| RANKINGS |
| GENERAL |
| LEADS ORGANIZATION, OVERSEES AND APPROVES ALL ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONS. THERE SHALL BE 2 GENERALS PER KARC BRANCH. |
| CAPTAIN |
| WORKS DIRECTLY UNDER THE GENERALS. MAJORS WILL BE IN CHARGE OF LOGISTICS SUCH AS MAPPING OUT RIDE ROUTES, DETERMINING REST, FOOD, AND GAS STOPS ALONG RIDE ROUTES, AS WELL AS MAKING HOTEL RESERVA- TIONS FOR LONG TRIPS. MUST BE ABLE TO MAP OUT DIRECTIONS FOR OTHER MEMBERS TO FOLLOW. ANY OTHER TASKS DEEMED NECCESSARY BY BRANCH GENERAL. THERE MAY BE UP TO 4 MAJORS PER BRANCH |
| SERGEANT |
| PRIVATES |
| TEMRS OF RANKS |
| GENERAL |
| 1. LIFE 2. RESIGNS 3. VOTED OUT BY 80% OF BRANCH. |
| CAPTAIN |
| 1. 2 YEARS 2. RESIGNS 3. IS DEMOTED BY MAJORITY VOTE |
| VOTING |
| MOST OFFICER RANKS WILL BE VOTED IN. IN THE CASE OF A NEW BRANCH FORMING, THESE POSITIONS MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE GENERALS. AFTER MEMBERSHIP GROWS, ELECTIONS FOR THESE POSITIONS,IF OPEN, WILL BE HELD AT THE START OF EVERY YEAR. THIS WILL BE A TIME ,IF THERE IS A MOTION TO VOTE OUT ANY OFFICER, A VOTE WILL BE HELD THEN. ALL MAJORITY VOTES ARE 80% OF A PARTICULAR BRANCH. IF THE GENERALS,MAJORS, CAPTAINS, OR LIEUTENANTS ARE VOTED OUT, A VOTE FOR REPLACEMENTS MAY BE HELD ON THE SAME DAY, IF ANYONE WANTS TO BE ELECTED FOR THOSE RANKS. YOU MUST HAVE ATTAINED THE RANK OF AT LEAST SERGEANT MAJOR TO BE VOTED IN HIGHER RANKS. THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF VOTING. IN VOTING OF RANKS EITHER PROMOTION OR DEMOTION THERE SHALL BE A SECRET BALLOT VOTE. SECRET BALLOT CAN BE USED FOR OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES. THE OTHER TYPE OF VOTE IS AN OPEN VOTE USUALLY JUST A SHOW OF HANDS ON AN ISSUE. THIS TYPE OF VOTE SHOULD BE USED FOR GENERAL ISSUES. ON SECRET BALLOT VOTES, THESE ARE VOTES WRITTEN ON PAPER,FOLDED, AND WITHOUT NAME OF VOTER. IF SOMEONE INCLUDES THIER NAME ON A SECRET BALLOT, THAT VOTE WILL NOT COUNT. ALSO MEMBERS WILL NOT DISCUSS HOW OR WHY THEY VOTED THE WAY THEY DID ON A SECRET BALLOT ISSUE. |
| HONORARY MEMBERS |
| THESE WILL BE SPECIAL KISS FANS THAT DO NOT OWN A MOTORCYCLE, BUT ARE BROTHERS & SISTERS IN KISS THESE MEMBERS CAN NOT VOTE OR BE ELECTED TO ANY RANK. THEY ARE PERMITTED TO JOIN US ON OUTINGS, BUT MUST RIDE IN THE REAR OF THE LAST PACK, BE IT MOTORCYCLE OR AUTOMOBILE. THESE MEMBERS MUST MEET BOTH GENERALS APPROVAL. |
| PRIVATE 1st CLASS |
| 1, 2, 3, OR 4 STARS |
| 4 STRIPES |
| 3 STRIPES |
| 2 STRIPES |
| 1 STRIPE |
| RANK WILL BE WORN ON LEFT SHOULDER OF A JACKET OR AT HEART LEVEL ON A VEST. RANK WILL BE WORN FOR ALL EVENTS,MEETINGS, ETC. |
| BACKPATCH |
| ALL RANKS |
| 2,3 or 4 STAR GENERAL |
| 1. LIFE 2. RESIGNS 3. REMOVED HIGHER GEN. |
| SERGEANT MAJOR |
| THE STRIPE RANKS BELOW, ARE ATTAINED DEPENDING ON HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN A MEMBER. AFTER YOU ACHIEVE 4 STRIPES (1 YEAR 6 MONTHS), YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO BE ELECTED TO OFFICER RANKS. |
| MAJOR |
| LIEUTENANT |
| THE CAPTAIN WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING OUR ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS SETTING UP RECRUITMENT DRIVES AT MOTORCYCLE SHOPS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES AND FUNCTIONS. ANY TASKS DEEMED NECESSARY BY BRANCH GENERAL. THERE MAY BE UP TO 4 CAPTAINS PER BRANCH |
| THE LIEUTENANT WILL COLLECT TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AT MEETINGS FROM STRIPE BEARING MEMBERS. THESE TOPICS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE GENERALS. THE LIEUTENANT WILL CALL MEETINGS TO ORDER. ANY TASKS DEEMED NECESSARY BY BRANCH GENERAL. THERE MAY BE UP TO 3 LIEUTENANTS PER BRANCH. |
| MAJOR |
| LIEUTENANT |
| 1. 2 YEARS 2. RESIGNS 3. IS DEMOTED BY MAJORITY VOTE |
| 1. 3 YEARS 2. RESIGNS 3. IS DEMOTED BY MAJORITY VOTE |
| HONORARY |
| NO STRIPES |
| AFTER 6 MONTHS |
| AFTER 1 YEAR |
| AFTER 1 YEAR 6 MONTHS |
| 5 STARS |
| GENERAL |
| THE 5 STAR GENERALS ARE THE MEMBERS OF KISS PAST AND PRESENT. IF AT ANY TIME KISS GETS A NEW MEMBER, THEY WILL ATTAIN THIS RANK AUTOMATICLY. THEY ARE ALWAYS HIGHEST RANK FOR THEY ARE KISS!! |
| YOU MAY ALSO MOVE UP IN RANK IF BRANCH GENERAL SEES FIT TO PROMOTE YOU. IF YOU RECEIVE RECRUIT SPECIALIST STATUS, YOU MAY SKIP 1 RANK. |
| STRIPE RANKS |
| RECRUIT SPECIALIST |
| RECRUIT SPECIALIST IS A PATCH EARNED BY GETTING NEW MEMBERS TO JOIN, AND HAVE PAID AT LEAST ONE MONTHS DUES. TO GET THIS PATCH, YOU MUST BE THE PERSON WHO GETS THE MOST NEW MEMBERS SIGNED UP AND PAID BY THE END OF THE CALANDER YEAR. EVEN IF YOU JOIN IN NOVEMBER YOU COULD STILL GET THIS PATCH BY BRINGING IN A LOT OF FRIENDS WITH YOU. IF YOU GET THIS HONOR YOU WILL GET A PATCH THAT INDICATES YOU AS RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST, AND A PATCH WITH THE YEAR TO GO UNDER IT. YOU CAN ACHIEVE THIS AS MANY YEARS AS YOU WISH. IF YOU GET IT FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR, YOU GET ANOTHER YEAR PATCH TO PUT UNDER THE LAST YEAR YOU GOT IT. WE THINK THAT OFFERING THIS INCENTIVE WILL HELP US TO GROW MORE RAPIDLY. |