ATTENTION CREW

[fieldpromoted]

I should have done this right after podpop but I was occupied with a certain AI.

My name is General Trudy Chacon and I'm the CO of Starfighter Command, Stacy's first line of defense. We are a military command specializing in the use of snubfighters and mobile suits.

If you have previous flight experience, we need you. The Ohm numbers are vastly superior to our own and every pilot makes a difference between victory and annihilation. If you have no or little previous flight experience and want to volunteer, we still need you.

Our training regimen is harsh and you are expected to keep to the standards of military discipline. All permanent recruits will be fitted for dress and duty uniforms and are responsible for overseeing the maintenance of their own craft.

If you want to join Starfighter Command, be at our physical training exercises tomorrow at 0500 sharp. Not all of you may make the cut - it's not personal, I just have an aversion to my soldiers coming back in a box.

Comments

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Where are physical training exercises held? In the Hangar?

[fieldpromoted]

In the Sensoriums, same as our flight exercises. I probably should have put that up there.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'll be sure to arrive on time.

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

I've got at least one of your pilots in my training classes, so only fair I check yours out.
I've only done a little flying... but if it shoots, I can shoot the hell out of it, and I can fix anything that flies. Can any of your people make use of a co-pilot and gunner?

[fieldpromoted]

Most of our craft is single-man, but I know we have other ships aboard that could use a gunner.

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

Awesome, I can do that. I'll sign on with whoever can use a gunner then.

[shootingblancs]

Trudy, this reminds me:

As it turns out, we have a Koenig Monster on board that Stacy didn't release before. It works like our VFs, but... well, the name should clue you in. It's a bomber packing the heaviest firepower SMS had outside of reaction warheads.

There's not enough time to train someone to fly it, but it had a weapons platform mode, too. We can park that baby on the Quarter's flight deck as artillery support.

[fieldpromoted]

Sounds like a good plan. I'm sure we can find someone to man it if Chase gets grabbed by one of the multi-person craft.

[shootingblancs]

If someone's going to pilot that beast, I'll want them to be certified on the littler VFs first. But no reason why we can't use it to clear the road for us now.

[fieldpromoted]

I also wanted to ask you - how many spares of those EX-Gear suits do you have lying around? I want all the pilots to be in them if we can manage it.

[shootingblancs]

About a squadron's worth. More than enough to fit anyone in the VF-171's. Probably enough to put on the Rogues, too.

[morphitudinous]

I'm a ground mecha pilot and mechanic with some non-combat flight experience. I'll be there if I can help at all.

[fieldpromoted]

Do you think you could put Engineering on upgrading that mech to be used in space? It's going to get really important really soon.

[morphitudinous]

It'll be rough, but we have a fresh stock of supplies. If we can do it at any time, now's it.

We'll be on it right away. I've had a few drafts for some time that I can put to use.