Flight Office Report #27 Fleet Admiral Cyric Reporting on 4/8/04 Easter Weekend is upon us, hence my report one day early... I have had the unfortunate responsibility of closing the ISD Immortal. I realize that this ship caries a lot of history and memories for many long standing TC Pilots. However, with the decline in numbers to the TC and the TIECORPS Battlegroup, this measure was a necessity for the solvency of the TC as a whole. Members of the Immortal have been transferred as full squadrons throughout the TIECORPS Battlegroup at the request of AD Mell and the Squadron Commanders. As the Immortal is disbanded, Wing XI was also disbanded. On the SSSD Sovereign, two wings have closed: Wing III and Wing IV and have merged to create a new wing: Wing VII. What this does is created from two wings of 20 pilots one wing of 40 + pilots, strengthening the SSSD Sovereign. Wing VII was opened at the request of AD Proton and the pilots of WINGS III and IV to create a new beginning for these pilots, a new beginning for the SOV and for the TC. A Fresh start. Now with these closures, the TC is made up of 4 BG's of three wings each. Instead of there being a plethora of wings to chose from, some lacking numbers to properly operate, it moves the TC into a more manageable arena for cadet placement, recruitment, and activity. Once the existing wings begin to increase activity and pilots, then the consideration of newer wings to open will be taken under advisement. My next project is to focus on the Elite Squadrons. Each has its own criteria for selecting pilots, but recently I've seen Elite squadrons recruiting members that, quite frankly, don't deserve to be in an elite squadron. These pilots have low activity, or have done nothing in their respective squadrons. At the very least, I'd like the Elites to stick to the "We are the BEST of the BEST" slogan. The TO, with thanks to AD Mell, has released the Wing Commander Course. I highly encourage all members with designs on being a WC or Higher to take the course! That's all from the Flight Office... In Service... FA Cyric FO-TCCOM/FA CYRIC/CS-4/SSSD SOVEREIGN