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BEGIN MEMO ===================================================================================== ORICHALCUM MILITARY FREELANCE GROUP, CO - !URGENT! PRIORITY ONE MEMO !URGENT! DATE: 27 AUGUST 2183 TO: [ALL COMPANY STAFF] FROM: ORICHALCUM HIGH COMMAND SUBJECT: STAFFING RESTRUCTURING, PROMOTIONS GALORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREVIOUS MEMO PUBLISHED ON 25 AUGUST, THE COMPANY'S CURRENT RESTRUCTURING EFFORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND IS IN FORCE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. ALL STAFF WILL BE RECEIVING PERSONALIZED INDIVIDUAL CREW ASSIGNMENTS IN THEIR INBOXES; PLEASE CONSULT YOUR ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE TRANSMITTING YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE BRANCH OF HIGH COMMAND. TRUNCATED QUARTERLY REPORT - CERTAIN EXPLICIT DETAILS ARE OMMITED FOR EASE OF READING AND WILL BE RELEGATED TO THE FULL OFFICIAL REPORT FOR HIGH COMMAND REVIEW. THE ORICHALCUM MILITARY FREELANCE GROUP CURRENTLY HAS 275 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL, WITH ONE HONORARY EMPLOYEE STAFFED AS WELL. WITH THE RESTRUCTURING IN EFFECT, 28 MEMBERS REPRESENT THE OPERATIONS BRANCH, 89 MEMBERS REPRESENT THE ENGAGEMENT BRANCH, AND 161 MEMBERS REPRESENT THE CLERICAL BRANCH AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING. FURTHER SUBDIVISION WILL BE DECLARED FURTHER BELOW. AT THIS TIME, THE COMPANY IS OFFICIALLY NEUTRAL, BUT MAY HAVE DRAWN SOME IRE FROM THE PARENT COUNTRY OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE AND IT'S PARTNERS, PENDING NEGOTIATION IN THE CURRENT CONFLICT ZONE. AS A LICENSED PRIVATE MILITARY ORGANIZATION, THE COMPANY ENJOYS THE BENEFITS OF THE ONLY PRIVATIZED AIRBORNE COMBAT CARRIER, THE PMV FREE PHOENIX, ORIGINALLY THE USS TYPHOON OF THE USN NAVY. THE COMPANY IS LICENSED AND AUTHORIZED TO TRAIN IT'S MEMBERS AS PRIVATEERS AND ARM THEM APPROPRIATELY FROM INTERNATIONAL VENDORS OF THEIR CHOOSING; AT THIS TIME, THE COMPANY HAS NO EXCLUSIVITY CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS. THE COMPANY IS CURRENTLY CONTRACTED WITH THE FREE STATE OF VIETNAM TO DEFEND THE COUNTRY FROM ARMED CONFLICT WITH IT'S PARENT STATE, THE CHINESE EMPIRE. RECENT EVENTS AND SUCCESSES THAT HAVE ESCAPED THE CHINESE MEDIA BLACKOUT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO AT LEAST 25 APPROVED MEMBERS ACROSS ALL BRANCHES ACROSS THE WORLD WITH MANY MORE APPLICATIONS HAVING BEEN TRANSMITTED AND PENDING PROCESSING. THE COMPANY ENJOYS A WALKER DIVISION CONSISTING OF AT LEAST THREE DOZEN WALKERS, A TANK DIVISION OF AT LEAST A DOZEN TANKS, SEVERAL SPECIALIZED AIRCRAFT AND VTOL CRAFT, AND DOZENS OF GROUND VEHICLES RATED FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN USE. ... COMPANY COMMANDER - AS NOTED IN THE PREVIOUS MEMO, COLONEL ELYSIA BAUMANN IS CURRENTLY THE SOLE COMPANY COMMANDER, HOLDING THE RANK AS AN HONORARY TITLE WITH THE FULL AUTHORITY, WHILE CONCURRENTLY RETAINING HER ORIGINAL RANK OF COLONEL UNTIL STAFFING ALLOWS HER TO ASCEND TO THE RANK PROPERLY. COMPANY POLICY ALLOWS COMM BAUMANN TO OPERATE AS THE HEAD OF ALL COMPANY AFFAIRS AND APPROACH OR BE APPROACHED BY FOREIGN ENTITIES AS A NATO OF9-EQUIVALENT OFFICER. HIGH COMMAND STRUCTURE - MAJOR MISAKA SORANODORI WILL RETAIN HIS STANDING RANK AS PER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. HE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSEE THE MAJORITY OF MILITARY OPERATIONS ON BOARD THE PMV FREE PHOENIX AS WELL AS MANAGE MILITARY LOGISTICS FOR THE COMPANY. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE MAJOR IS SECOND IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. FIRST LIEUTENANT HUNTER METSA IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN. HE WILL OVERSEE FLIGHT OPERATIONS FOR THE PMV FREE PHOENIX AS THE PRINCIPLE PILOT AND CHIEF BRIDGE OFFICER. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE CAPTAIN IS THIRD IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. SECOND LIEUTENANT JOHN DALTON IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE. AS PER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, HE WILL OVERSEE LOGISTICAL OPERATIONS AS THE CHIEF ENGINEERING OFFICER FOR THE PMV FREE PHOENIX AS WELL AS MANAGE CLERICAL LOGISTICS FOR THE COMPANY. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE EXECUTIVE IS FOURTH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. OFFICER STRUCTURE - CHIEF MAINTENANCE OFFICER LABRYS VALIS IS HEREBY REDESIGNATED AS LEIUTENANT. SHE WILL MAINTAIN HER POSITION AND DUTIES AS CHIEF MAINTENANCE OFFICER OF THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT FOR MATERIEL ONBOARD THE PMV FREE PHOENIX UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN METSA. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE LIEUTENANT IS FIFTH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. STAFF SERGEANT MICHAEL DRUMMER IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT IN HIS CAPACITY OF THE HEAD OF THE MOBILE ARMORED DIVISION UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR SORANODORI. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE LIEUTENANT IS SIXTH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. STAFF SERGEANT MAXWELL BENNETT IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO FIRST SERGEANT IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE POWERED ARMOR DIVISION AND CHIEF OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR SORANODORI. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE FIRST SERGEANT IS SEVENTH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. STAFF SERGEANT ZERE LUGRIA IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO FIRST SERGEANT IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE INFANTRY DIVISION AND CHIEF OF SECURITY UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR SORANODORI. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE FIRST SERGEANT IS EIGHTH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. SERGEANT MELODY ZARTA IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO STAFF SERGEANT IN HER CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE RECONAISSANCE DIVISION UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR SORANODORI. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE STAFF SERGEANT IS NINTH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. ... CHIEF HARDWARE OFFICER CASSANDRA SUMMERS IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO ADMINISTRATOR. SHE WILL CONTINUE IN HER CAPACITY AS CHIEF HARDWARE OFFICER FOR THE PMV FREE PHOENIX UNDER THE COMMAND OF EXECUTIVE DALTON. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE ADMINISTRATOR IS THIRTEENTH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER NORIKO NAKAGAWA IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO SUPERVISOR. SHE WILL CONTINUE IN HER CAPACITY AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE PMV FREE PHOENIX UNDER THE COMMAND OF EXECUTIVE DALTON. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE SUPERVISOR IS FOURTEENTH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. ... CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER KIMIKO TACHIBANA IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO DEPARTMENT MANAGER OF HUMAN RESOURCES. SHE WILL CONTINUE IN HER CAPACITY AS CHEIF PERSONNEL OFFICER UNDER THE COMMAND OF EXECUTIVE DALTON. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER IS NINTHEETH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. CHIEF ENGINEERING OFFICER DAKOTA WILLIAMS IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO DEPARTMENT MANAGER OF ENGINEERING. HE WILL CONTINUE IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF ENGINEERING OFFICER FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT UNDER THE COMMAND OF EXECUTIVE DALTON. AS THE NEED ARISES, THE ENGINEERING MANAGER IS EIGHTEENTH IN LINE ON THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. ... EXPERT STRUCTURE - DUE TO THE CURRENT INFLUX OF NEW EMPLOYEES AND LOGISTIC STRESSES INCURRED BY CURRENT OPERATIONS, THE RESTRUCTURING HAS ALLOTED FOR MERIT-BASED ADVANCEMENT IN OPERATIONS

... PRIVATE KERAAL KUALLORE IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO BANNERET IN RECOGNITION OF HIS TALENTS BOTH AS A COMBATANT ON THE BATTLEFIELD AND THROUGH HIS OFF-THE-FIELD TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES. FURTHER DUTIES ARE REASSIGNED UNDER THE COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT VALIS. ... PRIVATE APRIL ANN IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO REEVE IN RECOGNITION OF HER TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES. FURTHER DUTIES ARE REASSIGNED UNDER THE COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT VALIS. PRIVATE LUCIANA TESTAROSSA IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO REEVE IN RECOGNITION OF HER TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES. FURTHER DUTIES ARE REASSIGNED UNDER THE COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT VALIS. PRIVATE CHIDORI TSUKIHIME IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO REEVE IN RECOGNITION OF HER CONSIDERABLE TECHNICAL HISTORY IN DATA ACQUISITION AND SUBTERFUGE. FURTHER DUTIES ARE REASSIGNED UNDER THE COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT VALIS. QUARTERMASTER XIONG IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO REEVE IN RECOGNITION OF HER COMBAT ABILITY AND EXEMPLARY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. FURTHER DUTIES ARE REASSIGNED UNDER THE COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT VALIS. ... NEW RECRUIT JOHN "ATOMSK" HIKARA SHALL BEGIN HIS EMPLOY WITH THE COMPANY AT THE RANK OF CORPORAL IN LIGHT OF HIS PREVIOUS SERVICE WITH [whoever], HEREBY ASSIGNED UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR SORANODORI. NEW RECRUIT MARY BATEMAN SHALL BEGIN HER EMPLOY WITH THE COMPANY AT THE RANK OF CORPORAL IN LIGHT OF HER SERVICE AND RECENT DEPARTURE FROM THE ARMY OF THE UNITED CONTINENTAL STATES, HEREBY ASSIGNED UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR SORANODORI. OLIVER HUNTER IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO SPECIALIST PRIVATE PETER WILLIAMS IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO SPECIALIST IN RECOGNITION OF HIS CONSISTENT OUTSTANDING MILITARY SERVICE, CONTINUING HIS ASSIGNMENT UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR SORANODORI. PRIVATE TYGARA IS HEREBY PROMOTED TO SPECIALIST IN RECOGNITION OF HER CONSISTENT OUTSTANDING MILITARY SERVICE, CONTINUING HER ASSIGNMENT UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR SORANODORI. ... DOCTOR ALICE KEPLER SHALL BEGIN HER EMPLOY WITH THE COMPANY AT THE RANK OF TECHNICIAN IN RECOGNITION OF HER HISTORY OF MEDICAL TRAINING AND SERVICE AS A SURGEON, HEREBY ASSIGNED UNDER THE COMMAND OF SUPERVISOR NAKAGAWA. DOCTOR EVE BREA SHALL BEGIN HER EMPLOY WITH THE COMPANY AT THE RANK OF TECHNICIAN IN RECOGNITION OF HER HISTORY OF MEDICAL TRAINING AND SERVICE AS A PSYCHOLOGIST, HEREBY ASSIGNED UNDER THE COMMAND OF SUPERVISOR NAKAGAWA. ... STAFF STRUCTURE - FOR EASE OF READING, THIS SECTION WILL BE DIVIDED AND ABRIDGED TO DENOTE GRADE WITHIN THE TIER. DUE TO STAFFING CONSTRAINTS, THE FULL LIST OF PLANNED DEPARTMENTS WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED; CREW WILL BE LISTED BY GRADE AND SUB-NOTED WITH THEIR OCCUPATION FOR THE TIME BEING. SEE INDIVIDUAL CREW ASSIGNMENTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ... PRIVATE (GRADE 3) * EWAN CALLAGHAN (AIRBORNE) * DELORA KINGSTON (AIRBORNE) * RAISA MOSIN (AIRBORNE) * LUNA NAKAMURA (AIRBORNE) * NORMAN SALM (WALKER) * FENRIR (WALKER) ... PRIVATE (GRADE 2) ... * SELENE [lastname] (WALKER) ... * JIAN WONG (WALKER) * ANJA ZIEGLER (WALKER) ... PRIVATE (GRADE 1) ... REGULAR (GRADE 3) ... REGULAR (GRADE 2) ... * ETHAN [lastname] (ENGINEERING) * SAVANNAH MCCALL (MAINTENANCE) ... REGULAR (GRADE 1) ... AUTHORIZATION ===================================================================================== ELYSIA BAUMANN, COMPANY COMMANDER, ORICHALCUM MILITARY FREELANCE GROUP 天乃踊 御坂, MAJOR, ORICHALCUM MILITARY FREELANCE GROUP HUNTER METSA, CAPTAIN, ORICHALCUM MILITARY FREELANCE GROUP JOHN DALTON, EXECUTIVE, ORICHALCUM MILITARY FREELANCE GROUP ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED, DATED AND AUTHORIZED 23 AUGUST 2183. THE CONTENTS OF THIS MEMO ARE TO GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY EXCEPT AS NOTED SEPARATELY WITHIN. ===================================================================================== END MEMO