Go Team!!

[captain1ma]

Ive been thinking about this attendance thing all week. its been bugging the crap out of me. here's what i've come up with.

the FSO is a Team Event.

you as a player are an integral part of that team--a squad. the squads are players that are part of a larger team--Axis or Allies.

Commitment to the FSO is up to the individual... if you decide for what ever reason not to play on a particular week, just bear in mind, someone will suffer for it. most likely your squad will suffer most.
if enough of you don't play on a particular week, others will suffer for it. most likely your Side.

therefore think about That when you decide not to fly because you don't like the plane or whatever other reason you don't want to fly.
whether or not you fly, can and will affect the outcome, of both the squad survival and how well the side you're on does.

if you commit to play FSO... commit to being there no matter what. Now yes life gets in the way, work gets in the way, family gets in the way etc etc.
but you can't tell me that 10% or 20% or 30% of one side didn't fly because their dogs ate their homework?!!

Im not picking on anyone in particular, just saying if you commit, fly no matter what. think about who it affects if you don't show. don't just say "well no one will notice". if 30 guys think no one will notice, they're wrong. think about your squad and think about your side.

your TEAM is DEPENDING on YOU!! GO TEAM!!

[Nefarious]

Great post!

[LilMak]

Well said.

I personally make every effort to make all frames. That being said I, like most, have life commitments that make it impossible to be there every time. Even when I'm not there, I still get involved in planning and making sure someone has all the information needed to pull off whatever our assignment may be. I, for example, am virtually useless as a level bomber pilot but I'll still make every effort to be part of the team for a multitude of reasons. The FSO participants all benifit from my attendance. Even if I'm reasonably certain my mission will result in my virtual death, I'm there to provide enjoyment for the enemy as much as my squad. I provide a jucy target for the bad guys and a bullet sponge to (hopefully) save a squad member or two.

Everybody wins when you show up.

[Stampf]

Some of the most fun I've had have come from those assignments that you dread going into, but somehow turn out to be another great time with friends and mates.

This week will be my 224th (sortie) Friday Night spent as the CO of JG11 in the FSO series.

Turnout is key to everyone's enjoyment of the evening.

Turn out the troops.

[Drano]

Don't understand why people get all hung up on what side they're on or what plane they get. It's about the mission in FSO. If you're all that it shouldn't matter what you're flying/driving. Have a greater understanding of YOUR mission and what it takes to do your little part of the overall plan for your side and carry it out. Aim for that. That's what I do every frame.

As long as there's beer I'm in.

[ImADot]

Have a greater understanding of YOUR mission and what it takes to do your little part of the overall plan for your side and carry it out. Aim for that. That's what I do every frame.

Yep. When I'm escorting bombers for instance, I'm successful if they get in and get home. If I only push bad guys down and out of attack position, well I've done my job. Kills are icing, they are not the cake.

[Nefarious]

Don't understand why people get all hung up on what side they're on or what plane they get. It's about the mission in FSO. If you're all that it shouldn't matter what you're flying/driving. Have a greater understanding of YOUR mission and what it takes to do your little part of the overall plan for your side and carry it out. Aim for that. That's what I do every frame.

As long as there's beer I'm in.

Spoken like a true Volunteer. I think we all do in our squad. <S>

[Tull]

Gents,

   When I think of FSO each month, the words of a song from my youth come to mind:

And I went up there, I said, "Shrink, I want to kill. I mean, I wanna, I
Wanna kill. Kill. I wanna, I wanna see, I wanna see blood and gore and
Guts and veins in my teeth. Eat dead burnt bodies. I mean kill, Kill,
KILL, KILL." And I started jumpin up and down yelling, "KILL, KILL," and
He started jumpin up and down with me and we was both jumping up and down
Yelling, "KILL, KILL." And the sargent came over, pinned a medal on me,
Sent me down the hall, said, "You're our boy."

(Arlo Guthrie — Alice's Restaurant lyrics) 

v/r

Jamie
Tull, 

JAMES W GENTRY III
Contractor, Northrop Grumman
Mission Command Training Support Program (MCTSP)
Senior Training Advisor (STA)
278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, TN ARNG

"They're trying to kill me," Yossarian told him calmly.
"No one's trying to kill you," Clevinger cried.
"Then why are they shooting at me?" Yossarian asked.
"They're shooting at everyone," Clevinger answered. "They're trying to kill everyone."
"And what difference does that make?"

[Drano]

Group W!

[black]

Good post Jaeger1, I'm proud to say i've missed just TWO frames in 5 years. I must admit it helps when it's 1-2pm Saturday Aussie time 

[Nathan60]

Yep. When I'm escorting bombers for instance, I'm successful if they get in and get home. If I only push bad guys down and out of attack position, well I've done my job. Kills are icing, they are not the cake.

that's the way I see it as well, FSO (for me) isn't about racking up the kills, or looking like an uber pilot its about the historical reenactment of WWII as I see it. YEs the frantic action of a furball after 45 minutes of inaction is powerful and the highpoint of my fso experience but doing my job as orders is just as satisfying to me, like getting the buff home in one piece or taking a ju88 out making my bomb runs and returning, that all just means I have done something I don't usually do in the ma, or even get the chance too, that difference is why I fly FSO.

[snakeplissken]

Said Kid, "What did you get?"  I said: "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay Fifty Dollars and pick up the garbage."  And he said "What were you arrested for kid?" And I said "Littering."  And they all moved away from me there on the bench and gave me the hairy eyeball.  Until I said "And creating a nuisance."  And they all came back, shook my hand and we had a great time.

Man you guys are old.  If you haven't listened to Alice Restaurant, part of your education is missing.

[captain1ma]

or too young? LOL

[phatzo]

Good post Jaeger1, I'm proud to say i've missed just TWO frames in 5 years. I must admit it helps when it's 1-2pm Saturday Aussie time 

Yep that was great for me until I scored a lot of Saturday work. 

[eeyore]

Question for you Jaeger1 (captain1ma): I am at work when the FSO takes place. I make every attempt to fly, but some days work calls me away. Is it better to fly and have to leave in the middle of the mission, risking losing points for my team and my squad, or not fly at all and sit on the sidelines?