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Thanks so much everyone!!!

I've been in touch with the LMO, he expects revisions to me made to this CRL.  Keep up the discussions and we can get it updated.
 

Something else we all need to keep in mind:  We only submit a suggested CRL to the LMO, his team will use portions of one and parts off another one.  It is extremely rare for any CRL to be published as submitted.  All we can do is ask for the revisions and Eric is more that agreeable that we will update this specific one.
 

Thanks to all that made the effort to vote and Thanks for the support!!
 

Thanks to all that made the effort to vote and Thanks for the support!!
 

Thanks to all that made the effort to vote and Thanks for the support!!
 

Thanks to all that made the effort to vote and Thanks for the support!!
 

Thanks so much everyone!!!

Thanks so much everyone!!!

Thanks so much everyone!!!

This has bugged me for a while.  Not in the "This is stupid!" way of being bugged, but more like "Why is that?"
 
So, why is it that Imperial Crew members are "IC"s, Imperial Navy members are "IN", but Imperial Officers are "ID" rather than "IO"?
 
 

To the IOC members that took the time to actually go to the 501st Forums and vote for the candidate of their choice, I salute you.

Get all your official 501st election information here: http://new.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=94136&p=1185419&sid=48b881038722698cbad065088267af88
 
Legion Elections Timeline:

Nominations Start:
Saturday 4 Feb @ 12:01AM GMT

Q&A Starts:
Thursday 9 Feb @ 12:01AM GMT

Closing Statements Start:
Tuesday 14 Feb @ 12:01AM GMT

Voting Starts:
Wednesday 15 Feb @ 12:01AM GMT

Voting Ends:
Sunday 19 Feb @ 24:00PM GMT
 
More details to come, don't forget to vote.

Welcome back and good luck!!

Greetings again IOC,
 
    I want to thank you for your many well thought out questions. It is clear we have a lot of passionate members that care for the IOC. I also would like to thank Bob for his passion as well, it takes a strong person to accept a nomination for a job like this and I thank him for his ideas.
 
    It is clear the main objective of either of us will be the CRL completion. Different methods, but it will get done. What you, as members, need to decide is whether you want someone familiar with the current detachment methods and personnel, or someone that only had 15 posts prior to his nomination. Bob is a great guy and devoted 501st member, I’ve met him a few times now and enjoy his company. I hope we can continue that after the election.
 
   As for Rob Lyth, I’m sorry you didn’t take your nomination and this process as serious as you could have.  I’d hope a person that thought it was necessary to accept a nomination would participate by answering the specific questions provided by our members.  I hope you can join us on the forums and add to the detachment.
 
    I’d like to thank my staff, current and future, for the support and ideas. I look forward to working with you this year. I hope you, the members, give me the opportunity to serve as your Detachment Leader this year. I’m excited to implement the ideas we have for the detachment. The CRL team program will be the first to get our attention. The process is slow, but it is made so much slower by the number of new costumes added by all the new sources. Sure, some of the other detachments have whipped some out too, but they may not have had so many. With that being said, we will make them our priority. 
 
   The mentoring/cadet type program is a great approach to get more members active on the forum and to aid new members. It should have been done sooner, but now is a time good as any. We will iron out the details and put out the call for mentors, a much catchier name will be decided upon too. I think we can use at least one of Bob’s ideas, with a twist that is. An IOC Facebook members page is a good idea. But not for official business, but as a social page where members can chat and even gripe in real time. It will be a good place to post breaking news and link members to the forums for the details. 
 
   Lastly, I want to thank BJ for his dedication to this detachment for so many years and his friendship. He saw something in me at Celebration 6 and that lead to my appointment as DO and ultimately, Executive Officer. I’m glad you will be available to assist in the future.
 
I look forward to continuing my service to the IOC.
 
Duty, Honor, Empire
Mark Ryner/ID-4584
IOC/XO

Greetings again IOC,
 
    I want to thank you for your many well thought out questions. It is clear we have a lot of passionate members that care for the IOC. I also would like to thank Bob for his passion as well, it takes a strong person to accept a nomination for a job like this and I thank him for his ideas.
 
    It is clear the main objective of either of us will be the CRL completion. Different methods, but it will get done. What you, as members, need to decide is whether you want someone familiar with the current detachment methods and personnel, or someone that only had 15 posts prior to his nomination. Bob is a great guy and devoted 501st member, I’ve met him a few times now and enjoy his company. I hope we can continue that after the election.
 
   As for Rob Lyth, I’m sorry you didn’t take your nomination and this process as serious as you could have.  I’d hope a person that thought it was necessary to accept a nomination would participate by answering the specific questions provided by our members.  I hope you can join us on the forums and add to the detachment.
 
    I’d like to thank my staff, current and future, for the support and ideas. I look forward to working with you this year. I hope you, the members, give me the opportunity to serve as your Detachment Leader this year. I’m excited to implement the ideas we have for the detachment. The CRL team program will be the first to get our attention. The process is slow, but it is made so much slower by the number of new costumes added by all the new sources. Sure, some of the other detachments have whipped some out too, but they may not have had so many. With that being said, we will make them our priority. 
 
   The mentoring/cadet type program is a great approach to get more members active on the forum and to aid new members. It should have been done sooner, but now is a time good as any. We will iron out the details and put out the call for mentors, a much catchier name will be decided upon too. I think we can use at least one of Bob’s ideas, with a twist that is. An IOC Facebook members page is a good idea. But not for official business, but as a social page where members can chat and even gripe in real time. It will be a good place to post breaking news and link members to the forums for the details. 
 
   Lastly, I want to thank BJ for his dedication to this detachment for so many years and his friendship. He saw something in me at Celebration 6 and that lead to my appointment as DO and ultimately, Executive Officer. I’m glad you will be available to assist in the future.
 
I look forward to continuing my service to the IOC.
 
Duty, Honor, Empire
Mark Ryner/ID-4584
IOC/XO

Greetings again IOC,
 
    I want to thank you for your many well thought out questions. It is clear we have a lot of passionate members that care for the IOC. I also would like to thank Bob for his passion as well, it takes a strong person to accept a nomination for a job like this and I thank him for his ideas.
 
    It is clear the main objective of either of us will be the CRL completion. Different methods, but it will get done. What you, as members, need to decide is whether you want someone familiar with the current detachment methods and personnel, or someone that only had 15 posts prior to his nomination. Bob is a great guy and devoted 501st member, I’ve met him a few times now and enjoy his company. I hope we can continue that after the election.
 
   As for Rob Lyth, I’m sorry you didn’t take your nomination and this process as serious as you could have.  I’d hope a person that thought it was necessary to accept a nomination would participate by answering the specific questions provided by our members.  I hope you can join us on the forums and add to the detachment.
 
    I’d like to thank my staff, current and future, for the support and ideas. I look forward to working with you this year. I hope you, the members, give me the opportunity to serve as your Detachment Leader this year. I’m excited to implement the ideas we have for the detachment. The CRL team program will be the first to get our attention. The process is slow, but it is made so much slower by the number of new costumes added by all the new sources. Sure, some of the other detachments have whipped some out too, but they may not have had so many. With that being said, we will make them our priority. 
 
   The mentoring/cadet type program is a great approach to get more members active on the forum and to aid new members. It should have been done sooner, but now is a time good as any. We will iron out the details and put out the call for mentors, a much catchier name will be decided upon too. I think we can use at least one of Bob’s ideas, with a twist that is. An IOC Facebook members page is a good idea. But not for official business, but as a social page where members can chat and even gripe in real time. It will be a good place to post breaking news and link members to the forums for the details. 
 
   Lastly, I want to thank BJ for his dedication to this detachment for so many years and his friendship. He saw something in me at Celebration 6 and that lead to my appointment as DO and ultimately, Executive Officer. I’m glad you will be available to assist in the future.
 
I look forward to continuing my service to the IOC.
 
Duty, Honor, Empire
Mark Ryner/ID-4584
IOC/XO

Greetings again IOC,
 
    I want to thank you for your many well thought out questions. It is clear we have a lot of passionate members that care for the IOC. I also would like to thank Bob for his passion as well, it takes a strong person to accept a nomination for a job like this and I thank him for his ideas.
 
    It is clear the main objective of either of us will be the CRL completion. Different methods, but it will get done. What you, as members, need to decide is whether you want someone familiar with the current detachment methods and personnel, or someone that only had 15 posts prior to his nomination. Bob is a great guy and devoted 501st member, I’ve met him a few times now and enjoy his company. I hope we can continue that after the election.
 
   As for Rob Lyth, I’m sorry you didn’t take your nomination and this process as serious as you could have.  I’d hope a person that thought it was necessary to accept a nomination would participate by answering the specific questions provided by our members.  I hope you can join us on the forums and add to the detachment.
 
    I’d like to thank my staff, current and future, for the support and ideas. I look forward to working with you this year. I hope you, the members, give me the opportunity to serve as your Detachment Leader this year. I’m excited to implement the ideas we have for the detachment. The CRL team program will be the first to get our attention. The process is slow, but it is made so much slower by the number of new costumes added by all the new sources. Sure, some of the other detachments have whipped some out too, but they may not have had so many. With that being said, we will make them our priority. 
 
   The mentoring/cadet type program is a great approach to get more members active on the forum and to aid new members. It should have been done sooner, but now is a time good as any. We will iron out the details and put out the call for mentors, a much catchier name will be decided upon too. I think we can use at least one of Bob’s ideas, with a twist that is. An IOC Facebook members page is a good idea. But not for official business, but as a social page where members can chat and even gripe in real time. It will be a good place to post breaking news and link members to the forums for the details. 
 
   Lastly, I want to thank BJ for his dedication to this detachment for so many years and his friendship. He saw something in me at Celebration 6 and that lead to my appointment as DO and ultimately, Executive Officer. I’m glad you will be available to assist in the future.
 
I look forward to continuing my service to the IOC.
 
Duty, Honor, Empire
Mark Ryner/ID-4584
IOC/XO

Greetings again IOC,
 
    I want to thank you for your many well thought out questions. It is clear we have a lot of passionate members that care for the IOC. I also would like to thank Bob for his passion as well, it takes a strong person to accept a nomination for a job like this and I thank him for his ideas.
 
    It is clear the main objective of either of us will be the CRL completion. Different methods, but it will get done. What you, as members, need to decide is whether you want someone familiar with the current detachment methods and personnel, or someone that only had 15 posts prior to his nomination. Bob is a great guy and devoted 501st member, I’ve met him a few times now and enjoy his company. I hope we can continue that after the election.
 
   As for Rob Lyth, I’m sorry you didn’t take your nomination and this process as serious as you could have.  I’d hope a person that thought it was necessary to accept a nomination would participate by answering the specific questions provided by our members.  I hope you can join us on the forums and add to the detachment.
 
    I’d like to thank my staff, current and future, for the support and ideas. I look forward to working with you this year. I hope you, the members, give me the opportunity to serve as your Detachment Leader this year. I’m excited to implement the ideas we have for the detachment. The CRL team program will be the first to get our attention. The process is slow, but it is made so much slower by the number of new costumes added by all the new sources. Sure, some of the other detachments have whipped some out too, but they may not have had so many. With that being said, we will make them our priority. 
 
   The mentoring/cadet type program is a great approach to get more members active on the forum and to aid new members. It should have been done sooner, but now is a time good as any. We will iron out the details and put out the call for mentors, a much catchier name will be decided upon too. I think we can use at least one of Bob’s ideas, with a twist that is. An IOC Facebook members page is a good idea. But not for official business, but as a social page where members can chat and even gripe in real time. It will be a good place to post breaking news and link members to the forums for the details. 
 
   Lastly, I want to thank BJ for his dedication to this detachment for so many years and his friendship. He saw something in me at Celebration 6 and that lead to my appointment as DO and ultimately, Executive Officer. I’m glad you will be available to assist in the future.
 
I look forward to continuing my service to the IOC.
 
Duty, Honor, Empire
Mark Ryner/ID-4584
IOC/XO

Greetings again IOC,
 
    I want to thank you for your many well thought out questions. It is clear we have a lot of passionate members that care for the IOC. I also would like to thank Bob for his passion as well, it takes a strong person to accept a nomination for a job like this and I thank him for his ideas.
 
    It is clear the main objective of either of us will be the CRL completion. Different methods, but it will get done. What you, as members, need to decide is whether you want someone familiar with the current detachment methods and personnel, or someone that only had 15 posts prior to his nomination. Bob is a great guy and devoted 501st member, I’ve met him a few times now and enjoy his company. I hope we can continue that after the election.
 
   As for Rob Lyth, I’m sorry you didn’t take your nomination and this process as serious as you could have.  I’d hope a person that thought it was necessary to accept a nomination would participate by answering the specific questions provided by our members.  I hope you can join us on the forums and add to the detachment.
 
    I’d like to thank my staff, current and future, for the support and ideas. I look forward to working with you this year. I hope you, the members, give me the opportunity to serve as your Detachment Leader this year. I’m excited to implement the ideas we have for the detachment. The CRL team program will be the first to get our attention. The process is slow, but it is made so much slower by the number of new costumes added by all the new sources. Sure, some of the other detachments have whipped some out too, but they may not have had so many. With that being said, we will make them our priority. 
 
   The mentoring/cadet type program is a great approach to get more members active on the forum and to aid new members. It should have been done sooner, but now is a time good as any. We will iron out the details and put out the call for mentors, a much catchier name will be decided upon too. I think we can use at least one of Bob’s ideas, with a twist that is. An IOC Facebook members page is a good idea. But not for official business, but as a social page where members can chat and even gripe in real time. It will be a good place to post breaking news and link members to the forums for the details. 
 
   Lastly, I want to thank BJ for his dedication to this detachment for so many years and his friendship. He saw something in me at Celebration 6 and that lead to my appointment as DO and ultimately, Executive Officer. I’m glad you will be available to assist in the future.
 
I look forward to continuing my service to the IOC.
 
Duty, Honor, Empire
Mark Ryner/ID-4584
IOC/XO

Greetings again IOC,
 
    I want to thank you for your many well thought out questions. It is clear we have a lot of passionate members that care for the IOC. I also would like to thank Bob for his passion as well, it takes a strong person to accept a nomination for a job like this and I thank him for his ideas.
 
    It is clear the main objective of either of us will be the CRL completion. Different methods, but it will get done. What you, as members, need to decide is whether you want someone familiar with the current detachment methods and personnel, or someone that only had 15 posts prior to his nomination. Bob is a great guy and devoted 501st member, I’ve met him a few times now and enjoy his company. I hope we can continue that after the election.
 
   As for Rob Lyth, I’m sorry you didn’t take your nomination and this process as serious as you could have.  I’d hope a person that thought it was necessary to accept a nomination would participate by answering the specific questions provided by our members.  I hope you can join us on the forums and add to the detachment.
 
    I’d like to thank my staff, current and future, for the support and ideas. I look forward to working with you this year. I hope you, the members, give me the opportunity to serve as your Detachment Leader this year. I’m excited to implement the ideas we have for the detachment. The CRL team program will be the first to get our attention. The process is slow, but it is made so much slower by the number of new costumes added by all the new sources. Sure, some of the other detachments have whipped some out too, but they may not have had so many. With that being said, we will make them our priority. 
 
   The mentoring/cadet type program is a great approach to get more members active on the forum and to aid new members. It should have been done sooner, but now is a time good as any. We will iron out the details and put out the call for mentors, a much catchier name will be decided upon too. I think we can use at least one of Bob’s ideas, with a twist that is. An IOC Facebook members page is a good idea. But not for official business, but as a social page where members can chat and even gripe in real time. It will be a good place to post breaking news and link members to the forums for the details. 
 
   Lastly, I want to thank BJ for his dedication to this detachment for so many years and his friendship. He saw something in me at Celebration 6 and that lead to my appointment as DO and ultimately, Executive Officer. I’m glad you will be available to assist in the future.
 
I look forward to continuing my service to the IOC.
 
Duty, Honor, Empire
Mark Ryner/ID-4584
IOC/XO

Mac asks:
 
Question for all three candidates 
how are you going to help brand new members who join .I have seen people join ask a question and get multiple answers some times from other members who haven't cleared themselves and it's not always good advice Do you think it's time to pair a new member with a experienced officer maybe a cadet program 
 
 
A Cadet/Mentoring program is a great idea, one we have touched on briefly.   In fact, you have inspired me to start a similar program in the IOC as the Attache' program the FISD uses to encourage participation in the forums and to aid in costume approval and improvements.  It helps new members as well as keeping approved members active on the forums.  It is relatively easy to maintain and it's done by members that volunteer to assist.  Perhaps, you can be the first member when we get it running.
 
 
 

rdhawk asks:
 
I know I'm walking in on the tail end of this, and many before me have asked wonderful questions. Congratulations on you all for being it this far, and I'm going to try and start this with a decent lead into the question.

I've been a Legion member now seven years as of the 27th of this month. I've only got one costume, a Bridge Crewman, haven't traveled that extensively, tend to stay in my lane for the most part and not make waves.

This year, some fool nominated me for what you bunch are taking questions for. I declined, one because I have no great desire for leadership, and two because I knew that would be like putting a turtle on a fencepost. But, it did get me thinking that I want to help my only Detachment more.

So, here's the questions: Where do fools like me fit in to the picture? How can we help get from the point A of today to the point B of this time next year?

Thank you for your time, and good luck.
 
 
You could assist with new members by aiding in the Mentoring program when it is up and running.  There are always crewman questions and general 501st questions as well. 
You can get more familiar with some of the costumes and maybe the Officer bug will bite to make you want to build up an Officer as well.
 
Always room for members that want to help.
 

Give him some time. He is a very reputable seller, I am sure he will get back to you soon. Give him a few days and try again if he doesn't.

Dimentex asks:
 
So, I will say for me Krennic was something I fell in love with from the first Teaser Trailer.  I could give 3 ****s about being "first" or the model, I just wanted the costume.  When SWCE came and went and no one had started anything, I stepped up because I wanted the costume, and I wanted it to be official.
 
To be honest, that's the energy we need.  I've seen the Agent Kallus threads, and the Thrawn threads, and so on.  I've seen the people excited about the new changes in Rogue One to old costumes. (Hell, it made me want an olive green one finally, TBH.)
 
My follow up question is this:  If you want to create a team, how do you chose people for it?  What is their role?  And do they put a stop to the...  well, honestly, naysaying that occurs on every thread - the "well, we're not sure yet, you should really wait," or the "we're going to have to wait until Episode 8 to see if we get clearer pictures," and so on?  I felt it working on Krennic - and honestly, some of it was coming from staff.  I wanted to build the CRL - to me a CRL is a living, breathing organism.  It can and should change with new information - and they have as the years have gone by.  At one point FX and Rubies were approvable, now they're not - but we didn't kick out the people with FX and Rubies (though some might want us to) - so is some of the pushback coming from people who don't want "sub-par" costumes admitted before we get that one tiny little detail that will make it perfect?
 
I like your CRL Team idea - I have all the respect in the world for BJ, but as you said, sometimes this is more than one person can handle.  I just would like clarification on how you envision that team working, and how we prevent others, including staff, from trying to slow it down?
 
 
What I'm thinking of for a CRL Team would be an all inclusive team for each new CRL. Including anyone with a vested interest in that specific costume.  We will recognize each of the members that contributes the most constructively by a soon to be designed ribbon of banner under there posting avatar.  All the staff members can contribute as well, as long as it is relevant to the swift completion of the CRL.  
I also propose a staff member Shepard and guide the team as well as award the banners to the deserving team members.    Cassandra (Centauri) of the Belgium Garrison NT, has accepted this position.  She would be a member of the IPM, Imperial Propaganda Machine and could aid in CRL construction, along with aid from other staff and team members.