Commanding Officer Application - szczypak
What is your BYOND key?
szczypak
What is your Discord ID?
tiredmedic
What is your timezone in UTC?
UTC+2
Player Name You Use Most?
Milo Myhall
Ban Appeals, Whitelist and Staff Applications:
tiredmedic - Discord Ban Appeal - #5 | Permanent ban appeal | Reason: Don’t use gg as a replacement for slurs. | result: successful
Have you been banned in the last 3 months?
nope
If so, why?
Command Knowledge:
How familiar are you with command positions?
I have played many hours of SO, XO and SL. I rolled almost all of them in lowpop hours so I am very used to running the almayer and the whole of CIC with minimal crew or support, able to organize req, alamo, OBs, AA and even if needed to chems for HMs if there is NO ONE IN MED. Can say that I can pretty quickly replace all the missing spots without making marines wait 8 minutes in the req line or causing inconvenience, delaying the drop. When it comes to commanding the operation instead of the ship I am very familiar with the game flow and tactics for both sides, being able to command from front and the bubble. I try my best to listen to comms and check for flanks. On another note I have most CIC ranks and job names on highlight so missing out a request on comms is rather rare.
Hours in XO:
82 hours
Hours in SL:
100 hours
Character Information:
Why did your character decide to become the CO of a ship?
Milo after enlisting met his tutor Adam Adler that at the time was his SL. Myhall followed his tracks from his first day in the unit, to NCO training and ending at officer training, looking up to Adam as his role model. Adam after reaching Major got consumed with power and slowly started to aim for promotions instead doing the job to his best extent taking unnecessary risks, captain Milo disagreed with him souring their relation. After some time Milo really could no longer stand for the mistreatment from his CO to his unit and the oblivious ignorance of high command to what was happening with it, swearing to take command at the first chance he gets.
How did your character attain the position of CO?
After the failed operation of his former corrupted CO Adam Adler the second battalion of the third regiment first marine division was left with a very broken chain of command. Lacking any other officer candidates in the immediate area due to it being an active warzone the CO must have been picked from the ranks of the unit. Being highly respected amongst his men, high command noticed the potential that lay in captain Milo and promoted him to the commanding officer of U.S.S Muldraugh followed by his promotion to rank of Major.
Provide a short story of your CO.
Command Actions:
When do you believe it’s appropriate to pardon a prisoner?
Pardons are a strong tool but placing an incorrect pardon is riddled with many repercussions against the CO so they should be used sparingly. Every each and one pardon is an individual case and matter.
PROCESS: Make an investigation via an appeal or just a simple talk on the crimes committed, WATCH CAREFULLY how both sides phrase their words and act. Check if the crime that was done was a mistake, a lesser evil or an actual crime. If the pardon candidate shows: remorse, understanding of the crimes that have been done, is displaying reasons to be trusted and is co-operating then according to the crimes he has committed and why a pardon can be issued yet is still blocked by the investigation part.
If at any point the person exacerbates something or lies then on grounds of lack of trust the pardon is denied.
Capital crimes of course cannot receive a pardon.
Give some examples of when you would or would not use pardon.
SITUATION ONE: A Maintenance technician is running around the ship hacking vendors, doors and generally breaking into locations. The MPs get a warrant and start looking for him. After he is caught resisting arrest. We got into a fob siege and most comtechs are dead leaving us with just one alive. The maintenance technician notices that and starts begging over comms to get a pardon so he can drop and help. During a quick talk he rants about his engineering skills, how important he is considering most engineers are dead and about his high value to the groundside right now. He does not show interest in explaining his past crimes and even laughs in the face of MPs.
I would not pardon the technician for how arrogant he is, he does not understand the crimes he has done even if silly nor does he even try to explain himself out of them. All he has done is try to get a pardon based on his role, on the same basis I would not pardon an arrogant spec or SG if they committed a crime. There is no remorse, no understanding and for that I cannot give them any trust, and without trust, there is no pardon.
SITUATION TWO: We are coordinating the operation in CIC when req says over comms to drop bravo pad to FOB cords, the new SO sitting on bravo overwatch notices the request and punches in the cords dropping not the bravo pad but the orbital bombardment gibbing one marine, destroying some ammo, cades and injuring others. MPs quickly arrest them for manslaughter.
Knowing that the SO was new I would make an investigation inside the brig and look to pardon them. After a quick talk with the SO I noticed how down he is feeling, all of his energy that he had before lost, blaming himself for everything and generally being in a totally ruined mood. He shows a lot of remorse and knowing that he is new it’s normal for him to make mistakes.
I would pardon the SO GIVING HIM A VERY CLEAR WARNING TO TRIPLE CHECK IF HE IS SENDING A PAD OR A OB. He is understandably new to CIC and I do not want him to get pushed away from aspiring to learn command roles. He showed remorse and I believe his actions should be forgiven.
When do you believe it’s appropriate to use a Battlefield Execution?
I’m not a big fan of BEs but I understand their importance and value. It’s an ability to permanently and swiftly remove someone’s agency over the round via permanently killing their character. THEY SHOULD BE USED SPARINGLY AND RESORTED TO WHEN NO OTHER TOOLS CAN BE USED AT THE TIME. If there are no MPs, the perpetrator is too far away to use a telescopic baton and is an active credible threat to others or your command a BE may be used but still should be followed by warnings if any warning can be given which is excluded if the perpetrator is an active shooter. Also BEs can be done for COPIOUS amounts of LRP without any observable care of the suspect trying to improve on their actions (still I believe the use of a telescopic baton can render most BE situations resolved without death.)
Give some examples of when you would or would not use Battlefield Execution.
SITUATION ONE: We are in FOB siege with few breaches. I call marines to evacuate in two minutes or when everyone is on board. 30 seconds after the DP sends off the alamo not before putting it on lockdown disabling everyone’s ability to still enter before they are left, leaving 15 marines groundside that proceeded to get wiped a minute after that. After a quick discussion on comms DP is disrespectful and believes that he has done the right thing taking no blame for the dead marines.
I would not BE the DP because he is already inside the almayer. It’s easier for me to send MPs with a warrant to take him to brig for negligence of duty. He no longer poses an active threat and will be rather easy to arrest without any collateral.
SITUATION TWO: I am leading a charge groundside into the caves. After I shoot the cluster OB and stand at the edge of ready to charge I see a delta marine try to push people into the blast zone of the cluster OB multiple times. After I gave him at least 5 warnings to stand down he started trying to push me and shove into the OB.
I would BE the Delta marine for he is an active and credible threat to the command and the lives of other marines around me. He refused to listen to my orders and even started to shove me at the end as a last resort to get a kill. If he has successfully shoved someone into the blast radius of the cluster OB it could have ended with a failed charge or even worse a marine getting gibbed. There is no place for actions like that for that I would have BEd him.
