Governance Charter

U.S. Military Gamers (USMG) — Governance Charter

Article I: Mission and Identity

1.1 Mission Statement: To provide U.S. Military Veterans and Service Members a high-accountability, structured gaming ecosystem that mirrors the camaraderie and leadership of military service.

1.2 Vision: USMG operates as a decentralized “Parent Holding Company” that empowers Veteran-led branches to maintain autonomous gaming units under a unified professional banner.

1.3 The Veteran-To-Veteran (V2V Mandate): All mentors, leaders, and voting board members must be verified U.S. Military Veterans or currently serving Service Members.

Article II: The Governing Body

The organization is governed by a seven (7) member Board, split into two functional divisions to ensure checks and balances. Here defined as The Executive Board — a three-body structure with two voting bodies, and one advisory body, defined as follows.

2.1 The Senior Leadership Team

The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) is responsible for the daily “engine” of the community.

  • President: Strategic lead and final arbiter of community policy.
  • VP of Operations: Manages Branch Directors and audits unit health/activity.
  • VP of Brand & Culture: Oversees recruitment, public marketing, media standards, and the “vibe” of the community.
  • VP of Technology: Owns the digital infrastructure (Discord, Website, Servers).

2.2 The Board of Trustees (Strategic Oversight)

  • Definition: Three (3) Executive Board Members serving as impartial adjudicators.
  • Scope: They provide strategic oversight and final tie-breaking authority to protect the community’s culture and longevity.
  • Restriction: Trustees hold no direct operational authority over Branch operations or VP departments.

2.3 The Advisory Council (Cultural, Strategic, and Tactical Advisory)

  • Reason: These are all well established and well trusted individual contributors to the USMG, and their insight has been and will continue to be invaluable.
  • Scope: These Council members are entrusted to help keep the balance and perspective within the upper echelon, and within the community.
  • Restriction: Council members are trusted to provide Cultural, Strategic, and Tactical Advisory. They are not voting members of the Board.

Article III: Decision Making & Tie-Breaking

3.1 Standard Majority: Major operational decisions require a majority vote of the Executive Council and Board of Trustees.

3.2 The Arbiter Trigger: During non-standard decisions, if the Executive Council is deadlocked (2-2 vote) on any issue for more than 72 hours, the issue is elevated to the Board of Trustees.

3.3 Final Adjudication: The 3 Board Members will deliberate and cast a collective “Block Vote” to break the deadlock. Their decision is final and binding.

Article IV: The Branch Model

4.1 Branch Autonomy: Directors are granted total autonomy over their Branch’s internal structure and culture, provided it aligns with the USMG Mission Statement, By-Laws, and General Community Rules.

4.2 Branch Accountability:

  • The 30-Day Rule: If a Branch goes dormant for 30 days without a pre-approved contingency plan, the VP of Operations is authorized to rotate leadership or decommission the Branch.
  • Reporting: Directors must provide regular communications to the VP of Operations covering general health and issues of the branch.

Article V: Conduct and Ethics

5.1 Cultural Anchors: The VP of Brand & Culture is the steward of community standards.

5.2 Dispute Resolution: Personal disputes between members are handled at the Branch level. Disputes involving leadership or cross-branch conflict are escalated to the VP of Operations. Final appeals are heard by The Executive Board.

Article VI: Amendments

6.1 Charter Revision: This charter may only be amended by a supermajority vote (5 out of 7) of the full Board.