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SSSD Sovereign
Wing I
Alpha Squadron
Weekly report ending 20050424

Ladies and Gentlemen, esteemed Wing Commander, Commanding Officer of the Flagship, and Flight Office;

I, again, bid you welcome to another Alpha squadron report.

Roster

Position PIN Rank Name Activity status FCHG Rank
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Flight 1
Alpha 1 (CMDR) 1818 Major Talons Pryde Active 465 Centurion
Alpha 2 594 Captain Jenn Sidhe Active 128 Dragoon
Alpha 3 00000 Vacant
Alpha 4 00000 Vacant

Flight 2 (Alpha 2-1 through 2-4)
Alpha 5 (FL) 9441 Commander Kahooli Active 421 Centurion
Alpha 6 11827 Lieutenant Neale Active 39 Lancer
Alpha 7 343 Colonal Mobiles Dissmissed 342 Paladin
Alpha 8 00000 Vacant

Flight 3 (Alpha 3-1 through 3-4)
Alpha 9 (FL) 347 Captain Roger Active 689 Legionnaire
Alpha 10 264 Major Nebular Dissmissed 20 Grenadier
Alpha 11 260 Major Eugene Dissmissed 980 Executor
Alpha 12 00000 Vacant
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Total: 1721
Average: 348.400
Squadron Rank: Paladin

Citations
Due to the loss of 3 pilots who either refused to contact me or just plain did not care, we have lost the citations we had. I waited for two weeks before I gave up. They are welcome to come back if they would like.

2-year plan status
Have all three flight pages up and running with proper maintainance and links to the Squadron's Homepage: 20050501
This is coming along qite well! Excellent work everyone! We need 1 pilot to make our minimum of 6 again. Let us get this going!

This week in Alpha
Unfortunately, we have lost 3 pilots who have not reported in. I am sorry to say that we are again below 6 pilots. Damnit all to hell.

Kahooli has flown a good spell this week. I have just finished BSF'ing his pilot files for the week and he has gained another 9 FCHG points. Neale has joined him with 24! This week, Neale has the points! And he is now a Lancer! Excellent work!

Squadron Orders
Everyone fly! This is not an option! Everyone must complete at least one battle per month if there is not one assigned! Assigned battles will happen soon!

Flight leaders, talk to recruits about helping them with thier certifications. Give them your name and e-dress as well as your ID line. CC me, the WC, and the Commodore (SovCom) every time you do so. I am not allowed to make contact for past mistakes as far as I know. The WC and SovCom have been looking into the ban for me. I want at least 1 more recruit in the squadron to ensure our 6 pilot maintainance. Do something to help us out and soon.

Remember, flight reports are due no later than the 2nd to last day of every month. This month they are due on the 28th Midnight into the 29th Eastern US Time. I will give leeway for sleep time. Refer to the standing orders document for details.

The wing has a challenge coming up and we are the stars! What I mean is that we have to rise to this challenge for the wing! Beta and Epsilon commanders are working hard for a wing CAB. We have to make a wing centered CAB for the invasion of a planet on the Outer Rim. This planet is unaligned and has a former pilot traitor on it. We will design and implement a complete conquer campaign of the system. For details, ask. We need TIE mission designers to get together for its creations. Let us have some fun being a wing!

Competitions
No ordered comps in the making.

Squadron Concerns
Pilots. We need one more pilot. Find that pilot and get a kewpie doll! (or should that be an Ewok doll) Either way, I would like to see one more pilot in our ranks. If you can find him/her, I will shower you with beer, milk, chocolate, frappee milk shakes, or whatever your favorite drink is.

Commander's Rant
What the hell was I thinking? Why in the hell did I ever think that when we got the influx of pilots they would be nice enough to say hello when asked to by a younger member of the TC? The older pilots are supposed to be a standing example of the way a pilot should be. If they cannot do this, then step the hell out and do the right thing by saying"I quit". During my 4 month absence, I fully expected to be AWOL'ed. I was suprised that I was not. But still, when the e-mail goes out and it is not bounced, then they are still there and should be reading the message. Are they bitter about something? Did they not get the position they wanted? Are they pissed off about the person whom is our Grand Admiral? Then resign the proper way, not by waiting to be AWOL'ed. What a crock of [explicitive]. Pilots, if you do not want to be here, say so. Period. End of discussion.

This past week there was a tasteless joke put out. He was an Alpha pilot I AWOL'ed because of no report-in. He still used his old command line of Alpha 1-2. If it was not handled by the WC in the way he did, I would have tanned his ugly hide and had him on an HCI. Unfortunately, one of our own got into it with him and got slapped. This happened between the two days I did not check my e-mail. Had I been on, it would have stopped immediately. This I consider my own fault for not being here. And for his behavior, and Doss Riggle's, I give an apology to the wing, the ship, and the TC whether you were affected or not. I still want to have his tail end HCI'ed for his rudeness in the name of Alpha, but our WC has saw to his punishment already. For his actions and willful disregard for orders, he should be banned and removed from the roster. But that is my personal reaction to his actions. Alpha pilots are to be honourable, strong, and upstanding. For the love of the gods, Alpha is the first squadron. Act like it!

Final Words
Wing I is doing a joint operation for creating a multi-battle CAB for an invasion of an Outer-Rim system. The name of the system is Dragonda. Princess Pussy Cat (TC# is currently unknown) originated from there. We are going to invade the system for the glory of Wing I and the Emperor's Hammer. If you have skills relating to plot lines, mission building, ship editing, or dialog scripting, let me know. Wing I could use the assistance. For a list of ships in thier arsonal, please ask me to send them to you.

With all respect,

Major Talons Pryde, Alpha Squadron commander of Wing I on board the Sovereign class SuperStar Destroyer Sovereign, reporting.

Wing One Weekly Report #5

Local News

Round Three of the Sovereign SP Ladder has been flown and we've
fronted up with 8 submissions. Not bad - but we're falling away a
little here. There's only one week to go now - so make with the
submission pain!
One pilot who shall remain nameless, has returned to his scintillating
activity form. I dare not speak his name aloud for fear it might rouse
him from his temporary stupor. :)

We now have five pilots submitting for the gutterball comp, which is
good - but all of them have played more than once, which is great :P

Awesome Facts of the Week

- Everyone in Alpha flew TIE for the SP Ladder Comp.
- CM Serin Jansj- Aaaahhh! *bombarded with pilot files*
...

- Serin Jansj *cringes* recieved an IS-SR for the Emperor's Hammer
Site of the Week Award! It's the first one given out by the new IO.
And he's just completed a database of every EH website in existence.
He picked yours first. Awesome :-)

TC News

- The IO has launched the EH Site Database! Which reminds me, we're
getting a Wing Website this week :P
- One new TIE Battle, one new XvT Battle and one new XvT Free Mission
added to the Compendium.
- The new EH-only game, Imperial Alliance is now open for a closed
beta. This game is the future of the corps. The force is strong with
this one.
- AD TK-21107 was awarded the Grand Order of the Emperor for his
recruiting efforts.
- A gaggle of medals have been awarded, including our own backlog.
Huzzah!
- The COMM has started the "Baptism of Fire" Competition, which is the
first competition to award the newly revamped MoC.

More details on any of the above can be found at
http://www.ehtiecorps.org/news.asp

My Activity

- No cadets talked to this week (several pilots have stepped in for me
this time, and I greatly appreciate the break)
- BSF'ed 45 FCHG worth of pilot files from our CMDR's.
- We got us some webspace! :P
- A whole lot of IM Activity
- Delivering Eggs.

Competitions

Wing I Gutterball Competition!

End Date: 4th April
Missions/Battles: None. Gutterball Program Required.
http://www.skunkstudios.com/gutterball2/
Medals: Iron Star Silver Ribbon ot highest score, Iron Star Bronze
Ribbon to second highest score.
Huh?: Following the success of the Torus Trooper Competition (ID
1776) the Wing Commander has augmented the simulators with a new piece
of software. The pilots think it's a bowling simulator. To the Wing
Commander, it's the perfect way to access pilot accuracy and control.
Pilots need to send a screenshot of their results to the Wing
Commander to be considered for the reward, as this is a pilot
evaluation exercise.
Why?: It's fun :P It also helps me evaluate your pilot skills. Really.
I promise :P It's also a way to be active without flying. If you
aren't interested in flying - these sorts of comps are required
activity.

Participatants: Kahooli, Zirus*, Hunter, Talons*, Gyssler*

* Multiple Submissions!

The Winner of this competition can add "WING ONE GUTTERBALL CHAMPION"
under their ID Line in all Wing communications (including
mailinglist), and can also display a 50 x 50 version of his crown in
the same place.

Sov SP Ladder Competition - Round Four

- No missions posted yet - enjoy your temporary break :)

Report Status

Alpha: Submitted
Beta: Submitted
Delta: Not Submitted (No CMDR)
Epsilon: Submitted
Lambda: Not Submitted

Promotions and Medals

And thus, the flood gates open. Participation = Reward.

The Iron Star - Silver Ribbon has been awarded to:
CMDR/CM Serin Jansj/Beta/Wing I/SSSD Sovereign

Reason given for request: Played the most people in the Wing I
Communcations Initiative. Great Work!

The Iron Star - Bronze Wings has been awarded to:
FL/LCM Rez Chaser/Epsilon 2-1/Wing I/SSSD Sovereign

Reason given for request: 2nd Place in the Torus Trooper Competition.
Good job!

The Iron Star - Silver Wings has been awarded to:
CMDR/CM Serin Jansj/Beta/Wing I/SSSD Sovereign

Reason given for request: Victor in the Torus Trooper Competition.
Well Done!

The Iron Star - Bronze Ribbon has been awarded to:
FM/LT Trooper Xarn/Epsilon 2-2/Wing I/SSSD Sovereign

Reason given for request: Most Wins in the Wing I Communications
Initiative. Superb Effort!

The Imperial Security Medal has been awarded to:
FL/CM Kahooli/Alpha 2-1/Wing I/SSSD Sovereign

The request was made by: CMDR/MAJ Talons Pryde/Alpha/Wing I/SSSD
Sovereign on Wednesday, March 16, 2005

The Medal of Instruction has been awarded to:
FM/LT Tirna Q'jira/Beta 2-3/Wing I/SSSD Sovereign

Reason given for request: Assisting Training of #11801 - SL Exar

The Iron Star - Silver Ribbon has been awarded to:
CMDR/CM Serin Jansj/Beta/Wing I/SSSD Sovereign

Reason given for request: Site of the Week Winner #1 - 23 March 2005
IO Report #4.

Rock!

Summary

At the moment, we're just trundling along. Trundling - with FURY! :P

In all seriousness, as we can all see above - the rewards for
excellent participation are there. That was not an illusion. That was
Seven Medals. I will give you your due. Your CMDR's will give you your
due. Even the CS are jumping out of their way to give you your due.
The TC system is designed to reward activity and to encourage you to
enjoy yourselves. This is how the system should work. This week it's
working :-)

Fly hard, shoot straight, nail a few strikes and have fun! :P

Yours in Service,

<SALUTE>

WC/MAJ Brin Chaser/Wing I/SSSD Sovereign

P.S. I've gone to rather odd lengths to send this email. My standard
account doesn't work. My webmail doesn't work. I'm sending this one
direct through yahoogroups, which means I can only mail to yahoogroups.
If one of my CMDR's could forward this to the SovCOM
(tieknt@...) and FO (jroscoe@...), I would be very
appreciative :)