It’s been a bit since our last report in, and I wanted to give a quick State of Task Force 72.
First, an apology. August was an incredibly difficult month of me and my personal life. If I missed you in some way, I apologize for that.
For the Fleet, it looks like we have had a slow couple of months, with things expected to slowly creep back into normalcy. It seems some sims dipped over October, and from the September numbers it looks like they might already be bouncing back, which is great to see! If any of you need help, let me know.
Arrivals, Changes and Departures
It’s with a heavy heart we note the departure of the Gladiator. We wish them luck.
Metrics
Our current numbers:
Active Sims: 7
Open Commands: Yes
Refit: 4
72nd Recruiting Listing
U.S.S. Vesta
(Vesta Class)
- Chief Strategic Operations Officer
U.S.S. Athena
(Prometheus Class)
- Not Actively Recruiting
U.S.S. Mercutio
(Akira Class)
- Security
- Engineering
- Medical
USS Gwydion
(Reliant Class) – RIO
- None
Haumea Colony
(Colony Class)
- Chief Science Officer
- Chief Security Officer
- Chief Operations Officer
U.S.S. Hiroshima
(Vesta Class)
- Chief Engineer
- Chief of Security
USS Hou Yi
(Reliant Class) – RIO
- Actively recruiting.
Obsidian Command
(Stardock Starbase)
- Not Actively Recruiting
S.S. Mary Rose
(Constitution Refit)
- Operations Chief
- Comms Chief
Task Force 72
(Command Positions)
If you are actively seeking a Command Opportunity, please reach out! I would love to help you find your dream ship.
Notes:
If there is a ship not listed that you might be interested in, do not hesitate to reach out, I will happily look into it for you.
Promotions
N/A
Awards
There are some awards I need to sort through and get written up. I’ll get those to you all in a separate post shortly, I promise.
Silver Star – Obsidian Command
Captain Corvus DeHavilland
When it comes to group level awards, it is rare that I will receive a recommendation for award from anyone but the CO. This recommendation instead comes from the Executive Officer.
From the XO:
“Sep was already a talented writer by the time we were introduced. His writing reflects years of personal development and honed craft. He loves his characters, not in such a way as to make them too precious to tell their stories, but in such a way as to do them the honor of telling their stories, for better or for worse, but always for the best effect to the reader. He’s true to his characters, true to himself, and so his work can only ring true to anyone who follows along.
His primary character on the station is DeHavilland, and over the course of the past three missions since opening the sim, she’s been tested and tried, and her flaws are surfacing as she attempts to live up to her first command under the pressure of so many expectations in her service to Starfleet, and challenges in her personal life. But the reader can anticipate that these tests— great and small, internal and external— will produce character and DeHavilland will persist.”
For those of you who are unaware, Captain DeHavilland is played by our own Admiral Sepandiyar. I have written with him for nearly a decade at this point, and would say that I wouldn’t have to pause to question if he was a skilled writer. But still, when it is called out, I go digging. And I have found, as is always the case, a treasure trove of short stories that I could read for hours on end. This is a very much deserved award. Cheers to you Sep!
Conclusion
That’s all for this month. See you next month.
Should you have questions or concerns, you may reach me via email at [email protected], or should you need Commodore Kane, he can be reached via [email protected]. Thank you all, and safe simming.