Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
::nods at the LT :: All Welcome.
Lt_Mierta says:
Evening commander
LtJg_Burton says:
Cmdr: Thank you sir.
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
I would like to welcome you both we will be starting in a moment.
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
::gets his PADDs together:: All. We will begin and hopefully some other will join us.
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
Hello everyone. In the next hour I will give a brief lecture on the duties of the Executive Officer both in and out of character. After that I will open the floor for questions.
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As the second in command you need to maintain a high standard of excellence, as you are a mentor for the crew as well as support for the captain.
Capt_K`Beth says:
::walks in quietly and sits down in the back, sipping her coffee::
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
Some of your in character duties consist of being a liaison between the crew and the captain as well as a conduit for information between the crew and the captain.
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Briefly this means that it is your responsibility to see that if any crewmember has a complaint or an issue that needs to be brought to the captain's attention is done so after you make sure that it is legitimate. Also it is your responsibility to make sure that all the captain orders are carried out
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as well as keeping the captain informed of anything the crew may find concerning the mission.
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::Nods to his former Captain as he sees her enter::
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Another of your duties is ensuring the captain's safety.  This one isn't always easy with some captains, as some of them will insist on going on the away team no matter what the situation. The best thing to do here is suggest to them that it would be better if they stayed on the ship and if
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they still insist on going you need to make sure that there is enough security assigned to keep the captain as secure as possible.
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Another duty is being a sounding board and advisor to the captain. Basically you are the only person that the captain has to talk to about what ever is currently going on in a mission and will some times seek your input.
Lt_Mierta says:
::taking notes on PADD::
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
While you may not always agree with what ever the captain decides any disagreements that you have should be brought up to the captain in private.
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Paperwork we will only mention briefly as you only duty here is to make sure that only the paperwork that need the captain's signature crosses his or her desk.
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It is your task to intervene and help settle any disputes that any crewmembers cannot settle themselves as well as handle any discipline of crewmembers that require it and if you cannot settle certain disputes or believe that the Captain should be involved in the discipline it is your
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duty to present these matters to the captain. However this should be your last resort.

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As far as your command duties you are for the most part in command of most away teams. However this depends a lot on your captain and how they handle away teams aboard their ship or station or even the given situation.
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You may or may not have to write mission briefing during your time in command of an away team.
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Depending on the given situation you may find yourself in command of the ship or station as the captain may be otherwise engaged or if the captain happens to be in charge of an away team.
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Your duties here are to keep the captain informed of any changes in the current situation and if unable to contact the captain you are to follow Starfleet Protocols.
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Briefly your out of character duties consist of keeping attendance records, helping with crew evaluations as well as keeping a record of when they are due. And of course filling in for the captain out of character duties when they are absent.
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While these are your out of character duties as outlined in the Officers handbook some of these will depend on how the SM handles these duties.
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All: This ends the Lecture part of my presentation. I will now open the floor for question and or discussion.
Capt_K`Beth says:
::raises hand::
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
K`Beth: Captain?
Lt_Mierta says:
::raises hand::
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
::nods to Mierta to let him know that he see her hand::
Capt_K`Beth says:
Tell me Commander.  If the away mission is extremely dangerous, with an extremely high probability of death and/or serious injury to the away team members...but the Captain feels that she needs to go.  What would you do?
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
K`Beth: Well Ma'am while I would do everything in my power to talk the captain out of going However they are the Captain and if they insist on going all I can do is to make is that the captain is as secure as he or she can possibly be.
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K`Beth: Does that answer your question Captain?
Capt_K`Beth says:
Which is what made you one of the best XO's I ever had. ::chuckles and yields the floor to the Lt::
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Mierta: Lt. You had a question?
Lt_Mierta says:
This kind of follows on the captain's question: If the CO is injured and out of action for a long period of time, are there any special protocols?
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
Mietra: For the most part you would assume the duties of the CO for the time that either he or she is out of action. However if it is possible you should keep the CO informed of what is going on.
Lt_Mierta says:
::nods and makes a note:: Cmdr: Thank you, sir

Capt_K`Beth says:
::raises hand::
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
K`Beth: Yes Captain?
Capt_K`Beth says:
I just wanted to make a comment if I may to these two, quite possible, future XO's ::indicates the two Lt::
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
:: nods to the Captain to go ahead::
Capt_K`Beth says:
As a Captain, I just wanted to tell you that the most important trait any XO can have is trust.
Capt_K`Beth says:
I need to be able to trust that my XO is doing their job
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Trust that they are telling me everything and not sugar coating things to make them seem better.
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Even if the XO has dealt with the situation...I need to be able to trust that he or she will inform me of what happened.
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So remember that....the biggest thing between an XO and CO is trust.
Capt_K`Beth says:
::smiles:: Thank you Commander.
Lt_Mierta says:
::nods in understanding::
LtJg_Burton says:
::Raises hand::
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
All: The Captain is right however you will have to earn that trust and in time you should learn to be able to trust you CO also.
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Burton: Yes Lt.?
LtJg_Burton says:
Cmdr: Sir if your command structure includes a second officer, is that officer considered the XO's right hand person?
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
Burton: The roll of the Second Officer would come in to play mostly when the XO would have Command of the ship. However you should have a well-informed second officer so that when the situation merits it he or she can step in with no problems.
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Burton: Usually the Second office is one of the department heads and has duties of their own to take care of during normal operations.
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Burton: I hope this answers your question?
LtJg_Burton says:
Cmdr: Yes sir.
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All; Any other questions?
LtJg_Burton says:
Cmdr: How serious should a crewmembers problem be before it is taken before the CO?
Capt_K`Beth says:
::looks up and see Sykora enter.  Waves her over to the back::
Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::looks around and sees K'Beth and smiles at seeing a familiar face.  Moves over to where she is and grabs a sit::

Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
Burton: This would be somewhat up to you to decide. If you feel that the problem is out of you range  to deal with or if the person should feel that the problem should be brought to the CO attention then it is your responsibility to bring it to the CO.
Capt_K`Beth says:
::leans over and whispers:: He's doing well.  I'm the only Captain who was lucky enough to have had two top notch XOs right in a row. ::grins::
Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::smirks::
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Burton: Other wise you should handle it and then would inform the CO of the incident in your daily report.
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Burton: This is one of the areas that the hardest part of being an XO.
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
::looks to see if anyone else has any question and nods to Cmdr Hunter as he sees her::
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All: Any one else have a question or comment?
LtJg_Burton says:
Cmdr: How much time should be spent on each crewmembers evals?
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Burton: If you have kept a good accurate record on each crewmember, other than those that need to be counseled there should be a lot of time need on each eval.
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
Burton; For the most part crew eval are more of an on going thing which is done through paper work.
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Burton: I hope that answers your question?
LtJg_Burton says:
Cmdr: Yes sir.
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
All: I see that the hour is almost up. I want to thank every one of you for coming and I hope that I was able to teach you something about being in the XO slot.
Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::smiles at her ex-XO::
Lt_Mierta says:
::turns off PADD and prepares to leave lecture hall::
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
::gathers up his PADDS and watches as everyone starts to leave::
Lt_Mierta says:
::stands up, picks up PADD and walks out of the room:: All: G’nite all.
LtJg_Burton says:
Cmdr: Very informative. Thank you sir.
Capt_K`Beth says:
::stands up and moves down to the podium:: Cmdr: An excellent lecture, Commander
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
Burton: Thank you Lt.
Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
K'Beth: Captain if you will excuse me, I left Owyn on the ship by himself with the three children.  ::smiles::  He probably needs so relief.
Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
Cmdr: Thank You, I only wish I could have made more of it.
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
K`Beth: Thank You Captain and It is good to see you again.
LtJg_Burton says:
::Gathers his PADDs and leaves the room::

Capt_K`Beth says:
::chuckles:: Tarrez: You'd better run then or I wont have a ship left.
Cmdr_Tarrez-Hunter says:
::grins::  All: Good evening
Host Cmdr_McDuggle says:
Tarrez: Cmdr it is good to see you again also