Wing III - SSSD Sovereign
Greetings
pilots, and welcome to this week's Wing III Report! I'm GN Sasquatch, and I
will continue to be your Wing Commander until a recount of the votes in the
Outer Rim proves otherwise. (*Seq already gets ready for a full-fledged
'juristical' assault on the Outer Rim voting commitee in case this should
happen*)
We've got lots of news to
go over this week (partially because a certain WC failed to release a report
for LAST week), so settle in and get ready for a good (?) read.
Wing III Stats
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Aleth - 7
Beth - 11
Gimel - 4
Daleth - 8
Hey - 6
Vav - 0 (Inactive)
The Big Guy - 1
Total: 37 (No change from last report)
Combat Response Ratings (CRRs)
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Aleth - CRR Level 2, 10/00
Beth - CRR Level 5, 10/00 - (Whoohoo! - Seq)
Gimel - CRR Level 0
Daleth - CRR Level 3, 10/00
Hey - Currently Testing
Vav - Inactive
Position Moves (10.31.00 -- 11.12.00)
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- FM/SL Dan Jenkins, Hey : Promoted to Lieutenant!
- FM/SL Ordos, Hey : Declared AWOL and removed from rosters
- FM/LCM Jan Schneider, Daleth : Moves to Daleth Flight 3
- TRN/CT Josh Popelka : Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant, assigned
to Hey Squad!
- CMDR/MAJ Sequoh Marden, Beth : Promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel!! (that means me doesn't it? - Seq)
- FM/SL Josh Popelka, Hey : Promoted to
Lieutenant!
Wing III Extended Training
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- FM/LCM Loor, Beth : Passed IWATS Squadron Management II
(87%)
- FM/SL August Gladius, Aleth : Passed IWATS mIRC 1
Awards 'n' Stuff
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The Bronze Star of the Empire (BS) has been awarded to :
- WC/GN Sasquatch
The Palpatine's Crescent (PC) has been awarded to :
- FM/LCM Loor, Beth
- FM/LCM Ranger, Daleth
- CMDR/CM Osan'gar, Hey
The Imperial Security Medal (ISM) has been awarded to :
- FL/CM Van, Daleth
- FM/LT Tvan'Oris, Hey
Wing III News Headlines
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- Thanks to the efforts of SA Kawolski and
the fine people over at TC.ORG, the XWA Community of pilots is finally able
to take advantage of the new system of BSF submission! Lock and load a pilot
file, and then click 'submit' ... it just doesn't get much better than this.
- The Wing III Halloween Spook-tacular came to an end, with
medals and praise being heaped upon those who participated. Here's how
things ended up :
FM/LCM Ranger / Daleth : "Ghost
Story" -- 1st Place, Palpatine's Crescent
FL/CM Van / Daleth : "Return of
the Emperor" -- Runner Up, Imperial Security Medal
Notice
something? All two of our submissions came from Daleth Squadron! Nice work,
Daleth'ers. The stories are attached to this report ... if you haven't read
them yet, then be sure to do so! Also, drop the authors a line and let them
know how much you enjoyed their work.
- Hey Squad's flight contest ended with LT Tvan'Oris claiming
first place! The good Lieutenant was awarded an ISM (see above) for his
victory.
- The Hey Squadron Banner contest came to a
close, and I'm proud to announce that Hey Squadron FINALLY has it's own
banner! I have already submitted it to the Flight Office for posting on
TC.ORG. The winning (and only) entry came from Hey CMDR Osan'gar, and you
will find it attached for your viewing pleasure.
- Congratulations to Beth head honcho Sequoh
Marden, who was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel this week! Sequoh reports
that he may soon have to take a 3-4 week leave from the TIE Corps due to RL
complications, but he has assured me that he WILL return. More news on
Sequoh's brief absence as it becomes available.
- Hey Squadron's Combat Readiness Test will
technically remain active until 11:59pm EST tomorrow. However, I have some
great news! As of this very moment, every single pilot in Hey Squad has
reported in to me with a pilot file! That's right boys and girls ... it
looks like Hey is going to be the first W3 squad to achieve CRR Level 6!!
- Only one of the pilots in the soon-to-be
deactivated Gimel Squadron had a request for future placement. The official
request for Gimel's deactivation should be in the hands of the Flight
Office, and it looks like Aleth and Hey will be picking up some new pilots
soon.
- New Hey Squadron Policy announced by CMDR Osan'gar :
Major Jeff Domm has
given some amazing graphics to me which take the form of a golden TIE and a
golden Missile Boat. From now, including this CRT the winner of every Hey
competition will receive a Golden TIE and when you have won five comps then
you will get a golden Missile Boat. There will be medals awarded for a
certain number of TIEs obtained as well. A big thank you goes to MAJ Jeff
Domm for sending these in.
A new Hey
competition using this new system has already been announced! Hey pilots are
to fly as many battles or free missions as they can by November 25th. The
pilot with the most FCHG points earned will be declared the winner, and will
recieve a Golden TIE.
- The regular season of the Sovereign
Squadron League (THE competition for pilots who own TIECD / TIE 95)
has ended. Now, the playoffs will begin! Here are the squadrons that have
qualified to take part in the playoffs, as reported by WC/GN Wolly :
Sigma Squadron (Wing II)
"The Rat Pack" (SSSD Sovereign
Command Officers)
Tornado Squadron (Wing X)
Praetorian Squadron (Elite --
Intelligence Division)
Teth Squadron (Wing IV)
Typhoon Squadron (Wing X)
Tempest Squadron (Wing X)
Omega Squadron (Elite -- TIE Corps)
Psi Squadron (Wing II)
Rho Squadron (Wign II)
Inferno Squadron (Wing X)
Cyclone Squadron (Wing X)
Thunder Squadron (Wing X)
Nun Squadron (Wing V)
Kappa Squadron (Wing II)
Yod Squadron (Wing IV)
Theta Squadron (Wing II)
Kaph Squadron (Wing IV)
Mem Squadron (Wing V)
Gamma Squadron (Wing I)
Unfortunately,
none of the squadrons from Wing III made the playoffs ... but that's not
surprising since very few of us own TIECD or TIE95! So what this means is
that we can now sit back and watch, and root for our favorite teams. And
what fun is watching without a few friendly bets? See the orders section
below for more.
- The Aleth vs. Beth competition ended on
November 8th. Official results have yet to be announced, but from the news I
have been receiving, I think Beth was in the lead ... (well, we even
won.... :) - Seq)
- The deadline for the graphics phase of the Supreme Squadron
Series (TM) is TODAY! So far, the only entry I have recieved is from Beth's
LCM Loor. Remember, the task was to create a recruiting graphic for your
squad! Be sure to get any last minute entries in to me ASAP.
- The Wing Commander's Own for October is ... ... ... the
envelope, please ... ... ... (wait for it) ... ... ... Daleth Squadron!
Daleth has seen a nice rise in activity over the past 30 days, under the
watchful eyes of MAJ Daniel Kamprath. Beth continues to be strong (as
always), but I think Daleth deserves the award this month for the
improvement I've seen. But watch out Daleth, because Hey Squadron just might
take it away next month if their upswing in activity continues ... !
Wing III Orders
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- Well, the next Sovereign-wide competition has been pushed
back to (hopefully) next month. Fear not, COM/FA Kramer assures us all that
it will be worth the wait!
- So, to fill the interim, I suppose a new Wing III
competition is in order! More news on that in next week's report.
- Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and
place your bets!!!
(*Sas puts on his 'bookie' hat and pulls out his little black
book of numbers and odds*)
You say the Sovereign
League is only for TIE pilots? You say you want in on this little
competitive venture? Well, have I got the answer for you! I am now accepting
bets on who will win the Sov SL! Here is how this will work.
You must e-mail me (with a
CC for your CMDR, of course) and place a bet on THREE of the squadrons that
I listed above. Be sure to list which squads you think will get 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd place. Correct bets will earn a certain number of points, according
to this system :
CORRECT BETS
Correct winning squadron of the Sov SL guessed : 50 pts.
Correct 2nd place squad guessed : 45 pts. (100 pts. if
correct 1st place squad is guessed)
Correct 3rd place squad guessed : 45 pts. (150 pts. if
correct 1st and 2nd place squads guessed; 100 pts. if only correct 1st OR
2nd guessed)
INCORRECT BETS
(30 - amount of spots to actual finishing
position) = ??? pts.
I know that looks like
"fuzzy math", so here are a few examples.
Let's say LT Scoser in
Aleth Squadron submits the following bets :
- Psi for 1st
- Typhoon for 2nd
- Teth for 3rd
And
let's say that the final results look like this :
1. Psi
2. Typhoon
3. "Rat Pack"
...
9. Teth
LT
Scoser would earn 50 points for correctly guessing the winning squad. He
also correctly guessed the 2nd place squad, which means he gets 100 points
for that guess. Lastly, Teth finished 9th, when Scoser thought they would
finish 3rd. (30-6=24) ... so he gets 24 points for that last guess. So his
grand total would be 174 points. Getting clearer? Let's do one more example.
Let's say that LT Joraask
Traelander from Daleth places the following bets :
- "Rat Pack" for 1st
- Rho for 2nd
- Tornado for 3rd
And let's say the final
results look like this :
1. Cyclone
2. Rho
3. "Rat Pack"
4. Tornado
In
this example, Joraask guessed that the "Rat Pack" would finish
1st, but they actually finished 3rd. (30-2=28). So that guess gets him 28
points. Next, Joraask guessed that Rho would finish second ... which they
did. That one nets him 45 points. Lastly, he guessed that Tornado would
finish 3rd, when they actually came in 4th. (30-1=29). So he gets 29 points
for that last guess, with a grand total of 102 points.
As
you can see, the most points will come from correctly guessing which squads
will finish where, with a maximum of 150 points possible for anyone who
correctly bets on the actual top 3 squads. If the math seems complicated,
don't worry ... all you have to do is bet, and I will take care of the rest
;-)
Oh yeah, did I forget to
mention that our winner will recieve an Imperial Security Medal, along with
the title "Wing III Cantina King (or Queen)"? Well, now you know!
So, ladies and gentlemen,
PLACE YOUR BETS! And be quick about it, because the deadline to submit bets
is November 18th!!! And DO place your bets ... this could be the easiest
contest you ever win, so I will be extrodinarily ticked off if no one
bothers to take part. 'Nuff said.
Also, I encourage all of
you to look up info on the participating squads to make "educated"
guesses as to who will win!
Wing III Quote of the Week
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"In the words of Fat Albert "HEY HEY
HEY!" Welcome to the (I'm sure) highly anticipated Weekly Squadron
Report for Aleth!" -- CM Jaster Sadista
begins another highly-acclaimed Aleth Squadron report
Other notable quotes this week :
"Sas' wing report will probably give you all the latest
Wing news. It SHOULD be out in the next few days." -- CM Osan'gar.
Erm ...
"EVERYONE READ THE ORDERS AND NEWS PLEASE, AND CARRY OUT
THE ORDERS INSTEAD OF JUST READING THEM." -- Some more good advice
from CM Osan'gar
"You fly - you live... so easy..." -- WC/GN
Wolly defines his policy on competitions
Misc.
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- This weeks discussion topic : Why the heck do the Imperial
Commandos wear those giant cockroach shells on their heads???
Okay, that does it for
this week! Remember to place your bets, and Fly High and Watch Your Six!
<Salute>
WC/GN Sasquatch / Wing III / SSSD Sovereign
[BSx3] [PCx11] [ISMx9] [MoT-gh] [CoB] [LoA] [OV-2E] [IWATS-SM-TT-TM-M-IIC-GFX]
[GALL]
M-T/A 'Silhouette'
Wing III - Phantoms
"We are your Grim Reaper"
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It's
aliiiiiiiive!!! Alive, I tell you! The Wing III report is Aliiiiiveeee!!! Oh,
that guy at my ISP said I was mad, but who's laughing now???
Welcome to a fairly
late edition of the Wing III report, and don't mind Igor over there, he's just
grouchy today.
Wing III Stats
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Aleth - 7
Beth - 11
Gimel - 4
Daleth - 8
Hey - 6
Vav - 0 (Inactive)
Lead Ghoul - 1
Total: 37 (+1 from last report)
Combat Response Ratings
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Aleth - CRR Level 2, 10/00
Beth - CRR Level 5, 10/00
Gimel - CRR Level 0
Daleth - CRR Level 3, 10/00
Hey - CRR Level 0
Vav - Inactive
Position Moves (10.22.00 -- 10.31.00)
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- FM/LT Seth Lionheart, Aleth : Demoted to SL after conviction
for cheating
- CMDR/CM Var Zoraan : Transfers back to Beth Squadron as a FM!
- FL/CM Treb Helfest, Gimel : Transfers to Spear Squadron in
Wing IX
- FL/LCM Osan'gar, Hey : Promoted to Commander and advanced to
CMDR of Hey Squadron!
- FM/MAJ Jeffery Domm, Hey : Advanced to Flight Leader
- TRN/CT August Gladius : Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant and
assigned to Aleth Squadron!
- TRN/CT Joran Dax : Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant and assigned to
Beth Squadron!
- FM/SL Joran Dax, Beth : Promoted to Lieutenant!
Awards 'n' Stuff
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The Palpatine's Crescent [PC] has been awarded to :
- MAJ Sequoh Marden, Beth
The Imperial Security Medal [ISM] has been awarded to :
- LT Rapper, Daleth
- CM Cray Mikalen, Beth
- MAJ Sequoh Marden, Beth
Wing III News Headlines
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- It's Halloween! Stop by my office and I'll throw some candy
at you ;-)
- It's that time again ... MSE time! All CMDRs be sure to get
these in to me pronto.
- WC's Own for October to be announced next week!
- Daleth Squadron survived their first ever Combat Readiness
Test, and returned with a very respectable CRR Level 3! Nice work, Daleth!
- Congrats to CM Osan'gar, who has taken the step from A-CMDR
to full-time CMDR of Hey Squadron, and gotten promoted to Commander as well!
- Speaking of Hey Squad, they are scheduled to begin their
first CRT next week! Get pumped Hey pilots, and good luck.
- The Aleth vs. Beth challenge will begin on
November 1st! A Free Mission will be flown, and the winning squadron will be
determined by using the average score of the top 4 entries from each squad.
ISMs will be awarded to highest scorers from each squad.
- Be sure to welcome the resident 'new guys', SL August Gladius
and LT Joran Dax! Also, a hearty 'welcome back' goes out to W3 veteran CM Var
Zoraan, who transferred back to Beth Squad this week.
- Gimel Squadron has been gutted after numerous AWOLs and
transfers. The CMDR and both FLs are gone, leaving only 4 pilots, 2 of which
are SLs. One of two things will happen this week : Either Gimel will recieve a
new CMDR (I already have all the applications that I am accepting, thanks), or
Gimel will be closed down and the remaining four pilots will be distributed
throughout the wing. If you are a member of Gimel Squadron, you will be
hearing more about this soon.
- Kind of a short news section this week ... things have been
quiet. A little too quiet ...
Wing III Orders
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- The W3 Halloween Ghost Story ends today! If you
haven't submitted a story yet, be sure to get it in to me before 12:00 EST
tonight! You will find the two entries that I have recieved so far attached
for your reading pleasure. Remember that the winner will get a PC, and all
other participants will get an ISM just for making the effort : http://www.imperialacademy.org/compdisplay.asp?ID=186
- New Sovereign-wide competition begins in
November!
Wing III Quote of the Week
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"(Heavy drums start for the
intro sequence...Dummm... Dum Dum Dummm...)
(Buffet then tries to do a
high-kick, but unlike Buffy - The Vampire Slayer, he has something between
his legs that hurts when he does so)
ARRRRGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"
-- CPT Werdna Elbee discovers why
women make the best Vampire Slayers
Other Notable Quotes this week :
"It’s
sad to admit it, but yes, our beloved stormtroopers were beaten by midgets on
rogaine. Thank god I’m a pilot!" -- CM Cray Mikalen responds to
last week's discussion topic about Ewoks
"I've been thinking yet again (Yes I know how dangerous
this is But....)" -- CM Egg'Foo engages in a dangerous activity
"*Seq starts singing: What do
you do with a drunken rebel... and starts walking slowly towards the cantina
sometimes swinging left and right - he obviously isn't that sober anymore* (woah!
had too much milk this morning!)" -- MAJ Sequoh Marden ... it seems
that someone must have spiked the milk ...
"Wonderful news for you to pass along to your pilots!
I hereby declare that an armistice between the ScorpTroopers (and all other
'Loyalty Officers') and the pilots under my command!!! This state will
last until the end of October . . . enjoy the party!!!! -- COM / FA
"Just earned my Green Belt" Kramer
"::Mouth hangs open in shock:: you mean..
i can actually move my stuff OUT of the Pit??? HURRAY!! Party in
the Lounge!!! WOO!! And drinks are NOT on me ;P I know better.." --
WC/LC Joe, who almost went bankrupt the last time he bought the drinks ...
"Ok Hey Squadron listen up, its your favorite time of the
week - Osan'gars squadron report *thunderous clapping is heard*." -- CM
Osan'gar's first squadron report opens to rave reviews
"Everyone welcome SL August Gladius to Aleth! I think I
might know the new SL from somewhere else, and if he is who I'm thinking of,
here's a word of advice: keep your women away from him. He knows what I mean
..." -- CM Jaster Sadista warns Aleth Squadron about the new pilot
"I think you'll like it here in Beth. We are all well
trained in the art of the SPOON. We are unstoppable! If we come to a bar, we
never leave...voluntarily." -- CM Cray Mikalen welcomes Beth's new
pilot
"Ah the art of the spoon. Surely one of
the most ancient and deadly arts in the galaxy, even the Jedi run in terror at
the sight of THE SPOON. Sounds like my kind on place." -- LT Joran
Dax catches on quick
Misc.
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- This week's discussion topic : If you throw silverware
at a werewolf, will it kill him?
Okay,
that about wraps it up for this week. Have a safe and happy Halloween, and Fly
High and Watch Your Six!
<Salute>
WC/GN Sasquatch / Wing III / SSSD Sovereign
[BSx2] [PCx11] [ISMx9] [MoT-gh] [CoB] [LoA] [OV-2E] [IWATS-SM-TT-TM-M-IIC-GFX]
[GALL]
M-T/A 'Silhouette'
Wing III - Phantoms
"We are your Grim Reaper"
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Velcome,
velcome to castle Sasquatchula! Do step inside and make yourself at home.
Also, please fill out these medical history forms so I will know if it is safe
to suck your blood ...
Ahem ... vell, vhat I meant
to say vas, velcome to the Ving III veekly report! Okay, I'll be stopping vith
the cheesy vampire accent now ...
Not a terrible lot of
activity this week, but still plenty of news to go over. Settle in and prepare
for a good read.
Wing III Stats
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Aleth - 6
Beth - 9
Gimel - 6
Daleth - 8
Hey - 6
Vav - 0 (Inactive)
Head Vampire - 1
Total: 36 (-1 from last week)
Combat Response Ratings
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Aleth - CRR Level 2
Beth - CRR Level 5
Gimel - CRR Level 0 (Untested)
Daleth - Currently Testing
Hey - CRR Level 0 (Untested)
Vav - Inactive
Position Moves (10.15.00 -- 10.22.00)
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- FM/LCM Mayk Wolverine, Aleth : Advanced to Flight Leader!
- FL/LCM Nurel Turr, Aleth : Advanced to Flight Leader!
- FM/LT Jia Kinaor, Gimel : Declared AWOL and removed from
rosters
Awards 'n' Stuff
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None this week ...
Wing III News Headlines
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- Our first ever Combat Readiness Tests have been completed by
Aleth and Beth Squadrons! Due to unusual hyper-activity in RL, I was JUST able
to mail out the results a few hours ago >:-/
Anyway, congrats go out to
Aleth, which passed with a respectable CRR Level 2, qualifing them for squad
vs. squad competitions with anyone in the fleet (except elite squads). And a
great job by Beth Squadron, who passed with flying colors and achieved CRR
Level 5 in their very first attempt! That means that Beth has earned my
permission to challenge an elite squad, or even a squad in one of the EH's
allied clubs! Very nicely done, gentlemen.
- Next up on the CRT front : Daleth Squadron! All the pilots of
Daleth still have until 11:59pm EST tonight to get their pilot files in to me.
Participation wasn't very good at first, but a flood of pilot files over the
past few days means that Daleth is doing well! Only two pilots have failed to
report in thus far.
- Daleth's CM Egg'Foo submitted two ideas to SA Kawolski about
a history of service on TC.ORG personnel profiles, and a 'Loyalty Medal' that
would be awarded for spending a certain amount of time in a squad or wing.
Unfortunatly, the medal idea was shot down because GA Ronin has announced that
there will be no new medals (unless he comes up with them), and the history of
service idea (my personal favorite) didn't recieve very much attention ...
- The Wing III e-group recieved both continued use and
continued criticism this week. I ended up putting my foot down about the whole
criticism thing, and upon reflection, I guess I must have unintentionally
stepped on some people's toes when I did it. So I just want to say that I
don't think anything less of the people who complained ... everyone's entitled
to an opinion. But I also don't want to see anymore complaints, either.
Communication is a fun part of being in the TIE Corps, and it's a vital
element in having an active and successful wing (or squad). And to be brutally
honest, we need more of it in good ol' Wing III.
- This just in from LCM Mayk Wolverine :
For all interested: Aleth Meeting schedule :
SATURDAYS - UNDERNET:
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time 18 : 00 (19:00 CET)
1h = 15 grades on map :)
If you are on 15 E then 1 hour later than GMT
If you are on 15 W then 1 hour earlier than GMT
Use math and your brain (if you have one - too much drinks) :)
- We've all heard the horror stories about
COM/FA Kramer's favorite way of punishing hapless pilots ... the Scorpions.
And, we all know that THE SCORPIONS reside in the dreaded PIT. But until
recently, we didn't really know what it looked like ...
But all of that is fixed
now, because WC/LC Inkwolf took her camera along during her latest 'visit'. Be
sure to check out the attached photo to see why you don't wanna get on the
COM's bad side!
- Also, SA Kawolski has updated the TC.ORG database to support
uniform displays on your personnel profile! Since Cray has already taken the
time to make uniforms for EVERYBODY, be sure to go get your uniform from the
W3 archive and post it to your personnel profile on TC.ORG!
- Aleth / Beth competition currently in the works now that each
squad is CRR qualified ... stay tuned, more news as it becomes available ...
- Gimel CMDR CPT Pete Mitchell has decided to step down from
his post, and to leave Wing III entirely to head off to the BattleGroups and
join former W3'er CM Quake! This means that the postition of Gimel CMDR is
open.
- Speaking of positions, the job of Hey CMDR has been filled!
My choice is made, and has been for some time. I'm just waiting on the rosters
to be updated so that I can announce it to everyone. I believe FO Sarriss said
something about not being able to update the rosters for a while (perhaps a
short leave), so this was expected. Stay tuned.
- About our numbers : Alarmingly enough, we've had several
officers jump ship from Wing III. A handful of good folks left Aleth for the
TC Reserves last week, and recent AWOLs, AWOLs-to-be, and now Pete's departure
mean that our numbers will continue to decrease. THIS IS NOT GOOD! And
unfortunatly, the situation is much the same throughout most of the other
Sovereign wings. What this means is that, now more than ever, we need to be
recruiting like crazy. Did you know that, at full capacity, a typical wing of
EH starfighters is capable of supporting 72 pilots? It seems unreal,
especially since we're down at about 35 right now, less than half capacity.
Remember folks, anyone even REMOTELY interested in Star Wars is a potential EH
Rebel-basher. Don't be afraid to bring the topic up.
- Hey Squadron "Bash-a-Rebel" and Banner Design
contests continue to run, until October 27th and 31st, respectively. All Hey
pilots, especially Sub-Lieutenants who are desperatly in need of promotion,
are encouraged to participate.
Wing III Orders
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- The Wing III Halloween Spook-tacular!!! A cheesy name for our
newest Wing competition? You bet!
Due to the lack of
Halloween-ish or scary missions in the database (well, maybe except for the
one where Kessler is trying to romance a certain female officer), this
particular competition will have no flight portion. Instead, I want you all to
be (gasp!) creative! Your assignment is to write an EH ghost story. Be as
creepy as possible, and have fun with it! Inclusion of actual W3 officers or
scenarios is encouraged, but not required. Submissions will be judged by yours
truly, and the winner will have the honor of becoming the official W3 'ghost
story' ... at least until next year. And if that just isn't enough, I'll throw
in a Palpatine's Crescent to sweeten the deal for the winner, and even an
Imperial Security Medal for the runners up. That means EVERYONE who
participates is GUARENTEED to recieve AT LEAST an ISM. Why, you ask? Has our
insane WC gone completely around the bend? No, but I realize that fiction
writing is difficult, and very often a thankless job. Also, check out the
deadline ...
In keeping with the
Halloween-ish theme here, the deadline is October 31st! That means you have
roughly a week and a half. Now, to be eligable for that minimum ISM, your
entry MUST be AT LEAST 500 words, no more than 3000 please, and it must be in
my inbox by October 31st ... no easy task for most of us. All submissions will
be distributed for the wing and the ship to read. Good luck to you all, and
I'm looking forward to reading these ;-)
- Recruit, recruit, recruit!!!
- Get pumped for next month's Sovereign-wide competition, which
will feature a Wargame type atmosphere ...
Wing III Quote of the Week
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"OOPS" -- CM
Van, upon being told that he forgot to include his ID line in his last e-mail.
For this reply, he simply signed it, "Van". Love that sarcasm ;-)
"Steve: Look over there at
that creature. Due to it sitting in the big chair and the way he orders
everyone around, it can only be the beast called the "FA Kramer."
Right, now I'm going to sneak up behind it and stick my thumb up it's butthole...and
that should really piss it off !!! (The camera moves to follow the insane
Australian. The deed is then done on the "FA Kramer." The camera
shakes around, only catching glimpses of Steve being torn into shreds.) Crikie,
mate!!!" -- CPT Werdna Elbee details The Crocodile Hunter's latest
exploits ...
"So everyone stop moaning about how your mailbox is full
up, doesn't everyone like having lots of mails to read?" -- LCM
Osan'gar defends the now infamous 'Morale Test', which split the wing in two
in a debate between pilots who loved it or hated it
"Also, anyone who doesn't reply to the morale test WILL BE
SHOT!!! So keep your morale up, or else." -- Werdna's at it again.
No, he wasn't joking ;-)
"Fifthly, Force Commander. I just bought it, does it
get better? This 'Desert Training' is awful ..." -- COM/FA
Kramer discovers the horrible truth about Force Commander (*Sas stares at
the never-been-played copy of FC that he has, and considers selling it to some
poor fool on E-Bay*)
"All of this stuff I learnt at school - but I'm no
geographic genius!" -- LCM Mayk Wolverine discusses time zones
"Luckily it's just the SSS and nothing important!" --
MAJ Sequoh Marden, who strives every day to win the SSS, because it's just
so dang important to both him and his squad ...
"Never leave a 10,000 word project on British Political
history until a week before it is meant to be handed in." -- LCM
Osan'gar relates some of his RL difficulties ... ouch.
"It's chock full of Aleth goodness!" -- CM Jaster
Sadista inadvertantly comes up with Aleth's new motto ;-)
"Oh, and one thing about the CRR for next month: When you
send your pilot file to me DON'T FORGET TO SEND IT TO GN SAS AS WELL!!!!!!
AAARRRGGGG!" -- Jaster blows off some steam about Aleth's CRT woes
...
Misc.
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- This week's discussion topic : Ewoks. Saviors of Endor, or hairy midgets
with health disorders? You be the judge.
- EVIL DEAD / ARMY OF DARKNESS NEWS!!! Who wants some?
Attention all Army of Darkness fans! McFarlane toys, makers of the
Spawn series of collector's figures, has released ASH from AoD as one of the
characters in their "Movie Maniacs : Series Three" collection.
You'll find a picture in the attached .ZIP file. Oh yeah, you know I already
have mine! He now stands watch right under my Star Destroyer, with chain saw
gleaming in the artifical light.
But even better than that is the fact that
the EVIL DEAD VIDEO GAME, Evil Dead : Hail to the King, will be
released on October 30th! Come get some! With Bruce Campbell as the voice of
Ash, everyone's favorite deadite slashing, trash talking hero. Since I love
spreading the word about this stuff, you will also find an ED:HK advertisement
attached in the .ZIP file, which kind of says it all.
What's that you say? You want to know more?
You want to download a gameplay trailer? You want pics and audio from the
voice over session with Bruce Campbell? Then come to poppa : http://www.evildeadgame.com
Basically, what we've got here is a terrific
movie tie in, with the creators of the hit game Parasite Eve doing
the work. All the critics are excited, so am I, and you should be too. Evil
Dead : Hail to the King will release for PC CD-ROM, Dreamcast and
PlayStation ... and odds are you already have at least one of those. Happy
Halloween, ED and AoD fans!
Okay, that just about wraps things up for
this week. Until next time ... Fly High and Watch Your Six!
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