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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 ...
- New Hey Squadron Message Board, courtesy of A-CMDR Osan'gar : http://www.sitepowerup.com/mb/view.asp?BoardID=124810
- 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!
- CM Cray Mikalen reports a total update of the Wing III Uniform Archive!!! Be sure to admire his handiwork at : http://wing3uniforms.ehnet.org
- 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.
- Be sure to check out the newest edition of BattleCry, put out by our very own CPT Werdna Elbee : http://battlecry.ehnet.org
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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