Commanding Officer Whitelist Application
Personal Information
Byond ID? Ugnip55
Player Name You Use Most? Joe Dafoe
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. N/A.
Have you received any bans in the last month? No
What is your timezone in UTC? GMT+1
What is your discord username and handle? Ugnip55#6575
Basic Questions & Story
What do you think is the job of a Commander? The job description of the Commander is relatively static. They designate the orders. They pay attention to the radio. They relay information and advise on the best course of action in whatever situation may present themselves. They motivate the marines and make sure their CIC is cohesive and responding actively to the marines calls for OBs and whatever other needs or inquries they may have.
Shipside, the Commander makes sure all the departments are running smoothly, and that the MPs are competent and doing their job. Of course if the MPs aren't, it isn't really his job to actively interfere, but if the MPs don't know ML and SoP, I feel it is also his duty to let the CMP know of that. If there is no CMP or CMP is unwilling to punish their MPs, it should be their duty to inform High Command. I also believe they have a responsibility to enable fun and also enable relative marine independency.
If an SL says they're going to take their squad and do X, if the situation allows it, why not allow them to do X? That's not to say they're encouraged to disobey orders, but I would personally never punish a marine for acting on intuition instead of orders and it pays off, for example if the marines decide to push the gaps on LV despite orders not to do so, and they somehow manage to push through and get inside, I'll let it slide.
Why do you want to be a Commanding Officer? I want to be CO because I want to be responsible for my own operations and to direct a fun round for the marines. I'd like to do this by occasionally deploying and leading from the frontline, to which CO is much better suited than XO with its equipment and power.
Provide a short story of your Commanding Officer.
Experience
How familiar are you with command positions? I am very familiar. I know how to set up an operation from start to finish and man the CIC on my own. I also play a decent bit of SL and know how the operation is lead from groundside.
I've served under numerous COs, and most of them have taught me a thing or two (strategy or conduct wise). To name a few, Haar, Racic, Windhealer and a couple of others as well.
Approximately how many hours do you have as Executive Officer (XO) at the time of writing this application? ~40 hours in current playtime, more before it was tracked as well.
How familiar are you with Department Head positions?
CE - I personally have not played as CE before, but I do know that they manage the MTs onboard and can authorize ship modifications independently. I also know they are one of the two heads who can deploy to the AO to assist in construction matters groundside.
RO - I am familiar with requisitions and the position of RO. I know how to independently man requisitions and how to prepare the supply pod drops. I do not however claim to be an excellent requisitions player, there's surely niche things I don't know, but I absolutely understand how to do requisitions adequately. In short, the RO is responsible for managing requisitions and making sure drops and orders are happening smoothly
CMP - The El Jefé of the MPs. I've played CMP a couple of times in the past. They need to have excellent knowledge of SoP and Marine Law, and are responsible for punishing their MPs for ML/SoP breaks as well. In short, they manage the MPs and make sure ML is enforced properly shipside. The CMP is also one of the two heads who are allowed to deploy to the AO.
CMO - I personally have never played CMO. I am however very familiar with how the CMO functions and what their role is. They manage medbay, authorize deployments for their doctors, manage research and their experiments and often mentor and guide new doctors/nurses.
How familiar are you with Marine Law and Standard Operating Procedure? I argue with MPs occasionally on arrests they make, and therefore I would say I kinda have to know marine law pretty well. I know arrest procedure by heart. I also comprehend the SoP.
Scenarios
When do you believe a Battlefield Execution should be used? I believe BEs should be reserved for situations where immediate drastic action is required, for example mutinies or the inciting of mutinies, immense disruption to groundside and shipside operations, threats of murder to either the Captain or someone close to the Captain, etc. It's my opinion however that generally BEs won't be required, as the MPs are often there to assist you regardless.
Under what circumstances do you believe it is legal to pardon a prisoner? Pardons can be used for minor and major crimes, but never capital crimes. I think the CO should respect the arrest unless there's a particularly good reason for it. My personal examples:
- A squad engineer is arrested for disorderly conduct. There are no MTs available for deployment and there are very few engineers. I pardon them for their crime as they are needed sorely groundside.
- SADAR is arrested for a major crime. He will likely be pardoned, because SADAR is arguably one of the most quinessential specialists and is needed groundside.
As for people like squad leaders, a pardon is not necessary as an aSL can be set. It's after all reserved for exceptional circumstances, and the two situations above are very reasonable in my eyes.
Confirmations
Have you read the Code of Conduct? Yes
Have you read the application process page? Yes
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
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