Commanding Officer Application - WH0_T00Kthejam
What is your BYOND key?
WH0_T00Kthejam
What is your Discord ID?
Jam#1411
What is your timezone in UTC?
UTC+10
Player Name You Use Most?
Larry ‘FAT’ Westland
Ban Appeals, Whitelist and Staff Applications:
I would but I genuinely can’t get onto the old forums.
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 am very familiar with command it’s roles and responsibilities: Loading the OB, Setting up AA and assigning squad overwatches all while planning all while making a plan for an assault on the ground. Then it also comes down to Marine Law, knowing off the back of your hand while being able to deal with appeals you have been delegated to and generally how to conduct yourself.
Department heads have different roles and responsibilities obviously, CMO is in charge of the medical and research departments and must make sure their staff or well behaved or give their approval along with the commanding officers for corrupted. CE makes sure the ship isn’t burning down Naturally we come to the CMP whose job is. To make sure Marine Law is being upheld and enforced properly by both marines and crew, finally we come to the RO whose job is to make sure the Marines on the ground have ammo and material to work with.
Hours in XO:
107 Hours
Hours in SL:
248 Hours
Character Information:
Why did your character decide to become the CO of a ship?
Larry comes from a family who have all served in both the United Americas and in the Past the United states at one time or another however none of them ever became an officer. Larry wanted to be the first to break that trend and like his nickname suggests he went big.
How did your character attain the position of CO?
A disastrous operation with command of the operation coming down to him as the third in line. A undeclared ‘bush war’ with a unidentified Union of Progressive Peoples unit. With the only real option left, Captain Westland performed a daring counter attack, later in his Memoirs he cites taking a burst of inspiration form the Chindits and their time in Burma.
Provide a short story of your CO.
Command Actions:
When do you believe it’s appropriate to pardon a prisoner?
Honestly I’d probably rarely if ever use a pardon, as the trade offs the come with it can back fire on you badly a time I’d find it acceptable to use a pardon would be if someone as genuinely vital to the operation, not if a specialist or smartgunner was arrested, you do something stupid that’s on you. Besides there are other tools than pardoning for minor crimes- such as NJPs which can be administered
Give some examples of when you would or would not use pardon.
One example would be if the crime was capital- because you can’t. Another example of when I’d NOT use a pardon is someone was going around beating up marines with a chair, because what’s going to stop them from doing it again? I’d only end up getting arrested. A example of when I would use a pardon or consider it is: if an engineer was arrested for taking a medical vendor- which he’d of had to of asked for beforehand. Because it can be argued that engineers are vital roles- they build the FOB and establish comms.
When do you believe it’s appropriate to use a Battlefield Execution?
Battlefield Executions are tools that should and shouldn’t be used I’m not going to say I’d never use them because honestly there are lots of other ways to deal with people using MP and non lethal means. Now when do I think it’s appropriate to use a BE?
If someone is attempting to incite a mutiny, I think this would be an appropriate reason to use it, as they are attempting to undermine my command and overall the operation.
Or when there is someone is attempting to mow down the requisition’s line with an M2C.
Give some examples of when you would or would not use Battlefield Execution.
Examples of when I wouldn’t use it are when some marines are hitting each other with a chair- as, escalating to a BE is rather extreme when there’s other tools and ways to get them to stop hitting each other. However an example of when I would use a BE- is if they try actively killing an MP in front of me even after being told to stop. As it’d be a threat to another persons life within my presence.
