Wing IX Report #23 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
COL Andrijas, a good friend to Wing IX, has resigned as WC of Wing XVIII, and was replaced by Aurelius Erasmus.

2. TOKEN TACTICAL OFFICE NEWS ITEM OF THE WEEK TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THEM
The Iron Mission Creator Match was postponed this week, but let's all wish Fahrer good luck with his upcomming match!

3. NEW GAMING WEBSITE
Ecliptical Realms is an online gaming website much like Battlestats.com

This website is currently running BF and XVT Competitions. Go to their website and sign up for the EH team. In the near future we will start using this website to compete against other clubs.

http://www.eclipticalrealms.com/index.asp

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. MP LADDERS
If you haven't gotten in on Andrijas 4 year anniversary comp, you should. Wing IX is currently wtfpwning the whole thing, with second through fifth place in the hands of Lancer, La'an, Bjorn, and Gutt. Keep up the good work!

3. NEW TRANSFER POLICY
I've had a few mishpas with transfers recently, so I'm going to clarify Wing IX's policy a little bit.

If you're already in Wing IX:
- Talk to your current CMDR and your new CMDR, and make sure they both approve the transfer.
- Then email me and not the FO
- I will double check all the approvals, and then send the request to Cyric myself

If you're recruiting someone from outside of the Wing (legally of course :P):
- Talk the the pilot, have him send a letter to his new CMDR in Wing IX, then make sure the Wing IX CMDR in the squad he wants to transfer to approves.
- CMDRs should then fwd me a copy of the transfer request.
- I will confirm that all the superiors on both sides approve the transfer.
- I will then send the request to Cyric myself.

Not to point fingers or anything, but I should be the only one sending emails to the flight officer. This isn't because we don't love you (because we do love all of you :) it's just a precaution to make sure everybody has plenty of notice before a transfer happens. If we don't follow these rules, it makes me look bad in front of Cyric, and he gets mad at Wing IX and doesn't give us cadets :P

Always let me know about transfers as soon as possible, so I can do my part quickly.

Thank you.

4. NEW SWORD WEBSITE
ALL Squadrons should have an up-to-date website, so if you don't already, I reccomend checking out Sword's at http://dainewjir.brinkster.net/sword/ because it really is A+ work.

5. NEW WING COMPS
Two new Wing Comps, both awaiting approval.

-Recruitment Banner Comp: make a banner (or better yet, template) that I can use to send recruitment emails. We want to take our recruiting to the next level, and I think sending flashy recruitment emails with some GFX can help. The rules are: keep it appropriate, try to have a "strength in unity" theme, and most of all KEEP THE SIZES SMALL. I'll get in trouble if I spam people with very large files :P

-Email Wars: This is a comp to stimulate communications. Most points at the end of may wins. You get points by: 3 points for starting a new thread over the wing group, 2 for starting one over the squad group. These emails should be at least a paragraph, and have some substance. 1 point per reply to any of these emails. 2 points for starting a new (substantive) thread on the Wing message board, 1 point per reply. 1/2 point every time I (randomly) see you talking on IRC. If I've left out any comm forms, let me know, and I'll come up with points for them.


6. MSE'S ALL IN!
I think this is about the fastest I've gotten all the MSE's in ever (especially with four squadrons!). I'm writting up the MWE as we speak, so by the end of the week the results should be all back and processed.

7. TCBG VS. ASF COMP CANCELLED
On account of the ASF being wimps, they cancelled the comp. We all know who would've won though ;)

8. 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

9. IMPERIAL STORM ON THE HORIZON
I've heard a date, and the date is May 5th. Hopefully by then someone will tell us something about IS :P

10. **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.

11. 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.


12. 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.


13. 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 ...

Good sex with a blue condom:


Curacao, blue 1 oz.
Rum, coconut 1 oz.
Schnapps, peach 1 oz.
Vodka, vanilla 1 oz.
Pineapple Juice (Fill with)
Sprite 1 splash


Mix all ingredients together in a glass and fill with pineapple juice.


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

"Dear pilots, I am here because of the strange events that recently took place on the ship.
You see, it appears that some useless, stupid *idiot* has recently been writing rather...unacceptable
messages about the eating habits of one of our CMDRs. These writings have been seen in a number of places, including the floor of the bar, the training simulator's console, the walls of the tech room,
as well as several places that we didn't previously know were suitable for writing, such as the bottom
of a glass bottle. Yes, from the inside. I have to warn you that although the Wing lately has a reputation of being extremely lazy and inactive, discipline has never been one of our problems. When we find the fool who did this, appropriate actions will be taken. However, if he, or she, admits his, or her, fault, the Commodore has agreed to skip the part with those spiky animals, if you know what I'm talking about. Well, goodbye. I hope you will consider this."


Col. Steve the Cricket Bat
c/o CM Fahrer

ACTIVITY
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134 mission(s) flown!
9 IWAT(S) passed!!!
4 WSR's issued
1 Competitions Processed
5 High Scores
20 MP matches flown.


I'm very proud this week. We have new a pilot, we've done more IWATS in one week than the last 4 months put together. We've busted out into the world of MP, comms are up, morale is high, and the MWE is done :P This has been a really good week, but I don't want us to lose this energy, because we have IS and some other big comps comming up. Also, two new wing comps this week, participate and win medals!

POSTINGS AND PROMOTIONS
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CT Lancer Fireblade promoted to SL, Sword 1-2
SL Lancer Fireblade promoted to LT
LCM Jonas La'an transfered from Crossbow to Shield 1-3

AWARDS
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Squadron of the Week: Sword - flying such good MP
Pilot of the Week: CPT Herman - flying so much SP
ISM to LT Lancer Fireblade
MoC-boc, IS-SR to COL La'an
LoC to CPT Michael Cutt
MoI to CM Bjorn
IS-BW to CPT Hermann





COMPETITIONS
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TCBG Wide recruitment comp - IS-GR prize!
Wing IX recruitment banner comp
Wing IX email wars



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.

-TRANSFERS-

If you're already in Wing IX:
- Talk to your current CMDR and your new CMDR, and make sure they both approve the transfer.
- Then email me and not the FO
- I will double check all the approvals, and then send the request to Cyric myself

If you're recruiting someone from outside of the Wing (legally of course :P):
- Talk the the pilot, have him send a letter to his new CMDR in Wing IX, then make sure the Wing IX CMDR in the squad he wants to transfer to approves.
- CMDRs should then fwd me a copy of the transfer request.
- I will confirm that all the superiors on both sides approve the transfer.
- I will then send the request to Cyric myself.

-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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"No contact"
~The entire Crossbow roster :-\



In service of the Empire,


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