Theta Report # 29 (2015-03-02)

This report was submitted by CMDR/COL Jarek La'an/Theta/Wing II/ISDII Warrior


Theta Squadron WSR #29
021930ZMAR15

It's been a little over 3 weeks since my last report, continuing a trend that has crept in over recent months. That being said my excuse this time is fairly solid, a week of courses in a fairly backwater part of the UK followed by a fortnight in the lovely city of Prague - alas a work trip and not a holiday otherwise I might have managed more than a basic checking of mail and the occasional cynical comment. Suffice to say that in my leave of absence a number of major command appointments, medals, and flight activity kind of happened. I can only assume that I need to disappear more often or that I'm being sent a not so cryptic message...

Now that I've returned I'd like to firstly congratulate formally the new SOO, VA Elwood the Brave. Congratulations are indeed in order and it's a pleasure to see the position occupied by such a high calibre officer, particularly as the oft missed Zosite left large, if vaguely clownish, shoes to fill. The resulting mad scrabble of command officers led to Dempsey's elevation to Hammer COM with LC John T Clark emerging victorious in her wake, not to be left out Lanil and Iceman stepped up to the command of Sigma and Alpha squadrons respectively. I don't think I've missed any appointments, but who knows! Of course that means a number of FL spots are open but as they're all in the Hammer any application will likely not make it as far as Frown's desk and you may expect the attentions of TIE. Be ye warned.

I'm pleased to note that Frodo's own return coincided with the approval of the Warrior MSE for January. The medal reccs will be made shortly but I'm pleased to note an ISM each for Yoda and Torres, the latter for his decision to take what appears to be the bulk of the TC share of IWATS courses. On the medal front Yoda continued his magpie tendencies by collecting a further 13 medals, namely 6 Iron Stars with Silver Wings, 4 with Bronze Wings, and 3 with Bronze Ribbons. It was also a pleasure to note Gilad's MP activity, more of which will hopefully follow. All in all, even spread over 3 weeks this represents a happy level of activity. With the approaching anniversary of the Warrior's recommissioning on the 31st of March I think we can safely say that the last 12 months have been largely positive and while occasional dips and travails have presented themselves that Theta at least has emerged largely unscathed. Our numbers are steady and while many of you are past your halcyon days I am nonetheless proud to have you all within the squad. Many thanks for coming this far with me and here's to the next year.

Current Squadron Status

1-1 - COL La'an - IRC/Steam/Mail activity, CMDR Duties, WSR/MSE, Flew TIE Free 289, Found the COM, awarded BS (Jan MSE)
1-2 - MAJ Nebular – No Contact
1-3 – COL Den Darkhill – Mail activity
2-1 - COL Mark Schueler – IRC/Mail activity, LO, MBs, Flew TIE Free 289
2-2 – MAJ Marcus Caine – Steam/Mail activity, 1x IS-BW Pending
2-3 - COL Horus Blackheart - Steam/Mail Activity, awarded MoC-doc
2-4 - COL Torres – Mail Activity, SWTOR, IWATS, ISM Pending
3-1 - GN Gilad Pelleaon - IRC/Steam/Mail activity, 9x LoCs (SC), 2x IS-BW Pending
3-2 - CM Keth Aalith – Mail activity
3-3 - COL Handril Madon - Mail activity
3-4 - GN Pickled Yoda - Mail activity, Flew 8 missions (TCOP, with 1x Mission HS!) & Battle 1 of TIE (TAC Comp.), awarded IS-BW x4/SW x6/BR x3, 5x IS-BW & ISM Pending

Current Fleet Competitions

All current comps are listed @http://tc.emperorshammer.org/competitions.php?id=current - with the end of the Find the COM comp stay tuned for further ship comps and updates!

Theta Competitions

Thetan Aces ongoing, medal backlog has now piled up to the point of being silly - therefore the following awards have been made through the database and are pending approval... Yoda has claimed the 5 SP awards running from the week commencing Jan 16th to the week ending Feb 22nd, with no other contenders bar myself and Mark. On the MP front Marcus' efforts of the week commencing Jan 16th and Gilad's of the weeks commencing Feb 16th and 23rd cover the only MP flying. All 8 medals are pending approval!

Operational Picture

…I'm not saying this again, they've pretty much just all moved up one - the TAC is COM, the COM as was is SOO as is, Delta, Sigma, Alpha... yeah that's right, they've all got new guys. No idea what happened, the guys on the command deck mentioned something about the last SOO disappearing across the border with a few ships in tow, no doubt one of the seniors had a cunning plan. You know what they're like though, soon as the opening appeared they were all clawing for it, you've seen what they're like at a formal dinner, just imagine that with less alcohol and more attempts to deliberately maim rather than accidentally injure. Seniors? Animals the lot of them...

(Junior Steward, ISD Warrior)

...I want this on the formal record, when you told us we were being stood down for a few days rest I was happy, you all saw me smile, happy. What I didn't factor in was the WC going mental in a new and interesting manner. I've fought for the Empire through Civil War, retreat after retreat, I've survived a half dozen famous last stands - and now I'm sewing rank slides onto a goat shaped flight suit. I'm a General of the Emperor's Hammer for all that means anything anymore. Have you seen Sigma and Sin? They're being forced into making a banner of the WC "proudly leading us to bureaucratic alignment", Frown's face has been blown up to a hundred times life size. it's freaing me out looking at it, at least the guys making it are too close to see the whole horrid monstrosity. I dread to think what Kappa have been stuck with...

(Theta Squadron GNs in discussion, Main Hangar, ISD Warrior)

CMDR's Corner

Medals, activity, anniversaries and an MSE to follow in the next 24 hours, good times!

Yours aye,

CMDR/COL Jarek La'an/Theta/Wing II/ISDII Warrior
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CBX-FLA-HIST-ICQ-MCBS-MP/1-SM/3-SWGB-TLN-TM/2-TT-WM-WPN-XAM-XTT}

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