Wing IX Report #21 From the desk of Lieutenant Colonel Rejili Holthaus...

FLEET NEWS
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1. WEEKLY NEWS ITEM OF THE WEEK THAT'S COMPLETELY INCONSEQUENTIAL AND UNIMPORTANT BUT IT HELPS FILL UP A REPORT
For aproximately 20 min. on Sunday the TC officially had a new rank system. Then Styles whinned about it and Ast changed it back. Point = nothing changes :P

2. TOKEN TACTICAL OFFICE NEWS ITEM OF THE WEEK TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THEM
VA Locke, Commodore of everyone's favorite, the Challenge, won the Iron Missions thingey. w00t.

3. ELITE NEWS WHICH IS PROBABLY INNAPROPRIATE FOR THIS TYPE OF REPORT BUT IS INCLUDED ANYWAY
None

4. TCBGCOM PROMOTED
Bubbs is now promoted to full admiral, the highest rank awarded to a BGCOM. Yay!


WING NEWS
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1. RECRUIT!
We need more active pilots!! Do your part and rope someone in with promises of loot and women!

2. WING IX VS. X RUNON COMP
Hmm, I haven't seen any *official* results, but I think we lost the farm on this one :-\

3. HERMANN AWARDED THE SILVER STAR OF THE EMPIRE
Not to beat a dead horse, but this is about the biggest accomplishment that anyone below the rank of BGCOM can achieve, and makes the whole wing look good, even Crossbow :P

4. WING IX ROULET COMP
Winner TBA this week.

5. 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

6. RANT COMP
I am out of morale. I'm going to resubmit this comp, but this time you have to provide me 4 short pieces, and its worth an IS-SR. They don't have to be good, or even funny, but they should be your original work.

7. **RECRUITMENT DRIVE** - #1 PRIORITY
Our numbers are lower than they have ben since our last recruitment drive, so it's about time for another. We realy need to get some new blood in here, go for rl and reservists, stay away from cadets. I will be VERY generously awarding everyone who brings in recruits.

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. DAGGER CLOSED
:'(
Can't say we didn't see this comming. Hopefully we'll be able to open a fourth squadron again soon.

11. 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 ...

Prison Sex:

1 part crown royal
1 part butterscotch schnopps



THE WING IX MORALE OFFICE
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A Rant from the Desk of Colonel Steve the Cricket Bat ...

"Good morning, fellow pilots. Lately we have seen great inactivity, laziness and undeserved free
drinks spreading through our glorious Wing. Therefore, your superiors have asked me to come and talk to all of you about this. Tell me - in how many operations did you participate during your last tour of duty? Thought so. And how many of you...all right, it's obvious. You people are ALL lazy good-for-nothings. Except that guy there, he actually does something. Yeah, the janitor. Anyway, have thought about how much you can help your ship in these dark times by just taking part in one or two *patrol* missions a week? Then you would actually deserve that damned beer. And speaking of dark times, do you not see what is going on? The other ships in the Battlegroup already robbed us of all our titles. And you want to know why? Because you just sit in the bar all day getting fat! Speaking of which, I have an idea. No more drinks until each one of you finishes at least one mission. I'll speak with your WC about that. Farewell, useless scum!"


Col. Steve the Cricket Bat
c/o LCM Fahrer

ACTIVITY
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202 mission(s) flown!
3 IWAT(S) passed
2 WSR's issued
2 Competitions Processed
4 High Scores!!

Very nice (two :P) weeks! I'm seeing some flying from dormant pilots, and I'd like to see this trend continue in some other squadrons. Imperial Storm is comming up, so let's get ready to win it! Other than that, Crossbow CMDR should be appointed soon. If anyone needs anything else, let me know, you know where to find me ;)

POSTINGS AND PROMOTIONS
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SL Yahwea promoted to full Leiutenant


AWARDS
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Squadron of the Week: Hammer
Pilot of the Week: COL La'an
Silver Star of the Empire - CPT Hermann, Congrats!
LoA to LT Greven Targaryen
LoA to LCM Fahrer


COMPETITIONS
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Shield Squadron Comps - ask La'an :P
Imp Storm - Comming soon to a BG near you!



STANDING ORDERS
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-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.


-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
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"It's a *secret*"
~AD Bubba, when questioned on the nature of the TCBG fleet for IS.

In service of the Empire,

Lieutenant Colonel Rejili Holthaus
NHolthaus@Hotmail.com - "Baron de Menari"
WC/LC Rejili Holthaus/Wing IX/ISD Relentless
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