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    Your application certainly seems well enough. I don't have any specific memories that come to mind regarding this character name since I was inactive in months and thats on me though, but the name itself resonates a positive general feel from the experiences I've had. To both have no negative memories and a good vibe makes you a flower in a desert on this server. Then again I could be completely jaded and not remembering right, so let's do what has yet to happen for your app and drop a hypothetical or two.

    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?

    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 Salvador Kepplinger do for this?
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    Thanks for the response, as for yer questions:

    Q.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?

    A.A) You say it was unclear whether or not they confirmed the shot, so I will assume you mean I cannot check logs for it. Because of this, I would ask whoever fired the OB, whether or not the SL confirmed it. They would most likely lie and I know that, because they don't want to get arrested. However, an SO is not capable of looking at the spot where an OB is being fired. They have to trust the person calling it, which for the most part is OK. Most of the time, when someone fires an OB and people get killed, no one is really arrested or any actual punishment other than a slap on the wrist. I cannot prove which one was at fault, and thus I would tell the SO to confirm coords with the spotter before launching, and tell the SL to confirm coords with the SO in the same sentence the coords are in, to minimize confusion. I have to say I have never seen anyone punished for FF from CAS/OB/mortar, most prominent being OB, and I have seen OB FF quite a bit, and brigging someone for something I cannot fully prove doesn't seem right. People make mistakes. It happens. Lots of mistakes are made. I've made bad OB calls before (I think) but for the most part, it isn't a recurring thing for each person. Accidents happen, people get angry, and the cycle of life carries on.

    Q.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 Salvador Kepplinger do for this?

    A.B) The most important thing is to get the marines deployed, if we don't do that then they are gonna get angry (well, hopefully not, but marines play the game to kill stuff). So first I'd draft up some battle plans, shan't take too long. Once I sort that out, I have the XO give briefing then have the marines deploy planetside and start on their orders. While they are doing that I head to surgery with an SO. I'd have the SO arrest the specialist for manslaughter. They'd be brigged for 15, maybe 20 minutes, then they could deploy. Most likely 15 minutes, and I would listen if they tried to appeal, because it may have been some strange case or event for them both. Marine law is finicky and I might even pardon them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fortelian View Post
    Thanks for the response, as for yer questions:

    Q.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?

    A.A) You say it was unclear whether or not they confirmed the shot, so I will assume you mean I cannot check logs for it. Because of this, I would ask whoever fired the OB, whether or not the SL confirmed it. They would most likely lie and I know that, because they don't want to get arrested. However, an SO is not capable of looking at the spot where an OB is being fired. They have to trust the person calling it, which for the most part is OK. Most of the time, when someone fires an OB and people get killed, no one is really arrested or any actual punishment other than a slap on the wrist. I cannot prove which one was at fault, and thus I would tell the SO to confirm coords with the spotter before launching, and tell the SL to confirm coords with the SO in the same sentence the coords are in, to minimize confusion. I have to say I have never seen anyone punished for FF from CAS/OB/mortar, most prominent being OB, and I have seen OB FF quite a bit, and brigging someone for something I cannot fully prove doesn't seem right. People make mistakes. It happens. Lots of mistakes are made. I've made bad OB calls before (I think) but for the most part, it isn't a recurring thing for each person. Accidents happen, people get angry, and the cycle of life carries on.

    Q.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 Salvador Kepplinger do for this?

    A.B) The most important thing is to get the marines deployed, if we don't do that then they are gonna get angry (well, hopefully not, but marines play the game to kill stuff). So first I'd draft up some battle plans, shan't take too long. Once I sort that out, I have the XO give briefing then have the marines deploy planetside and start on their orders. While they are doing that I head to surgery with an SO. I'd have the SO arrest the specialist for manslaughter. They'd be brigged for 15, maybe 20 minutes, then they could deploy. Most likely 15 minutes, and I would listen if they tried to appeal, because it may have been some strange case or event for them both. Marine law is finicky and I might even pardon them.
    Yeah, your answers are enough to welcome you to the club, mister. Good luck!

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    Good answers to the questions, solid application and I like what I’ve seen of you during play.

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    Thanks for the response Enyonggg and Forty.
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    +1

    You sometimes wake up to an op where you're sure to lose. It's good you didn't try to BS that into a "learning moment". Being self-critical also involves knowing when something isn't your fault.

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    Your answers are up to par in my book. I'm willing to support this app, don't see much wrong here. +1
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    Thanks for the responses everyone
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    When do you think it would be reasonable to pardon someone ?
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    Q: When do you think it would be reasonable to pardon someone ?

    A: I think it would be reasonable to pardon someone if they are important to the operation, or did not deserve the punishment but got it because marine law is... finicky.

    If a smartgunner is arrested for stealing the briefing megaphone, and was charged with hooliganism, I would probably pardon them, because it's a smartgunner and they didn't really do anything wrong. We have a lot of megaphones. If the smartgunner was arrested for assault by beating down another marine, then I probably wouldn't pardon them because if they commit another crime then I can be held accountable, and I don't really trust someone who just got arrested for assault. If it was a crime that would cause me to think they would perform more crimes then I wouldn't pardon, if it were a crime that they did and most likely wouldn't do again, I would consider a pardon based on the crime. And even in cases in which I would not pardon them I would still handle an appeal if they wanted to me to do so. To sum it up, ya gotta be careful with pardons, because you can be held accountable should they commit another crime, but you don't want your specialist locked up for calling the CMP "stinky".

    Lemme know if ya want more clarification.
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