Policies of the Lieutenant General of Archers
This document was last modified on Wednesday, 12th April 2006 by Lord Torrkil Mor Godredson
Roles and Responsibilities of the Insulae Draconis
Lieutenant General of Archers
Introduction
The role is described in the Insulae Draconis Operating Procedures, as;
9.10.5.1. Is a lesser officer under the Marshal.
9.10.5.2. Under the direction of the Principality Marshal, sets and enforces archery activities, both target and combat archery within ID.
Note as a regional position they report to the KCAM & KTAM as well as the ID Marshal
The role is described in the Kingdom Archery Handbook, as;
A Lieutenant General of Archers acts as a regional deputy to the Captain General of Archers. The Captain General may appoint an experienced Archery Marshal as a Deputy for a certain area of the kingdom to give the archers there a more direct point of contact.
A Lieutenant General of Archers...
Shall be the main point of contact for the archers in his region of the kingdom
Shall maintain communication with the Captain General of Archers and report on scores and activities within his region as well as on his own activities
Shall oversee and encourage the study of period archery styles and equipment
Shall instruct and enforce the current Kingdom safety standards
Shall oversee archery competitions
Shall warrant Captains of Archers and Archer Marshals-at-Large
Scope
The Lieutenant General of Archers is responsible for overseeing the conduct of all archery related martial arts activities within their geographical area, including but not limited to ;
Target Archery , defined in “ Kingdom of Drachenwald , Office of the Captain General of Archers Archery Handbook”
Thrown Weapons , defined as real weapons thrown at an inanimate target
Missile Combat , defined in Missile Combat Rules for the Kingdom of Drachenwald
Desirable Characteristics
The role requires that the officer exhibit the following characteristics:
Be a warranted Target Archery Marshal
Be a warranted Combat Archery Authorising Marshal
Be acceptable to the to the Earl Marshal, KCAM & KTAM
Be of chivalrous character (i.e. a good chap)
Rights and Privileges
The Lieutenant General of Archers after consultation with the Earl Marshal reserves the right to waive or modify these policies on a case-by-case basis, as the situation demands and provided the change does not conflict with Kingdom or Society law. For instance during the testing of new weapon types or during the introduction of new rules.
Responsibilities
Shall select and train a designated successor to the office.
Shall oversee Tournament Lists, the martial sciences, and safety on the field
Shall enforce the Rules of the Lists and Conventions of Combat of the Kingdom
Shall supervise the training of archers (both Target and Combat)
Shall appoint any assistants or deputies as deemed necessary
Shall receive and investigate, where appropriate, all complaints concerning archery
Shall submit quarterly reports on the status of the martial arts in Insulae Draconis to the Marshal of the Society
Shall serve a maximum term of 2 years and may not serve 2 terms in succession
Shall maintain files for this office, and relinquish them no later than 30 days after leaving office to his successor
Shall Ensure the Standard of Marshals and Marshaling within ID are of appropriate standard.
Shall Ensure that candidates for Marshals meet all appropriate Criteria (See Marshals Hand Book) before they are warranted
Shall Undertake authorisations to make new Marshals
Shall intervene in any dispute regarding Marshalling or the consequence of marshalling in an impartial manner.
To encourage and support (within reason) the CA and TA activities within ID
Shall warrant any Shire’s Captain of Archers before they take office.
The Rules of the List
The Kingdom of Drachenwald adheres to the SCA Rules of the List as listed in the SCA Marshal's Handbook
Authority in Disputes
Has the final decision to remove or suspend any warranted CA, CAM or TAM in Insulae Draconis pending a decision from the Earl Marshal.
Reporting Duties
The following is a summary of the reporting duties.
Outgoing Quarterly reports:
To Kingdom Captain-General of Archers
To Regional Kingdom Marshal for ID
To Kingdom Deputy Marshal for Combat Archery
Due dates of quarterly reports are a minimum of 10 days prior to:
25 April (for the first quarter)
25 July (for the second quarter)
25 October (for the third quarter)
25 January (for the last quarter/ Domesday reports).
Incoming Monthly reports
Captain of Archers to the Lieutenant General of Archers
Archery Marshal-at-large to the Captain of Archers
Due dates of monthly reports:
1st day of the month for the previous month
Incoming Event based reports
Marshal-in-Charge to the Lieutenant General of Archers
Injury report to the Lieutenant General of Archers & Earl Marshal
Due dates of event based reports:
Injury reports are due within 24 hours after the event
Marshal-in-charge reports are due no later than 1 week after the event
Confidentiality Requirements
It should be noted that as marshallate reports can sometimes contain sensitive or confidential information, these reports are kept confidential within the marshallate structure and are not published outside the marshallate.
Roles and Responsibilities Of a Shire’s Captain of Archers
Introduction
Any branch of the Kingdom of Drachenwald may appoint a Captain of Archers. To get this registered, a letter of application should be sent to the Captain General of Archers, signed by the applicant and the branch Seneschal.
The Captain of Archers should be an Archery Marshal, but this is not required. The capacity is an administrative function, and does not require archery skills.
A Captain of Archers...
Shall serve as the point of contact to Lieutenant General of Archers.
Shall spread information about archery in the branch
Shall organize archery activities in his/her branch. (Any archery activities require the presence of an Archery Marshal.)
Shall report to the Lieutenant General of Archers (Schedule as above). Reports should contain information about all archery events and archery related activities held in the branch as well as a list of the active archers.
Scope
As above
Desirable Characteristics
The role does not require that the officer satisfies the following, however these characteristics are still desirable:
Be a warranted Target Archery Marshal
Be a warranted Combat Archery Marshal
Be of chivalrous character (i.e. a good chap)
Be acceptable to the to the Lieutenant General of Archers (actually this is a Requirement)
Note
TA = Target archery
TAM = Target Archery Marshal
KTAM = Kingdom Target Archery Marshal
CA = Combat Archery
CAM = Combat Archery Marshal
KCAM = Kingdom Combat Archery Marshal