Ravager Squadron
Report #1
27.07.2002 - CPT Predator
Dav looked out the viewing port at the approaching shuttle which had just came out of hyperspace and was now moving towards the ISD Subjugator, the new commander for his squadron, he was one of the few people in the squadron who knew the commander personally and the rest of the squadron were looking nervous.
“It’s time lads,” said Dav walking towards the lift to the shuttle bay.
As the shuttle flew into the bay like a graceful swan with shades on Dav brought the squadron to attention, they were all in full dress uniform and like most pilots on occasions felt like they were about to by shot and hung on a wall somewhere as most of them had only worn their dress uniforms at graduation and then hung it up never to see the light of day again.
The shuttle touched down with the slightest of bumps and steam poured out as the ramp slowly lowered. From the darkness of the shuttle interior emerged a shadowy figure clearly human and wearing a flight suit with a lightsaber at his belt.
As the figure walked down the ramp undoing the catches on his helmet and pulling it off his head, Dav called out “Squadron ready for inspection SIR!” and in lock step the each of the squadron members saluted smartly. The commander threw his hand to his head in quick salute and throwing his helmet to Dav, called out “Hi Dav, Hi Guys!” and then looked back and then forward and said one work with clear and calm conviction, “Pub”
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Five Minutes Later in the officers ready room bar…
“Ok has everyone got a drink?” call the commander
A chorus of yes and yeah and yeps came from the corner of the bar that was now Ravager territory, from the officers still in dress uniform but now without jackets and looking far more relaxed. There is only one thing pilots like better then being able to go to the bar and drink when they are supposed to be working and that is doing that when the commander is paying!
“Good let’s get on with the introductions then.” Called the commander moving to his bar stool.
Ravager Report 1
Hi and welcome to my first report in command of this fine squadron, this report will be a lot different from my normal ones as I want to get all the admin out of the way and make sure you all know what you need to and also so you know me and what I am like so don’t get any nasty shocks…well apart from the ones I want to send you: P
Um…where to start ah yes my name!
It’s Predator! Some of you I already know and some of you may have heard of me (EGO CHECK!) but for the benefit of those of you who have not heard of me then let me give you a brief history of all things Pred shaped!
A history of Pred (Or the How To Guide of destroying your career)
I joined the TC just over two years ago and was initially assigned to Stalker Squadron in Wing XVIII (Avenger Wing I).
After a couple of months I was promoted to LCM and soon after took up the position of Squadron commander of Slayer squadron and after a short time I was transferred to take command of the newly created Flayer squadron of which I was the founder and first commander.
After a month the squadron was full and we were challenging Prae and Crusader squadrons in citations.
Around this time my wing commander Jeff “Tiger” Lorass asked me to take up the duties of Battle team CMDR in the Dark Brotherhood house Archanis of which I was a member, I had already proved myself an active member and after making my team the best in the clan I moved on to try and improve the house and clan, I wrote systems which changed both the house and also the other houses of the clan as well. These systems governed promotion, battleteam interaction, how new members were treated and how the house was run. When the existing Aedile ShadowHawk stood down there was little uproar in a relatively new member getting the position and I was vindicated in the position as we took first place in the Great Jedi War, once again claiming the title of First house of the Sith for Archanis.
After a number of enjoyable months as Aedile I was offered the position of Quaestor in House Caliburnus and it was with great reluctance that I left the clan and moved to take command of the almost dead house.
With Archanis I had a massive set of resources in the active members of said house, with Caliburnus I had well lets put it this way I was not struggling to assign work to people: P
Within a month I had doubled the membership and brought in some exceptional flyers that formed the new NightStalker team, in the Sith War, the NightStalker team took 2nd place in the battleteam points league (my first team commanded by my old XO taking first). The house itself went on to take 2nd place in the Sith War, in the war before that they took second from last.
My DB career was soon to come full circle however as my old Wing Commander and Quaestor Jeff “Tiger” Lorass had been appoint as the leader of my old clan and wanted me as his right hand fish.
I left on good terms with my former employers however though and it was through a joint recc from the CON of CSP and Tal that I was awarded the rank of Sith Battle Master recently.
THE END…. or is it?
WAKE UP!!!!!
It’s ok I have stopped being boring, for those of you who didn’t read that (i.e all of you) It basically means I am qualified to run this squadron. If you can take this as red then you don’t have to go back and read it again: P
Ok the next thing is how I am going to run the squadron; well I hope I have already made it clear I do not stand on formality much, we are all here to have fun, it’s my job to make sure we are doing things that are fun for you, it is not my job to win prizes for the wing, get COL for myself or any of the other things that you have thought. I have one aim to make this squadron a lively fun place to be, if we all manage to do this then we are going to win prizes and you will all have medals and promotions a plenty!
Just so it is completely clear anyone calling me sir get’s shot and then kicked and then poked with sticks and then shot again: P so keep the sirs for the people who are slightly more important.
So how am I going to do this?
Well I can’t do it on my own I need your help, the first thing is to find out who you are and what you do enjoy doing and of course to find out if you are all alive.
So the first thing that I need you to do is answer the following set of questions!
Name:
E-mail:
Rank: (ok I admit it these first three questions are to check if you are awake)
What is your fav game platform?
Are you in any other subgroups and if so what are you in them?
Do you speak Huttese?
Do you have any sort of activities that you enjoy doing apart from Flying? (E.g. mission design, Fiction writing or web design)
Do you have any skills I should know about? Like mission design, web design but I can use almost any thing so let me know if you are good at bee keeping because you never know!
What do you want to see in the squadron?
Ok that’s it for now, I want you to e-mail your answers to me at CM_Pred@yahoo.co.uk if possible if you can mail it to the rest of the squadron as well so we all know each other like one big happy walnut! (Falcon: I think you mean Family Pred: P) No I prefer walnuts!
This week is going to be mainly house keeping, (SO CLEAN YOUR QUARTERS NOW!) and will mainly be making sure everyone is happy, alive and wants to stay in the squadron and of course to start getting some new members into the team!
It would be no fun if we did not have a competition of some sort though so I am going to run a competition, which is slightly strange and should test if you have read this report.
By Wednesday of next week you have to find a website designed by myself now there are a few kicking about so if more then one person manages it then the one with the most wins!
Ok you have your orders once I have your mails I will contact you each personally to get things moving and I will talk to you all soon J
Captain Predator / Commander and Fish