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Sin Report # 3 (2017-06-04)

This report was submitted by CMDR/CM Hav Antiel/Sin/Wing II/ISDII Warrior

Sin Squadron
SIN WEEKLY SQUADRON REPORT #3
SIN CMDR: CM Hav Antiel
REPORT DATE: 4 June 2017
SQUADRON COMMANDER'S CORNER
-----EPISODE III: NO STAPLERS IN STAR WARS?-----

Sin CMDR's office aboard the ISDII Warrior

'Officer!' yelled CMDR Hav Antiel as he rifled through his new desk. 'Officer, a little help?'

The naval NCO posted outside of the office peeked in through the doorway, but Antiel didn't appear to be inside.

'Sir?' asked the NCO as he took a cautious step forward.

'Down here,' said Antiel. The NCO bent down to see the CMDR on hands and knees peering under the desk.

'Sir?'

'I'm trying to find the stapler. Did La'an take it with him?'

'Stapler, sir?' asked the NCO.

'Yeah,' Antiel huffed as he returned to his chair. 'I need to, you know, staple something.'

The NCO furrowed his brow as he surveyed the room.

'It doesn't have to be La'an's stapler, officer. Any stapler will do,' said Antiel.

'Sir,' said the NCO. 'I, uh, I don't really know what you're talking about, sir.'

Antiel laughed.

'I'm almost done typing the monthly squadron eval, and I'd like to print it and staple it together for Admiral Mitchell,' he said. 'This is my first one, after all. Have to make sure it looks just right.'

'And you need a... stay-plurr, you said?' asked the NCO. The look of confusion returned to his face.

'That's right, officer,' said Antiel. Another prank on the new commander, Antiel supposed. Probably best if I just play along.

'Yes, you see, a stapler is essential for stapling multiple pieces of paper together. I need it for my MSE for the commodore.'

Antiel recognized the light of comprehension on the NCO's face.

'Ah, OK, OK,' said the NCO. 'I just, uh, I'm not sure how to tell you this, commander...'

'Tell me what, officer?'

'You see, this is Star Wars, sir,' the NCO explained. 'We don't really have staplers, per se.'

'Hmmm,' said Antiel. 'No staplers in Star Wars, eh?'

'No sir.'

'Then how do you, you know... staple stuff?' asked Antiel. The NCO tilted his head in a way that reminded the commander of a border collie.

'I never really had to think about that before, sir,' said the NCO. 'You're kind of the first person to ask.'

'So then how am I supposed to organize these papers?' Antiel bristled.

'Well, that's the other problem,' said the NCO. 'I don't think there's any paper in Star Wars, either.'

'No paper in Star Wars?' Antiel was perplexed. 'That can't be right.'

'I'm pretty sure,' said the NCO. 'I can't think of ever seeing any paper here in Star Wars.'

'That can't be right,' said Antiel. His eyes scanned the room as he tried to recall evidence of paper artifacts in the Star Wars universe.

'Try to think of an example, sir,' said the NCO. 'I sure can't remember any.'

'OK, hold on,' said Antiel as he pulled his chair in and started typing on his datapad. 'Let's check Wookieepedia.'

'What does is say?'

'There is an entry for paper,' said Antiel.

'What level of canon is it?' asked the NCO.

'What?' asked Antiel, squinting at the NCO.

'Look at the 'Appearances' section at the bottom of the page,' said the NCO as he moved around to behind Antiel's desk. 'Does paper appear in the original films or only, like, some obscure comic book?'

Antiel leered at the NCO over his shoulder.

'It's mostly video game and comic references,' he said. 'Does that really matter?

'Oh, it matters,' said the NCO as he strolled back to the front of the desk. 'The Emperor's Hammer doesn't operate in the same level of canon as, say, Star Wars: Rebels, so that reference to that time when Agent Callus--'

'Spoilers!' Antiel yelled. 'I'm not caught up on season three!'

'Sorry!' said the NCO, blushing.

Antiel closed the browser and tried to regain his composure. No paper in Star Wars? He looked back at the NCO who was poised at parade rest, unfazed by their tête-à-tête.

'So, then. How should I present this MSE to the commodore, officer?'

'Oh, that's easy,' said the NCO. 'Just submit it to the Google Group.'

'The Google Group...' repeated Antiel.

'Yessir.'

So there's no paper in Star Wars, but there's a Google Group? Antiel sighed. Best to leave it alone.

'The Google Group. Got it. Thank you officer.'

'Will there be anything else, sir?' asked the NCO.

'Yeah,' said Antiel. 'They got whiskey in Star Wars?
SQUADRON NEWS
  • It's time to Raise the Flag!

  • RtF Fiction Bonus comp is active. Deadline is 06/11/2017.

  • Please respond to RA Pete Mitchell's ISDII Warrior Survey email (sent 22 May).

  • May MSE has been submitted.
COMPETITIONS

I will summarize competitions that apply to Sin in this section, but you should always check the Competitions Center and Combat Center for full details on all competitions.

  • The Price of Sin - This is a weekly competition with a separate IS-BW awarded to the pilot earning the greatest number of LoC/LoS/or highest number of SP missions flown. Minimum criteria for award is 2+ pilots participating across any of the 3 categories.

  • RtF - 2017 - Bonus Fiction competition - Members are to write a piece of fiction in English. The theme of the fiction is a friendly training fight between the ISD II Hammer and the ISD II Warrior. There is no minimum or maximum word limit, and grammar will not be an issue, so non-English native speaking officers can participate without any fear. Fictions will be graded by the TCCOM, SOO and COO. Criteria for grading will be quality of the story. Humor is welcome, but not necessary.
ROSTER
Sin Squadron - Long-range Support
The Unrepentant - 'Hate the sin; love the sinner'
Wing II - ISDII Warrior

Flight I - Missile Boat Mk.II
Aleph Flight
[1-1] CM Hav Antiel
[1-2] SL Adwan Yokcha
[1-3] MAJ Wondra
[-14] TBA

Flight II - Missile Boat Mk.II
Bet Flight
[2-1] MAJ Xavier Sienar
[2-2] TBA
[2-3] COL Wraith
[2-4] TBA

Flight III - Missile Boat Mk.II
[3-1] MAJ Earnim Branet
[3-2] SL Splat Cat AU
[3-3] LT stevenpowell
[3-4] TBA
ACTIVITY
Flight I

[1-1] CM Hav Antiel
  • Flying: 42 SP missions flown, IS-SW, IS-BW (x3)
  • Non-flying: May MSE submitted
  • Communication: email, Telegram
[1-2] SL Adwan Yokcha
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
[1-3] MAJ Wondra
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: email
Flight II

[2-1] MAJ Xavier Sienar
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
[2-3] COL Wraith
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: email
Flight III

[3-1] MAJ Earnim Branet
  • Flying: LoS (x14), IS-BW
  • Non-flying: OV-13E
  • Communication: None
[3-2] SL Splat Cat AU
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
[3-3] LT stevenpowell
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
CLOSING COMMENTS
As I type this report, Sin rests in 5th place on the RtF squadron leaderboard behind Theta, Kappa, Beta, and Delta. MAJ Earnim Branet and I have combined for 61 points, but 4th place Delta has nearly twice that total with 114. I'm going to do as much damage as I can in the cockpit to help Sin stay in the hunt, but I would be proud to see some of our other veteran pilots step up for RtF.

For Sin,

CMDR/CM Hav Antiel/Sin/Wing II/ISDII Warrior

BS/PCx3/ISMx4/IS-2GW-4SW-9BW-2GR-7SR-14BR/MoI/MoC-1doc-2poc-2goc-2soc-14boc/CoB/OV-2E [LGNR] [none] [none] {IWATS-BFM-CBX-CTW-HIST-MCBS-SC-SFW-SM/4-STM-TT-WIKI-XWAC}

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