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# Security Leadership

| Designers | Implemented | GitHub Links |
|---|---|---|
| SOP workgroup, written by scrambleking | :x: No | TBD |

## Overview

This doc covers the change in Security Leadership positions to better reflect the wider changes and solidification of command principles.

The primary roles mentioned in this document are the HoS, who is intended to be a sedintary "armchair general" role as apposed to their current squadlead position, and the Deputy who is taking over the "squadlead" position.

The prior duties of the warden in a large sense no longer exist, and they are split between the HoS, Deputy, and new Legal Department.
As such the "Warden" no longer exists in this system.

## Background

[The Command Rework](https://github.com/funky-station/docs/pull/112)

The leadership inside security does not match standard leadership positions that we want the station to entail.
This includes avoiding Job+ roles, being in positions of having an overview of the situations that are on going, and providing direction to their employees.
As it is, the HoS runs to the frontline with all the security officers with better gear, better weapons, and helps in the fight.
This is *very much* a contradiction to the position we want command to inhabit.

[The Law changes](https://github.com/funky-station/docs/pull/109)

Warden's position has much less responsibility now given the changes to sentencing.
Generally now their only responsibilities left are keeping an eye on the department as a whole, and making sure prisoners aren't actively breaking out.
This is pretty much a summary of what we want out of command positions.

[Warden SOP](https://github.com/funky-station/docs/pull/106/changes)

As such these roles are generally going to be swapped around in certain respects.
First is swapping their general responsibilities and expectations.
The HoS being placed in the position to keep an eye over the general on-goings inside their department, working dispatch, and being ready to train new recruits within the department.
The Warden on the other hand will be moved into a more supportive position, being placed as the HoS's right hand man and squad leader during out of department priority situations.
They will still have an overview of the prisoners, and ensure that they are given proper treatment such as food and drink along with maintaining the armoury is kept up to standard outside of priority situations.
In addition the warden will be retitled to Deputy to better reflect their new position.

## Features to be added

### Armour:
Rebalanced to better reflect their new roles, the HoS and Warden's armour will be re-statted.
Providing the HoS with better protection, with harsher movement penalties to solidify their more stationary role in security.
The new Deputy armour will be granted higher movement speed, in addition to a larger range helmet light for their role as a director and guide for the frontlines.

### Weapons:
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HoS will no longer have self charging weapons as with their place within security they will have ready access to chargers.

To better tie in with navel security themes HoS and the Deputy will be given battery powered energy swords as a defensive option in close range.

The Deputy will be given a long range IFF activateable weapon with limited, but slowly recharging, shots.
Using the weapon outside of IFF activation will allow for far more shots with the charges available.
The IFF will be activated for those wearing NT bodycams which in it's description will note to contain UV patterns that IFF weapons recognise.
This will Allow them to work well within the larger groups from the back line, but with limited firepower to prevent overuse.

### Gear:
The breaching charges will be moved from the HoS's locker to the Deputy locker, allowing them to take charge in breaching scenarios.
The SWAT gasmask and security jetpack will also be moved to the Deputy's locker supporting them going into the hazardous situations HoS will not be in.

### Misc additions and mapping:
The HoS and warden will share the "control room" for security that is currently designated as the warden's room.
Optionally this can also be mapped as separate rooms, or the warden handling the front desk.

The HoS will be provided with an overwatch system in line with RMC's CIC capabilities.
This will alow them to designate squads, squad leads, and overview their bodycams with ease.
This system will be based off of ID cards for who is counted on the Overwatch Console.
Any visual HUD implimentation such as visualising the squad lead, will be based off of Sec-Huds (The Deputy will be marked seperately from squad leads).
The system will be able to handle up to 3 secondary squads, with one designated lead per squad to alow for seperate deployments to minor situations and patrol groups.

## Game Design Rationale

This is mostly covered in the background, but generally it will create a more realistic command structure.
The leader of a merc group would be *very* unlikely to fight on the front lines when they could have a cushy job at the back.
In the first place if you took a job on the arse end of space you wouldn't be likely to be gunning for battle anyway.
Additionally this melds more into class conflict even within security, where the HoS is granted a level of safety that is not given to their peons.

The warden on the other hand is in a more tenuous position given their lower level of real direction in their work and more of a misc standing during "greenshifts".
It may be resolved eventually that the role is designated during rounds, or otherwise taken out all together, though given that security generally feels overly hectic, and does require a second in command, this is unlikely.

## Roundflow & Player interaction

The Deputy during "green shifts" is expected to ensure that prisoners are provided for, and occasionally checked in on, and that the armoury is maintained.
During "our" shifts this changes with them taking up a "squad leader" role, as apposed to HoS's "armchair general" role.
This includes them leading departmental searches, breaching scenarios, breaking up riots, or other like situations.

The HoS on a normal shift is training new recruits, ensuring paperwork is filed properly, and that the department is kept up to the captain's standards.
During "our" shifts they keep careful watch of the on-going situation, deploying officers where needed, providing advice, and keeping an eye out on bodycams for CTM materials.
They also decide where, and why, the Deputy will deploy as the situation demands it.

## Administrative & Server Rule Impact (if applicable)

The Deputy will need to be kept an eye on to prevent Secoff+ situations from developing, along with ensuring the HoS doesn't simply take over the Deputy's place near the frontlines.

# Technical Considerations

Firstly this will require implimentation of an RMC style overwatch system, which even if it is within licence for use will need to be adapted acordingly.

Secondly this will require an IFF system tied to bodycams which will have to be accounted for with the weapon prediction systems.