Commanding Officer Application - Critilius
What is your BYOND key?
Critilius
What is your Discord ID?
#4912
What is your timezone in UTC?
GMT +3
Player Name You Use Most?
Aden Cooper
Ban Appeals, Whitelist and Staff Applications:
I have not been banned or made any applications within the past year.
Have you been banned in the last 3 months?
No
If so, why?
Command Knowledge:
How familiar are you with command positions?
Very familiar. I have been a part of this game since 2019 and been playing for a really long time. Although last year I have been on and off due to IRL reasons I have started playing again specifically in CIC as Captain. If I am not mistaken I have been a Commanding Officer from 2019 to 2022 and was removed due to Role Play infractions which was compleatly my fault. I would like to apologise for my prior mistakes as the council has been very nice with me at the time. I would like to confirm here that I will abide by the CO rules and will not go extreme with my roleplay as I have done previously and will keep myself in check at all times. I will act as how a CO should behave and stay within the expected standards.
Not to justify but to explain my RP infractions, at the time of my removal what is HRP and LRP were one of the main topics in the community and I really liked creating random scenarios to spice things up even though they were not real like talking to ARES etc or talking about none existant reinforcments coming to assist the marines. I now understand that it was not the best thing to do and is considered LRP.
I am familiar within the CIC and have been through many operations and events while playing command roles.
Hours in XO:
As CO I have 123 Hrs and as XO I have 104 Hrs
Hours in SL:
100 Hrs as Squad Leader
Character Information:
Why did your character decide to become the CO of a ship?
After losing his old friend Eugene during the events of USS Delemation. Aden was motivated to graduate from officer school and help assist people where possible especially against pirates who he disdains and blames for the death of his friend. He was later successfull in becoming a CO, given a small Vessel by Admiral Shawn to command and conduct operations. (This is all referenced in the story)
How did your character attain the position of CO?
(This is all referenced in the story)
After CIC was taken hostage by Pirates, who were demanding the CO to surrender to them which never happened. Aden after 15 hours decided enough was enough and went to COs quarters and disguised as one in order to save the lives of the officers in CIC. Aden was loaded into the Pirate shuttle, the Delemation Crew was safe but Aden was captured. 2-3 days later he was let out in a hostage exchange underground organization. When the pirates realised that Aden was not the CO of the Delemation they were furious and one of the Pirates nicknamed Jonjon punched Aden in the head which sent him unconscious.
After being rescued by USCM, Aden was motivated to graduate from officer school and beome a CO. Which ended up being reality down the track.
PS. I kept these segments short as there is more detail within the story.
Provide a short story of your CO.
I am putting here my Accepted CO story from my old application. It is a bit odd I wrote this long time ago
Command Actions:
When do you believe it’s appropriate to pardon a prisoner?
I would only pardon a prisoner if the matter has been fully investigated and the prisoner owns up to his/her mistakes and only if the circumstances require it. This of course depends on the severity of the offense aswell. Capital offenses cannot be pardoned unless given special authority by USCM HC , as the act is a direct violation against USCM and the operation itself. If an investigation needs to be started and I have time to sort it out, I would start with the MP who has arrested the criminal and talk to the CMP about the situation, once that is cleared will see if there are any other witnesses to the offense and at the very last talk to the prisoner with all the information at hand. (With any evidence for and against the prisoner)
If it comes to a pardon it is also very important that I am not in violation of a direct order sent by USCM High Command. Only Minor and Major Crimes can be pardoned.
Give some examples of when you would or would not use pardon.
Pardon Not Applicable
Example 1:When a MP is trying to arrest a marine for breaking marine law during deployement there can be trouble having the marine put in custody as others tend to interfere. Lets say another marine shoots and kills the MP trying to make the arrest. Marine which killed the MP is a criminal and will not be pardoned by me as the act has been done on purpose and malicusly. His act caused further issues and thretened the integrity of the opertation.
Example 2: If Any personell of the Almayer decides to team up with the enemy forces such as CLF and ends up arrested. He will not be pardoned by me as he has committed SEDITION and has threatened the integrity and success of the operation.
Example 3: Lets say there is a new LT who accidentally mixes FOB grids with OB coordinates. I think most people have done this or atleast has seen it happen when they were new aswell and although it is very rare it does happen from time to time. In this case however being new is not an excuse as this action has most likely will result in complete operational failiure and lead to the deaths of multiple marines the LT will be sent to the brig and will serve out his sentence.
Pardon Applicable
Example 1: During low population, if an Engineer breaks in to REQ to try get what he wants while the RO or a CT is in there resulting in him being arrested for the first drop. It is considerable to provide a pardon given the Engineer apologises and understands the wrongdoing. This is of course if they are the only engineer present for the first drop or 1 of very few, as it is very critical to get COMMs and defences up as soon as possible.
Example 2: During an attack if a new PVT flames a specialist and other marines by accident resulting in them being captured by the enemy and he is called out for it thus being arrested. I would consider pardoning the PVT given he did not do it malicusly and apologises for the issue. Although an apology will not bring back the dead marines, it may be beter to have this man learn from his mistake and sent back to the frontline to save the next marine where he may be able to do. I would also consider finding a Gunny for the Pvt if applicable.
When do you believe it’s appropriate to use a Battlefield Execution?
As a Commanding officer it is my duty to ensure that the USCM platoon that is under my control is in good condition both morally and operationally. Battlefield execution in my opinion should be the last resort a Commanding officer would execute during an operation.
First we must understand the effects that Execution causes in general. Executing a marine will cause morale of the marines that have a connection with the individual morale would be shaken and affect the rest of the squad negatively. Also at the same time reducing the combat effectiveness of the squad in general.
It is my opinion that Battlefield execution should only be used if the person is causing serious issues for the Squad he/she is in and other marines involved at the same time is delaying the objectives of the operation in a manner that the issue gets out of control and gets bigger for no reason.
I would only use Battlefield execution if the Marine is:
-Threatening the integrity of the mission
-Acting trollish to a severe degree
-Is threatingin other marines (Such as shooting at them)
-Bullying others causing them to be incapable of playing the game
BE should be the last resort and will be the last resort for Aden Cooper as a commanding officer during an operation.
Compared to normal execution if a marine is refusing the execute orders and cause other marines to be endangered because of individual actions he is to be court martialed if the Marine in this situation is refusing to comply still and causing trouble he should be arrested and explained his situation and if the decision is made to execute such person it should be done according to law and jurisdiction.
Give some examples of when you would or would not use Battlefield Execution.
Example 1: If any personell of the USS Almayer is being actively Seditious such as shooting at others killing them incapacitating medics etc it is clear evidence of griefing and must be dealt with immediatly. I like to delegate command as much as possible when I am in CIC, during a similar situation I would immediately inforrm the MPs and have this marine arrested and if it is not possible MPs being incapaciated or not being present I would proceed with the BE and make an announcment accordingly informing everyone what has transpired as the actions of this marine are in direct violation and are a threat to the integrity of the operation.
Example 2: During briefing if a marine assaults a LT and starts punching them resulting being in them incapacitated. I would not resort to a BE as stated it should be the very last resort. I would immediatly call the MPs and if there are none present would have the marine subdued by the help of other marines or the rest of my staff officers. From here he would serve out his sentence and the matter would be investigated/reported further.
Example 3: During a FOB siege when the Alamo Pilot is told to stay on the colony and hold for possible evac, if the Pilot is constantly yelling in comms for EVAC and Demoralizing marines saying we are losing evac evac evac and going out of his way to interrupt turrets and start loading everything in to the dropship and actually launching back to almayer even though the situation is stable on the ground. Launching and creating confusin in the FOB resulting in many deaths. I would consider Battle field executing the Pilot as his actions have been in directly violation against orders from CIC and operational objectives.
Example 4: Lets say the Corporate Liaison smuggles an egged marine in to USS Almayer directly in violation of USCM objectives conspiring to have it be birth in CLs office. This action threatens the lives of everyone onboard USS Almayer as an unknown exeno threat being present is very dangerous possibly having most of the almayer crew killed in the process. If this happens and is brought to my attention just before going out of hand I would strongly consider battle field executing the CL if I do not have any MPs present and have the alien hunted down as soon as possible.
Example 5: If a marine murdered 2 of my SOs in cold blood but is in MP custody, I would not use battlefield execution as he has already been caught and the matter will be investigated and he will be court marshalled once the operation concludes. I would not BE someone in MP custody
