Well, I would have had some personal news, but it's no longer applicable, so...

But as a result, something else is...

So. Here again I stand on my soap box, eating crow. Only this time, it's a double dose because more than 1 person was involved. And once again, I am practicing a bit more of my personal philosophy of chastise in private, but praise in public.

In my defense, I must say I had been having a bad couple of weeks because of some various and sundry RL problems, but that ain't no excuse.

Suffice to say, some of what I felt was valued, some of what I felt was innacurate. All of it came out in a tangled mess and some words were said that shouldn't have been said--most of it my fault.

As per the last time I performed this necessary duty, what was said is irrelevant. The fact that it was said, is.

To Commander Dei, please accept my sincerest apologies

And to the rest of the wing, with me standing at ground zero and witnessing the expanding rings of disturbance, you have my heartfelt apologies for the disruption caused.

To my BGCOM: we both know what I felt about certain... circumstances were completely valid, buuuut... I was probably less tactful about expressing my feelings than I should have been. And for that, I deeply apologize.

I am merely human, and coming off these RL events, I was understandibly frazzled, and a little bit of my iron control slipped just a bit... :)

There's something that was in the my first draft Personal News that I think I should post anyway, concerning my commanders... :)

Jargon, you are a serious workhorse and have a longevity in the club almost equal to mine. I really appreciate your steadfastness in the face of adversity and your friendship. You are a rare person and I value your presence immensely.

Avantar, when I selected you to head up Stalker, little did I realize the drive and commitment you'd bring to the job, along with the hard work. I haven't known you all that long, but you have my tremendous respect.

And finally, Dei. To be frank, you scare me :). To have that much drive and commitment to a thing is rare and wonderful in one so young. You took a squadron that was on the verge of shutting down and built it up to serious contention quality. I stand in awe of that. I know this may come as a surprise, but I do respect and like you a lot. I was prepared to lose my TC career to come to bat for you during your HCI incident and not many around can claim that level of personal commitment from me. Do well, and go far.

And not to slight the rest of my commanders, Eridani, Rexal Qel and Karimicus, you three also show tremendous potential and I hope you go far in the TIE Corps.

That was part of my Personal News that got scrapped for obvious reasons for those in the know... :). But I felt this part bore repeating here anyway.

There was some fiction to go here too, but that's no longer applicable, so, again, Happy New Year!

None yet, but I believe some are pending approval

Pilot Population

Flag Officers - 1

MP Competitions

I need to be brought up to speed on who's current in MP. Again I am temporarily out of the MP business... :(

Activity News
Medals!

The Commendation of Bravery has been awarded to the following pilots:

CMDR/CPT Talek Pter Dei, FM/LT McGregor, FL/LCM Kir Kanos, FL/LCM Fallien Skull, FL/LT Ketan-shej, FL/LT Andrijas, FL/LT Saber, and FL/LT Matti Kuokkanen



Medal of Tactics - Green Hammer:
WC-TCT-TCS/LC Fenn Logan/Wing XVIII/SSD Avenger
By: TAC-PROF/FA Striker/CS-3/SSSD Sovereign
Reason: Creation of XWA Free Mission #45 "Seeds of Creation"

IWATS Graduation