IAR Process

IARs (Imperial Achievement Ribbons) are small merit medals awarded outside of the Monthly Evaluation process. These are intended to reward short-term bursts of activity.

To be awarded an IAR, a pilot must complete 10 points worth of activity within a 3-day span. Points-per-activity is identical to MSE values, but awarding an IAR does not in any way alter the MSE process or points.

The IAR has a 10-day cooldown (excluding those awarded for competitions or other reasons).

IAR Process

• Check the most recent IAR end date for the pilot by navigating to their Historic tab and scrolling down. This is the last day of the period that the previous IAR was awarded for (or the only day if the activity was done in one day).

The date of the activity of the most recent IAR

• Navigate to the pilot’s profile on the TC website. Click the Activity tab.

The Activity tab on the pilot's profile

• Identify the correct bit of activity that satisfies all three criteria of an IAR:
  • 10 or more points
  • 10 or more days after the previous IAR activity
  • 3 or fewer days span of activity
    • Example point values:
      • 1 - Legion of Skirmish
      • 1 - Single Player mission
      • 1 - INPR update
      • 1 - 200 fiction words
      • 1 - WIKI article created/updated
      • 2 - Legion of Combat
      • 4 - IU Course passed
      • 5 - Mission/Battle high score

Ten points worth of activity within three days

• From your Management home tab, select "Recommend an Award."

"Recommend an Award" button in the Management home tab

• Fill out the form as necessary, noting the pilot's name, selecting the IAR, and writing the recommendation text. In the text, be sure to detail:
  • the pilot's name
  • the activity that merited the award
  • the time period for the activity

Example IAR recommendation texts are below.

Example IAR recommendation text (one day)

Example IAR recommendation text (multiple days)

Tips and Tricks

• Try to get as close to the end of the 10-day-cooldown as possible to maximize IAR potential!
• IARs are meant to motivate the pilot close to when their activity was completed. Ideally, you will try to award them as close as possible to the activity that you notice. So keep a sharp eye out, and don’t wait too long to recommend IARs - they might not be approved if they are too far removed from the meritorious activity.
• Create a tracker if your squadron doesn’t already have one to keep track of the IAR dates. Write down the last date for which activity was awarded for each pilot so it is easy to add ten days to that when doing your next round!