8 Steps on how to be a Frame C.O. in Squad Operations. 1. The moment you get the orders from the Admin CM look them over and see if there is anything you don’t understand. Objectives should be clear. What targets you are to defend and attack. Look for any errors. Admin CM’s make mistakes all the time.
2. E-mail everyone on your side (Allied or Axis) and ask the squad C.O.’s what they would like to fly. Give them the list of AC available and let them choose. Explain to them you can’t promise they will get what they want, but you will try. Get this out as soon as possible.
*Friday Squad Operations – should get them Saturday or Sunday
*Sunday Squad Operations – should get them Monday or Tuesday
You can find all the squads listed for Friday and Sunday here.
http://events.hitechcreations.com/squadops/index.phpJust click on the Friday or Sunday Squad list link on the left. There you will see all the squads listed. Click on a squad to e-mail the C.O. and or X.O. I would suggest you always e-mail both incase someone drops the ball. This would be true of any squad/s you communicate with. Also please note the numbers listed are not correct. Many squads have more pilots then they had when they signed up. The number of pilots each squad has will be listed in the orders from the Admin CM or on this BB some where. We will try to get the correct numbers listed for each squad on the Squad Operations Events page corrected.
3. Give squads a day to reply. First come first serve. Try to give squads what they request, but try to be aware of squads that have not had a good ride. You don’t want to stick a squad like the 412th or the 56th in buffs for three frames especially if they don’t want to.
4. Once you have heard back from the C.O.’s (you will likely only hear back from about 1/3 of the squads) then assign their target. You can be specific and tell them:
- How much fuel to take
- What ordnance to load
- What route and alt to take
- When to hit the target
Or you can just assign the task and AC then leave it up to the C.O. of that squad how to complete that mission.
5. Send out the orders as soon as you can. For Friday they should be sent out by Wednesday at the very latest. For Sunday Squad Ops the orders should be out by Friday at the very latest. If you are the kind of Frame C.O. that likes to use several maps and great detail in your orders then watch the time. If it takes you three days to get it done then you are taking too much time.
6. Watch for questions from the Squad C.O.’s. You may not have made something clear or you might have had an error. Check your mail every day prior to the frame and respond as soon as possible.
7. On the night of the Frame try to show up early to answer any questions squad C.O.’s might have. Some Frame C.O.’s have a command channel they want squad C.O.’s to tune to. Others don’t worry about it and let the C.O.’s run their squads as they see fit. Just depends on your own style of leadership. Some Frame C.O.’s stay on the ground and try to keep track of all that is going one. They want updated information from squads when the enemy is contacted. They will be giving out orders to squads and making adjustment to plans. Others fly and enjoy themselves and let each squad deal with the problems at hand.
8. Once the frame is done you responsibility is over till the next time you are asked to be a Frame C.O.
If all Frame C.O.’s followed these steps we would not have any squads complaining about lack of orders, or orders being late. Nor would we have squads complaining about the rides they get and being forced in rides they don’t want time and time again. When I started squad Ops nearly 3 years ago we had about 80 show up. We watched it grow to over 200 on a Friday night. Frame C.O.’s who don’t do their job will be removed from Squad Operations, because they don’t just spoil it for themselves, but over 200 other players who look forward to this every week.
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CO CM daddog
332nd Flying Mongrels RosterNoses in the wind since 1997.
It took you 10 minutes to make “that” mission? What did you do with the other eight? – Swagger
