expectations for ODSTs:

• Accuracy and Precision under pressure

• Ability to assess threats

• Trigger discipline

• tactical /strategic planning and execution

• Combat Prowess

• Breaching ability and Etiquette

• Ability to watch and conserve Special Ammunition

• Ability to Adapt and Improvise with limited supplies

• Long range and Close quarters battle

• Leadership skill

• Discipline and Morality

• Situational Awareness

• Stealth, Tracking and Reconnaissance
  
  ODST Rules:
  Breaking rules will result in a verbal warning on first offense, demotion on second offense, and removal on 3rd offense
  1. RDM is not allowed under any circumstance (downtime is fine as long as its consented by both sides)
  2. Self Defense is permitted
  3. Disrespect is not permitted under any circumstance (making jokes if fine as long as it isn't going too far)
  4. Any and all traitors within ODST/ UNSC will be captured and if that is not possible they are to be killed
  5. ODSTs will have the utmost professionalism during missions and RP
  
  URF Soldiers:

• If armed, Terminate with extreme prejudice

• If unarmed or surrendering, searched, arrested, questioned, sent back to ship.

• If an arrest is not possible, and extraction is not possible, or they are deemed too dangerous to be kept alive at that moment. Execution.

• URF Civilians/Non-combatants: They MUST be positively identified as URF sympathizers. Without a reasonable doubt. 

• If they do not pose any immediate danger, arrest them, question them, bring them back to the ship so they can be sent to repatriation.

• If they do pose an immediate threat, as in they are reaching for a weapon, or they have immediate access to a weapon and are showing clear intention of reaching for it. Or any other situation where they may cause harm to UNSC personnel, they may be arrested OR executed depending on the situation.

• UEG/UNSC Civilians/Non-Combatants: This is where it gets complicated. Every situation is different. Refer to this guide to make your best possible judgment call. Just because a suspect is not cooperating does not mean you can escalate to physical harm. This deserves a huge section on its own, but will be condensed as clearly as possible.

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• Civilians suspected of a crime are to be stopped, detained and questioned, identified, if unwilling to provide ID they will be arrested for further processing. 

• IF they do comply, have their identity confirmed, if they are indeed someone we should be looking for, they can be searched and interrogated, following that they will be arrested and sent off. 

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• At no point do we have the authority to execute or harm UEG/UNSC Citizens. Unless they are actively a threat to our safety, they are not to be harmed. No matter what they may have witnessed. They are to be sent off to the ship where they will be processed by the MP.

• Covenant:

• Terminate with extreme prejudice.

• If surrendering, search, arrest and question.

• If an arrest is not possible, and extraction is not possible, or they are deemed too dangerous to be kept alive at that moment. Execution. 

• Separatists:

• Shall be treated as allies, unless actively attacking us. 

• Do not harass them and maintain positive relations.

Questioning is to be handled by NCOs or Officers

If none are present, defer to the highest ranking person available. 

DO NOT HARM THE SUSPECTS IN ANYWAY (please for the love of god)

Collect as much information as possible

Always await orders from command before proceeding with any arrests

Suspects are to be stripped of all possessions minus their clothing.

Confirm all information is passed accurately

Verify any information given to you

Do not coerce or threaten the suspects

Suspects must be given food, water and medical treatment

You are not ONI, you will not execute anyone.

As an Elite Shock Troop unit, you will not be dealing with Civilians, unless absolutely necessary. You will hand off any and all interactions to 1st or 2nd Platoons.