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On 7/10/2021 at 9:04 PM, milford said:
- Cross Arms
+Support: Don't see why this shouldn't be added to both. At minimum though AT should get it.
On 7/10/2021 at 9:04 PM, milford said:Job/Class Name changed to: Medical NCO
+Support: This would make more sense based on the names of other jobs.
On 7/10/2021 at 9:04 PM, milford said:- Remove:
- Kit Knife
-Support: Kit Knife can be used for minging, yes, but so can bacta grenade (which is way worse since it can get us in trouble both on accident and some people throw it on purpose). Also, NCO is actually able to perform surgeries at the moment at least temporarily while Flanbro fixes certs (see image), makes more types available, and maybe reworking the system a bit to make surgery training readily available (if he implements a suggestion I made to him). That was basically done since we only have 4 people TOTAL actually certified for ANY surgery in that system. Also, for surgeries where we have to make incisions the knife is very useful for RP.
We could potentially add rule for NCO+ not to use knife unless it's needed for a surgery/research to prevent any minging.
If weapon_jew_scalpelkit was actually a model that looked like the preview and also actually had some sort of animation I would support replacing kit knife with scalpel though.
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20 hours ago, BL_BONANAZA said:
+ Support
Good Guy
Best intentions with Havoc
Friendly
Trys to be Funny
Good luck Wheat
You're always a pleasure to see on the server, and you definitely seem ready for VCMDR. Good luck!
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+Support
- Great to play with
- Doesn't minge
- Seeks improvement in all aspects, and has initiative that I have seen in doing so
- Very good activity
-Support
- Still fairly low in NCO
- Has not done many tryouts overall, but has a good rate of success in getting people to the tryout, since he actively seeks them out rather than sitting in medbay and waiting for people to show.
- IMO needs to spend a bit more time in NCO to prove dedication and ability to command troops in battle and in the medbay
To help you improve your skills in leading troops, which I believe you will do well based on what I have seen from you, I would like to give you some chances to lead teams in SIMs and trainings, and encourage other officers to do the same. Please continue your strong dedication to medical! We need more people like you!
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1. What is your IGN? (In Game Name) :
MC RSO CPT Keegan 4571
2. What Regiment/Position are you applying for?
Medical Corps Vice Commander
3. Why do you want to be a commander of this branch?
I would like to be a Vice Commander in this branch, the 69th Medical Corps, in order to help do several key things:
First of all, I would like to have a renewed focus on Rescue Squadron and Research. Rescue has been supplanted a lot in my opinion by Assault Trooper, as Rescue was the more combat-search-and-rescue part of Medical. There are currently not too many reasons to join Rescue over Assault Trooper (if you are a donator) so Rescue numbers are very slow to grow. And while on ship, nobody in Rescue really has anything specific to do that they couldn't do as a regular medical trooper. I'd like to really encourage Rescue Squadron members to start protecting VIPs. I am not sure that I have ever seen anybody do this, but I would really like to get Rescue to guard MOs frequently, as that would keep both sections engaged and have something to do.
As a way to boost all of our sub-battalions, I would like to start assigning each sub-battalion a specific role in SIMs and Trainings that fits their nature and is good applicable practice. For example, a combat sim could be research trying to transport samples of DNA to an evac point and then get to use it after on the ship to make monstrous creations, after Assault Troopers have breached the building that held it. Medical Troopers (those not in sub-battalion, usually TRN-PFC folks) could be doing some guarding of the perimeter as enemies close in, while Rescue is the only group with healing items in the SIM running around healing the others while also helping in the fight. This is just one example, and there are many more that could be done. I really want to give sub-battalions a chance to shine in their areas.
For research specifically, I would like to give them a chance to kidnap people more often from brig to use as experiments, as that is one of the exciting things that made some people join research. Whenever I do tryouts that always catches trainees' attentions. It also might help those that broke rules and got arrested want to seriously play and increase the time they will stay on the server.
Secondly, I would really like to increase the conversion of people from low NCO to higher rank NCO. People tend to fall off in the middle of NCO (perhaps due to applying for 2LT). Anyways, I believe giving NCO more engaging responsibilities besides just "command if nobody higher is on and do tryouts", such as being able to do debriefs and be in charge of medical in SIMs and smaller-scale Events. In fact, I believe this should be a given thing where if someone high ranking is on, they should occasionally give NCO and lower-ranking officers a chance to prove themselves to possibly reduce a cooldown or get a promotion if off-cooldown.
There are many other ideas I have for medical, and they all involve increasing the amount of fun EVERYONE has, regardless of their rank, the attitude of others, or their sub-battalion.
4. How much game time do you have on the server?
According to BattleMetrics, I have 146.5 hours of in-game time on the server as of writing this post. I have not AFKed overnight, and probably have only around 8 hours of AFK.
5. What is the Main Purpose of a commander for a branch?
The Vice Commander's main purpose is to be a role model for the entire Corps, and ensure people are having fun and being engaged without having to resort to more mingy activities. They also should be responsible for doing some of the more boring tasks of medical, such as roster updates and ensuring people are following SOP. I will break this down into more detail.
Vice Commanders should be role models towards Officers (and everyone else), as they are the next-in-line for command if there is no VCMDR or CMDR online. Instilling a sense of respect for others' wishes, even if they are a lower rank, while still being firm in some aspects and knowing how to punish someone for being disrespectful or breaking rules, goes a long way in making people want to keep hopping on every day to have a good time.
Keeping players happy and engaged is probably the biggest part of every command member's job. Without a player base that comes back, there is nothing else. Having SIMs, trainings, RP in the medbay, and RP around the ship keep being having a wide variety of things to do, rather than just having to sit in medbay and do checkups in between regular events. When people have nothing to do, they become mingy and then start to unravel, giving a bad look on medical for people who are new to the Corps.
6. Why should we trust you to be a commander? :
I know I should be trusted as Vice Commander due to the respect I have from others and for others. I have never lashed out at anyone on the server, and I have a really high amount of patience towards others, which is really key when you are trying to get new players to keep playing. Often people don't understand GMOD much or haven't played on Gaminglight before, so helping them along in the nicest way possible really encourages them to want to continue playing and follow the same way and help others. I help out in the Discord server all the time with helping to answer people's questions, and when on the server I give out tours to my trainees occasionally (something that I'd also like to encourage some NCO to host; they gather up some new ST PVTs and take them on a tour, and then see if they want to tryout for medical). Speaking of, I have a lot of ideas for how medical could be improved and how to do it in a simple way. I own up to my mistakes, and I acknowledge the strengths of others.
I really care about helping others to have fun, and know how difficult it is for people in medical to do things when there is not much direction from the top. As such, I wouldn't want to put the Corps in that position.
7. How often can you be Online? :
Until September, I am able to be online around 3-5 hours per day on weekdays, and up to 10 on weekends (usually around 7). This is due to me having a 9-5 internship on weekdays.
After September, once classes start up, I can reliably be on 3+ hours Tues-Thurs, 7 hours weekends, and either 4+ hours on Mondays and Fridays, depending on if I am working on those days. This is an average of ~4.5+ hours per day.
8. Do you have any Warnings? (What for?) :
I do not have any warnings, verbal or formal, either in Medical or from server staff.
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+Support
- Fun to play with
- Has done well as NCO leading enlisted
- Understands role
- Made it all the way up to highest NCO without incident as far as I am aware of
-Support
- Made it all the way to CSM without joining the TeamSpeak, but as long as it is used from here on out that is fine
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+Support
- On frequently
- Shows good initiative
- Fun to play with
- Experienced with leading
-Support
- App could use some more detail
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+Support:
- Mature and loves to play
- Great activity, gives good debriefs
- Shows huge commitment to the Corps and genuinely seeks improvement for all
- Understands position very well
Good luck!
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+Support:
- Neo is amazing to work with
- Very detailed app, shows understanding of position
- Great and consistent activity
- Wants to solve the problem of more active officers than NCO, I have noticed this as well. Neo, if you receive VCMDR, I also think part of the problem is that we lose too many enlisted before they become NCO.
- Takes responsibility and I believe would handle things with grace
-Support:
- None. Good luck!
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-Support
- In the future you could work a bit on the application providing more detail and proof reading it a bit.
- As others have said the lack of LOA notices is a big one. You could improve on this, but I cannot judge too harshly since my own activity has been spotty due to my job.
+Support
- Nice person and a good leader.
- Good to work with.
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Doesn't minge and wanting to decrease the amount of minging in medical is a great thing. Good ideas overall, you just need to work on the app to expand upon them.
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On 6/14/2021 at 2:27 AM, Flanbro said:
+ + + / - - Support
+ Active
+ Experienced as an officer
+ Known very well by many members of the Medical Corps
Agreed. Gray is a great member of medical and is a good leader and role model.
On 6/14/2021 at 2:27 AM, Flanbro said:- Doesn't use microphone (sorry I am putting this as a negative support - but I can work better with someone with a microphone and so can the rest of MC)
I disagree with this, as the lack of a microphone doesn't change Gray's ability to lead and garner my respect, which Gray has done.
Overall +Support due to above reasons
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+Support:
- Good leader in combat, gives great combat directions in TS for medical personnel. But if Flanbro receives VCMDR I would personally like to see him instill this into other officers so that they do it for him and have a chance to shine and use their own leadership ability
- Great activity both in hours and in getting others to join medical
- Understands position and responsibilities
-Support:
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Can become negative towards others, specifically those outside medical. Would need to be worked on if becoming VCMDR
- This negativity can be a bad influence on others in medical
- Believe others are better suited at the moment
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+Support:
- Very dedicated
- Good role model for enlisted, NCO, and officers
- Active
- Can answer questions from other members easily/help out if confused, understands how medical functions
- I personally look up to Grizzly as one of the earliest people I remember on the server, and from that time forward he has done a good job at pushing us all to better places.
-Support:
- None, I think Grizzly is the best fit for medical VCMDR at the moment.
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+Support:
- Very detailed application
- Extremely active
- Understands role of officers
- Has ideas for improving medical
-Support:
- None
On 5/26/2021 at 12:51 AM, Neoperson said:psychological evaluation and requestable therapy sessions,
Some 501st people requested this from me. If you make a suggestion on forums I will support it and would be interested in developing this with you (ping me on Discord with link if you make one).
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1. Whats your in-game name and rank: MC SG RSLO SGM Keegan 4571
2: Whats your timezone?: Central Daylight Time (CDT), UTC -5
3: Whats your SteamID?: STEAM_0:0:159204113
4: Why do you want to be a medical officer?: I want to be able to promote individuals who do well and make me proud of their performance. I also want to be able to be a leader both in the medbay and outside.
5: Whats your activity like on a scale from 1 to 10: (1 being terrible activity and 10 being on daily for a while): 7. Before going on LOA (wanted to ensure I had time for work and sleep in first week of my internship), I was consistently on for a few hours per day. During LOA I was active in the Discord answering questions and such. I expect to have the same level of activity as before my LOA, as work isn't as draining as I had expected.
6: Why should you be a medical officer?: I should be an officer since I have done well as a leader (see below), and respect all members of medical, from command to enlisted. I also should be medical officer for the ability to promote enlisted to higher ranks if they do exceedingly well as medics.
7: How well do you command other troopers?: I believe I am a good leader of medics, as there have been several instances where I was the highest ranking medical on with numerous enlisted and I kept them in line and engaged with tasks. If I notice they start to seem bored I assign tasks such as group patrols, giving checkups to battalions, etc. I keep them in line while still allowing them to have fun, and know when it is necessary to have a chat with trooper(s) when they are being problematic.
8: Why should we accept your application over other applications?: I am willing to put in sufficient time to help better medical corps and be a role model for other players.
Blaze's VCMDR application
in Denied
Posted · Edited by Keegan
Just realized missing poll now
Echoing what Flanbro said:
+Support:
-Support:
IDK if this should count against you but you aren't very active in the Discord at all even when not on LOA; our chats often have people asking questions or not following roster updates and it is useful to help them out, so I think if you got VCMDR you would really need to be more active in there, since VCMDR is all about communicating with the Battalion.
Edit: Just realized you are also missing a poll on your application, Blaze. You should have one for a command application.