Flight Office Report #12
FA Cyric Reporting on 12/12/03

I bring you these 15 com.....Oh shite....I bring you these 10 commandments - Mel Brooks as Moses

I need to address a few issues so let me begin:

I need to impress upon everyone, that the FL and CMDR spots for squadrons need to be filled in order to have recruits placed in those respective squadrons. This has been a Flight Office policy for years, and I intend to follow through with it. It is important for newly made SL's to have leadership and guidance through their beginning times in the TC. Without it, they tend to flounder where they are.

The War Office will be under going some changes in the near future. I don't want to get into what they will be until they are FULLY approved, but I can say that virtually every issue from the past ImpStorms have been addressed, and the changes will greatly improve the War Office and the War Games.

IMPSTORM should be ready for January. The game will feature goal points or victory points, an even playing field for fleet allocations, and a few surprises that would make the IMPSTORM games desirable to fly and for some very IMPORTANT to fly. More details to be released when AD Pel, FA Mike, and myself finalize the plans.

Congrats to VA Ziggy in being named the new SO. He had the best credentials for the position and to quote the XO "he can now rightfully carry the Bloodied Baton of SOness(tm)."

The COO position is still under consideration. At this point, please be patient until a suitable replacement is found.

On that note, I've asked VA Styles to continue preparation of the FO's 2 vs 2 MP comp. Even if we set the comp up and fly against each other as teams, it would be worth the practice. I can't award the LoC's or DFC's until a new COO is in place, but I do intend to get this comp off the ground.

The ISD Challenge is currently without a COM. A replacement has been chosen, and I am awaiting on AD Krax for the final approval before the replacement is named. It has not been opened to applications.

And now my rant for the week:

This will be a two fold rant as I am in the mood for a good rant. I haven't seen any in a while, so I know that everyone is really excited to hear one :) First I'd like to impress upon everyone in the TC that when sending in roster change requests to include PIN's for the pilots involved. This makes things much much easier for me to process. The DB, being a somewhat fickle program, may not hit on the name that is given to me, or the name given to me may not be what the pilot originally enlisted to the TC with. They may have shortened it, or may just use something else. Make sure that PINS are used!

Another thing that needs to be addressed is the transfer protocol. This has been a long standing order, and is located in the training manual and on the FO website. Make sure that all Flags and CMDRS are notified before I get the request! If they are not, the transfer will be delayed!

Well, thats it from the Flight Office, have a great week!

FA Cyric
FO-TCCOM/FA CYRIC/CS-4/SSSD SOVEREIGN