Commanding Officer Whitelist Application
Personal Information
Byond ID? Damous
Player Name You Use Most? Joe Gage
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. Nothing within the past year.
Have you received any bans in the last month? No
What is your timezone in UTC? GMT -3
What is your discord username and handle? Damous#2529
Basic Questions & Story
What do you think is the job of a Commander? The job of the Commanding Officer, based around my experience while playing command staff(XO and SO), is to serve as the highest possible playable link between not only the command staff and the ground, but also MPs and Marines, CL and ship, High Command and Command Staff, minor link between Admins (especially during events) and players and to make sure the heads are keeping their departments in check.
Why do you want to be a Commanding Officer? I've been playing the game for a few odd years, needed a break and then returned. I've always played from the XO and SL position, however for the present moment, I really like to play it from the highest possible playable position and finally experience command staff for its full potential.
Provide a short story of your Commanding Officer. [TAPE RECORDING - "EXECUTIVE OFFICER, JOE GAGE" - 13 JANUARY 217X] ; START
...-"Tive Officer Joe Gage, everything seems to be in order for you promotion but theres a few odd things i want to inquiry you about, which is the reason of our meeting in the first place"-
The Lieutenant Admiral snuffed put out his cigarette before placing a new on his mouth and lighting it with a swift motion. He continued -"Joined the force in [REDACTED] August 2148 at the age of 18 to avoid jail, was incarcerated in the Youth Detention Center of [REDACTED] at labour colony [REDACTED], for piracy... What drove you to piracy?"-.
-"Hunger"- responded Joe Gage. The Admiral was quiet for a moment -"Hmm, i see... why did you enlist?"-
-"The slogan sir, "Server YOUR time with the USCM"- Gage answered quickly with a smile on his face. -"Then you are lucky there even was a enlistment center there"- the Admiral quickly rebuked with clear signs of discontent.
-"What can you tell me about Hadley's Hope?"- he asked. "Not much, i was a sergeant by then and i only saw the smoldering crater, ship debrees and destroyed vess..." -"There was such a thing as destroyed vessels or debree in the the official report"- said the admiral, correcting Gages misinformation.
-"Then i saw nothing"-
The Admiral continues -"After OCS at age of 25, you took leave and did not come back to the force for 2 years why is that?"-
Gage responds "I wanted to have some free tim..."- The admiral interrupts him -"Cut the crap Officer"-
-"I worked as a instructor"- Gage answers. "To whom?"- asked the Admiral
Gage -"[REDACTED]
-"I do not like the sound of that...Officer Gage"-
The Admiral Adds -"Your career from this point on has been surprisingly unremarkable, besides a few Colony revolts quelling, odd deployments here and there and the rapid ascension through the ranks"-
-"Anyway, this concludes our session, be aware that there will be another meeting before the brass can promote you"- Said the Admiral while a telephone rings on the background.
-"As long there are no more nuances, your promotion should go smoothly"- concluded the Admiral -"someone, GET ME THAT DAMN PHONE"-
[TAPE RECORDING - "EXECUTIVE OFFICER, JOE GAGE" - 13 JANUARY 217X] ; PAUSE
RECORDED AND ARCHIVED BY USCM HISTORIAN AND ARCHIVIST JACK [REDACTED]. 217X
[TAPE RECORDING - "EXECUTIVE OFFICER, JOE GAGE" - 13 JANUARY 217X] ; START
"...care about who you know, what are your connections. FORGET ABOUT YOUR PROMOTION"- The Lieutenant Admiral slams his fist into the table -"DO YOU HEAR ME BOY?"- a telephone ringing can be heard in the background
[TAPE RECORDING - "EXECUTIVE OFFICER, JOE GAGE" - 13 JANUARY 217X] ; END
RE-EDITED AND ARCHIVED BY USCM HISTORIAN AND ARCHIVIST JACK [REDACTED]. 218X
Experience
How familiar are you with command positions? Very familiar, from SL to XO and i have good experience as other heads of staff and know how they operate.
Approximately how many hours do you have as Executive Officer (XO) at the time of writing this application?
How familiar are you with Department Head positions? Im familiar with CE, CMP, and RO which i used to play as, before they got time locked.
But since i lost the grace period, i did not have the time to unlock them.
How familiar are you with Marine Law and Standard Operating Procedure? Medium to advanced understanding, there is ALOT of stuff there and its kinda hard to remember all of it.
Scenarios
When do you believe a Battlefield Execution should be used? When the situation demands it.
Example 1: During briefing at the hangar, a Bravo Marine started shooting the Alpha Smart Gunner or one of your officers in the presence of the CO. The Bravo Marine may be BOd as long as the CO is assured no other third party will be harmed.
Example 2: Ship personnel or marine is arrested for 3 major crimes and gets permanently brigged, attempted and tried escape permabrig one or more times.
Example 3: During deployment via alamo at 12:20, Delta SLs refuses to obey your direct orders to deploy via normandy as it was stated in briefing, and throws insults at you in front of everybody, incentivizing other marines to do the same.
Under what circumstances do you believe it is legal to pardon a prisoner? When his contribution to the flow of the round is substantial or his expertise is unmatched. It will also depend on the circumstance.
Example 1: The only VC for the medAPC charged with NOD for 15 minutes.
Example 2: During low pop, my only Command Staff (XO or SO) gets arrested for intoxication and theft.
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