1. Player fills out the application, which shall be forwarded to the Personnel Officer (P.O.) and the Council Members.

2. An auto-response is sent to the applicant, briefly detailing the process and the need to be active on our TeamSpeak server and forum.

3. P.O. creates a post in the Applications, Member Votes and Polls folder, as a sticky, which shall notify the -[HC]- membership of the applicant.

4. Once 30 days have passed since the application was posted, any member can nominate an applicant for a membership vote. The P.O. and the applicant shall be notified, via Private Message, by the nominating party.

5. The vote/poll shall be created by the P.O., placed in the Applications, Members Votes and Polls folder and last for 5 days.

6. All of the members will have an opportunity to vote on the membership poll. 2/3 of the voting membership will need to vote “yes” for acceptance. The Council may decide to accept the poll, regardless of the number of votes cast.

7. P.O. will post results of membership vote in the Council Votes and Polls folder for Council approval. The Council reserves the right to deny membership to any applicant, provided the Council agrees by at least a 3-2 vote. The results of the poll will be considered approved UNLESS specifically challenged by the Council within 3 days.

8. P.O. will notify applicant of the completed recruiting process, and authorize them to display the Clan tag.

9. The Personnel Officer or Council Member may petition the Council for a procedural exception. A majority Council vote is required for acceptance into the Clan by this method.

10. If an applicant is rejected for membership in -[HC]-, either by Council vote or a membership vote, they will be unable to submit another application for 30 days. They will NOT need to wait another 30 days for nomination.