Maxim_inc - Commander Application

[Maxim_inc]

Commander Whitelist Application

Byond ID?

Maxim McGun

Player Name You Use Most?

Maxim 'Nav' McGunn

Make a list of links to all of your applications and (job)ban appeals, including whitelist and staff apps, within the last year. Also, provide "Ban reason; Verdict" beside each (job)ban link

N/A

Have you received any ban within the last month? How long was it and what for?

N/A

Do you understand that any player - even donors or staff members - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our Server Rules or Roleplay Guidelines?

Yes

How do you view the tool of Battlefield Execution to be used? What circumstances do you think it would be necessary to BE a member of the crew? Where do you think the Battlefield Execution Mechanic Differs from regular Execution and why?

The tool the Battlefield Execution is a tool not meant to overshadow the rule of Marine Law. It is meant to stop anyone who is posing immediate danger to other marines or the operation itself. The regular form of execution differs due to the fact that it is an entirely legal action, one that it stated in written law. It is to be used for/on criminals that have committed a capital crime and has been apprehended by Military Police and has been processed by rule of law.

How will your Commanding Officer run his/her ship? Provide a detailed explanation on how he would handle situations that might commonly occur such as, a insubordinate Req, Engineering, MP, or Command Staff

My character would handle an insubordinate REQ or Engineering by informing them that they are a vital part of the ship and the operation, and that any further transgressions can see them replaced or arrested.

A insubordinate MP would be first handled by the CMP and if that does not solve the issue my character would attempt to meet with them and make them stop their insubordinate actions. If that does not work I will have the CMP arrest him for neglect of duty and any crimes fitting, once they are released they will be stripped of their duty and be resigned to civilian status for the rest of the operation or they will be impounded in the brig and will await a higher form of command can deal with them.

Insubordinate CIC Staff will be given the reminder that they are one of the most pivotal pieces in the current operation. If they continue to disobey orders they will be warned once more, and if they once again defy orders they will be escorted from the CIC by MP's and be brigged for neglect of duty and any other proper charges. If they continue to persist after release from the brig they depending on their actions be either stripped of duty and be impounded in the brig, made to deploy on the ground if they request to or in the most extreme cases they will be executed through the legal method or through a BE if the situation demands.

What do you think is the job of a Commander?

The role of the CO is not to be an XO with a bigger gun, the CO is meant to be the keystone that makes a successive operation. Without a CO the command of the operation is left at best to the XO or CE and at worse to the SO's or CMP. The marines are less likely to follow the orders of the later and will slowly fragment due to conflicting ideals and strategies. The CO is also one of the few roles where all information is gathered and processed then redistributed to the marines and other roles keeping the round running smoothly and efficiently.

As a player what do you think could be added for Commanding Officer to benefit the role?

The ability to view marine camera's from the CO console, it is disruptive for the SO's and XO to shove them from their consoles in pivotal moments of the operation breaking their cohesion with the squads and possibly hindering the operation.

What do you think you could contribute by being whitelisted?

I am not a special person, I am someone who has watched CM grow for 3 years now and I wish to use what knowledge I have learned to help support operations in what I have observed as a time of "CO deficiency". In the last 6 months we have lost many old and famous CO players and the remaining CO's we have are slowly degrading in quality and leadership ability. I want to try and reverse this trend and restore the common marine's faith in the rank of CO.

I also wish to provide an example for the extreme numbers new players we have been receiving in the last few months, who enter a round and see a CO who is spending their entire time being a "meme" and hindering the operation due to their actions giving these new players the thought; "The CO is doing LRP stuff." "That means I can be as LRP as I want!"

I want to reverse this trend and help the new players grow into productive marines and provide a fun round for the older players who don't want to deal with new players who spend the entire round committing LRP actions hindering the round and breaking the immersion that is so carefully crafted.

Your story (potential topics listed below)

Dossier
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!OFFICIAL USCM HIGH COMMAND DOCUMENT!
Name: Maxim 'Nav' McGunn
Current standing rank: Executive Officer
Recommended rank: Commanding Officer
Gender: Male
Age: 49

SECTIONS
[ I ] Civilian Life
[ II ] Military Life
[ III ] Merits
[ IV ] Formal Recommendations

Section I:
Maxim 'Nav' McGunn was the son of a low level politician who joined the USCM in 2161 after a night of heavy partying. Once he was lucid enough to realize what he had done, he had already filled out his application and was expected to report to basic training at weeks end.

Section II:
After serving with distinction during the Tientsin Campaign leading a pathfinder squad, McGunn retired after the conflict was over spending time to return to school and get a college degree. After finding civilian life to be dull he re-enlisted in the USCM, as a commissioned officer position earning himself the rank of Lt on the USS Navarre after taking the officer training courses. After the Navarre's decommissioning in 2178, he was transferred to and was awarded the rank of XO of the newly retrofitted USS Almayer.

Section III:
Tientsin Campaign Service Medal
Silver Star
Distinguished Conduct Medal

Section IV:
XO McGunn has served on the USS Almayer with distinction as a faithful officer in the last years he has been under my command. Due to my current retirement, I am putting in a recommendation to promote him as the next CO of the USS Almayer. I find him a capable officer and successor and hope that this letter will provide a clear answer for who will be the next CO of the USS Almayer.
-CO Daniel Kurz of the USS Almayer.

[ChengChan]

I am staying neutral for now since I didn't see you went XO.

[Jackson Campbell 2]

+1 I've seen you as LT and XO a hella lot, you'd be a great Captain.

[scsnv]

Questions are fine, the story is perhaps a bit bare-bones. There's tiny nit-picks, but the primary concern is it doesn't really show me how you plan on portraying your CO. I know you were worried about it, but it's also not going to disqualify you from the running at all.

You've XO'd for me before in the past and I remember thinking positively, but that was awhile ago -- I'd like to see you back in the CIC to give me a fresh impression. So I'm neutral until I can see you in action. It might not hurt to post a general timetable of when you'd play, so myself and others (particularly the Council) can get an idea of when to keep an eye out for you.

[Imheretohelp]

I also wish to provide an example for the extreme numbers new players we have been receiving in the last few months, who enter a round and see a CO who is spending their entire time being a "meme" and hindering the operation due to their actions giving these new players the thought; "The CO is doing LRP stuff." "That means I can be as LRP as I want!"

I want to reverse this trend and help the new players grow into productive marines and provide a fun round for the older players who don't want to deal with new players who spend the entire round committing LRP actions hindering the round and breaking the immersion that is so carefully crafted.

Can you go into detail on this?

[Decker100]

I recall your name from somewhere on the server but I can't recall you being an XO all that often. Which is a shame because we need some good XO's to show their faces. Neutral for now.

[Maxim_inc]

It might not hurt to post a general timetable of when you'd play, so myself and others (particularly the Council) can get an idea of when to keep an eye out for you.

I most play sparingly in the earlier parts of the day but my largest traffic time is between 2PM and 9PM.

Can you go into detail on this?

You see most CO's who have gimmicks taking it to the next level, like how Juro made a command tent on the ground on Ice Colony causing him to be partly out of touch (in my opinion) or the failed meta-rush on Big Red the other day where we had no FOB and the entire operation fell apart.

[Decker100]

Because you were such a damn good XO in a recent round, single handedly leading a charge in a 4 hour round and not only keeping Marines with you but assessing the situation extreamly well, You're getting that +1 from me.

[Vispainius]

Same as Decker albeit I was a Ghost. I witnessed you lead with excellence and good conduct. You knew your role and adapted to the flow.
Additionally, beyond being "just competent", I wholeheartedly agree with your answers to "What do you think the job of a Commander is?", your suggestion to future CO improvements, and your reasoning for wanting to be whitelisted.

Finally, I enjoyed your "Dossier" for the recommendation of Commanding Officer. I found the background not only interesting but believable. Nice job on avoiding the - "goes from Pfc and works way up to CO over decades". It was a good touch to mention re-enlistment and a college education to your background as well as your time in the Tientsien campaign (a bit of lore that I've personally worked on spreading the knowledge of by word of mouth).

All in all. Good application, good responses, good behavior and competence in the higher role of XO from what I saw in action, good longstanding player. I hope to see your improvements and development as a CO. I've really gotten a positive feeling about you after reading your app on top of seeing your actions. I look forward to your suggestions and help in improving both this role and the player base that possesses it.

+1

[Imheretohelp]

You see most CO's who have gimmicks taking it to the next level, like how Juro made a command tent on the ground on Ice Colony causing him to be partly out of touch (in my opinion) or the failed meta-rush on Big Red the other day where we had no FOB and the entire operation fell apart.

Inefficient orders that disrupt round flow, you mean.

Ok.

I like your app however I cant really remember seeing you play but I KNOW YOU DO. I know you play. I will look at popular opinion and if it's good i'll +1.