Wing IX Report #10
From the desk of Lieutenant Colonel Rejili Holthaus...

FLEET NEWS
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1. COMMENDATIONS OF LOYALTY
All the reccomandations have been made. However, OPS lost them :P As soon as I get the list of recipients, I will make it public to you all.

2. WEEKLY NEWS ITEM OF THE WEEK THAT'S COMPLETELY INCONSEQUENTIAL AND UNIMPORTANT BUT IT HELPS FILL UP A REPORT
Many PROF jobs open. Good luck to Wing IXers who apply, lets see how many we can bag.

3. TOKEN TACTICAL OFFICE NEWS ITEM OF THE WEEK TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THEM
This is actually important. No more skipping missions. The TAC has changed his stance on this, and now it is considered cheating. Commanders are ordered NOT to BSF any battles with skipped missions anymore.

4. ELITE NEWS WHICH IS PROBABLY INNAPROPRIATE FOR THIS TYPE OF REPORT BUT IS INCLUDED ANYWAY
The Aggressor Skrimish Challenge is starting soon. Pilots interested in MP should check out the TC news page or email GN Nightmare for details.

5. CASINO COMP
No one has participated yet! It is based on participation, so EVERYONE is required to either fly a mission or write a fiction. CMDR's will be held accountible for their squadrons (except a few pilots I already know who wont participate. If you are reading this you are NOT one of them). Go here for details:

http://sco.emperorshammer.net/casino/

By the way, this comp revolves around the ISD Relentless, so it'll look REALLY bad if we lose :P

WING NEWS
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1. WC PROMOTED!!!
One of the job perks is that I get to be as vain as I want :P RA La'an promoted me from the last MWE and so now I am a Lieutenant Colonel. Booze is on me in the Stardrifter.

2. WC's OWN COMP
Whichever squadron participates the most in the casino comp wins.

3. 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.

4. **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.

5. 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.

6. ELITE MP COMP
The elite MP comp IS on. So far, we are down 4 - 0 (!). All you people who signed up, I'm waiting to get some winning results back :) Remember to email me and COL Nightmare the match results as well as submit them for LoC's.

7. DAGGER SQUADRON REOPENING
Shin is sick this week and so we haven't seen much activity or reports, but this week hopefully things will perk up for our newest squadron. If they're lucky I might also have a new CT for them soon!

8. I NEED SQUADRON COLORS
EMAIL ME YOUR COLORS. No one has replied yet. I'm beginning to think people don't read this...

9. NEW RUNON RIDDLE COMP
Fahrer is running a comp on the MB. Details are probably already there, but i will send some out by email shortly.

10. DRINK OF THE WEEK
Straight from the bar of the Stardrifter Lounge, and personally tested and approved by Major Rejili Holthaus, this week's serving suggestion ...

1 cup ice tea
Big comp this week. Maybe we should fly it sober :-/

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

IT DOES MATTER, WHETHER IT'S YOUR BOOTS, YOUR SOLAR PANELS OR ENGINE.

IF YOU WANT TO MOVE SAFELY, PAY ATTENTION TO THE TM INSTRUCTIONS!

LATER ...

READING WARNING LABELS, TMS AND PS CAN HELP YOU AVOID EXPLOSIVE SITUATIONS.

LATER ...

BAD SEALS AND BROKEN PARTS ON A FLIGHT MASK CAN LEAD TO REAL NIGHTMARES!

LATER ...

YOUR ABILITY TO TRACK THE ENEMY IS ONLY AS GOOD AS HOW WELL YOU TREAT
YOUR EQUIPMENT.

HOW WELL YOU'RE ABLE TO SHOOT, FLY AND COMMUNICATE DEPENDS ON THE
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE YOU PERFORM ON YOUR EQUIPMENT, SERVICE IT RIGHT
AND IT'LL SERVE YOU WELL.


Your friend
Col. Steve the Cricket Bat
"The Preventive Maintenance Monthly" Issue 724 - December 2004 (Standard Dating)
(C/O MAJ Tomax Drachen)

ACTIVITY
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5 mission(s) flown - :(
3 IWAT(S) passed
2 WSR's issued - :(
1 Competitions Processed

Lots of sad faces this week. I'm extremely dissapointed in our lack of participation in the SCO comp, as well as the general innactivity this week. It's so bad that Tiger is our pilot of the week :P No offense to Tiger, but something is very wrong here. Let's pick it up for next week. Also, This MWE your participation (either fiction or flying) in the SCO comp will determine whether or not you get any rewards. If you don't participate in the TC's biggest comp in years, don't expect anything from me.

POSTINGS AND PROMOTIONS
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MAJ Rejili to LC

AWARDS
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Squadron of the Week: None - no SCO participation yet
Pilot of the Week: LC Tiger, for doing 3 IWATS
PC to CM Fox
BS to LCM Fahrer
IS-BR to LCM Klyn Shanga

COMPETITIONS
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FO COMPS - see TC news for details
Elite MP comp - see mb or me for details
SCO Casino comp - http://sco.emperorshammer.net/casino/ (Also WC's own comp)
MESSAGE BOARD COMP - See MB for details, or ask Fahrer

STANDING ORDERS
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-ALL MEMBERS-

Weekly Contact
At the very minimum, all members of the Wing will make contact with thier direct superior at least one time per week, VIA EMAIL. This is the very minimum to be considered active in Wing IX. 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.


-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.

Monthly Squadron Evaluations (MSEs)
MSEs will be submitted to the Wing Commander NLT the last day of the month. It should cover activity throughout the whole month.

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.


QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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"Rejili, calling yourself a man is like TopDawg calling himself a five-star studmuffin. :P"
-FMR WC Ricuad, in one of his many unflattering qoutes about me :P

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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