Commanding Officer Application - IMGXKILLER
What is your BYOND key?
IMGXKILLER
What is your Discord ID?
imgxkiller
What is your timezone in UTC?
UTC+1
Player Name You Use Most?
Bill Wallick
Ban Appeals, Whitelist and Staff Applications:
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Have you been banned in the last 3 months?
No.
If so, why?
N/A
Command Knowledge:
How familiar are you with command positions?
Command/Officer Roles are one of my favourite roles to play in ColMar, as I enjoy both the Gameplay and Roleplaying aspect that these roles give.
I have a lot of experience I’ve gained in Command Roles, which primarily arises from Executive Officer, Chief of Military Police, Squad Leader, Staff Officer, Fireteam Lead, and Chief Engineer (Also Lt.Commander from Whiskey Outpost, too). All of these roles require you to command people one way or another.
I’ve played these roles both on High-Pop, Medium-Pop, and Low-Pop, which gives me an idea on how to act depending on the population of the server.
I am familiar with all the departments and how they function, as well as how groundside forces operate, which enables me to lead any department or squad if needed.
Hours in XO:
106.7 Hr
Hours in SL:
50.3 Hr
Character Information:
Why did your character decide to become the CO of a ship?
Wallick was born in LV-433, a cold, hostile planet under the jurisdiction of the Union of Progressive People, where the Colonial Liberation Front terror attacks, paired with the constant oppression under the rule of the Union of Progressive People, made the few memories Wallick still holds onto from his childhood grim and dark, with the rest of his memories supressed and long forgotten.
This entire situation made both Wallick and his family yearn for a better life, and eventually, after his sister died at the hands of a local Colonial Liberation Cell, he and his family finally managed to leave the planet and emigrate to the United Americas, all except one of his brothers.
Using multiple favours and a few under-the-desk agreements, his family finally managed to successfully emigrate to the United Americas, where they would settle down on the Crestus Prime System, LV-018 “Barceloras”.
From the moment Wallick gained some conscience, he grew hatred for the cause of the Colonial Liberation Front and its supporters, swearing to make them pay for all the crimes they had committed, and are still committing.
Wallick had always wanted to be in a position where his actions and orders would make a change, where he could properly do what he swore he would do, and to put an end to all the C-L-F cell’s he could.
From the moment he gained entry to the Marine Corps as an Officer, he always did more than what was asked of him, surpassing his limits only to attempt and stand out in an attempt to gain more of a voice.
He was always the first to stand up and to give his opinion on whatever was happening around him. Always sticking to procedure, always filling paperwork in time, and always having everything organized neatly, even if it took hours for said thing to be properly organized and done.
He was always attempting to stick out as the perfect officer, even if he faltered more times than he would have wanted.
How did your character attain the position of CO?
Wallick had been an Officer in the U.S. Army for two years when he participated in the bloodbath that was the Riots on LV-113 on Crestus Prime, also known as Operation Romeo-Tango.
After him and his Platoon were evacuated from the Surface of the Planet, Wallick saw first-hand the strenght of the United States Colonial Marines, and seeing how they managed to handle it, he made the decision to attempt and transfer to the Colonial Marines.
After long batches of paperwork and a few favours, Wallick managed to get transferred to the Colonial Marines, where he would be assigned as the Auxiliary Support Officer of the 2nd Company aboard the Vessel.
After some time, Wallick got promoted to Captain, and weeks later, the Executive Officer of the Vessel ended up retiring, and it was then that Wallick was nominated and subsequently promoted to Executive Officer of the U.S.S. Almayer.
It would not be until 2182, after a gruesome incident aboard the Almayer involving one of the M577 Armored Personnel Carriers would cause the Major of the Vessel to sustain critical damage, forcing the Major to retire.
It would be after said incident that Wallick was promoted to Major and assigned Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Almayer
Provide a short story of your CO.
It’s pretty extensive, but I hope the read is worth it.
Command Actions:
When do you believe it’s appropriate to pardon a prisoner?
It’s low-pop, we’re in the briefing room, and the Bravo Specialist accidentally discharges his flamer and hits a Marine, yet the fire is quickly extinguished.
Now, althought the blame is on the Specialist for not having the flamer pilot extinghished, if it’s confirmed that what had happened was an actual accident and that they didn’t mean to, I believe it would be correct to pardon the Specialist, as not only we’re running low on manpower, but the specialist is a vital role on the outcome of the round, and having them arrested, even if only for fifteen minutes, could be catasthrophic.
Again, another example: We’re back on low-pop, one of the Hospital Corpsmen has been arrested for Disrespecting a Superior Officer and Resisting Arrest.
Now, knowing how most low-pop rounds go, depending on the number of Corpsmen currently awake, I would decide whether to pardon the prisoner or not, pardon the prisoner.
Imagining that there’s a low number of medics awakened at the time of the arrest, I would pardon the prisoner, as having low or no medically trained personnel deployed is one of the worst ideas ever.
I still believe that pardons are only to be used in the same way ML says they are, and that prisoners should be pardoned if it’s in the best interest of the Operation, such as personnel like a Squad Lead, Fireteam Leader, Specialist, Field Doctor, etc.
It’s also important to specify that I believe pardons should mostly only be given to people who actually show remorse of what they’ve done, except in really dire situations.
Give some examples of when you would or would not use pardon.
So, it’s low-pop and during the briefing, the Charlie aSL accidentally discharges his weapon, which ends up hitting the Captain, and so the Captain decides to have said aSL arrested.
The aSL is clearly at fault for failing to have their safety on, but in the exceptional case that Charlie has no other suitable aSL to be chosen, I believe that the best option would be to pardon the aSL and having them warned for their actions, as deploying a Section without anybody to properly lead it is not a good idea.
Now, for another example: An Alpha Smartgunner was accidentally hit by Close Air Support alongside two allies, which caused him to be critically wounded alongside both of his allies, although they’re all recovered and successfully CASEVAC’ed back to the Almayer and given proper medical attention.
Now, instead of reporting what had happened to Command, he begins calling for the Execution of the Gunship Pilot, and that he is going to kill them himself, which eventually causes their arrest.
Now, I think this is a situation where I wouldn’t pardon the Smartgunner no matter the situation, since there runs the very possible threat that in the case he were liberated, he would go on to take action against the Gunship Pilot, which would only hinder the operation and the chances of winning said operation.
Another example would be: There’s this Doctor who is in charge of most of the Surgical Procedures aboard the Vessel, but after multiple patients, it appears that he’s been giving them wrong dosages, which have already caused multiple overdoses and one death.
Now, even if Medical is short-staffed, I wouldn’t pardon the prisioner as they’ve caused lot’s of damage to the Marines, only because of their poor training or attempt, being this a clear case of Neglect of Duty.
When do you believe it’s appropriate to use a Battlefield Execution?
Battlefield Executions are a power that should not be abused nor used constantly, as it not only removes a player permanently from the round, but also may and will damage the relation’s between Marine personnel and Command Members depending on why the person had been executed.
Some examples of where I would use this power would be:
During a Delta Alert or deployment, a Marine which is currently holding some amount of power, be it SL, FTL, or other, begins calling for a mutiny and to undermine my authority by giving contradictory orders and directly screaming that I should be ignored. That’s one example on where I would use my power for a Battlefield Execution, as it’s confusing Marines and directly affecting my ability to lead properly.
The parameters for Executions are very limited and for good reason, as this power is something that shouldn’t be used often during operations unless it’s truly needed.
Give some examples of when you would or would not use Battlefield Execution.
Some examples of where I would, and wouldn’t use Battlefield Executions are:
Post-Operation, a Marine who is highly discontent with how the operation was organized by members of Command breaches into the Combat Information Centre and begins shooting blindly before being shot down by MPs and Present staff alike, thankfully without anyone being injured.
Now, since the suspect has been successfully taken down without any casualties or injuries, I wouldn’t execute them as they no longer pose a threat to the Staff.
An example of where I would execute them is if they proved to be a threat to the U-S-C-M, the Ship itself, or the current operation, like for example: A Combat Technician is discontent with Command and the Military Police after they were arrested and placed in the brig for trying to break into a restricted area.
After being let free, they decide to come back with a BRUTE to attempt and destroy important infrastructure like OW consoles or the Cubicle.
They manage to blow up the Western CiC wall, blowing up two OWs alongside one Staff Officer.
Seeing that there are no MPs around that can respond in time, I decide to Battlefield Execute them, as they have proved a threat to both operations, the Vessel’s integrity and U-S-C-M personnel in the vicinity.
Final example on a situation where I would use the BE would be the next: One Researcher has been working alongside the Corporate Liaison to illegally and secretly breed Xenomorphs inside the containment cells of research without proper authorization.
When the word is heard, I, alongside another MP, move to research, where we are met with the Researcher taking the Corporate Liason hostage and threatening everyone near him.
Eventually said researcher shoots down the CL and attempts to free the Xenomorphs, in where I would step in to execute them before they managed to do so.
Reason for this is that they’ve proven to be a threat to persons in my presence, and also attempted to fumble with shipside operations as they tried freeing the Xenomorphs that were in the Containment Cells.
