Originally Posted by
Mr-Herr-San
A.) Dialing back from that worst case scenario wake-up, let's talk mass murder. About 90 minutes into the operation, the ship rocks with the firing of an OB with an incendiary payload. You barely hear one Squad Leader say that the shot killed several aliens, including a 'gas spitter' and 'rhino', before hearing a Specialist screaming that most of his squad, including his SL, got husked in the flames. Looking into the matter shows that the Squad Leader that reported the confirmed kills gave the coordinates, but it's unclear if they'd confirmed for the shot to be fired. Who, if anyone, do you reprimand in this situation, and how do you handle it otherwise?
Circumstances allude to an overly zealous SO or XO in CIC, who are has fired an OB without first giving clear indication that an OB is to be fired, nor have they requested confirmation that the designated area is clear of freindlies. Clearly this is more serious than the theoretical sittuation where in the question above, as it stipulates the matter as having been through lack of coordination, as opposed to inexperience. If it was the XO, I would demote them for the duration of the mission, as it has highlighted their lack of mental awareness when it comes to leading a mission, and relegate them to SO duties. I would also lecture the whole CIC staff on the necessity of effectively communicating with SL's on the ground when authorising OB's. If it was an SO, I would see to it they are fully informed about how to use OB's as stated before, and bar them from using it for the duration of the mission, and be written down on report. Before dealing with all this, I would inform those on the ground that I shall be looking into the matter, and ask that the CIC staff confer as to whether or not to push the attack after the OB, or hold, as they would have the appropriate information to determine the adequete response . After I have dealt with the sittuation in a timely manner, I would announce the course of action taken by myself, appologies to the marines on the ground who suffered as a result, and to not let the sacrifices made thus far be in vain, etcetera.
B.) You awaken to a decently populated round about 30 minutes in. You have a full CIC staff, fully set Requisitions, but no Military Police force whatsoever. The first thing you hear as you exit Cryogenics is that there was a fight in the Requisition line between the Pyro and Scout. The Scout is dead and husked, with the Pyro in surgery for IB and several fractures. Both of their squads insist that the other started it. In the chaos of trying to figure this out, the XO has barely even put together a deployment plan, much less had Briefing. What does Commander Alois 'Galewolf' Bielefeld do for this?
Over the announcer; I would ask the XO to continue with their battle planning, with the XO deciding the overal order of the mission and consulting the SO's for squad orders to try and speed up progress. I would inform the SL's and SG's of each squad to meet me inside the cantineen, where I would inform them plainly that there can be no definitive clear cut answer as to who started it, that both sides suffered, that they as SL's should get a better grip of their men and ensure there is not further acrimony between their squads, and put the matter behind them until a full report can be written up after the mission to reveal what really happened. What remains is to have the SL's and SG's inform their respective squads of this and to alley their bloodlust for revenge. By this time the briefing should be ready and we continue as per usual.