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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.

Congratulations!


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Thanks so much everyone!!!

Congrats Mark! I look forward to serving under you!

A well fought victory sir! With that behind us, let's see what the year holds for us.

Congratulations are indeed in order for the most deserved candidate, Mark Ryner! Congratulations, my friend!
I know you can only make us even more proud from here on. 

Congratulations to our new Detachment Leader
 

 
TK 4584 - Mark C Ryner [captsafe66]

A final statement before the voting.  We have entered a new era with Star Wars.  Every year until the end of our lives there will be new material that we can costume.  We need to quickly adapt to that and service the broadest number of members that belong or want to belong to this detachment.  We do not have to compromise quality.  We do not have to give up the things that we have enjoyed using before.  But we do have to be responsive.

1.  Increasing membership participation by adding new platforms for communication adopting best practices used by other detachments.
2.  Surveying and listing what costumes can potentially be added on a yearly basis.
3.  The creation of a private wiki to better store costume research for the development of CRLs.
4.  Aggressive promotion of level 1 CRL creation (no more paralysis by analysis).
5. Creation of metrics to show participation levels by active members of the IOC (inside the forums and without) .
6.  The use of Process sherpas (previous CRL creators) to help potential CRL creators with the process of getting their new costumes approved.
7.  A matching service for those that request assistance in costume creation with the closest physical IOC member that has the costume they want, to meet up in person.

Even if I do not win, these ideas are out there they will be advocated regardless.  Metrics will be collected to show our progress.  I may not run again, but I will see these ideas carried through to fruition.  Everyone here has value.  Everyone here has a say and the mission of the IOC will be to serve everyone in a principled stewardship.  Our processes serve us.  When they don’t they need to be changed.  This is for fun.  When it stops being fun, something dark has happened and we need to get back to it being fun…  for everyone.

Thank you for your consideration.

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

Im going to be honest i just found out about non canon troops we dont have those here so i based my answers on that 

As i said it does not appear in the timeline with all the other new novels but i do hope it is canon as its one of my favourites 

I don't remember where as Wookieepedia is quite vast , but i know i stumbled someday on a list of all non-human Officers .
It wasn't huge , but Thrawn was " far " from being the only one .
I know for sure that there were a couple Zabrak Officers . Most of them were near-human though ( like Zabraks , as opposed to Wookiees or Trandoshans for instance ) ,but the fair skin ones like Bao-Dur , not the kind with fancy tattoos like Maul

If you want to make an alien Officer , go for it !!
You have my total support for that

CLOSING OF QUESTIONS
 
And with that, we will bring to a close the Question phase of the 2017 General Elections. We will now lock this thread and allow our Candidates 24 hours to catch up with their responses and draft Closing Statements if they desire.
 
Voting will begin in approximately 24hours, good luck to all the candidates and may the Force be with you all! 

Name : Cassandra Bernath 501st ID : 65015 IOC forum name : Centauri Garrison : Belgian Garrison Northern Territory

  Hat : Niki Powers Code Disk : Elvis Trooper ( HD disk ) Uniform : CosplaySky Deluxe ( modified and adjusted , twice ... ) Boots : Unknown brand vintage British Equestrian boots , Spanish cut Gloves : Ultra Thin Patrol-X from Tough Gloves Cylinder : Philo Belt : Tiggie Rank bar : Unknown custom made , bought from another member  
My apologies for the mediocre quality of the pics and the poor lighting
 
Executor approval topic : http://www.imperialofficer.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6392-id-65015-cleared-esb-line-officer-general-executor-status-701/

FRONT


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ACTION SHOT



Code Cylinders


Rank Bar


Gloves


Cap ( no wobbly stitching this time ! )


Tunic details




Boots


Belt

 
 
I so need a new uniform
 

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.

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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.
 
 

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.
 
 
 

Dimentex asks:
 
Mark, I'll take Hawk's question and turn it to you. How would you encourage discussions on new costumes to become making the costumes and then the CRL? I've seen too many comments of "I'll wait until the CRL is finished" - people unwilling to take the chance and maybe have to redo part of a costume later. And how do we recognize those took the jump - the CRL model is recognized, but what about everyone else who put in the work?
 
 
There is always a thread open for each  new costume as they appear.  Members do share ideas and progress for new costumes as they are made.  Some of the people try to be first so they can be the ones to write a CRL or use their pics for the CRL.  This can lead to the debating.  Competition can be good, but not all the time.  But it is correct the at the CRL can't be "finished" before a costume is made.  However, we could post the written portion but a CRL with no pics are harder to follow. 
 
How can we recognize those that jumped at the task of making the first costumes?  I'm not sure yet.  Is that the only reason people rush to make the "first" costume?  Maybe for some.  What we need is a team.  A team whose goal is to create and maintain accurate CRL's for everyone in the Legion to use. A team that will share ideas and come up with the answers swiftly as possible.  It isn't a job for one person.  The IOC needs to achieve this as a team...and we will.

TheGanner asks:
 
For Mark

First, I understand that you have been juggling multiple positions between your garrison, FISD, and IOC. Is it correct that those other commitments are continuing on? How do you plan to allocate and prioritize sufficient time and effort to run things here?

Second, what deficiencies do you see in the current state of the detachment? What improvements do you propose or best practices from other legion groups have you picked up that can be implemented? Thanks

I do plan to keep the other positions as well.  The main way I'm going to manage this detachment and the others is that I don't plan on doing all by myself.  I have a great staff to assist in the day to day workings of this detachment.  I have already been doing a bulk of it for a while now anyway.  As for my GML position, I have a proven system set up that makes my approval process fairly efficient.  The FISD position has assistance as well.
I've been multitasking for years and it just comes natural to me.  For example, I have 3 computer screens set up on my computer and I have tabs open for several sites at all time. It's just normal for me to keep an eye on multiple tasks.
 
The glaring problem is in the CRL process.  That will be the first priority for me.  I will get with the LMO and map out the remaining needs for each CRL.  Then we will establish a common CRL area for interested members can add there ideas.  As soon as possible, we will set up a poll to ratify the CRL's  and/or changes.  Believe me, I want to get the CRLs where they should be asap.

Mark, I'll take Hawk's question and turn it to you. How would you encourage discussions on new costumes to become making the costumes and then the CRL? I've seen too many comments of "I'll wait until the CRL is finished" - people unwilling to take the chance and maybe have to redo part of a costume later. And how do we recognize those took the jump - the CRL model is recognized, but what about everyone else who put in the work?


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Robert, I will simply say if you're asking this question, I doubt you have read the 20 pages of CRL discussion.  For specifics, I'm referring to what started around page 12 - but if you're unaware of what happened, I'm not clear how you feel you can make it work better.

Ruthar asks:
 
I am a strong believer in leading by example. To that end, I believe that the leader of any of our Detachments should strive for the highest quality possible in regards to their costumes and screen accuracy. The Executor/Imperator program is a great way to recognize those achievements, and I personally believe the system does very well. That being said, here are my questions:
 
1) For Rob and Robert: I see that neither of you have any recognition in either of those programs for higher levels of costume accuracy. Do you have specific reasons for your lack of participation? Are your personal costumes up to a high standard and do they match what we see on-screen in an exemplary fashion? What are your likes/dislikes about the Executor/Imperator program, and what, if anything, will you change should you be selected to lead?
 
2) For Mark: In contrast, you have multiple costumes that meet the standards of the Imperator/Executor program. Do you believe the program is working as intended? What, if anything, would you change about it?
 
Thank you for your time, gentlemen, and best of luck!
 
I think these programs are working great.  They challenge members to perfect their costumes and to present a better image for the IOC.  I do intend to promote these programs more, just the attract more excited members.

Motoss asks:
 
Hello candidates!  Thanks you for accepting nominations.  Here are my questions:
 
1.  As others have noted we are the second largest detachment - however, smaller detachments have had much more success in actually introducing new costumes and putting out CRLs.  What role do you see the DL in moving this process along?
 
2.  Our main costume is commonly used as a backup or when handlers are needed.  Bridge crew is beginning to be the "go-to" low budget costume for recruits in addition to Staff Officer.  Do you have any plans to help get more members in the officer uniform or to wear the officer uniforms they have more often?
 
3.  For members of the Detachment who already have their costume built and don't intend to add on any more costumes within our Detachment, what do you feel the Detachment site adds for these members other than merch?
 
 
1- Let try to give a brief outline in the CRL process:
    1. Someone has to actually make the costume. 2. Said person must approach the DL or LMO to begin collectively working on it. The person must be involved because they can explain the costume parts and materials probably better than say me. 3. DL and LMO team must compile a detailed description and all agree what it should look like as well as all wording. 4. High-res photos must be taken of the model, all costume items for their individual descriptions and be photoshopped to remove background. 5. Then it goes to the LMO and legion Web Team where it will be in queue for addition the the main CRL wiki and be visible to everyone.
   This isn't the answer to you question but the process that is involved.   The hold up has been some excessive debating on details that can maybe wait for amendment at a later date.  There is also quite a few CRLs for the LMO to add.   I will be able to take a more active stance in getting these added.  Members need to remember that this is a team effort and that not everyone's draft or pics can be used for the CRL.  The best version for the Legion will be used and sometimes, the DL doesn't make the final decision.  Ultimately, the LMO has the final say.
All I can do is to promise to do my best to smooth out the wrinkles in the process and to create a forum for interested IOC members can add to this process. 
 
2- Promote, suggest and lead by example.  That is how I get members of my Garrison to don an IOC costume.  I just make it look good, that makes others want to do it.  I will promote the Halls of Commemoration awards to urge members to wear and document IOC costume trooping.  I may even consider some swag awards.
 
3-  Some of the best friendships I have were started in the IOC.  We try to add information and to provide a platform to share ideas and triumphs.  We are an information source, a lot of members only want that but I try to make a welcoming and safe place to share.   But you have to admit, we've had some great merch too.

All candidates:
1. For new GML's it can be hard to learn the ins and outs of the costumes.  Do you have thoughts on what a strategy would look like to help new GMLs or existing GMLs not familiar with the costumes get up to speed quickly?
2. For existing GMLs (yup, another years in the harness it looks like for me), given the explosiveness of new costumes that have come and are coming, what are you thoughts for keeping us informed of CRL changes?   Yes, I may be on IOC a lot because I'm the webmaster, but the truth is there is no way I can keep on top of all the new costumes in the detachments, and neither can any GML, so in this case I'm speaking for most GMLs who don't come here much.
3. Let's say it's 2018 and your term is up. Looking back, how will you measure the success of your year?
 

The IOC had 4 new CRLs added last year, and more are being worked on for approval.