REPORTING OFFICER: Colonel Hav Antiel, Squadron Commander
DATE SUBMITTED: 28 September 2020

Welcome to this week's report, pilots. We're in the final days of Raise the Flag 2020 and Rho holds a slim lead over Theta in the squadron standings. We took the lead last week thanks to LCM Lo Mar's winning fiction entry and the steady stream of BSFs that you have been submitting. Seriously, every *ding* on my phone from a BSF makes me smile. In addition, the Warrior continues to lead all ships by a wide margin.

Rho currently has four pilots in the top ten in the pilots' standing, more than any other squadron (Tempest and Sin each have two). Your humble CMDR is currently 3rd and LCM Lo Mar is close behind in 5th. LCM Frenchie6 and LT Epicedion are neck-and-neck in 7th and 8th. LCM JetMech and LCM acetiepilot are in the top twenty (19th and 20th, respectively). CM Jarion Renalds is 54th and LCM ERiSi is 63rd. It's going to take some time for all of the graphics and fiction submissions to be graded, and I'm confident we'll see more Rho pilots on the board before the final tally.

One final RtF Bonus event is currently active.

1. SP Bonus (until 30 September)

You can find details about the SP bonus competition in the TIE Corps mailing list or in the Competitions Center.

This week, LT fatproduce and LT Apos Steem requested to be transferred to the Reserves. For both pilots, RL had to take precedence. They will always be welcome in Rho Squadron and they're invited to fly with Rho any time.

Please check Discord and Telegram for the announcement about this week's Rho MP event.

• Raise the Flag continues!
• LT fatproduce and LT Apos Steem transferred to the Reserves
• LT Lo Mar promoted to Lieutenant Commander
• LCM Lo Mar won the Fiction Bonus competition
• LCM ERiSi faces off against LT Angel in the Empire's Wrath XvT Tournament Quarterfinals
• Star Wars: Squadrons launches in a few days

A full list of active competitions is available in the Competitions Center.

LCM Frenchie6 completed September's TIE assignment this week to earn his first medal of the competition.

Thanks to your monstrous efforts so far in Raise the Flag, Rho now has 34 Squadron Citations. Fantastic stuff, pilots!

CURRENT STANDINGS

Flight I

[1-1] COL Hav Antiel

• Flying: 110 SP missions, 4 LoSs
• Non-flying: 22 battle reviews, Graphics Bonus entry
• Communication: email, Discord, Telegram

[1-2] LCM Lo Mar

• Flying: 16 SP missions, new mission high score
• Non-flying: fiction entries, battle review
• Communication: email, Discord, Telegram

[1-3] LT Chatter

• Flying: none
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: none

[1-4] LT Epicedion

• Flying: 89 SP missions, 13 LoSs
• Non-flying: IU course completed
• Communication: Discord, Telegram

Flight II

[2-1] CM Jarion Renalds

• Flying: 2 LoSs
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: email, Telegram

[2-3] LCM ERiSi

• Flying: 4 LoSs
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Discord

Flight III

[3-1] LCM acetiepilot

• Flying: 19 SP missions
• Non-flying: battle review
• Communication: email, Discord, Telegram

[3-2] LCM Griggs D'Arc

• Flying: none
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Telegram

[3-3] LCM JetMech

• Flying: 30 SP missions
• Non-flying: 3 battle reviews
• Communication: Discord, Telegram

[3-4] LCM Frenchie6

• Flying: 55 SP missions
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Discord, Telegram

OK, stay cool Antiel. Don't blow it. Rho is leading RtF. Can you believe it? Stay calm, stay cool. Keep flying. Keep checking in with your pilots. All you can do is grind and hope it's enough.

Those thoughts have been going through my head all week, pilots. I check the RtF scoreboard several times per hour, and I get a thrill every time when I see Rho at the top of the standings. We're there because of your efforts, pilots. Not because of one pilot but because we're all pitching in together. That makes me incredibly proud. Six months ago, Rho Squadron was just an idea: 12 empty TIE Interceptors waiting for pilots. And now we're leading Raise the Flag.

We haven't won it yet, of course, but we're winning together, and I almost can't believe it.

There are just two days left, so keep it up and show 'em what Rho can do!

COL Hav Antiel
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