Part of my job as Garrison CoG is to make sure people are behaving themselves on the forum. Fortunately we have an awesome garrison with a great bunch of people so I’m sure my job will be very easy. I would encourage everyone to read over the forum rules. Especially the new guys.
http://501st.com.au/forum/thread-216.html

One thing I would ask is that people try to keep on topic. The garrison has grown a great deal in a short amount of time. In the early days a bit of banter on a thread didn't make much difference but now days there are many more people on the forum. It may seem like a bit of fun making a joke here and there but it soon turns into pages of nothing. For the 50 people trying to read through the thread for relevant information it can cause a lot of frustration.

We have the cantina for general chat. There is also the shoutbox. You can also PM.

So please in future only post on a thread if you have something relevant to add.

Hi All,

As some of you may be aware the Legion Elections are coming up in early February.

After some deliberation, I had decided that if nominated I would again run for the position of Commanding Officer. To this end I had contacted the people who I wished to have on my 2012 Command Staff, signalled my intent to run in 2012, and asked if they would consider filling the positions I asked them to.

To my great pleasure, everyone who I have asked to take up a position has agreed to do so.

So come the Elections, if I am nominated and then elected, my Command Staff team would be substantively identical to the current one, with a couple of exceptions.

The Redbacks have been running with 2 Captains of the Guard (CoG's) since our inception - Terry 'TK-Tex' Ranger and Glenn 'Scorp' Lyons. Both of these troopers have been steadfast in their resolve when the Garrison has had a couple of fairly testing times, and both have always gone above and beyond in the call of duty to the Garrison.

Both Rick and I agree that it would be a good idea to give someone else an opportunity to experience the role, and have therefore asked Richard ‘Draco’ Hall if he would consider the position of Redback Garrison Captain of the Guard in I am elected in the upcoming elections – and he graciously agreed.

But with the elections still a few weeks away, I think it would be an opportune time for Draco to take up the position and come to grips with what is required.

So, for the next 3 weeks at least, please welcome the new Redback Garrison Captain of the Guard – Richard ‘Draco’ Hall.

Kev Vader
Redback CO

Please congratulate CB-5595 Dan on having his Kaskyyyk trooper cleared for duty !

Can't wait to see a few of these at DW.

Great stuff mate.

The Redback Garrison is proud to announce that members in the Gold Coast are have decided to put in an application to form a Squad!

After a good amount of extremely positive discussion, and a couple of Polls,
I am happy to announce the name of the proposed new Squad, and the results of the poll for Squad Leader:

The name has been decided to be:

The Redback Garrison Longfin Squad

and the results for the election of the inaugural Squad Leader are as follows:

9 votes - 3409 Adam Lochowicz 'APOK'
1 vote - 4423 Terry Ranger - TK-TEX
1 vote - 8375 Simon Purton – Dredd
1 vote - 9220 Jason Dare – Spacebandit

I can therefore declare that Adam Lochowicz 'APOK' is now the Acting Squad Leader of The Redback Garrison Longfin Squad.

All that is left to do in order to fulfil the requirements for an official application is the design of a Logo, which has already begun - so we are all looking forward to seeing the first batch of designs soon!

Kev Vader
Garrison CO

Please congratulate Adam on his latest approved costumes, yes costumes!! Don't know where he finds the time, working flat out and organising the Dreamworld troop and others around the Goldie, but he has managed to finish off 3 more Special Ops costumes!!!!

Score up another couple of first's for the country, with the Novatrooper Medic and Novatrooper, to compliment his already approved Novatrooper Elite.

Adam also has completed his Shadow Stormtrooper as well.

Great stuff mate.

Please congratulate Tamsin on having her Arica: Blue Dancer Disguise costume approved.

This would also be another first for Australia I believe.

Great work Tamsin