For those 14 and under.

[oneway]

The last 3 or 4 scenarios I have volunteered for walk on player assignment duty...

Surprisingly you can set these guys aside for awhile during the assignment process, then get back to them and explain the importance and benefit of non-emotional and clear and meaningful communication...

Some of the most enthusiastic 'squeaker' types have turned out to be incredible assets to the units they were assigned to...and I cannot count the times when what originally appeared as a squeaker...bacame a sought after asset on follow on frames...

I think the best thing to do when you encounter a squeaker is get him to join you on a private chat at a remote tower and just clear a few things up with them...like how the overall game politics work...how important measured and meaningful communication is...

Of course some of them are to immature to deal with that...but many of them will surprise you...after all they have decided to play a game that is far more technical than most other online games...

At first...give them a break...and try and help them....their are plenty of diamonds in the rough amongst the squeaker population...

From time to time some are beyond hope...and I squelch them...but many of these kids are just enthusiastic and have the zeal of youth....

Give them a chance before you throw them out...

Out

Oneway

[OOZ662]

I was never a squeaker in the natural sense of the word either, but even now I catch myself keying up when I probably shouldn't and giving play-by-plays. Eh, I'm annoying. Not my problem.

[thndregg]

....get back to them and explain the importance and benefit of non-emotional and clear and meaningful communication...

Try explaining this concept to my wife.

[dedalos]

Did you know you can tune to yourself and hear how you sound?  Type your own name in to vox 5 and talk.

I say this because while you may not have "that high" of a voice in person you may on vox.

So typing more and listening or talking less will go a long way with getting respect.



I have nothing against any of you but I don't like squelching you.  (it is unbearable sometimes when young kids talk)

But nothing compared to an adult going crazy for not getting a check6 or because I did not strafe radar as I was commanded to ehh?  Leave the kids alone.  If it is that bad maybe bring up the base on your speakers a bit?  10 years in this game I only had problems with the so called adults 

[greens]

I happen to love when squeakers get on vox, it is endlessly entertaining for me.  I will look for the film from 3 or 4 years ago when I persuaded one to sing the ABC's for 10 minutes during a furball 

LOL oh my god man!!!! reminds me of a squaddy i forgot the kids name but he was a BAD BAD squeeker, bigtime, u shuda hear Limbo0 n B49 yelling at him on vox "SHUTUP!!" lol hilarious i tell ya  squeekers

[W7LPNRICK]

I had a staring contest with myself using a mirror on the 2nd hour I won.

I feel besides squelching him tell him what he's doing wrong, so later on you won't half to squelch him again.

Tried this 4 days in a row with one squeaker, wouldn't listen, so...SQUELCH!  
BTW what's a nevers? 

[Mongoose]

I will gladly welcome a young player.  We need for more young people to appreciate how hard it was to hit a target from a fighter plan during WWII.  I myself gained a new respect and appreciation for WWII fighter pilots after I started playing.  And I know that the real thing was even harder.

Having said that, I also agree that it would be a good thing for younger players to hear how they sound on the air.  I would suggest recording a couple of flights, and then play them back to see how you sound to other pilots.

An interesting side note to this:  I have a definite tenor voice.  Many years ago, the phone company started using equipment that just happened to raise the pitch of my voice.  I could tell when the equipment was upgraded in a certain part of the country, because people started calling me "ma'am" on the phone.  It was rather irritating, but I had to live with this for quite a while before a another equipment upgrade put things back to normal.

[stealth]

LOL oh my god man!!!! reminds me of a squaddy i forgot the kids name but he was a BAD BAD squeeker, bigtime, u shuda hear Limbo0 n B49 yelling at him on vox "SHUTUP!!" lol hilarious i tell ya  squeekers

How long ago?

[stodd]

The OS's......Original Squeekers

(Image removed from quote.)

Blue : stodd
Pink : zoozoo
Red : JunkyII
White : Ginger44 
Yellow : VansCrew
Black : Bosco

WOOOWOOO

    ?!?

[greens]

How long ago?

goondude or sumtin forgot his name but, horrible squeaky voice, poor kid didnt know he was causin mass pain in squaddies ears lol

[stealth]

goondude or sumtin forgot his name but, horrible squeaky voice, poor kid didnt know he was causin mass pain in squaddies ears lol

No he just sang alot. Stay away from sqeakers who sing.(like me)
Newest squeaker CJSapper 12 years old(good pilot, doesn't have mic)-New Friend

There's a numerous of kids under the age of 18 I like. Very good pilots.
Limbo0(BOOM)
B6Pacman(what just killed me?)
Ghost(changes name a lot)
800nate(optional if you like to ho) 800nate
jolly01(the 14 year old jolly did great missions)
STEALTH(not stealthy at all, nobody lives around him not even friendlies)
Many more between age of 13-10 such as CABOOSE and such(squeakers stick together)

[Plawranc]

What just killed me?, is that a reference to my most uttered sentence, or is that me coming out of nowhere in a spitfire and killing you LOL.


I was in a squad , back in the times called THE CREW. I hope for your sakes you were not on the same range freq.

Squad members:

B6Pacman (Me at age 13)
Botkins / NanoCrew
CrzyThnU (13)
JohnnyJr
Hcetih (12 year old with attitude)
SgtShrif
Trinity3
GhostCDB
79Nerdie (13)
Ruler2

Basically, no one over the age of 17 was in the squad at any time. And 4 squeaker of the year winners were members at some point. Nuff said

lilsquid, Goondude and Tachyon were DA members

Combine all these together on ONE VOX. and thats what I was a member of for 6 months.

[SWkiljoy]

I've been a squeaker for the past 7 years of my AH experiences....what ya tryin to say?
I feel a squeaker force uniting as we speak...better get ready for it. 

[stealth]

What just killed me?, is that a reference to my most uttered sentence, or is that me coming out of nowhere in a spitfire and killing you LOL.


I was in a squad , back in the times called THE CREW. I hope for your sakes you were not on the same range freq.

Squad members:

B6Pacman (Me at age 13)
Botkins / NanoCrew
CrzyThnU (13)
JohnnyJr
Hcetih (12 year old with attitude)
SgtShrif
Trinity3
GhostCDB
79Nerdie (13)
Ruler2

Basically, no one over the age of 17 was in the squad at any time. And 4 squeaker of the year winners were members at some point. Nuff said

lilsquid, Goondude and Tachyon were DA members

Combine all these together on ONE VOX. and thats what I was a member of for 6 months.

You killed everybody, what happened to GOODBYE?

[5PointOh]

Squeaker chat...thanks for the reminder to send the Mrs. off to get more birth control.