Flight Office Report #8
FA Cyric reporting in on 11/7/03
Welcome to another Flight Office report brought to you by Fleet Admiral Cyric.
First off I would like to congratulate the ISD Grey Wolf for reaching 55 pilots! The Grey Wolf hasn't seen these numbers in quite a long time! The members of this ship have done an excellent job in recruiting new and past members to join its ranks! Great Work Va Sarin and the rest of the crew of the ISD Grey Wolf.
Spear Squadron on the ISD Relentless has been reopened per the request of RA BubbaX and the TIEBGCOM. For now there are no pilots placed until I get the final list from VA Krax and RA BubbaX.
LC Styles has been chosen as the new FOA. VA Reaper and myself had received a great many qualified applicants for the position, but ultimately LC Styles won out! Congrats to him!
I will be away from 11/10/03 thru 11/17/03. I've posted this on the TC and EH Messageboards as well. Please hold all transfers, promos etc until I return. I will have VERY limited internet access while I am away, and doubt that I can process much. Don't be alarmed if you send a request in and it takes a week. This is why I ask that you don't send it in until after the 17th.
A brief note on approvals for positional changes:
Every officer in your Chain of Command is authorized to select officers to fill the positions immediately below themselves in the Chain.
Squadron Commander - Flight Leaders
Wing Commander - Squadron Commanders
Commodore - Wing Commanders
Battlegroup Commanders - Commodores
Flight Officer - All positions, but primarily Battlegroup Commanders
What this means in practice, is that Squadron Commanders do not have to request permission from anyone to select a pilot as a new Flight Leader. Wing Commanders do not have to gain their Commodore's approval before selecting a new Squadron Commander etc...
However, it is good manners to keep your superiors informed of position promotions. It prevents them from looking stupid when it becomes clear that they don't know who all of their Commanders are, and therefore prevents them from getting upset at you for making them look like idiots. Best practice is, for example, CMDRs email the Flight Office direct with requests for promotions to Flight Leader and cc their Wing Commander. As well as that, if a Wing Commander is consistently selecting people for CMDR positions that the Commodore might object to, he shouldn't be surprised if he loses his Wing Commander job pretty quickly. Communication is the key, keep everyone happy.
Local Orders may supersede this section of Fleet Standing Orders. If a Commodore wishes his Wing Commander to be the one to make ALL position promotion requests, then that will be the policy on his ship. However, remember to seek approval via the Chain of Command before making this policy official.
This can also be found at the FO website http://flightoffice.minos.net.
IMPSTORM will continue this week after the EH meeting on channel #project_faithful I believe. We've run into some bumps (craters more like it) but the game continues. All of the issues have been worked out......
Thats about it from the Flight Office! have a great Week.
In Service......
FA Cyric
FO-TCCOM/FA CYRIC/CS-4/SSSD SOVEREIGN