Saturday, April 13, 2019

Stardate: [-27] 09340.00 - CS Log (Committed to computer banks for reference as needed)

@here CS Meeting NOW
Tonight's call to attention is promotions
@Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace) Who do we have up for promotion this month?

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

We currently have 14 personnel.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

We also have, I believe, one crew person to reassign this month as the position is now vacant...

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

First up, we have Chief Engineering Officer Ensign Charles Baxter.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Opinion: He hasn't been to any meetings since transferring, but he's also been on medical leave. I saw we grant him the promotion just on time served.

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

That would put him to minimum rank for his position as per the ByLaws.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Then I think it necessary in this case. Approved.

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Let me ask now, any approved promotions are as of today or tomorrow?

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Tomorrow

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

And for postponed promotions, add another 3 months?

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Affirmative

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

I'll stick with the Ship's positions first.
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(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Always consider promotions for the day of the Monthly Meet-Up unless one is not planned for the month..

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

So, that would bring us to Quartermaster Ensign Carrie Falcone.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

That's another one that should be granted for time served (and I just asked Michael if he still wants to be a member since they're relatively inactive due to mobility)

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

I can agree.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

I know they're planning to participate in November - but that's some time out.... Kinda wish they'd transfer to the NH - but it is what it is.. Who's next?

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Astrogation Officer Ensign Angela Parker

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Opinion: I haven't heard much from her these last two months, but I adore her spunk. She attends meetings when she can...

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

We haven't really had a need for her to fulfill her departmental duties, but I do like her attitude when present.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Indeed. I think with time served, and the few times she's been present we can present her with a promo. Approved.

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

That are all the personnel that hold a position on the ship.
We now have Ensigns Scott Booth, Michael Falcone, Greg Krynen, Morgan Lee, Jeff Meacham, Mathew Ramus, Danny Rauda, William San Juan, and Brienna Shamway
Of those, only Mr. Krynen, Mr. Meacham, and Mr. Falcone have accumulated any points.
Mind you, I have not had a chance to update the point system in the app.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

On the pts, I want to include viewing the stream for attendance..

LTJG Solak (CoO of Firelace)

I am still at Lt. Jg. Don't I need to be a full Lt. to be COO?

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

That's fine with me. Someone would have to go in and add them to the attendance for the meeting.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

That would give Booth at least one attendance pt..
Solak, yes, to meet the Bylaws for the ship, but you had a promotion recently and we don't want to promote too fast.. :smiley:

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Mr. Solak's date of eligibility would be next month (5/22). A promotion a month early would not hurt...

LTJG Solak (CoO of Firelace)

A year and a half is too soon?

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

I have your promotion date as 5/22/2018

LTJG Solak (CoO of Firelace)

Not begging, but just interested.
Hmm. Thought it was Feb.
Ok

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Though, if his eligibility is next month, we could do a month early..

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Mr. Solak's promotion has been entered in.

LTJG Solak (CoO of Firelace)

Oh, and I agree with all the others

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

So, for time in let's grant promotions to those with at least 1 pt...

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Okay, that would mean Baxter, Falcone, Krynen, & Meacham would be promoted.
Lee, Ramus, Rauda, San Juan, & Shamway would not.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Well, Baxter, Falcone, and Krynen - Meacham hasn't reuped yet..

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Ok.
That leave only two more individuals.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Wait.. wait... Nathan.. Baxter's already getting a promotion.. So we're going to jump him from Ens to Lt?? hehe

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

I was not aware of another promotion. I was only promoting him to JG

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Aye, but he was listed as one of the members who hold a position, and one who is not.... :smiley:

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Yes, you're right. That's odd. I'll correct that.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

:smiley:

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Lt, JG Eric Quinn, who has no points accrued, and Spacer Apprentice Corey Falcone, who has 1 point but has the same mobility issue as his parents.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Yes for the cadet (got keep him in the right rank for his age bracket, and he just turned 16 last week) - delay on Quinn, he's already a LTJG, he could stand to attend a meeting or two, if only by stream...
BUT I'll need you to tell me what rank the cadet will be raised to for the cert.. hehe

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Just to make sure my memory is correct, they are cadets until 17? Or is it 18?

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

18 unless they have parental consent (at 17) to join the Federation officially

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

That would be Petty Officer, 1st Class.
I still have to work on how to get the Cadets promotion schedule into the app better.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

WIP - always a WIP

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Very True. I'm not sure if all of the decisions tonight updated correctly as I was also on the SharePoint site. I'll make certain they are updated before I log off.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

That's fine by me.. I have all the certs made already and in the shared drive ready for you to print (my spanky new color printer decided to be a noob about the ink cartridges and I haven't been able to fix it yet)
The one position reassignment that I"m immediately aware of is that of Chief Tactical which was held by Jeff who is now outstanding in his re-up AND past due for 3 sequencial meetings.. So we'll need to find a new CoT...
I know Ernest was eager to fill the position at the last meeting, but I was hesitant to comply then...
Does anyone have anyone else in mind that could be approached, and meets the rank requirements?

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

No one that comes to my mind.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

K, well since it a volunteer position, we can ask tomorrow and see if anyone else jumps...
I believe that's it. No Away missions this month that I'm aware of...
Can you think of anything else?

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Not at this time. I'm going through the cadet files to ensure no one else should have a promotion, but it's slow since it's manual

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Indeed...

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Sebastian would be eligible on 5/8
Which means he's on the app now if you refresh

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

(I just closed it so we weren't confusing the poor thing)

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

:smiley:
We can wait until next month if you want.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

If he's up for Promo next month, then let's promote him next month...
I think that one we can safely approve ahead of time.. hehe

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

I don't want to show it as a negative time in grade... But if you want to promote before hand...

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Negative time? Nah we just agree that next month we mark him for promotion...

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Ok, just making sure when you're saying to promote him

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

At next month's meeting.. :smiley:
Also, I attended the NH CS meeting last week..
Bonnie suggested a joint meeting in the future (in case it was missed in #general ) I approved the idea, and they said they'd get back to me when they had some ideas of where and when. Kathy reminded them that we hold our meetings on the same day, so it is likely that we'll doing a joint general meet-up at some time in the future..

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

I saw that. I also just updated the time in grade on the app to show days or months or years so that we don't have to manually do it.
It's not published yet though.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

So if there's nothing else, I say we adjourn until or unless @LTJG Solak (CoO of Firelace) , or anyone else, has anything to add.

LTJG Solak (CoO of Firelace)

I'm good.

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Looks like only Sebastian is due for promotion soon. I should have the app fixed to show the cadet promotion schedules correctly before next month's meeting.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

As you're able. :smiley: Not like i'm needing it last week. :smiley:

Cpt N.Guill (XO of Firelace)

Okay, as said earlier, I'll make sure everything is correct in the database before I log off tonight.
And, I'll let you know if I have any issues with the certificates tonight as well.

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Sounds good.. I saved them all off as PDFs for you so it should go pretty smooth this month...
It'll be scary smooth and people will think we've been at it for years.... -nods-

(CO of Firelace) R.Adm R.Wilson

Okay, well, off to replicate some sort of dinner... Toodles - Tag me if anyone comes on and has something to add.. :smiley:
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Stardate: [-27] 08945.00 - Captain's Log

Thinking about all of the recent position changes, I'm tempted to request an extra CS meeting, this time in person - so that the crewmen in new positions can exchange whatever needs to be exchanged (and because I want to put a new bar to the test).

I probably won't do it, but I'm considering the wisdom of it, so that there isn't too much disturbance at the next meeting. I have high hopes for the new assignments, but that's slightly because I was wanting Guill to be my second since Firelace left spacedock. She's a good ship, deserving of a good second. My past two, while they tried, both had the shortcoming of never having been part of The Federation prior to their assignment (meaning no 'training') for the roles they were assigned to. Their assignments stemming from the lack of 'local' personnel ready and able to take the role, ready certainly. But now I have someone at my right hand that I feel would be able to fill the role admirably, and perhaps put other XO's to shame (or perhaps I just think too highly of Guill).

----Personal log----

I have reservations with the new Captain of the Nathan Hale. While he was XO for Adm. A.Hohensee for a time, it wasn't nearly long enough, I don't feel, before he was given the command of the ship. I know Adm. Hohensee tended to do a lot for his ship and fleet, and much if it may not have been necessary, I don't know as Cpt. Greene will be able to keep that momentum going. Time will tell, and I'm sure my reservations stem from a dislike of change.

----Geo West log----

I've been hearing some wave-making from a few of the members, largely because I believe they are dissatisfied with their current assignments. Ens D.Schroeder seldom has transportation to the meetings held by Cpt. B.Cook of the Rochambeau - and due to this wants to be more active, somehow. After several long conversations with him, and learning where his strengths and weakness may be, I think he'd be most helpful to the Member Coordinator for the entire fleet. I've made the initial contacts with people, and put them all in touch with each other, now all I can do is sit back and wait.
Another wave-maker is LTJG J.Hahn - while newly transferred to the Nathan Hale, he's already antsy and wanting to do more than his Cpt is ready for. So he's launched a 'ship' of his own through another fan-group (and a collection of his friends) which is not affiliated with the Federation. This is not against the membership-guidelines, so not an issue as far as I see. Though he is asking to make his ship a part of the Federation, which may be a problem. The proximity to the already established Nathan Hale may preclude his Renard from an official launch in the Federation. I'm unsure how to respond to this, so I've advised him to take it up with Pre. R. Haslage.
I also have reservations about LTJG J.Hahn being a captain of a ship, as I feel he is too erratic to be good in that role. He has lots of good ideas, but no apparent carry-through for those ideas. I worry that his ship will rather quickly be adrift without attitude control - with his many plans to be a mobile chapter and vary his meeting locations based on his whim (and hopefully the whims of his crew). There are so many uncertainies where he is concerned, and while I recognize some of them as things I first exhibited, they are stronger in him and it causes me some measure of hesitation.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Stardate [-27] 58960.00 - Captain's Personal Log

Another pet project under the belt and approved.

Proposal: Photo Identification for members Capt and above, to prove membership for activities such as booking venues, charity collaborations, bank accounts, and other uses that may require proof of membership.

Personell on project: R. Admiral R. Wilson, Commodore Amalya Christy

Brainstorm ideas: Card should include, headshot (full front facing preferred); should include charity 501(c)3 information; maybe include region(Geo) and or chapter member is in as well as their member number.

Took a week of picking at the idea and trying different designs, in the first few days I tried to make a card similar to the card Russ had previously made for Lifer's, utilizing the same front design and filling in the back with all of the required information. After a few days sitting on this conceptual card it began to rub me the wrong way, and I went back to drawing board (almost literally).
It had occured to me that Russ had a paper membership card that could serve as a better guide to this new photo id we were looking to make. So I took that card into photoshop, erased all the 'unnecessary' fields, that would later be filled in by the appropriate information, and set up the old membership cards to serve as the new Photo ID cards.
After some futzing with that design and getting the correct information for fine-print information on the card with CMDR Amalya's assistance, and then getting Adm Haslage's approval - we had a final product. http://prntscr.com/manqwv

Who did what:
  R.Adm R. Wilson - graphics - Worked with IDCreator engines to develop ID card
 CMDR A. Christy - Legaleese - kept me on task, and not distracting with all the SQUIRREL ideas that kept cropping up
 Adm R. Haslage - Reviewed concept work, gave pointers, approved final cut
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