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The remarks here are from my own thoughts and ramblings that I feel I must express: Ladies and Gentlemen, I write to you with a heavy heart and a weariness that weighs deeply in my mind, and ask of you all to please stay calm and weather this storm of which few know, or believe they know, all of the truths and facts. I ask of you all to think before taking any drastic actions. We all here made this community together, each and everyone of us, whether you were an S-Shop member or just a grunt from back in the formation of the 13th, each and every person is responsible for the foundation of this group and should be proud of such a fact. Through the long nights and early mornings, we all worked, in each our own ways, to try to propel this unit off the ground and into a state that we can call a home for us, and as such I plead to all of you to not give up just yet. I understand everyone is tired, confused, angry, or all of the above, but I must ask, have we done everything we could? Have we tried to fix all of our problems before throwing in the towel to give up? How many attempted to open clear lines of proper communication? I do not side with one group who say they have been wronged, or another that say they were in the right. I side with the unit that I wasted my hours away at to provide every person here an enjoyable time, just as I know others have. Have we wasted our time? I believe only if we have given up, it was been all for naught. The point I am trying to make, is have you who have left, or are leaving, fought completely for what you think is correct? And those who are being held responsible, have you done your best to clarify and make amends? To those of you who feel they have no power or voice, I disagree. We all made this unit together, and together I feel things can be changed if you actively voice your opinions. Are we not all adults here? Can we not sit down and talk things out? Or must we all jump to rash conclusions and make choices we may regret? If there is one thing I know, it is that pettiness gets no one anywhere, so I must once again plead that we try to be adults about the entire situation, sit down, and talk to those that you feel need to be talked to without resorting to childish antics. I'm sorry if I wasted your time, or you disagree with me, however these are feelings I've been having without a way to express them. My final thoughts are as such, please think before acting. That goes to both parties in this situation. We didn't create this unit to tear each other apart or drift apart. We made this unit because we're all friends who just want to play games with each other, and I personally have made friends here for life, as have a majority of people here, and we should never forget that, no matter the cause of dispute. The boat sails on... Regards, Brian Specter

Is only game. why you heff to be mad?

I retired from the 13th MEU and am currently an active member of another realism unit. As a member of another realism unit, I have nothing to gain or lose if this unit fails. However, I do not want to see it fail. The reason for my leaving was my preference for conventional warfare over special operations. Having retired from the 13th MEU and never having served actively in the 3d MRB, I hope to provide an impartial perspective of the current situation and recommendations which I believe will be in the best interest of the unit. Being a retired member, I have no chain of command to pass my recommendations though so I am making this post. It is not my not intention to challenge any authority or provide criticism to any individuals. 1. Command Staff is currently in crises and must be in place for the unit to move forward a. Until SgtMaj De Leo and GySgt Whitacre actually retire, they are still active members of Command Staff. If they withdraw their request to retire, they will remain in their positions. b. Filling vacancies in Command Staff requires a unanimous vote of all active members. This can not take place unless SgtMaj De Leo and GySgt Whitacre vote or three days pass from their request to retire. c. While the unit has the goal of having five active members of Command Staff, this is not a requirement for the Command Staff to make decisions providing all active members participate. d. In the event that SgtMaj De Leo and GySgt Whitacre formally retire, Maj Irwin will by himself appoint a new member to Command Staff. The Command Staff should in turn vote on the appointment of new members until a suitable number is reached. This is ideally five, but not required. 2. Adjudication of the issues at hand by Command Staff. a. Does the Battalion/Company Leadership team have the authority to remove a member from an active billet without concurrence of Command Staff? (each of the following should be considered) 1) Junior Enlisted 2) Senior Enlisted 3) Junior Officer 4) Senior Officer 5) Member of Command Staff b. Any corrective action from action taken in response to uncertainty of policy regarding the above issue. b. Any discipline issues that have occurred in response to uncertainty of policy regarding the above issue. 3. I truly believe the issues the unit is suffering is due to leadership burn out, likely masked from leadership due to their sense of service to the unit and personal pride. My personal recommendations moving forward to prevent such burn out are as follows: a. Command Staff should be a primary billeted assignment. No one may be a member of Command Staff and serve in another primary billet. b. Command Staff appointments should be for a fixed period of time. I recommend one year c. Battalion/Company leadership positions should be for a fixed period of time. I recommend one year for officers and 18 months for enlisted. 4. Members are leaving in part due to an emotional response to a situation without giving the situation time to develop. My recommendation is for the unit to establish periods of enlistment. I would recommend periods of no less than six months and no more than one year. a. No one leaves the unit until their current enlistment period is complete. b. A member receiving punishment resulting in a discharge will be in inactive reserve status thru the remainder of their current enlistment period ie The Brig. c. All exceptions will be adjudicated by Command Staff. 5. The Command Staff serves three functions: a. It is a legislative body. All legislative meetings of the Command Staff should be open to members of the unit in order to provide transparency. b. It is a judicial body. Judicial proceedings of the Command Staff should be open to the members of the unit at the request of the accused. C. It serves as command oversight. This provides the Battalion Leadership team with direction and guidance. Once again, I truly hope this unit succeeds. I wish you all well.

Yes, I agree with Specter. Please don't leave yet. Please don't give up on OUR unit yet. When you've put in the work for something, you don't just abandon it, you fight for it. This isn't a lost cause, it's an OPPORTUNITY. Let's take it, please. We have an all hands meeting coming and I have some things to say.

While the effort is nice, how the situation was handled can only by rectified by the offending parties to step down. I do agree that members are leaving due to an emotional response, but the response is warranted this time due to the situation happening twice in a year. You will not stop people from leaving, but should damage control have been enacted, it was possible to stem the tide. Several previous members asked for change, none was given. Between snakes in the grass and children pretending to be men, It was inevitable it would have led to this sooner or later. It could have been prevented.

mrw everyone is just finding out now the leadership is fucked up

LCpl Swanson: "That AT gun is very upsetti spaghetti" The very last words of LCpl Swanson.

Sgt Hawkins: "Alright let's go over there and demo that SAM now that we have control of the runway" SSgt Falconer: "No. It's not our issue anymore." LCpl Kardnal: ".. . .C'mon Hawkins lets blow it up!" LCpl Kardnal and Sgt Hawkins sprint off before SSgt Falconer can get a word in edgewise or notice that they are missing. 200m later. . . LCpl Kardnal and Sgt Hawkins are approached by an Army Specialist 'Harry Johnson', who tells them "Hey, this runway is under our control now. No need to demo anything." Interrupting Hawkins and Kardnal planting charges. LCpl Kardnal: "Well I've got higher-ups demanding this SAM be demo'd ASAP." Harry Johnson: "Can't let you do that." LCpl Kardnal: "Hold up. Let me contact My superiors." (Radio queues common channel) "Command, this is Kardnal. Army wants us to stop the demo on the SAM. How do you want me to proceed?" SSgt Falconer: (radio) "Don't blow up the SAM." LCpl Kardnal: "Yeah they want us to blow up the SAM." Harry Johnson: "Okay, carry on." (jogs the fuck off) Operator to the max. "Too Opsec for you"

Thanks specter. We march on.

Im "casting this" until everyones gone and I get the lights. So until then I shall be an open chat if anyone needs fun times. My team is working to set up fun ops in the intrum of our regrouping so stay tuned for information as well.

This is my last realism unit. I'm here till the ship fucking sinks. Rah!

I've given this unit much of my time, from filling in to S5 stuff. I'm with you guys till the end... All I want is to play Arma 3 with the people I've met here, so far no one that I have been really close with have left. My only concern is, will we be enough to go fuck up those Malakabeli guys for making us pay too much for our gas?

Im sticking around, if nothing else it will be a pretty bonfire.

When you visit the forums today.......

It's just a meme, don't NJP me please.

I'll be hosting a funop tonight @1900. Standard 3dMRB mods with the addition of http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=29916 & http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=29908. Those wishing to attend please state so below so I can get a headcount when building the mission. Edit: Time changed to 1900. Team HQ Team Leader: Team Chief: Team SARC: Team Comms Chief/JTAC: Element One Element Leader: Asst. Element Leader: SARC: CSO: CSO: Element Two Element Leader: Asst. Element Leader: SARC: CSO: CSO: Zeus: SSgt Specter Aviation (must be pilot billet): Fixed Wing: Rotary Wing: Rotary Wing:

Funnily enough I joined that wagon months ago.

Maybe in theory, but that hasn't been the case in practice. I won't name names, despite that most people here know who I'm talking about, but one person has already been promoted to Command Staff without any votes by the unit.

Yes please!

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I'm here..............for now

Best one yet

We march on. Oohrah?

When you are at your computer and keep seeing a new topic in the Retirements, Resignations and Discharges section

MSOT 8313 Team Training - 05/03/17

@Cpl Cole TOTALER MEME KRIEG

I always thought you were totally off your fucking head, thanks for proving it so publicly. You're as dense as the day is long, Schram.

Who remember the last time I posted this?