Wing IX
Report #27
6.20.2005 - COL Rejili Holthaus
Wing IX Report #27 From the desk of Colonel Rejili Holthaus...
FLEET NEWS
------------------
1. WEEKLY NEWS ITEM OF THE WEEK THAT'S COMPLETELY INCONSEQUENTIAL AND UNIMPORTANT BUT IT HELPS FILL UP A REPORT
Turn 8 of IS has ended, with the TCBG in control of Mon Calamari and ready to battle for Endor. Missions *may* be forthcomming.
2. TOKEN TACTICAL OFFICE NEWS ITEM OF THE WEEK TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THEM
The TAC FCHG Mission creation comp is started, and I strongly encourage Wing IX's cadre of elite mission creators to try their hand at this most prestigious mission creation comp of the year.
3. DARK SENTINAL 107 RELEASED
Check out the new newsletter for, well, everything.
WING NEWS
--------------------
1. WC BACK
I had a pretty good time on vacation, but now I'm back, and have finished moving into my new job. Hopefully this means I'll be back to normal activity wise.
2. CROSSBOW CMDR
Pending COM approval, we have a new CMDR. By next weeks WWR he should be in place.
3. MAIL LISTS
CMDR's make sure ALL new pilots are subscibed to the Wing list. I'm delegating this job to you. If they aren't getting wing mails, direct them to tcbg.net, then the mailing list link, and they can subscribe themselves. I just don't want to lose activity from our new guys becuase they are plugged in to the goings on of the wing.
4. IRC
Sarn is lazy, and we've lost X in #ISD_Relentless. I still need more CService nicks in order to reregister, so get them to me ASAP! Hopefully the COMM will pitch in to the effort too.
5. IMPERIAL STORM UNDERWAY
See above for general IS news. So far no new missions for the TCBG, but hopefully that will change soon. (Otherwise it looks like we're going to lose... :P)
6. WING COMPS
LT GT has won the recruitment banner comp, and COL La'an won the email wars. Good participation by all, I have to say the email wars was probably the most sucessful Wing comp Wing IX has seen in years, and it's all because of you guys. Very good work.
7. FREE WEB HOSTING
Mell has agreed to give all our squadrons free hosting on tcbg.net. CMDRs who have not yet contacted me about this, please do so. Also, remember that you may have to bug Mell a little bit, he's been kinda slow to reply to things lately :P
8. WEEKLY ACTIVITY
I want to see stuff I can submit to the EH newsletter to promote Wing IX. Each submission get's you a medal in and of itself, plus I'll offer ISM/PC if you send me enough stuff to merit it. This is something easy to do, the newsletter will publish just about anything, so let's get out there and make ourselves known.
9. ATTENTION FMs AND FLs!
I noticed on this round of MSEs that some pilots didn't have all their activity accounted for. Your CMDR keeps track of activity, but you can't expect them to know every little thing you do. When I start saying it's MSE time, I want you guys to send a report of your activity for the month to your CMDRs. This is more for you then for me, because if you tell us things that you've done which we haven't recorded, you're more likely to get better medals and rewards.
10. DRINK OF THE WEEK
Straight from the bar of the Stardrifter Lounge, and personally tested and approved by Lieutenant Colonel Rejili Holthaus, this week's serving suggestion ...
Sex in the Jail
Bailey's Irish Cream 1 shot
Schnapps, butterscotch 1 shot
Whipped cream 1 shot
Instructions: Have someone else put all ingredients directly into your mouth. Don't use a glass. Swallow it all at once.
THE WING IX MORALE OFFICE
-----------------------------------------------
A Rant from the Desk of Colonel Steve the Cricket Bat ...
This week, you're all in for a very special treat, I'm actually writting this column!!
As many of you know, I was on vacation two weeks ago in Mallorca. What you might not know is that while I was there, the island was conquered by Germany. Allow me to explain. It seems that after WWII, the Germans decided that direct force attracted too much attention to their plans of conquest, and they have subsequently revised their strategy. Starting with the Spanish island of Mallorca, it seems that Germany has sent the dark underbelly of it's society to slowly colonize foreign nations. There we're so many Germans on the island that even though (technically) I was still in Spain, I had to speak English in order to be understood by the Germans who seem to own every single business on the island. In eight days I didn't speak spanish once.This might not have been so bad, except for the fact that these weren't the nice cool germans we've all come to know and love. In fact, they were so seedy that one henna tattoo artist from Copenhagen who worked in the area desrcibed it as "more ghetto than Inglewood".
This, however, did not prevent me from having an awesome time, and getting so wasted that half the nights I couldn't even walk out of the hotel to go clubbing.
Finally, a heartfelt apology to all the Germans reading this whom I've offended :P
Col. Steve the Cricket Bat
c/o WC Rejili Holthaus
ACTIVITY
--------------
110 mission(s) flown
12 IWAT(S) passed!!
1 Competitions Processed
4 High Scores
A decent two weeks. Our IWATS numbers are outstanding, and mostly the work of the newbies, so props to them. It's especially good because about 4 people hit the TO COMP IWAT test, and got medals for it. Flying is low considering the amount of time since my last report, but the we've earned quite a few citations, which balances it off a bit. I'd like to see more activity starting this week (and starting with myself :P).
POSTINGS AND PROMOTIONS
------------------------------------------
SL Hideous to Sword 2-3
SL Hideous promoted to LT
AWARDS
-------------
Squadron of the Week: Shield
Pilot of the Week: LT GT, for flying even though he got no FCHG, as well as taking IWATS
Bronze Star of the Empire to COL Rejili Holthaus
Bronze Star of the Empire to CPT Hermann
MoT-rh, PC to COL Mosh
PC to CPT Morpheus
PC, IS-BR to COL Jerek La'an
MoC-boc, ISM to MAJ Powerslave
ISM to CM Bjorn
ISM to LT Greven Targaryen
ISM to CM Fahrer
IS-SR, IS-BR to LT Hideous
IS-BR to CM Aragorn
COMPETITIONS
------------------------
Imperial Storm
STANDING ORDERS
-------------------------------
-ALL MEMBERS-
Contact
All members are expected to remain active. Firstly, all members of the Wing will make contact with their direct superior whenever possible. However, a period of longer than a fortnight without contact and a declared LoA will result in the start of the AWOL timer. A further 3 weeks without contact will lead to transfer to the RSV’s. All such contact must be made by e-mail, to allow easy tracking of contact. This is the very bare minimum to be considered active in Wing IX. This contact should be made regardless of whether a pilot flies every day, or merely checks his/her e-mails every week
If you intend to be off of the internet for more then (5) days, email your Commander and let him or her know as a common courtesy. If you are taking a Leave of Abscense more then ten (10) days, notify your Commander -AND- the Wing Commander via email.
Activity
I view activity as essential to the continued wellbeing of this ship, and a requirement of every one of you. Forms of official activity are listed below.
Flying – This is an XWA Vessel, but all platforms constitute flight activity
MP – Freeworlds, and other MP Platforms will be recognised as long as evidence is provided
MB – All posts count as activity, as long as they are made on official EH boards
E-Mail – Contact with CMDR’s on a daily-fortnightly basis is a prerequisite, and the minimum activity required
Uniform Update – Not frequent, but clearly shows a pilot has been active in editing their uniform
Competitions – Expected from every pilot, participation in competitions is essential
IRC/MSN – Counts as contact with CMDR and upwards
IWATS – Obviously activity
Miscellaneous – Graphics, fictions, newsletter submissions etc. All count as activity
All these cover a wide range of activities, each with its own time and skill requirements. However, they all count toward activity – the more of these you are involved in, the more active you are – reflected in MSE’s and the continued existence of the ISD Relentless.
-COMPETITIONS-
-Any pilot of the Wing may personally submit comps as Squad or Wing comps, to include on their personal record, providing that:
--If a squad comp, the CMDR is notified and approves.
--If a Wing Comp, the WC is notified and approves.
-Also, the pilot must clearly indicate in the submission form whether the medal TBA will be an IS-BR (all squad comps) or an IS-SR (all wing comps). Flying comps should use IS-BW's and IS-SW's.
-TRANSFERS-
If you're already in Wing IX:
- Talk to your current CMDR and your new CMDR, and make sure they both approve the transfer.
- Then email me and not the FO
- I will double check all the approvals, and then send the request to Cyric myself
If you're recruiting someone from outside of the Wing (legally of course :P):
- Talk the the pilot, have him send a letter to his new CMDR in Wing IX, then make sure the Wing IX CMDR in the squad he wants to transfer to approves.
- CMDRs should then fwd me a copy of the transfer request.
- I will confirm that all the superiors on both sides approve the transfer.
- I will then send the request to Cyric myself.
-SQUADRON COMMANDERS-
Weekly Squadron Reports (WSRs)
WSEs will be submitted NLT 12.00PM each Thursday by email to the Wing Commander, Your Squadron, and the Wing IX Email List. Also, each report must contain statistics for Total missions flown, and IWATS passed. Late reports with no viable excuse are not acceptable. If this is repeated 2 weeks in a row, a formal reprimand will be publicly given. A third or fourth week with late reports, or no report being made, without reason, will result in a CMDR losing his position.
Monthly Squadron Evaluations (MSEs)
MSEs will be submitted to the Wing Commander at any point in the last 3 days of the month. It should cover activity throughout the whole month, to the previous MSE.
AWOLs / MIAs / Reserve Requests
If you have found a pilot to be AWOL (no contact in 30 days), or MIA (bad email address), or a pilot has requested to go the reserves, you WILL NOT make the database request yourself. Forward the relevant information to the Wing Commander, who will verify the information, and make one last effort to 'save' the pilot before he or she is removed from the wing. This is NOT to take authority away from the CMDRs, but to allow the flags to ensure that a pilot really wants to leave. A good example is a pilot whos pissed off at his CMDR and has requested the reserves, when it's entirely possible the pilot would be happy in another squadron.
Flight Leaders
EVERY Flight Leader position in the Wing will ALWAYS be filled. If your Flight Leader leaves the squadron for whatever reason, you will appoint a new Flight Leader immediately. The Flight Office requires that all three flights have a leader in order for new pilots to be placed in that Squadron. We will not miss any opportunity for new pilots!
Designated XO
Every Squadron will have a designated XO. This person will know what he or she needs to do in the event that you are unable to come online, specifically in the area of filing a report for you. This is now a requirement aboard the Rel, and i expect XO’s to fill in as required without prompting from the WC or myself.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
-------------------------------
"It's more ghetto than Inglewood"
~Danish Henna Tattoo artist's apraisal of Platja de Palma, Mallorca
In service of the Empire,
Colonel Rejili Holthaus
NHolthaus@Gmail.com - "Baron de Menari"
WC/COL Rejili Holthaus/Wing IX/ISD Relentless
BS/PCx5/ISMx3/MoI/MoT-1gh/IS-2BR-2SR-1GR/CoL/CoB/LoA/OV-4E [PLDN]
{IWATS-AIM-BOT-CBX-CSS-FZ-GFX-IBX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-JS-LIN-M/1/2-MP-MS-RT-SM/2/3-SWGB-TLN-TM/1-TT-VBS-WM-WPN-XAM}