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Base ops lately has been lazy, I've been on for over 8 hours a day over the last 3 weeks and the only person I've actively seen hosting tryouts is @Bro. There is the odd ATC training but for the most part, it's just people being lazy. There has been too much focus on who will be the next Yularen and what they will do in that position. When they should be focusing on what they can change NOW. Activity changes everyday, and there will always be new issues. But the main focus of base ops is what they can change right now. They have a high command structure currently, but they are focused on the drama and useless crap that only causes distractions. I understand that there is a lot of document work within base ops, but just being on the server as a "presence", trust me it works wonders. Currently base ops are viewed as the "glorified doorman", but that job only takes one person to run. Offload the work, have a shift system and offer rewards to members that do the job well. And while you have somebody on the doors and base assignments, host trainings or be actively doing RP within the server. Give people the incentive to get trained, set an example to inspire people.
Also what ever happened to the MEDT or ENGT that was implemented a while ago on the venator? Wasn't that supposed to aid the Naval/Base ops in the trainings?
In summary, give people the incentive to get trained. Give them the opportunity to utilize the trainings you give and give people that host the trainings some sort of reward. Therefore they are inspired to continually host the trainings. Giving the server and it's playerbase a reason to respect the base ops.
"Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today" - Benjamin franklin