S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Executive Board
Due to the nature of the United Nations, the upper levels of leadership of the Agency is set up as corporation with a board of directors and known as the Executive Board. Identities of the Executive Board are unknown to all but the sitting President of the U.N. Security Council and the sitting president chosen as a replacement. Not even Fury knows who is on the board. It has been theorized by Fury's original documents that the Executive Board is made up of military leaders, intelligence directors, corporation leaders, and dignitaries from around the world. As a result, it has been rumored that Tony Stark is on the board.

Levels

 * Level 1: Executive Director
 * Answers to the Executive Board and runs the day-to-day operations of the agency.


 * Level 2: Deputy Directors
 * Heads up special officers and their special projects.


 * Level 3: Regional Directors
 * Almost all major cities have a S.H.I.E.L.D. base, and the day-to-day operations of the base and the associated region is overseen by the Regional Director. They also answer director to the Executive Director.


 * Level 4: Special Officers
 * These individuals operate outside of the normal structure of S.H.I.E.L.D. and are not assigned to a region or jurisdiction. They instead answer to the Special Director and are allowed more latitude and resources to complete their assigned project(s).


 * Level 5: Regional Officers
 * These individuals answer directly to the Regional Director. They oversee the field operatives, technicians or administrators assigned to them.


 * Level 6: Field Agents
 * These individuals are the entry field level position. They are the rank and field S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that are either assigned to a regional office or the helicarrier. Their actions are carefully monitored and supervised.


 * Level 7: Entry Level Administrators
 * These individuals are not field operatives, but are responsible for the day-to-day operations and paper pushing.


 * Level 8: Entry Level Technicians
 * These individuals oversee the maintenance and design of S.H.I.E.L.D. technology.


 * Level C: Case Specialists
 * These individuals are called on a case-by-basis by S.H.I.E.L.D. for special projects and missions. They are given clearance as required for that specific project and mission, and no more. They do not have daily access to S.H.I.E.L.D. database, but can sometimes call in favors sometimes and owe one back.


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