Any unit of Belegarth, Dagorhir or Amtgard is welcome to participate on ATD's field and identify themselves as a unit during combat. In order to receive full recognition as an ATD unit the criteria below, taken from ATD's charter, must be satisfied. Full recognition acknowledges that the unit has taken steps to cement their relationship with ATD and is committed to the success and development of ATD as a realm. A unit must become a recognized ATD unit in order to have a vote on the realm council.
Article 14: ATD Units
- 14.1. What is a Unit: A group of Members choosing to identify themselves together.
- 14.2. An active Recognized ATD Unit:
- 14.2.1. Must have and maintain at least three (3) active Members for a three-month period. An active member is defined as a person who participates in Realm activities (attending practices at least once a month) and represents ATD during inter-realm events.
- 14.2.2. Must register with ATD and submit a Release Form. Either by contacting an Officer of ATD, and/or ATD online message boards.
- 14.2.3. The Unit leader and his Second must have earned the Initiate Realm Tabard.
- 14.2.4. Must use the rules for combat based on those contained within the Book of War of Belegarth Medieval Combat Society. A Unit may develop Unit-specific rules. However, the Realm rules will be used during any ATD activity.
- 14.3. Becoming a Recognized ATD Unit.
- 14.3.1 Meet all the criteria from section 14.2.
- 14.3.2. An Officer of ATD, and/or voting member of ATDRC must initiate a motion and follow the online voting rules outlined in Section 9 before the new Unit is granted a seat on ATDRC.
- 14.3.3. Once the ATD Unit has been recognized it will be added to the Units List sticky thread.
- 14.4. Removal of an ATD Unit:
- 14.4.1. If for some reason a Unit does not fulfill the requirements of section 14.2 ATDRC may remove that Unit’s voting status until such requirements are met. A 2/3 majority of all Recognized ATD Units is required.
- 14.4.2. If a Unit knowingly violates local or federal law, the Unit may lose voting rights by order of ATDRC.
- 14.4.3. If a Unit is dissolved, or states its wish to no longer be associated with ATD, ATDRC may revoke its voting rights.
- 14.4.4. A Unit may voluntarily choose to reduce its status from voting to speaking rights. To regain its voting rights, it must follow the procedures in sections 14.2 and 14.3 of this article.
- 14.4.5. To remove a Unit from its right to vote is a voluntary action by ATDRC and therefore is not mandated.
