Welcome, to the Strill Squadron main topic. Here we will discuss random things, and do other random things. And one day hold the title of longest, and most awesomest squadron topic in the Navy. For now, time for some randomness. Also, someone please sticky this.


Anyways, onto some thinking and training for my new minions.

The second phase of Counterpunch is coming in the next few days, and for us this means we spent the last week to two weeks training heavily. The mandate for this squadron was next to impossible to achieve in that timeframe, so I expect heavy casualties as a result. This is ok, since it will give us things to work with and information on how we need to fix the problems.

For now, I have homework for everyone who wears the Emblem of the Strill.

For the last week to two weeks we have been spending most of our time in the lower decks of our new ship the Adjudicator. Playing wargames, capture the flag, king of the hill, search and destroy, hostage rescue. You name it, we've been doing it. And these have been fastpaced hardcore type games. Played with our actual rifles set to stun, the few of us who are experienced in ground combat have been tyrants in trying to teach those who have never done it the skills needed to survive what is coming.

So, I want you to begin thinking of how your character is reacting to this. The hours have been long, over the last two weeks expect very little sleep, maybe one to two hours a night if you are lucky spent on a rotating shift watch. There have been no breaks to sleep in your bunks, or to go to the messhall and eat. You have been eating field rations, and sleeping wherever your fireteam has setup defensive positions.

There have been no showers, get used to that fact my Naval boys and girls. When in the field, if you want a shower find a nice stream and jump in. The enemy will not be kind to you, and neither have I. My job, is to get you home safe and I'm setting the ground work to hopefully do just that.

The time we've not been on the bottom decks has been in simulators learning how to fly together, but this only takes 1 or 2 hours a day at most. We are all pilots, we don't need to be spending time needed elsewhere learning how to fly again.

Part of our time has been spent in learning our armor and weapons. We all wear, for now, storm commando armor. They are in essence light scout trooper armor painted black. No, they don't have the nifty sound dampening field just yet, that comes later. In time they will be modified to better suit our purposes. A few of us have personal weapons we've carried for years. Those of you without rifles will have E-11s, A-280s, DLT-20a's, or the some other form of standard issue. You can rest easy in knowing you know how to shoot the rifle you have. You may not be the best shot, but you can hit the target at a decent, but not insane range. That is the first thing Joamer taught you.

Be looking at the rifles available, and choose one that best suits you. This mission will be for some their first and last, and I want everyone to feel comfortable and happy with their armor and weapons.

If you have a special sidearm you want, run it by me and I'll see if I can clear it. Include why you have it, and why you should be allowed to bring it. Being a commando group the rules in weaponry are much more relaxed than in the normal army, but also remember we are in Interceptors, so space is not something we have a ton of.

The biggest thing I want from you is to post here, with as much detail as you can about your characters experience on the ground. I want you to be true to your character, and not make things up just to be one of the experienced army grunts. I need this information to keep the story honest and true, and I need this information so I know who I can call on to go do an objective and not die or be captured in the process.

When the story starts, that is what we've been doing for the past half month. And Joamer has been right there with you the whole time. Eating what you eat, sleeping when his turn at watch is over with. Evaluating, grading, teaching, and yes yelling and cursing at everyone to do it better and faster.

Elo, let the cRaZyness begin!!!!

Luck? Where we're going we don't need luck.

Just ALOT OF BOOZE!!! :P

Xanin post it here if you can, otherwise I'll have to track down everything on IRC.

Alright folks, I have league bowling in an hour then when I get back in about 4 or 5 I shall post the opening for us. For now, what I said up there comes into play still but unfortunately we've not had a week or two. Looks like we get two days, which means you will ALL hate me if you are new to the army life.

Those of us who have worked together imagine the old Joamer times about five. To get most everyone home in slightly one piece he's going to be a lot harder in the training. He has limited time to shape you into a form of a soldier, in his mindset he's going to avoid getting our boots on the ground as much as possible but as we all know stories have a way of taking our best laid plans and tossing them out the window.

So for now, try to soak up as much experience in the ground training as you can. Because, once we get full on into the insanity things are going to go very badly for us.

I like how every one of your posts is a sci fi trivia game, Joamer: Spot the References!  This time I counted more Dune, and a little Fifth Element, no? 

Howdy there, sugarcubes~

M'name's Scooter, and ah'm mighty glad ter meet all of ya!  ^^

i like what you've done with the place, Joamer.

Welcome scooter, don't take our inactivitie as hostility towards you. We're just board cause as far as I know we don't have orders for anything from our higherups. Welcome to Strill now only 4/5 original army vets.

I've got a family Christmas party to go to, alas!

When I get home I'll be sure to throw something together, though.

Joa, if you re-read Dunny's and Avvie's posts, they say that Chlovi is formed up around Gundark

Come on, Strill!  Posts in the next few days count for extra credit, when it comes to award time! 

One other thing for everyone to keep in mind: dialogue shouldn't be in bold, and all posts should be third person, past tense.

Let's see some postin', Strill! 

Aw.  Your avatar is lovely, Scooter.

Better?

'Kayso, I've been sent to fly with Strill. Though I've already mentioned it on IRC, I thought I'd make it official.

A formating of the roster will be done in a few weeks to move people around once my plans finish themselves. So for now... you shall be Iron 10.

Welcome to the squadron, I would stay and chat but I have to go to that evil place called work.

Tee Hee, I have posted, Just so y'all know,.

/me looks at her ID tag and sighs.

Damn I gotta go change that.