Hey Squadron Report for May 30th through June 6th 2002.

Hey Hey! It's time for another Hey Squadron Report. OK, past time, but I was unavoidably detained. Really! We've got a fair bit to cover, so let's do it!

SQUADRON NEWS
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We have the first round of the War of the Squadrons competition to fly for. I've recieved pilot files already from several people, which is good. Everyone who can fly during this competition please do so, there are some great medals to be won.

Still waiting on official word of who the new Flight Leader of Three Flight is.

WING NEWS
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As stated in the Squadron News section, the War of the Squadrons competition is going.

For more wing news read Jahan's wing report.

FLEET NEWS
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NO NEW SHIPS!
18:54 - SA Astatine [jpboyce@indigo.net.au]
Wow, it's only been a couple weeks since the FO posted about this and people are still talking about opening new ships. This is how it works, people. The FO and myself decide when ships are to be opened. Also, do yourself a favour and look at the roster counts for our current ships and wings. Some aren't in great shape. Those will have first priority over any new ships being opened. That's the end of it.

Tuesday · June 04 · 2002

Golden Tug Awards Nominations
02:34 - FA Striker [striker@tiecorps.org]
I am still accepting nominations for the Golden Tug Awards until tomorrow night. Review the several categories at http://www.emperorshammer.net/tac/gta.html !

Monday · June 03 · 2002

Imperial Storm Battle
00:04 - VA Pel [Palinathas@aol.com]
The long awaited battle is at hand, the Sovereign is to take on the Avenger, for control of the planet at 0612-, and possibly the game. The loss of either Sov or Avenger could spell doom, the loss of both may hand the ASF the win. Be there at #project_faithful on undernet, on Friday at Noon Eastern. If you are not sure what to do, ask your immediate superior, or email the WO VA Pel.

Sunday · June 02 · 2002

Avenger COM Promoted
06:44 - FA Priyum Patel [spellfire@btinternet.com]
Congratulations to Rear Admiral Shadowhawk who has been promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral for her work as Commodore of the SSD Avenger.

Saturday · June 01 · 2002

Mission designers needed
06:07 - SA Astatine [jpboyce@indigo.net.au]
Mission designers are needed to help construct custom battles for the next Dark Brotherhood Vendetta. If you have experience in making high quality battles for TIE Fighter, XvT or X-Wing Alliance, email the Executive Officer. List which platform/platforms you're interested in and, if possible, supporting evidence of your ability. A quick turnaround period is also expected.

Imperial Storm III Reaches Midpoint
01:42 - VA Pel [Palinathas@aol.com]
It is now Turn 15 out of 30, and the exercise is really moving along. All the remaining teams have multiple planets (as many as six for the Sov team) and have greatly expanded their resources and forces. This rapid expansion has placed many fleet elements in close proximity to one another, and many conflicts are near to happening. Current Standings are below, but in this game it can all change in a single battle.

Sov - 74600
ASF - 44484
ATF - 56770

Friday · May 31 · 2002

Training Officer open for applications
20:57 - SA Astatine [jpboyce@indigo.net.au]

Overview
The position of Training Office is one of the most demanding in the EH. The position covers a wide range and scope of duties, requiring a multi-talented person. The successful applicant will also be under the extra pressure of continuing the standard of work conducted by myself, as well as maintaining a long-term tenure. Some duties of the Training Officer include:

Marking tests
Reviewing, approving and implementing new courses
Reviewing competition submissions
Assisting all members of the EH in training matters
Design and execution of TO competitions
Keeping IWATS staff in line, including replacing non-performing staff
Applicants must address the criteria as laid out below.

Selection Criteria - Essential

Proven experience in running competitions, preferably involving a scope larger than a TIE Corps wing or equivilent
Good written communications skills
An acceptable level of online presence (such as IRC, message boards, etc)
Fast email response time
A clean record in conduct
The ability to work with a wide range of EH personnel, including the XO, FO, OPS and various officers within the TIE Corps
Selection Criteria - Desirable

Graphics ability
ASP coding experience
Solid training experience, either in the EH or in real life
You must address each criteria with supporting evidence. Simply saying "Yes, I can do that" will not be enough, back it up with specific examples. You should meet the essential criteria to be considered seriously for the position, and you do not necessarily have to meet the desirably criteria to get the position. Committment, specifically long-term, is very important and should also be highlighted and backed up in your application. You must also include three (3) references. At least one of these must be one of your superiors (either former or current, preferably the latter). These references will be checked, so ensure you have the person's permission before listing them. Applications should be sent to the Fleet Commander and Executive Officer with the subject "Application for Training Officer" (without the quotation marks). Failure to follow this application format will result in immediate disqualification.

New pretty error messages
10:53 - SA Astatine [jpboyce@indigo.net.au]
I've just finished coding some nice custom error message pages. They are for 404 (File not found) and 500 (Server error) errors and have the added benefit of emailing me the error, which will allow me to fix it faster.

SQUADRON ACTIVITY
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MAJ Josh Popelka: E-mail and MB activity

LCM Dan Jenkins: E-mail and MB activity

LCM Maw'la: Completed IWATS-XAM (90%)
Flew XWA-FREE #65
Still working on XWA battle

LT Razor: Flew XWA-FREE #1-59, 61, 62, 64-70(!!)
E-mail activity

SQUADRON ROSTER
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HEY SQUADRON OF WING III : Interdiction
COMMANDER: MAJ Josh Popelka (ehj_popelka@hotmail.com)
NICKNAME: The Demon Guard
MOTTO: Darkness is our element.
HOMEPAGE: http://www.hey.wing3.net/
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=26&v=0&s=0

FLIGHT I - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: The Enraged
Motto: You play with fire, you're gonna get burned!
1) MAJ Josh Popelka (ehj_popelka@hotmail.com)
2) LCM Alhana Creed (vanryan@wp.pl)
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT II - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: The Hot Hands
Motto: So good we ought to be illegal
1) LCM Dan Jenkins (4jenkins@prodigy.net)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT III - ASSAULT GUNBOAT
Nickname: Blades of Desire
Motto: Beautiful to behold, sweet to the touch, death to our enemies!
1) TBA
2) LCM Maw'la (abxywing@netzero.net)
3) LT Razor (razor_master@hotmail.com)
4) TBA

SQUADRON ORDERS
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Fly for the War of the Squadrons competition!

Take IWATS courses! You learn stuff and it looks good on your ID Line

Communicate! Send e-mail to me and/or the squadron as a whole. Use the messageboard

Have fun!

MISCELLANEOUS
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I don't say this often enough, but I'm very proud of all of you. Keep up the great work everyone!

Thanks,

Major Josh Popelka
Hey Squadron Commander
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CMDR/MAJ Josh Popelka/Hey/Wing III/SSSD Sovereign
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