That's right, another report from me! I really am spoiling you. Anyway...

Big news in the TIE Corps this week: Admiral Theo has stepped down as Flight Officer/TCCOM to be able to spend more time with his family. He has decided to keep the position of Imperial Counsel and continues to advise the Fleet Commander in all things legal. I'm sure everyone is very grateful for the time and effort Theo put into the position and the best of luck to him with whatever the future brings.

As for a replacement? Me! Could you be any luckier? :P

Many thanks to those of you who have congratulated/warned me about my promotion. At this moment in time, I'm NOT looking for a new Command Attaché. I will have need of one, and when I do, I'll announce it on the TIE Corps news page (with requirements & duties) - most likely at some point over the weekend. Until then, please DO NOT send me any applications, or I'll be forced to set some wild Munkys onto you...

Music Corner!

Last week's song was Rising Sun by Massive Attack, as so many of you rightly guessed. And not "Bob the Builder" as one of you thought. Unfortunately my stash of "special" Brick Stars was stolen a couple of days ago, so you'll have to settle with some kebabs from round the corner instead. This week's song...

Can ya tell what it is yet?

Compared to last week, this week has been relatively quiet. CMDR turn-over remains surprisingly high...so congrats to all those new Commanders out there.

One point that I have to bring up is transfers. I'm still receiving several transfer requests each day that don't follow the current policy, as outlined in the Fleet Standing Orders. Just for convenience, I'll copy them below:

1. A pilot wishing to transfer should request the transfer first from their own Commander. This allows the Commander time to find out the reasons why the transfer is being requested. If there is a problem in the Squadron, now is the time to correct the problem.
2. The pilot should then find out the email addresses of the Commander and Wing Commander of the Wing to which he or she wishes to transfer. If you can't be bothered to do this much, you're obviously not ready for the level of commitment that a transfer to a new Squadron involves and your transfer request will be denied immediately.
3. The pilot should now send a transfer request to their Commander, cc'ing their own Wing Commander and the Wing Commander and Commander of the Squadron they wish to join.
4. The Commander of the Squadron to which you are transferring should reply to all addressees on the transfer request, remembering to cc the Flight Officer.
5. The Flight Officer will then approve the transfer.

The Flight Officer should be the last person to hear about a request for a transfer, not the first. By the time it gets to the Flight Office, the request should be ready for approval. Any requests that reach the Flight Office without having first been to all relevant commanding officers will be rejected immediately, and the person sending the mail will be invited to read Fleet Standing Orders.

Please please please follow this...you might think that its too much effort, but I don't like seeing Commander's complaining about not being kept in the loop when one of their pilots suddenly disappears from the Roster. Its annoying :P

Respectfully,

Admiral Priyum
Flight Officer, TIE Corps Commander
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