Harrysno - Commanding Officer Application

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Commanding Officer Application - Harrysno

What is your BYOND key?

Harrysno

What is your Discord ID?

harrysno

What is your timezone in UTC?

UTC-5

Player Name You Use Most?

Michael ‘Ponyboy’ Calhoun

Ban Appeals, Whitelist and Staff Applications:

N/A

Have you been banned in the last 3 months?

No

If so, why?

N/A

Command Knowledge:

How familiar are you with command positions?

I’m very familiar with the basic layout and aspects of CIC, meaning the overwatch consoles, inputting OB/Supply Drop Coordinates, and managing the techweb.
In terms of competence as a commander? I consider myself very familiar with thinking up plans for the various maps in rotation, whether it be doing a split drop in an effort to rescue survivors or sending select squads out on a flanking maneuver. I’m competent when it comes to deciding the appropriate times for marines to fallback, push forward, or hold their ground. I have (what I consider) to be oodles of experience when it comes to the timing and utility of the various OBs and consistently make efforts to get marines to recognize the importance of CAS and Mortar when in leading positions.

When it comes to groundside I have a fair bit more experience, as my playtimes would suggest, and I consider myself highly adept in maintaining clear and active communications between groundside and CIC both as SL and as a deployed SO. In the continuing vein of communication, while I may not have excessive experience in the roles of other heads of staff I do consider myself familiar with the roles they are meant to play and the importance of respecting different department boundaries.

Hours in XO:

42.1

Hours in SL:

79.5

Character Information:

Why did your character decide to become the CO of a ship?

Calhoun never intended to become the CO of a ship or to serve as an officer in the USCM’s Third Fleet, for the most part he stumbled his way into being an active member of the military. In an effort half meant to piss off his parents and half out of a misguided sense of patriotism, he attended a recruitment seminar being held at his town hall. After displaying interest in the marines, he was plucked out of his graduating highschool class and enrolled in officer training school in Virginia where he quickly proved himself to be a level-headed and highly personable trainee.

He quickly found the life of a commissioned officer to be his calling, and over the course of 18 long years he ultimately developed a goal to be given command over his own vessel.

How did your character attain the position of CO?

Calhoun proved his mettle in the many ongoing operations against the Colonial Liberation Front, showing himself to be highly efficient at routing out entrenched CLF positions with minimal casualties and equipment costs compared to many of his fellow officers. It was for this reason that he was promoted to Captain of the USS Worcester, a retrofitted Destroyer.

He was promoted to Major after the events of Operation Nightly Double.

Provide a short story of your CO.

Command Actions:

When do you believe it’s appropriate to pardon a prisoner?

Pardons in and of themselves are an exceptional action for a Commanding Officer to take, as such I believe they necessitate exceptional circumstances if they are to be issued. In my opinion a Pardon needs to meet at least 2 of the following criteria:

  • The offending personnel must be critical or highly important to the success of the operation (e.g. Specialist, Smartgunner, Sole Intelligence Officer, or Pilot Officer).
  • The offense must not be violent or heavily impact the trustworthiness of the offender (e.g. False Testimony, Subterfuge, Assault, or Manslaughter).
  • Offending personnel must be remorseful for the pardoned offense. Remorse is automatically invalidated if the offender was being belligerent towards the MPs or Command Staff.

Give some examples of when you would or would not use pardon.

(1) Prior to briefing a Smartgunner blows open the door to the command bubble, steals the megaphone, and proceeds to use it to crack jokes at the assembled marines. The CMP witnesses them doing this and accordingly arrests them for Trespassing and Theft. The Smartgunner is immediately apologetic over general comms and claims that they only did it as a joke because they were bored. While their apology was certainly lackluster, due to the harmless nature of their offense and the limited availability of their role I would pardon them.

(2) A Doctor and a Marine get into a fight prior to first drop that results in a heated argument which is broken up by MPs. At some point during the round that same marine returns to the ship to receive surgery for a fractured limb and the Doctor refuses to treat them due to their earlier argument. The Marine repeatedly shouts this over comms and the Doctor is arrested for NoD. The Doctor is not remorseful for their actions but they are the only available/online medical personnel and bodies are beginning to pile up outside of Medbay. I would pardon the doctor SOLELY due to the urgency of their duties and issue them a HEAVY warning to not re-offend.

(3) Most of Charlie’s personnel have been killed or captured over the course of an operation, due to this Charlie’s Specialist was promoted to aSL (and given access to command comms). This specialist repeatedly disagreed with and refused to follow orders given to them and their squad, at some point they return shipside to get surgery and are arrested by MPs for DASO and Major Insub. I would NOT pardon the specialist due to the fact that they cannot be trusted to follow orders and be a productive member of the operation.

(4) A Squad Leader is testing out a Heavy Pulse Rifle in the firing range prior to first drop when one of the marines in their squad decides to run into their line of fire, they are resultantly decapitated because they decided to wear a beret instead of a helmet. The MPs arrest the Squad Leader for Manslaughter, yet they are belligerent over general comms and repeatedly refer to the arrest as bullshit. I would NOT pardon the Squad Leader due to the obvious lack of remorse and disrespect towards the MPs.

When do you believe it’s appropriate to use a Battlefield Execution?

A Battlefield Execution is one of those actions uniquely capable of bringing someone’s round to an early end, as such it obviously shouldn’t be getting used frivolously or without legitimate and serious considerations being made. Realistically a BE should only be getting used in situations where it is not feasible or otherwise possible for MPs to handle the situation through normal means, meaning that I’d be most inclined to use it when leading directly from the ground or at low-pop hours where there aren’t any available MPs.

However, in situations where there is a major possibility of or ongoing violence against the life of myself or threats to the success of the operation it would be more than viable to utilize a BE onboard the Almayer. This would also take into account LRP behavior, threats of mutiny, or ongoing efforts to hinder the effectiveness of myself as CO or the wider command staff.

Give some examples of when you would or would not use Battlefield Execution.

(1) As briefing is about to start a marine strips out of their armor and begins screaming random profanities at the assembled Command Staff inside of the briefing bubble. Assuming there are MPs online I would leave the handling of this individual to them, however if there were no active MPs I would BE the marine for being a major disturbance in briefing, undermining the authority of Command, and generally being LRP.

(2) I am leading a major assault from the frontlines and actively attempting to coordinate the efforts of multiple squads. Whilst doing this I notice a marine setting up their M2C immediately behind the frontline and beginning to open fire, not caring if they take down several other marines in the process. Assuming the surrounding marines didn’t gun them down first, I would BE the marine on the basis that they are deliberately hindering the success of the operation and posing a massive threat to the lives of groundside personnel.

(3) An MT is running around the ship hacking doors so that they no longer need an ID requirement to open. The CE has been actively patrolling the ship to repair these doors and undo the damage, but the MT has yet to be apprehended by MPs. While on my way to the hangar to deploy and lead the marines from the frontlines I spot the MT hacking the doors to research. While the MT may have been actively sabotaging the ship I would NOT BE them as there is both a sufficient force able to apprehend them and the damage they are doing is being actively undone.

(4) While on my way to briefing the XO shouts over command comms that a marine is chasing them in an attempt to steal their ceremonial sword. The XO requests that I move to their location and protect them by BEing the marine for assault and attempted theft. I would NOT BE the marine not only because MPs have access to command comms and would be aware of the situation, but because attempted theft of a ceremonial sword is not remotely worth ending someone’s entire round over.

(5) I feel obligated to add that the murder of Jones would incur a swift .454 to the dome.

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No idea who you are, but uh the google doc link automatically has the clicker set to “suggesting” which is the editory funtion. You should probably edit the link to one where we can only view.

Oh and good luck. :smiley:

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Hello and thank you for applying to CO,

I like you but you are incredibly quiet, yesterday on Trijent we had a pretty silly round where everyone was split up everywhere. When I tried to attack the western bridge you never informed me, at least to what I’m aware of, that the marines had finally managed to cross the northern bridge and set up a beach head. You need to use announcements more, they’re the most attention grabbing tool you have.

This dude is going to reoffend and get you brigged. Never pardon LRP idiots because they will try and be silly again and you will get arrested over it.

This is a BE candidate and an ahelp candidate. SLs, SGs, Team leads, and Specs can’t refuse to follow lawful orders without good cause.

This is a dude who probably won’t get you in trouble again if you talk to him, and you need him for an important maneuver. Always side against pardoning people, but this is a way better candidate than the SG.

Doesn’t matter BE him anyways.

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Can you post your playtimes on that note?

Even IRL, you would need to be a college graduate to qualify for OCS. Enlisting is a different story, but you specified OCS.

Genuinely high-quality story. I have literally nothing to critique about this. Professional, sleek, and interesting to read.

Realistically it would need to fulfill all three. If it doesn’t meed the first, and they aren’t vital in any way, then why would you risk it, and why would you give them a ticket out of jail to dodge consequences for their actions at all?

The latter two are just common sense. Someone who does particularly dumb or ruthless crap, and who isn’t remorseful or otherwise on good conduct, doesn’t deserve a pardon to begin with. They’ll just reoffend.

Could honestly lean either way. It’s also a totally unnecessary offence which, in a way, discredits the offender. You could have literally just NOT done that, but went out of your way to do it “because I was bored”. As I said, it can be decided either way.

No amount of warning will save you. If you think the doctor will reoffend, then don’t pardon them. What, realistically, does that warning do for the doc anyway? If he does reoffend, then you’re going to brig along with him either way, and subsequently you lose not just your doctor but also the leader of the entire marine force.

Agree.

Workable, I would agree.

Considering it’s just such a blatant attempt at disrespecting you via LRP, you could totally just BE this guy. It’s pretty clear he’s doing it just to fuck with you anyhow. Fuck around and find out.

M2C is notoriously clunky in the sense that even in the small window it takes to setup, marines WILL run in front of your firing line to get shot. The way you describe it sounds like deliberate action, but it can easily not be, as well.

Fair - this is why I personally carry MP tools as CO/XO.

Correct.

Excellent answer, splendid even. Whitelist this individual immediately.

Some extra questions for you. As with all questions in the application process, unless stated otherwise, you are working with a high-pop server population and crew:

  • A Survivor (an engineer from the colony) hacks open the CIC doors and enters without prior notice. He then points at you (repeatedly) and tells you to give them IFF. What do you do?

  • You are leading the Marine Force groundside while your CIC staff are shipside. You are told, by the XO and CMP, via MP comms that Weyland-Yutani is sending a force of both Chem Goons and PMCs to the ship ‘for some reason’. The situation appears to deteriorate as neither the Corporate goons or the Researchers want to back down on the issue of the desired chemicals. What would you do?

  • While commanding from the CIC, you are told via MP comms by the MPs that Research has been breeding a Green Xeno Hive in secret, and that the Researchers claim the XO approved it - something you were not told about until now. The CMP suggests purging the green hive and arresting the XO for sedition, citing that having a xenomorph hive bred shipside is a massive threat to the entire crew, and that leaving you unaware backs this claim up further.

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Was thinking about what I wanted to write for this, and I’ve collected my thoughts for it.

  1. I think you’re a well-off commander, you do well on the seat (albeit sometimes a bit slow but we all have those days, no?). That’s why you keep playing while your application is up, to prove that you can handle yourself accordingly.

  2. Right, here’s the big part. You’re the big man in charge. While the role man not be as character-demanding as synthetic, it’s still good to remain proper and in-character to incentivize other people to do so as well. You’ve got to know your shit, and know how to handle it accordingly, because a lot of questions will probably come through to you. Not saying you think this way, but don’t expect the role to just suddenly “give you more roleplay.” It’s your ship, and your crew to keep in check.

  3. Remain calm and cool-headed when you’re answering not only here, but if you do get accepted. Staff may come to you a LOT for things that happen or if they’re looking to do events/etc.

  4. If, and when, it gains more traction, the responses here will be invaluable. There’s a lot you can learn, and I think that’s the whole reason for posting an application in the first place. When you feel you’re ready, you post it to cross-check how much you actually know/are prepared. Especially more experienced people than me…

Long story short, keep playing, show us you’ve got what it takes. I love being in CIC with you, you’re fun to interact with and maintain professionalism whilst being more laid-back. Often, I rarely see you deploy as SO if you do play as it, and know that you are VERY comfortable commanding. Maybe, while your app is up, play a little of MP to refresh your ML knowledge, or show you know ML.

+1. Good luck!

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I like you but you are incredibly quiet, yesterday on Trijent we had a pretty silly round where everyone was split up everywhere. When I tried to attack the western bridge you never informed me, at least to what I’m aware of, that the marines had finally managed to cross the northern bridge and set up a beach head. You need to use announcements more, they’re the most attention grabbing tool you have.

That’s completely fair criticism, one area I’ve been trying to work on is being quicker and more frequent with callouts in addition to being more active with in person CIC staff. The funny thing with the Trijent round is that I wasn’t even expecting marines to have made it across the northern bridge, as it was previously destroyed by CAS and Mortar. It turns out they actually built beds across the water to hop across, funny stuff.

This dude is going to reoffend and get you brigged. Never pardon LRP idiots because they will try and be silly again and you will get arrested over it.

I suppose that a large part of my reasoning for this pardon is that the Smartgunner wouldn’t likely have another opportunity to re-offend - or at the very least not re-offend in any manner that is likely to be noticed by Command or Military Police - as by the time I would’ve been notified of the charges and issued a pardon they would likely have to head straight to the frontlines if they hope to see any action.

This is a BE candidate and an ahelp candidate. SLs, SGs, Team leads, and Specs can’t refuse to follow lawful orders without good cause.

Of course, this example was just more meant to just refer to the in character side of things.

This is a dude who probably won’t get you in trouble again if you talk to him, and you need him for an important maneuver. Always side against pardoning people, but this is a way better candidate than the SG.

My main reasoning for not pardoning this SL is the blatant lack of remorse for the crime they committed, should they have apologized even one time for accidentally perma’ing another marine I would be infinitely more inclined to pardon them.

Doesn’t matter BE him anyways.

Absolutely, I probably should’ve clarified that I would execute them once they hit the ground.

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Even IRL, you would need to be a college graduate to qualify for OCS. Enlisting is a different story, but you specified OCS.

Ah, I’m by no means an expert on real life military institutions. I’ll make sure to update that part of my background on my own end.

Genuinely high-quality story. I have literally nothing to critique about this. Professional, sleek, and interesting to read.

Thank you!

Realistically it would need to fulfill all three. If it doesn’t meed the first, and they aren’t vital in any way, then why would you risk it, and why would you give them a ticket out of jail to dodge consequences for their actions at all?

The latter two are just common sense. Someone who does particularly dumb or ruthless crap, and who isn’t remorseful or otherwise on good conduct, doesn’t deserve a pardon to begin with. They’ll just reoffend.

Absolutely, significantly more often than not I would require someone to meet all 3 conditions before even considering a pardon. More than anything I wanted to leave myself some room to maneuver in my reasoning, taking wider context and quality of RP into account.

Could honestly lean either way. It’s also a totally unnecessary offence which, in a way, discredits the offender. You could have literally just NOT done that, but went out of your way to do it “because I was bored”. As I said, it can be decided either way.

I’d refer to my earlier reasoning, but honestly I can understand how trusting someone who did something LRP like this can have the potential to backfire. I suppose in this case it’s really up to whomever is playing as the CO that round.

No amount of warning will save you. If you think the doctor will reoffend, then don’t pardon them. What, realistically, does that warning do for the doc anyway? If he does reoffend, then you’re going to brig along with him either way, and subsequently you lose not just your doctor but also the leader of the entire marine force.

That’s absolutely fair, I’ve generally found that both in game and IRL that being scolded by people in positions of power can really put the fear of god into someone and make them considerably less likely to fuck up again. I suppose that issuing that warning is just more in line with the type of CO I intend to play.

Considering it’s just such a blatant attempt at disrespecting you via LRP, you could totally just BE this guy. It’s pretty clear he’s doing it just to fuck with you anyhow. Fuck around and find out.

My preference in ALL situations is to attempt to resolve conflict through the medium of RP. While it would be an absolutely fair reason to BE the marine there is always a least a little bit of potential to get something fun out of the situation.

M2C is notoriously clunky in the sense that even in the small window it takes to setup, marines WILL run in front of your firing line to get shot. The way you describe it sounds like deliberate action, but it can easily not be, as well.

Yes, absolutely. I was attempting to make it seem like more of a deliberate action in this example, although accidents can surely occur.

Now, onto your other questions!

(1) The first thing I would do in this situation is hail the MPs over MP comms to let them know that we had a break-in in CIC, getting them rolling towards the survivor before even talking to them is the safest bet as they have already committed one crime (what is to stop them from committing another?). In the event that this survivor had hailed me over comms once or twice already I might be more sympathetic to their hacking into CIC, but seeing as they are not only not Almayer staff but also making demands of me like I’m some servant… they’d most certainly be getting arrested for trespassing and damage to government property.

(2) I actually did experience a situation like this once before, although granted I was in CIC and playing as the XO. While I understand that there is a general dislike towards EVERYTHING related to W/Y by the marines and other shipside staff, W/Y does hold the rights to any research we undergo or recover from the colony (it is a W/Y colony after all). I’d almost certainly have to abandon my duties groundside and return to the ship as two of the highest ranking personnel on board are being actively belligerent towards the Chem Goons and PMCs. My presence would hopefully be able to de-escalate the situation and get the W/Y personnel what they came for and get them moving off of the Almayer as quickly as possible.

(3) I’m very inclined to agree with the CMP. In the event that a CO is online, major decisions like breeding a corrupted hive ultimately fall to then. I’d certainly have the XO arrested for sedition (after investigating the researcher’s claims), they are not only not the Commander of the operation (and can’t construe themselves as the ultimate authority on the ship as I was in CIC) but they did aid in creating a MASSIVE “threat to the ship without the knowledge and approval of the Commander.” Purging the Greenomorph hive is a much more sensitive affair, I’d need to take into account the amount of greenos that were created and exactly how entrenched they are. If it would be too dangerous to completely purge the hive than it may be advantageous to deploy a number of them to weaken their positions both shipside and on the ground, then take care of them that way.

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Hey, already talked with you in DMs so I’ll try to refrain from repeating that all here. I ain’t seen you around too too long, but I’ve liked what has been there in that time. Character and necessarily the most original, but its executed well with solid effort all around.

But here’s the score, at its heart the application is maybe a 30%/70% split of importance, with 30% on the questions, stories, etc, and 70% on whether or not we like ya and what we’ve seen of ya, and as far as I’m concerned you’re well covered in both sides.

Keep playing XO and getting your name out there, maybe try to distinguish your XO a bit more, ain’t asking for a gimmick, just some small unique traits (play into character origin, religion, corporate relation, hawk/dove, any of that stuff), and you’ll be just fine. Even without that though, this is a solid +1 from me.

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I’m gonna start off by +1’ing this application. Harry has been with us since around Febuary this year, (I think) and I’ve been following his rise to this application since then.
In this short amount of time he quickly became my favorite Alpha SL to follow. Always attentive to orders, and willing to RP, Not to mention great at the SL role.
When he started playing SO I immediately knew that he was CO whitelist material, If not before then. Not to mention how well he excels at XO.
Recently I’ve seen him playing more MP roles. I know his hours are low on these roles, but I believe he has an excellent grasp on Marine Law after having worked with him as a SEA. When testing him he already knew exactly what to do.
Lastly, I’ve seen it mentioned that he is “quiet” in the XO role, but I’ve witnessed him several times reply to small text privates, Perhaps too attentive eh? Anyway, great story, and good luck on the whitelist.

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Hey there! I’ve seen you multiple times as my SO, and I can’t really remember any bad interactions or unpleasant memories with you. I would like to ask you a few questions, I’ll be glad if you answer them. However, you do not have to answer them since I’m not a Councillor. I will give my vote based on your answers to these questions. Remember, there is no right answer, but there are many wrong answers.

  1. Your MP hours is what makes me concerned on your application. If you make the wrong decision on an appeal as XO or SO or any other officer, the most that could happen to you is your arrest I exclude extreme cases. Making the wrong decision on an appeal while you as CO may result in you receiving a warning or even being removed from the whitelist. As the CO, you will be called upon many times to make the final decision on cases that are extremely complex and involve many parties, do you think you can handle this responsibility?

  2. You’re a CO shipside handling an appeal. You speak with the prisoner who has committed a Manslaughter, as well as MPs who witnessed the arrest and you’ve decided to pardon the prisoner, believing that he’s a good guy who doesn’t have to be brigged over an accident. The Warden and CMP, however, disagree with you and not releasing the prisoner, claiming that you can’t pardon a prisoner who has committed a Capital crime, they are disrespectful to you the entire time, and the MPs are uncomfortable with both the CMP and MW. How do you deal with the CMP, MW and the prisoner?

  3. During briefing, one Marine hits an another Marine with chair repeatedly, then you stop briefing and call the CMP over to hall, you point the Marine and order CMP to arrest him. CMP refused to arrest that Marine and leaves the hall. How would you react?

  4. Your SO accuses you of breaking SOP for wearing M46C in CIC on green and he says he’s going to fax to Provost about it, is he correct?

  5. The CL acquires a Xeno egg and is busted by the MPs and charged with sedition. The egg is in his private containment, but was never planted. The CMO mentions that the CL was asking about growing a xeno specimen, but since they didn’t have everything they needed for one, the conversation never got anywhere. The CL is appealing his Sedition charge, what’s your move?

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Your MP hours is what makes me concerned on your application. If you make the wrong decision on an appeal as XO or SO or any other officer, the most that could happen to you is your arrest I exclude extreme cases. Making the wrong decision on an appeal while you as CO may result in you receiving a warning or even being removed from the whitelist. As the CO, you will be called upon many times to make the final decision on cases that are extremely complex and involve many parties, do you think you can handle this responsibility?

That’s a completely valid concern, at the time that I posted my app I felt I had a solid grip on the basic of ML but I was aware that I lacked any solid amount of actual experience with MPs. Over the last couple of days I’ve racked up 11.5 Hours as an MP and 1.5 as Warden for a total of 13 hours, although I certainly intend to play more MP roles to get a better hang of how things work.

I’m not nervous about the responsibilities surrounding appeals and being the ultimate authority on ML aboard the Almayer. I consider myself completely capable of reaching an educated decision about appeals and conducting complex investigations to glean the truth out of the many situations that can arise during a round.

You’re a CO shipside handling an appeal. You speak with the prisoner who has committed a Manslaughter, as well as MPs who witnessed the arrest and you’ve decided to pardon the prisoner, believing that he’s a good guy who doesn’t have to be brigged over an accident. The Warden and CMP, however, disagree with you and not releasing the prisoner, claiming that you can’t pardon a prisoner who has committed a Capital crime, they are disrespectful to you the entire time, and the MPs are uncomfortable with both the CMP and MW. How do you deal with the CMP, MW and the prisoner?

First things first, Manslaughter is a major crime and not a capital crime, so the CMP and MW are already incorrect about what constitutes an acceptable pardon. Because both the CMP and MW are refusing to release the pardoned individual and being disrespectful all the while I would order the remaining MPs (who are already uncomfortable with their superiors’ behavior) to arrest both the CMP and MW for DASO, Illegal Confinement (as the prisoner was pardoned), NoD, and Major Insubordination.

I would additionally add that if the CMP and MW seek to contest the pardon than they should’ve faxed High Command, rather than outright refuse to release the prisoner.

During briefing, one Marine hits an another Marine with chair repeatedly, then you stop briefing and call the CMP over to hall, you point the Marine and order CMP to arrest him. CMP refused to arrest that Marine and leaves the hall. How would you react?

As an officer requested arrest the CMP is obligated to arrest the marine I pointed out to him, refusing to do so would incur an immediate NoD Charge and due to the fact that I ordered them by name to do so, a Major Insub charge as well. As such, I would order the remaining MPs to arrest the the original individual for assault and the CMP for NoD and Major Insub.

Your SO accuses you of breaking SOP for wearing M46C in CIC on green and he says he’s going to fax to Provost about it, is he correct?

Absolutely, as a CO on green alert I should’ve been carrying a sidearm at most, anything more than that would be considered Failure to Follow Procedure, so that SO is absolutely within their rights to fax the Provost. Of course, if I had the M46C and was intending to deploy to the ground with it than they would be completely incorrect.

The CL acquires a Xeno egg and is busted by the MPs and charged with sedition. The egg is in his private containment, but was never planted. The CMO mentions that the CL was asking about growing a xeno specimen, but since they didn’t have everything they needed for one, the conversation never got anywhere. The CL is appealing his Sedition charge, what’s your move?

In this case I’m of the opinion that the CL did not commit sedition, mainly because the sedition charge states that the individual being charged must have created “a massive threat to the ship without the knowledge and approval of the Commander.” While it could most certainly be construed that the CL was interested in or intended to create such a threat, they were unsuccessful in doing so. At most I would say that the CL could be charged with Contraband for being in possession of the xeno egg without permission, or theft and contraband if they were found to have taken the egg from research.

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I can understand if, big if, you accepting the appeal because CL has not committed the Sedition, YET, and if you think that he won’t attempt to grow Corrupted Hive after his release. However, if you’re accepting the appeal solely because you think that he can’t be charged with Sedition, then you’re mistaken.

As per Marine Law: Threatening to commit a Major or Capital offence such as Assault or Murder may be charged as breaking the law so long as there exists a reasonable expectation and capability that the law will be broken.

In this case, we can say that CL was intending to grow a Corrupt Hive according to the CMO, and you can use an officer or MP’s word as an evidence (Reasonable expectation). Besides, MPs have found an egg in CL’s private containment (Capability).

I can’t say that the decision you’ve made is completely wrong, but if the CL manages to grow a Corrupted Hive after his release, and if an MP who is pissed off due to your decision or just didn’t like you faxes the matters I’ve mentioned above to the Provost, you could get into trouble.

Overall, I’m mostly pleased with your answers. Good luck with your application :blush:

+1

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You Roleplay. Which is sadly rare. You even - Broadly - play the angle of your character. You also didn’t automatically order Murderball from the round I saw. Your BE and Pardon answers all seem fine - except the first pardon cause I’d just BE that SG honestly - and ICly justifiable. The comments mention you being quiet, but in my experience you were both vocal and RPed while being vocal. Use direct comms if you can more, but on that front you were fine. Your OOC behavior is also basically spotless, which can be sadly rare for many applicants. You’ve even responded to comments here very reasonably and with good answers.

Overall, you just have some mechanics/commanding issues to work on. Bad Calls and etc. You need to know when Cohesion is gone, when to use OBs, and when to call it quits to run to FOB. Whether or not I just caught you on a bad round, I’ll never know, but them’s the breaks.

The fact is this is the most tentative -1 I’ve given. Literally everything else is fine Except big picture calls which is arguably the only gameplay barrier we have.

I just want your gameplay to improve, and it’s a +1 next time. Also play a bit of MP even if it is mind-numbing Agony because a very easy way to eat a warning is to fuck up on ML. See you in a month or in the Commander bubble if this passes. Genuinely don’t know how this one pans out as opinions seems mixed. Oh and Good luck !! (Second time)

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Thank you so much for the feedback!

In my opinion a huge part of the the whole WL Application process is getting good and candid feedback from already whitelisted COs. So even if I don’t get accepted this time around, I can use all the suggestions and comments to improve my gameplay and RP skills for a second pass at the WL.

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After careful consideration (asking if I can), I am changing my -1 to a +1.

Since my comment where I recommended MP, you’ve grinded like 40 hours. You’ve also proved to be more situationally aware as well as doing more plans that require a minutia of coordination outside of the shot-put that is murderball both from what I’ve observed/others have reported.

Your Humility is superb as is your willingness to learn. No further notes. Hope to see you at the next Chinook.

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Alrighty. Sorry for the delay, had some personal things to deal with.

While the community support could be higher, it’s quality over quantity, and both the Council and those on this feedback thread havenoted positively of your roleplay, productivity, and competence as a leader. There is some feedback regarding the speed of your announcements, but that can easily be worked on and is far from a red flag to wave at this stage.

Overall you’ve demonstrated to have the abilities and conduct becoming of a Commanding Officer and the Council has decided to go forward with this app as a result and accept it.

Congratulations, Major Calhoun. Welcome to the CO whitelist!

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Added co:approved and removed co:waiting