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Hi there. Hope you all had a great christmas.

Shadow Fleet is looking for more enlisted members. When you join as an enlisted member, there is no academy course, you just jump straight into the missions. Also, rank progression is much faster as a enlisted crewman, so it won't be long until you can boss around newcomers!

Come along and join up today at Shadow Fleet!

Happy Shadow Fleet Day!

We've been talking about it for months now and it's finally here! It's been five years since Shadow Fleet was officially launched with an aim to provide both a place for quality Star Trek role-playing and a forum for community discussion, and there's several ways you can be apart of the official celebrations!

We're proud to announce the official release date for Shadow Fleet: A Five Year Celebration! The celebratory book covers the people, characters and missions that have shaped our history over the past five years. From character bios, fleet missions, background information, Minisodes and more, this book really is the definitive Shadow Fleet collection for any member, new or old. Available on the Shadow Fleet Store, you can get your very own copy today for just $17.99, safe in the knowledge that you'll be supporting the fleet with your purchase!

We're also delighted to announce the beginning of the fleet's second Special Mission entitled "The Great Tribble Hunt". Set onboard the USS Sovereign,  the mission follows the hunt for officer's Tribble after it escapes its cage. The crew must find it before it can reproduce with enough offspring to fill the entire ship. But things turn problematic when a Klingon vessel shows up demanding their "arch nemesis" be destroyed. What will the crew do? Don't miss out! Head along to the Special Mission now!

But that's not all! You can join in on the fun and birthday celebrations on the fleet Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Blogger pages! Plus, over the coming month, we'll be delving into the fleet archives and revisiting some of the posts and topics that have shaped us into the fleet we are today.

With a ton of stuff planned between now and the end of January, it's sure to be an exciting month for us all!

Head along to the Shadow Fleet forum and have a read of the fleet's second Special Mission "The Great Tribble Hunt" today!

Head over to Shadow Fleet now to check out our latest competition. Design a shirt for us today and if your entry wins, it'll be on our store for you - and others! - to buy!

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Start of 2012 Crew Rosters

USS DISCOVERY CREW ROSTER

COMMAND PERSONNEL

LOA Commanding Officer: Commander Scott Bradley
APC First Officer: Lieutenant Commander Riley Munro
APC Second Officer: Lieutenant Commander John Brown
APC Chief of the Boat: Master Chief Petty Officer Shelaf Greegy


FLIGHT CONTROL PERSONNEL

LOA Chief Flight Control Officer: Lieutenant Alan Christopher
NPC Flight Control Officer:Ensign Rickie Tick
NPC Flight Control Crewman: Crewman Recruit Joseph Daystrom


SECURITY/TACTICAL PERSONNEL

APC Chief Security/Tactical Officer: Lieutenant Commander John Brown
NPC Security/Tactical Officer: Lieutenant Adam Taylor
APC Security/Tactical Crewman: Master Chief Petty Officer Shelaf Greegy
APC Security/Tactical Crewman: Crewman First Class Seth Sinclaire


ENGINEERING/OPERATIONS PERSONNEL

APC Chief Engineering Officer: Lieutenant (JG) Connor Price
NPC Engineering Officer: Ensign Johnathan Coke
NPC Engineering Crewman: Junior Warp Core Specialist Richard Head

NPC Chief Operations Officer: Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
NPC Operations Officer: Ensign Teagan Jovanka
NPC Operations Crewman: Computer Analyst First Class Jason Mathews


SCIENCE/MEDICAL PERSONNEL

LOA Chief Science Officer: Lieutenant Lee Armstrong
NPC Science Officer: Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart
NPC Science Crewman: Astrophysicist Third Class Liam Heyes

APC Chief Medical Officer: Doctor (Lieutenant) Alyssa Meadows
APC Medical Officer: Ensign Trisha Xoran
NPC Medical Crewman: Crewman 1st Class Cheryl Reed
APC Ship's Counselor: Ensign Kätarina Schöenauer

USS CHURCHILL CREW ROSTER

COMMAND PERSONNEL

LOA Commanding Officer: Commander Alexander Clarke
APC First Officer: Lieutenant Commander Mike Cortez
APC Second Officer: Lieutenant Reece Thompson
TBD Chief of the Boat:


FLIGHT CONTROL PERSONNEL

APC Chief Flight Control Officer: Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Taras Cadenza
NPC Flight Control Officer: Ensign Grokan Dar
NPC Flight Control Crewman: Flight Controller Second Class Allan Marcin


SECURITY/TACTICAL PERSONNEL

APC Chief Security/Tactical Officer: Lieutenant Reece Thompson
APC Security/Tactical Officer: Ensign Tobias Masters
APC Security/Tactical Crewman: Weapons Technician First Class Octavius Mirwald


ENGINEERING/OPERATIONS PERSONNEL

NPC Chief Engineering Officer: Lieutenant Seelan M'Kire
APC Engineering Officer: Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Lance Krol
NPC Engineering Crewman: Junior Maintenance Technician Shol'va Teele


NPC Chief Operations Officer: Lieutenant Joshua Hastings
NPC Operations Officer: Ensign Vincent Bryant
NPC Operations Crewman: Junior Power Distribution Technician Pedro Barter


SCIENCE/MEDICAL PERSONNEL

NPC Chief Science Officer: Lieutenant Silas Noman
APC Science Officer: Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Inzjana
NPC Science Crewman: Stellar Cartographer First Class Joanne Richardson

LOA Chief Medical Officer: Lieutenant Jonathan Sanchez
NPC Medical Officer: Ensign Marcia Eastman
NPC Medical Crewman: Chief Nursing Technician Samuel Baker
NPC Ship's Counselor: Lieutenant Daniel Manuel

KEY
NPC - Non-Playing Character
APC - Active Playing Character
IPC - Inactive Playing Character
LOA - Leave of Absence
TBD - To Be Decided

As you can see, we have plenty of positions left. Come along to Shadow Fleet today to join up!

The annual Shadow Fleet Awards Ceremony is now underway. Head along to our forum and check it out today!

One of our members has put together a short YouTube video, in which he discusses what Shadow Fleet means to him and what has made him stay a member for over 2 years. Take a look by clicking on the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CHTG_DOPatA

Like what you hear? You too could become a member of Shadow Fleet. Joining is easy! Simply head along to our forum, sign up for an account and read our joining instructions to get started. And if you have any questions you wish to ask before taking the plunge, just email recruitment@shadowfleet.org and one of our friendly team will get back to you with a no-pressure response.

See you out there!

The Shadow Fleet Special Mission has finished and all SIMMs are now returning to their individual missions. If you want to be a part of the action, check us out at http://www.shadowfleet.org today. Not sure? Email our dedicated Recruitment Team on recruitment@shadowfleet.org now!

Hope you all had a great Valentines Day. Stay tuned for our next update: the personal improvement month!

Any budding poets out there? You can now post your poetry in our "Articles" section. Head here to view our Articles section, or create an account to post your own!

Here is an excellent example from Ensign T'ara Jones!

She stood on the bridge, a padd in her hand
Her mind was so empty, her thoughts were so bland
She listened silently as others walked by
Things happened so slowly, yet in the blink of an eye
Sensors beeped, machines hummed
Surrounding air smelled a bit like rum
The doors swished open, the captain walked out
His shoulders were broad, his stand was so stout
"Hello, ensign," he said with a sigh
He let out a belch, "I ate too much pie."
With food on his mind, he sat in his chair
His stomach rumbling, as if the cupboards were bare
The ship was quiet, in such a blissful state
Such a peaceful lull was actually the bait
 
Although it was peaceful, it wouldn’t be for long
Alarms started sounding, ringing in her ears like gongs
“All personnel to battle stations!” exclaimed the captain with a cry
The crew began to scramble, some on the fly
They switched on the main screen to see what came near
Although they thought they were ready, their hearts filled with fear
Onto the screen appeared a big, massive ship
It was an enemy vessel making an unexpected trip
“Maintain the shields,” said the captain with fright
“We don’t know if they’ll fire, but they very well might.”
A scarlet beam, from the enemy ship came
It broke through the shields, the bridge was aflame
Chaos ensued, “Look out!” she said
Objects went flying, one struck her on the head
 
The bridge was quiet went she awoke with a start
Who knew how long she’d been in the dark
She rose to her feet and took in the view
So many dead bodies, all over they were strewn
The captain was among them, by his chair he lay
His once good-looking shirt, stained by the blood of the day
“T’Ra to the crew, the captain is dead.”
Her voice almost cracked as her mind filled with dread
“Hello?” she asked, “Is anyone there?”
Why was she still alive? It didn’t seem fair
“Hello?” came a voice, it was Buehler that replied
T’Ra was so happy, she even almost cried
“Thank goodness you’re alive,” a weak Buehler said
“We’re the only ones left. Everyone else is dead.”

Don't forget, you can E-mail recruitment@shadowfleet.org if you have any questions!

Shadow Fleet is also on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Blogger. Come and see what we're all about today!

Well done to Lance Krol on winning Post of the Month for the third time! You can see his post below.

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Lance blinked.

Lance looked around.

And suddenly, he realized Taras was right. He was the ranking officer.

Jesus, I'm the ranking officer.

He reached under his uniform and felt the little wooden crucifix there, older than him, worn and snarled with age. Not of any particular significance, but he felt like this was a scene God should witness. Everyone else had turned to face him, so maybe he could use someone that actually outranked him.

"...No."

"...No. I won't do it. I'm not the ranking officer, I won't take this amount of power and if anyone has any problem with that they can step into that ready room and tell the captain that his best and brightest engineering officer is refusing to rise any further," Lance's heart was beating. When did he start talking? It didn't matter. Nothing mattered anymore.

Everyone was staring at him. The regular beeping of buttons being pressed had absolutely stopped.

How loudly was I talking? Was I shouting?

"I'm sick of this. I am a god among you people. In six months I have gone from ensign to lieutenant and now I have no experience and control of the bridge. Do you people expect me to know what to do? Am I your messiah, that sweeps away error and sin like God? I've got nothing on God," and he realized he had raised his voice. He didn't know what he was saying.

"I don't know what you people expect, but I don't have it. I am smart, I know how to build a warp drive and I could God damn run the engineering department by myself if I needed to. But I won't rise to this. Not this," he killed his tears without feeling. Like beheading a child, like breaking a wooden toy box, his emotions died with a childlike scream. All the joy and all the pain went out of him, because if he allowed himself to feel anything now of all times then he'd collapse on the spot.

He looked around, and realized where he was. His emotions lay broken in the back of his mind. His eyes lost sharpness and his body sagged, then he stuck himself back together again and walked to the engineering console. "Mr. Cadenza, you have the –" his voice broke slightly. "– the bridge."

He touched the shoulder of the poor crewman at his console gently, kindly, suddenly feeling older than he ever had. These people were so young. They didn't stand a chance.

"I'm your relief, crewman," he stated, his blank tone not at all matching his tired, aged face.

He whipped his hand away from the crucifix and ended with an inaudible murmur to his own obsolete beliefs as he tapped at the console in the total, stunned silence of the room.

"...amen."

This day is going to be hell, and I know this because I've nowhere left to go.

Despite it all, he felt better. Free. He'd finally jumped off the chain of command, too late to simply exist but not too late to rebuild himself.