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  Community Update No.8
Posted by: B. Horner - 08-23-2019, 07:56 PM - No Replies

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Community Update No.8

23AUG19 2056 hrs UTC+1


This community update comes after a period of downtime within the group- with generally some more 'casual' missions and some more training than usual. We've also had many people leave and many people join the group; I'm glad we've not had anyone voluntarily leave on bad terms and many people who have left can be traced down to work commitments or is just due to the summer holidays, which was anticipated by the staff team. We've recently had lots of new personnel join us and we look forward to integrating them directly into the group. Although we should all ponder the life question: who really knows if they have passed module III or not? I guess we'll have to wait until tomorrow to get the answer.

We have recently just opened up a reserve section within the group - as part of the Company Assets. This has very limited space and is not a norm we will be falling into. Reserves will be for people who have been members for a good time and have displayed active engagement with continued effort being put into the group, but who have then had to step away from Arma 3 for whatever reason. Transfer into reserves is by full OC discretion.

No.4 Platoon, No.2 Section will be opening again soon and we are excited to see this Section grow back into what it should be. New Privates joining into No.4 Platoon will likely be placed into here.

We are changing our format for Module III slightly. We are going to put more pressure on recruits to finish their planning within 30 minutes - either make a plan or don't have a plan at all. We're also limiting the event to two objectives only - this change should allow a more in-depth plan rather than a broader plan. This change will begin in Class No.17.

Platoon and Company trainings in the near future will focus on FISH (Fighting in someone's house) and later Navigation. We have found these to be the two weakest areas within the last recruit group and will work on these to ensure our standards are raised. After the ceremony tomorrow I will be conducting a JNCO course with all of our new half and full screws around.

In the theme of trainings, I will be making a 'British Lingo' manual which will detail a lot of British terminologies and even some phrases to keep people in the mood and away from wholey American sayings. With a lot of people coming in who are so familiar with US doctrine, it is important that you give this a read. Do you have any sayings you think should be added- let me know!

We are continuing our search into the Sherman bug we are experiencing as other groups have not reported any issues or crashes. We expect a mod we use is causing a conflict.

As always please check the Enlisted Careers Category on the forums ( http://reddevilsarma.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=67 ) to have a look at different roles within the group. The ORBAT can also be used for browsing. If you would like any role please apply as we are especially in need of NCOs. If any of you would like to get on the mission creation side of things please do apply as this would be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately, I cannot update you all much on the coming events as many are still in their planning stages and require further confirmation until I will get anyone's hopes up.

Do you have any questions, queries, concerns, ideas, observations, or criticisms for the group? Let us know either on the Forums (Questionnaires and Polls) or Discord (#member-ideas) - you can always PM your Section Commander too, but it's good to put ideas out into our community base so others can have their input too.

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  Awards and Promotions No.17
Posted by: B. Horner - 07-28-2019, 07:42 PM - No Replies

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Awards and Promotions No.17

28JUL19 1945 hrs UTC+1


The following personnel have been removed or have left the group...

C. Hutton

J. Ross (Ret.)

M. Meijerink

N. Monahan

J. Woll

N. Jorg

G. Robertson


The following personnel have been moved to inactives...

We are currently in the process of changing how 'inactives' works and this will be detailed in an upcoming community update. 


The following promotions have been made...

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Recruit P. Bell-Smith has been promoted to Private.

Pte. P. Bell-Smith has been assigned to Support Company, Weapons Platoon, No.2 Section.

This promotion is occurring retrospectively as it was, in error, missing from the previous ceremony.


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Recruit A. Jacobs has been promoted to Private.

Pte. A. Jacobs has been assigned to Support Company, Weapons Platoon, No.1 Section.


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Recruit A. Oscar has been promoted to Private.

Pte. A. Oscar has been assigned to Support Company, Assault Platoon, No.1 Section.


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Recruit D. Allison has been promoted to Private.

Pte. D. Allison has been assigned to B Company, No.4 Platoon, No.1 Section.


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Recruit D. O'Donnell has been promoted to Private.

Pte. D. O'Donnell has been assigned to Support Company, Weapons Platoon, Batman. 


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Recruit J. Hale has been promoted to Private.


Pte. J. Hale has been assigned to Support Company, Weapons Platoon, No.2 Section.


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Private A. Baz has been promoted to Acting Lance Corporal.

A/LCpl. A. Baz has been assigned to Support Company, Weapons Platoon, No.2 Section, Section Second-in-Command.


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Private E. Schmidt has been promoted to Acting Lance Corporal.

A/LCpl. E. Schmidt has been assigned to Support Company, Weapons Platoon, No.1 Section, Section Second-in-Command.


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Private B. Kaiser has been promoted to Acting Lance Corporal.

A/LCpl. B. Kaiser has been assigned to Support Company, Weapons Platoon, No.1 Section, Section Commander.


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Acting Corporal L. Allen has been promoted to Corporal.


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Acting Corporal N. Masterson has been promoted to Corporal.


The following personnel have changed roles...

Rct. E. Espitia has been moved to B Company, Recruit (Training) Section.

Rct. M. Firefox has been moved to B Company, Recruit (Training) Section.


The following personnel have taken on additional roles...

N/A


The following commendations have been awarded...

L. Allen has received an Overseas Service Chevron for six months of service with Red Devils.

R. McArthur has received an Overseas Service Chevron for six months of service with Red Devils.

L. Smith has received an Overseas Service Chevron for six months of service with Red Devils.

M. Ward has received an Overseas Service Chevron for six months of service with Red Devils.


The following medals have been awarded...

N/A
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  Community Update No.7
Posted by: B. Horner - 07-10-2019, 07:50 PM - No Replies

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Community Update No.7
10JUL19 2051 hrs UTC+1

The first change in the community is a simple one - we're now numbering our Community Updates and Awards and Promotions posts - this should make it easier to identify a post in the future. Not a major change but definitely helps for some administration.

We will be transitioning into using a Recruit Section. This section will be the responsibility of Company and will be where all of the new recruits get placed. Company staff will then be able to monitor the recruits more directly and prevent any inactive personnel from entering into the platoons. 

We've currently got quite a few positions that are in high demand:
  • We need more NCOs - each section within No.4 Platoon can have three NCOs and we may need to open No.3 Section soon. Therefore, we are in need of more NCOs. 
  • One of the most difficult jobs within the group is the manufacture of missions and scenarios - if you'd like to help out please send in an application to be a Game Master.
  • We are going to be running a Signals course soon for those interested in becoming either a Wireless Operator or just signals trained. There will be limited spaces available for this course. 
  • We are going to be opening the fourth and final medic slot. Your application for this slot should be the best it can be, as no other slots will open for 16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance.

If you are interested in any of the roles above please find more information about the role here: http://reddevilsarma.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=67 and if you have any additional questions please contact the appropriate NCO or Officer.

I want to congratulate all of the members in attendance to the last recruit evaluation as you could have easily started commanding recruits about, however, you left them to their own devices and this helped us in evaluating their individual performances. 

With my recent promotion and move to Company Headquarters, we will begin to operate more as a company structure. Each platoon should be given more freedom in how they operate, within limits, allowing commanders throughout more flexibility.

From CSgt. N. Barden: "This is a team game and we need to work together to achieve the best outcome. Take the failures in your trainings and turn them into lessons. This goes especially for all of leadership, now is the time to up the game to the next level and strive to make your platoon the best platoon. It is not a competition but a challenge and if every platoon is doing that we become a better company as a whole".

The events coming up are an Attack of Carentan mission and then a PvP with 7th Armoured Division and 23rd Panzer Division. In August we will be joining the 82nd Airborne Division [B/1/504] in a joint operation - the Battle of Anzio. We will be portraying the British forces but exact details are still being decided on. 

Please continue to use the 'Questionnaires and Polls' category on the forums and the #member-ideas channel on Discord so we can tailor this experience for the community. If you want to do something let us know, we can gauge interest, do a side event, or something else in order to help deliver the experience you want. If you want to gauge interest for an idea you have you can also post in these channels. 
http://reddevilsarma.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=67

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  Awards and Promotions No.16
Posted by: B. Horner - 06-30-2019, 06:53 PM - Replies (2)

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Awards and Promotions No.16
30JUN19 1945hrs UTC+1

The following personnel have been removed or have left the group...

S. Combs

A. Panagopoulos

The following personnel have been moved to inactives...

M. Cera
Cera will be inactive for around eight weeks.

K. Mardas

N. Monahan

M. Iordan


The following promotions have been made...

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Recruit A. Aamar has been promoted to Private.

Pte. A. Aamar has been assigned to No.4 Platoon, No.2 Section.

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Recruit E. Schmidt has been promoted to Private.

Pte. E. Schmidt has been assigned to Weapons Platoon, No.1 Section.

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Acting Sergeant S. Heikkinen has been promoted to Sergeant.

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Acting Sergeant J. Ross has been promoted to Sergeant.

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Lieutenant B. Horner has been promoted to Captain.

Capt. B. Horner will move to "B" Company Headquarters and assume the role of Company Commander.


The following personnel have changed roles...

Pte. B. Powell has moved from No.2 Section, Rifleman to 16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance, 4 Section, Medic.

Acting Corporal C. Thorpe has moved from No.1 Section, Second in Command to No.1 Section, Section Commander.

Lance Corporal S. Cottitto has moved from No.2 Section, Gun Group Commander to No.1 Section, Second in Command.

Colour Sergeant N. Barden will be acting No.4 Platoon, Platoon Commander.


The following personnel have taken on additional roles...

N/A


The following commendations have been awarded...

M. Cera has received an Overseas Service Chevron for six months of service with Red Devils.

S. Cottitto has received an Overseas Service Chevron for six months of service with Red Devils.

S. Heikkinen has received an Overseas Service Chevron for six months of service with Red Devils.

S. Wiemann has received an Overseas Service Chevron for six months of service with Red Devils.

C. Thorpe has received a second Overseas Service Chevron for twelve months of service with Red Devils.


The following medals have been awarded...

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The following personnel have been awarded the WAR MEDAL:

Acting Corporal L. Allen

Private B. Kaiser
Kaiser was meant to receive this medal on the 12th May 2019, however, in error, only received his Mentioned in Despatches.

Private M. Shardonia

Private A. Baz
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  20JUN19 - Server Maintenance
Posted by: B. Horner - 06-19-2019, 10:03 PM - No Replies

I have been advised by our provider that our server will be shutting down the server to apply critical updates on June 20th at 0600 hrs Central EU time. The update is expected to last up to half an hour.

During this time the website and TeamSpeak 3 server will be offline.

Depending on the availability of staff, the server may be offline for longer - until one can reboot the system.

Apologies for the late notice.

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  Community Update
Posted by: B. Horner - 06-15-2019, 10:31 PM - Replies (2)

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190615 Community Update

2230 hrs


A small update to keep everyone informed. We have two missions left as part of our D-Day 2019 operation string. The one coming on Sunday will see us as Canadian Paratroopers and the one the following Sunday will see us donning US gear as the 82nd Airborne. In terms of other events coming up, we have 22JUN19 Module II, 29JUN19 Module III, and 30JUN19 Ceremony. The 30th will also feature a mission after the ceremony. It is important for any Recruit who has not completed Module I to speak to your Section Commanders in order to organise a time to do this - otherwise, you'll miss out on this cycle of recruit training. 

The PvP planned for the end of June has been pushed back by a week and is currently scheduled in for 07th July - we will most likely be conducting a training on the day beforehand so we can familiarise ourselves with the plan and have time to liaise and train with the 7th Armoured Division. The PvP will be in the desert again, so you have the sand in your cracks to look forward to.

We've gained a few more members since the last update with our current total, excluding anyone marked as inactive, at 37 people. However, more are confirmed to be joining soon and we'll be reaching the over 40 player mark - a milestone I'm sure we all can be happy about. With this point I'd also like to stress the usage of the chain of command - many people message Barden or myself directly with issues or questions and this can sometimes be overwhelming when 20 other people do the same. Please direct as much of your questions and concerns to your section NCO(s) and if needed they will pass it up further. 

Following from the previous point, please ensure that you are filling out your attendance forms (the poll on each event post) well in advance of any event. We may soon be switching over to a new poll system which will give more flexibility to the shut-off point to the poll. Aim to have your response in NLT Thursday or Friday. I cannot tell you how helpful it is to know who will be attending - we know things crop up last minute, but these are easily communicated to commanders. I'd like to see the same number of replies to each poll as we have members in the group - we're not far off - but it could definitely be better.

I'm happy to see the Support Company is settling well into their new role and will be able to start taking a few more personnel soon - if you like any of the roles within S Coy, please send in an application following the guidelines here: http://reddevilsarma.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=67 . An additional point is that we are always on the search for non-commissioned officers and will be looking to expand to 3 Section at some point - please either send in a full application (follow the previous link) or inform Horner of your interest. Our whole NCO team is based upon the concept that if everyone helps a little, the effect overall is a lot.

Are you interested in making missions or Zeusing? One of the largest jobs within the group is the manufacture of scenarios and operations. We're looking to expand our Game Master team (i.e. mission makers), so if you are interested please make an application. Again, the idea is that if everyone does a little, nobody does a lot. If you have any questions about the role please get in touch with myself and I can answer any queries you have.

So you are all aware: our relations with other groups is also expanding, and the number of groups that we are in talks with is very extensive. We'll be looking to do some more joint events with other groups soon, we're just getting past our rather hectic past few months. Before jumping into many more joint events you can expect us to calm down for at least a few weeks in order to relax slightly.

Red Devils, as always, is improving constantly. This is a direct effect of our continued effort to maintain and push our training and effectiveness. We've come leaps and bounds from when we began, and the direction we are headed makes me very excited for the group in the future. 

Ready for anything,

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