Commanding Officer Whitelist Application
Personal InformationByond ID? superjo98
Player Name You Use Most? Dawson 'Child Beater' Hook
Make a list of links to all of your ban appeals as well as whitelist and staff applications (both accepted and denied) submitted within the past year. For appeals, provide an additional ban reason and the appeal’s verdict next to the link.
Have you received any bans in the last month? No
What is your timezone in UTC? UTC -7 (MST)
What is your discord username and handle? superjo98#1797
Basic Questions & StoryWhat do you think is the job of a Commander? The job of the commanding officer is to oversee both the shipside and groundside aspects of the operation. They use the tools and personnel provided to them to accomplish this, often delegating issues that can be handled by somebody else, so that they can focus on more important matters.
I believe that the CO also has an OOC duty to try their best to make the round fun for everybody else playing. Out of all the whitelisted roles, the CO has the highest impact on the round. They've been given tools such as battlefield executions, the ability to change SoP, and the ability to pardon, which is the main difference between a whitelisted CO and an XO. I believe the CO whitelist is more than just good commanders getting a cool rank and gun. It's players that have been trusted to use the tools at their disposal to make sure the round flows smoothly, they're capable of making or breaking the round for a majority of the player base, and this whitelist was made for those that wish to do the former.
Why do you want to be a Commanding Officer? Soomis told me to roll XO when he was planning on going CO, and I did. That got me back into command, and I re-discovered why I used to love the role. Way back when I was planning on going for CO but never got around to it. I played a good chunk just to make sure I was up to speed with things, and at this point I feel comfortable and often have loads of fun leading the op as XO. Having the funny blue star is just icing on the cake.
Provide a short story of your Commanding Officer.
ExperienceHow familiar are you with command positions? Very familiar, I am comfortable in all command positions. Although I prefer to play XO for the most part. I don't often play roles like SO and SL, but I have had to fill in for them.
Approximately how many hours do you have as Executive Officer (XO) at the time of writing this application? 23 hours recorded, however I also played before playtime was being tracked. I don't have an exact count, but it's above the 30 hours necessary.
How familiar are you with Department Head positions? Very familiar, I have played every department head role except for CMP. I have often had to run departments on my own as synthetic. CMO, RO, and CE are all pretty simple roles.
How familiar are you with Marine Law and Standard Operating Procedure? Very familiar, I quickly re-read it over before making this application and there wasn't anything in there that surprised me.
ScenariosWhen do you believe a Battlefield Execution should be used? Battlefield execution should be used:
1. When somebody is a major threat to the operation, and calling the MPs isn't possible.
2. When my life, or the lives of those around me are in danger, and non-lethal take down isn't an option/is too risky.
3. Attempting to overthrow command.
4. Kind of a repeat #2, but delta alert when somebody is actively harming the efforts of the ship crew to handle the situation
Under what circumstances do you believe it is legal to pardon a prisoner? I would pardon a prisoner if the benefits of them being pardoned outweigh the severity of the crime they committed. If the only pilot officer gets brigged for breaking a window, of course I'm going to pardon them. However if said pilot officer tried to kill the CMO then I wouldn't.
I understand that I've left this answer pretty short, so if anybody reading this app wants to ask any questions about in which situation I'd pardon somebody I'll do my best to answer.
ConfirmationsDo 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
Do you understand you cannot advertise or promote this application on any platform, including Discord? Yes
Do you also understand that you may not edit this application 1 hour after it has been posted? Yes