Steam Name: Metacrisis
RP Name: Finn
RP Rank: Executive Officer
Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:51113824
Regiment you are applying for: Attack Reg
Experience:
212th [PVT-XO]
I’ve spent my time in Synergy exclusively in 212th. Since 2018, I’ve been doing my best to ensure that my battalion succeeds, both compared to other battalions, and in terms of creating a welcome and fun environment for people to hang out and play in.
As Intel Director for over 2 years, I’ve streamlined and updated major chunks of the backend workload of the battalion, to the point I’m at now, where almost everything is automated.
As a Senior Officer for over a year, I helped maintain our large NCO and Officer Corps, oversaw the disciplinary system, helped create and maintain the current promotion system for NCOs (ew merits), and helped to create the current structure of 212th.
As a Commander, I’ve had my hand in everything, from the unfortunate loss of Foxtrot, to helping introduce and maintain Red Squadron (I know a lot of people give me flak for RS, but I’m incredibly proud of the work Leche, Pog, Babatunde and I put into making that squad work under the worst circumstances, and it was amazing to see them in their glory. I’ll fight anyone who talks shit about them). I actively helped 2ndAC with revamping their tryouts and standards, assisted in filling Parjai Squad, and getting new members interested and involved with the subunit. With Ghost Company, I helped usher in their new models/jobs, worked with them to keep their tryouts updated and competitive with other battalion’s subunits, and gave them a lot of backend support.
I feel like my biggest achievement in 212th has to be seeing people outgrow me. Seeing people join the battalion, then mentoring and helping them to reach their max potential is possibly my favorite thing to see. Seeing the difference between people when they first join to now, and watching them get to the point where they can find what they want on the server and take it, is amazing. Seeing Guac and Moose as REGLs, or Bacta and Pog as BCMDs, and knowing that I helped them get there, is just the best. And I hope that I can continue to do that, pass or fail this app.
Why should you become a Regimental Commander?:
I believe I should be RCMD because of the experience I have, both with the community in general, but specifically in battalion high command. I’ve been in a Commander position longer than most, and in that time I’ve seen or experienced almost everything that’s happened in the community for the past few years. I’ve also been the Co-Captain of one of the consistently largest battalions on the server for more than a year, so I have experience dealing with making battalions succeed and then keeping them stable.
Do you understand the lore of your regiment?: Yes, I do.
Availability: Generally, Mon-Fri 7pm-12pm, Weekends generally anytime after 12pm
Give a brief overview of your achievements on the server:
1 year of 212th Commander (11 months as XO)
2 and a half years as 212th Intel Director
7 months as Senate Captain
Do you have a microphone?: Yes
Where do you want your regiment to be at the end of your term?:
After talking to all 3 regiments, I can say that they’re all in pretty good places. They all have room for improvement, but there aren’t any major issues that need to be addressed.
212th
I’m very biased when I talk about 212th, as it’s been my home for my entire time with Synergy, but I couldn’t be more proud of what 212th is right now. For all of Mason’s, Leche’s, Pog’s, and Bacta’s 2 terms, HC and I have worked towards making the 212th more than just a battalion where people get on to do events and get promoted. As cheesy as it sounds, we’re a real family, and it’s to the point now where I have no doubt that 212th will always be good, no matter what adversity or hardships come our way.
Of course, there’s always room for improvement, and there are 2 things I’d like to see an improvement on, the first being motivation. Occasionally 212th has a phase where they get less motivated on interacting with themselves (usually caused by either a spike in another faction like BH, or another game being popular or just releasing, like when Halo came out a few months back or when they had a MC server last year), and recently they’re starting to fall into this pattern again. By the end of my term, I’d like to see 212th re-motivated in themselves, both in game and out.
41st
41st is in a pretty good spot, and they’ve really picked up as a whole since joining the attack regiment. The biggest area of improvement I can think of is just communication and support. While 212th and 501st have always had a close relationship, 41st still can feel like an outside battalion to some people since they’ve officially joined the attack regiment. While most people see them as a full attack battalion, there are still some that don’t. My goal is to solidify 41st’s place as an attack battalion, and support them as best I can so they can reach this goal.
501st
From my experience, 501st has had the most ups and downs of the attack regiments, and right now they’re in a definite up. With new recruits out the ass, a dedicated HC team, and enthusiastic officers, there’s not much more they need to be successful. One area I can see them improving on is being involved with the other attack battalions. I don’t usually like comparing past leadership to current, but when Marvel was Rex, he worked very closely with 212th and 104th HC to create an environment of friendship and cooperation between the 3 battalions, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a good result between battalions before. My aim is to help the other attack battalions connect with 501st more, and continue to grow the relationship 501st has with the other battalions.
How do you plan to improve relations within your regiment?:
Now, most of the things I want to see improved with the battalions revolves around increased communication and interactivity of the battalions. I think the best way to help facilitate that is to bring back something we’ve done before, which is sending subunits to different battalions during deployments. While it can sound strange on paper, having Wolfpack tag along a 212th deployment, or Ghost Company helping 501st on a mission, it had some really good results, and brought the battalions a lot closer together. Even in the cases where there wasn’t open friendship, there was much less toxicity, and a small respect for the other battalions involved. During my term, I’d like to try and bring this concept back, as well as expanding a bit, and focus more on the subunits in particular. Deploying Green Company and Ghost Company together, Torrent Company and 2nd Airborne, etc. By focusing on these smaller subunits, I aim to bring more attention to them, and also buff them in a way (some people might want to join a subunit if they knew it got special deployments other people don’t get).
Do you understand that if you go inactive that you will be removed from your position?: Yes
Do you understand that your position has a three month term limit and you must reapply after three months to maintain your regimental commander rank?: Yes
