Fel's Fantastic Fleet Report, End of Year Edition: 12.22.09

[Jagged Fel]

FROM: Admiral Jagged Fel, Commander of the Navy
TO: All Naval Officers
SUBJECT: Fel's Fantastic Fleet Report: 12.22.09

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Introduction
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It's that time of the year, when some people wish for snow while others curse at it and shake their shovels at the sky.
As usual a lot of time has gone by since my last report, but the major changes have only happened in the last few minutes, so pay attention.

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News
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LC La Forge has stepped down from Iota Lead citing RL restrictions.
LC Branet has stepped down from Epsilon Lead for similar reasons.
LT O'Moran has vacated Beta squadron to lead Iota.
LT Pirek has stepped down and transferred to the Reserves.
EF Hazledine has transferred to the Army to take command of 2nd Brigade.
LT Fewrfreyut has transferred to the Army to take command of 2nd Brigade.
CL Calder has been moved to the Reserves again after losing contact with him.
**Roster updates**
-LT Qorl has transferred to Iota squadron as CO.
-EF Taldyra has joined Eta squadron.
-CM Jamie has been moved to the Chimaera 1o position.
-Eta, Psi, Zerek and Cresh have been relocated from the Nemesis to Chimaera
-Nemesis, Beta, Daled, Delta, Epsilon closed

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*Holiday Awards*
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End of the year also means presents! So in no particular order...

EN Araujo is awarded a Medal of Merit for his outstanding performance and exam completions in recent months
VA Mar is awarded a Silver Seal for his continued work as Tactical Coordinator and as Scimitar Leader
LT Falcon is promoted to Lieutenant Commander, for his superb command ability and leadership skills
SL Konigstiger is awarded a Medal of Merit for his outstanding performance and loyalty to the Empire
LT Redd is awarded a Medal of Merit for his superb performance and command ability

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Promotions
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EN Calroso to Ensign First Class and Cresh Adjutant
EN Konigster to Ensign First Class
EN Crenton to Ensign First Class
EF Konigster to Sub-Lieutenant
RA Mar to Vice Admiral

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Flight Performance Reports
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LT Fewrfreyut - ERS 66, 70, 75, 79
EN Araujo - ERS 20
EF Konigster - ERS 252
LT Falcon - ERS 193 (HS), 194

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Tactical Achievements
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N/A

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ICTE Participations
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VA Mar - x4
LT Redd - x1
LT Falcon - x1

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Medal Awards
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AD Fel - MoM
LT Fewrfreyut - MoM
EN Calroso - LoC
VA Mar - MoMx2
LT Redd - LoC
LT Fenix - LoC, MoM
EN Crenton - LoC, MoM
EF Konigster - LoC
LT Falcon - MoM

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Exams and Certifications
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EN Crenton - Navy Officer's Exam (100%)
RES Hazledine - GE Admin (100%), Company Leadership Exam
LT Redd - Squadron Leadership Exam (100%)
LT Fenix - GE Admin (94%), JO ACC
EN Araujo - GE Intro I (98%), Army Officer's Exam (100%), mIRC I Exam, Squadron Leadership Exam (92%), Navy Officer's Exam (100%), GE Admin (100%)
EN Rezav - Navy Officer's Exam (06%)
EF Konigster - Army Officer's Exam (96%), EaW BCC
EN Collins - Navy Officer's Exam (92%), Squadron Leadership Exam
LT Falcon - Navy Officer's Exam, GE Admin I (97%)
EN Godfrey - GE Admin (97%), EaW ACC

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New Officers
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EN Rezav - Cresh Fire Control
EN Godfrey - Forn Fire Control
EN Renarus - Cresh Adjutant

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Reports
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ISD Chimaera - Y
Iota Squad -
Eta Squad - Y
Psi Squad - Y
Aurek - Y
Cresh - Y
Forn - Y
Zerek -


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Competitions
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Spring Ladders
Host: The GE
Status: Open!
-The ladders are an (almost) always ongoing way to be active in the Empire. Pilots and ground troops face off against one another, and everyone who wins and and everyone who plays gets points. The winner at the end, and perhaps some 2nd or 3rd place officers, if there is enough activity, earn medals! Full details at: http://empirereborn.net/ladders.php?page=root

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Personal Section
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Well, I've been sitting at home for 7 months since I've graduated college, but I finally managed to land a job with a defense contractor. The paperwork for an apartment is already done, and I'll be starting in just a couple weeks.
This means you won't get a response from me during the days and I'll be shifting timezones (Central, GMT-6) but my machine should be back to 24/7 presence should you wish to leave messages for when I get home.

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Standing Orders
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1. Be in contact

There are loads of ways to be in contact, and e-mail is just one of them. Most officers are available on AOL Instant Messenger which is a free download. Xfire is gaining popularity after being adopted by the Empire, so that is another official method of contact. If you do use Xfire, please post your screen name into the Xfire thread on the Message Boards so you can be invited to the GE's Xfire group, or contact an existing member. Some people are also on IRC (Internet Relay Chat) all the time (myself included), so please do come by! #galactic_empire on the Undernet network. We're friendly (as long as you're well behaved) and would be very glad to have you join us.

2. Recruit

The Empire is always in need of new officers, so if you know somebody who'd like to join, or if you just want to go out on IRC, the MSN Gaming Zone, or even public servers and find people, that's very much encouraged. If you can find a way to lure someone in, do it! And if you can't find a way, there are chemicals that make coercion easier. There's potentially medals involved!

3. Fly

I'd really like to see lots of people flying, whether on the ladders, single player, ICTE, anything. It doesn't have to take much time, it's a lot of fun, and can be very effective. There's quite a bit of activity on the EaW ladders, at not a whole lot coming from the XvT and XWA pilots recently. Get moving!

4. Have Fun!

That's the most important part of the whole thing. This is why we're here. The most fun can be found in point 3.

5. Fly some more

Seriously, fly a lot. It's fun, you get to blow stuff up. And nothing gets you noticed like a flooded inbox of FPRs ;-)

6. Find other ways to get involved

Be it graphics, fiction, or anything else you can contribute to the Empire, do what you can!

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Closing
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All officers that were previously stationed on the Nemesis need to the update their ID lines where applicable, your profiles and service records already reflect the changes. Congratulations to those who received holiday awards, I look forward to another year with all of you.