Application - Morgan Shackelford

[Morgan]

List All of your STO Forum Aliases or other accounts: sparrow794

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Character's name: Morgan Shackelford

STO Forum Name: sparrow794

Name on the fleet forums (meaning here): Morgan

Real life age: 36

Residence: (X) US, ( ) EU, ( ) Asia, ( ) Other:

Timezone (+/-GMT): -7 GMT (MST)

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How did you hear about the 12th fleet?

The 12th has a strong forum presence at the official STO site. I learned about you guys from there.

What made you interested in choosing the 12th fleet?

I've looked around at different fleets quite a bit. The 12th has a well designed website and forums, and a strong community presence. These are usually good primary indicators of the overall strength of a 'guild.'

The 12th has obviously been around a while as well, and I aim to fly with the best. From what I have seen so far from your community presence, you appear to be a great group of gamers intent on enjoying STO to its fullest. I intend to do the same.

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Primary STO interest (Mark all that apply to you):

(X) solo PvE, (X) Group PvE, (X) Raiding, (X) PVP, (X) Crafting/Trading

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What days and times are you usually online?: typically weekday evenings and some weekends.

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Primary Division interest: ( ) Diplomacy, ( ) JAG, ( ) Tactical, ( ) Intelligence, ( ) Maco,
(X) Exploration, ( ) Research, ( ) Medical, ( ) Engineering, ( ) Trade and Supplies

Secondary Division interest: ( ) Diplomacy, ( ) JAG, ( ) Tactical, ( ) Intelligence, ( ) Maco, ( ) Exploration, ( ) Research, ( ) Medical, ( ) Engineering, (X) Trade and Supplies

Have you ever played an MMORPG? If so, which one and how long:

My first MMO was DAoC. Played this for a little over a year.
My second MMO was WoW. I was lucky enough to be in their Closed and Open Betas, and was there for launch. I stuck with this title for a little over 2 years. I ran a small 20 man guild for about a year there, and eventually folded it into a larger raiding guild. Towards the end I spent about 4 months as a GameMaster for Blizzard.
From there, I have tried several other titles. I spent a few months with EQ2, about 6+ months on Eve Online, and ran a medium sized guild on Warhammer for about 4 months. I also did short 1-2 month stints with AoC, Tabula Rasa, Vangaurd, AO, PotBS, and CoH.
I am currently playing LotRO, and have been with this title on and off for a little over a year total. I am an officer in a very small kinship there; it is made up of about 8 folks that I have played a few other games with and consider real life friends. It is an extremely casual group and I do not expect it to interfere with my intent to focus on STO.

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In a paragraph please explain how you will benefit the 12th fleet?

I bring experience, maturity, and leadership skills to the table. I have a lot of time in these games, and have played enough of them to know how most of them are going to function on a basic level. I am always willing to lend a hand where it's needed if I am able, will always take the time to greet members in fleet chat regardless of what I'm doing in game, and glad to answer questions on mechanics regardless of how basic they may seem to others. I am capable of being the voice on vent directing a group what to do, but am equally happy shutting the hell up and listening to directions - depending on the needs of the group and the wishes of the command structure. These are team games, and teamwork is important above all else.

I will make myself available for further interview or 'test' grouping in game as the 12th sees fit in order to advance my application. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Will you give your future division's Rear Admiral at least 3 days notice if you decide to resign? Yes.

Will you use Fleet Ventrillo Voice Chat? Absolutely. Already installed and familiar with the software.

[Mjollnir]

Well done app, good luck. Also, please bear with us Mr. Shackelford, we've been swamped with apps since open beta so it might take a little time to process this.

[Morgan794]

Well done app, good luck. Also, please bear with us Mr. Shackelford, we've been swamped with apps since open beta so it might take a little time to process this.

Thanks

My apologies, I had to create another login.

I am having real trouble with receiving activation codes for these boards at my comcast email addresses. I created Morgan and used it to post the app under a yahoo address because my first attempt at registering here didn't work; then when I went to update my email addy under the 'Morgan' username; it required another activation code, which I again didn't get - so now I'm locked out of that username. Don't know if it's comcast blocking this domain or something?

Anyway, 3rd time is the charm, and I won't be messing with it for now.

As far as the review process, I know you guys are a bit swamped and have more apps currently than spots, which complicates things even further - plus there is a fun game to play rather than do admin work, so I completely understand.

[Morgan794]

I thought I would go ahead and add some flavor to my application in the form of a background. With all the downtime during OB I have had some spare time to design a ship patch for my intended T5 vessel:

U.S.S. Shiloh patch

The Battle of Shiloh took place over the course of April 6 and 7, 1862 in southwestern Tennessee. The two peach colored outer rings of the patch denote the two days of fighting that took place among the various peach orchards located throughout the battlefield.

On the first day, the Confederates made a unexpected strike with the hopes of defeating the Army of Tennessee before further Union forces could arrive. The Union defenders were pushed back during often confused and fierce fighting to a sunken road called the 'Hornet's Nest.' It was here that the most intense fighting occured, and that the Union was able to reorganize and make a several hours long stand, stalling the Confederates until the Army of Ohio arrived on the field the next day, turning the tide of battle in the Union's favor.

As such, a hornet is prominently displayed on the patch, symbolising the peak of the battle that occured at the Hornet's Nest. Behind the hornet is a compass rose, symbolising the focus and direction of Union troops during the height of the engagement. The northern half of the rose is colored blue to denote the Union; the southern half gray for the Confederation. The red ring around the outside of the rose denotes the sacrifice by men on both sides of the battle.

The starfield (taken from the UFP crest) symbolizes the mandate of the U.S.S. Shiloh to explore the stars. Also prominently displayed is the federation logo, symbolizing the space power of the UFP.

There have been 5 previous vessels bearing the name Shiloh:

U.s.s. Shiloh, Casco-class Monitor, launched 14 July 1865. The Shiloh was launched to late to see any action and was sold at auction in 1874.

U.s.s. Shiloh, (CG-67) Ticonderoga-class cruiser, launched 8 September 1990. Was deployed to Operation Desert Strike against Iraq, and later to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.s.s. Shiloh (NCC-4326) Larson-class destroyer. Launched stardate 1/9009 (23rd century). Later sold at auction.

U.s.s. Shiloh (NCC-74683) Intrepid-class explorer. Initially assigned to the First Fleet, during the Dominion Wars the Shiloh assisted in actions seen with the Twelfth Fleet, primarily near the Cha'ouw and Klingon Empires, as well as Bajor. In early 2377 the Shiloh suffered a warp core breach that resulted in the destruction of the starship.

U.s.s. Shiloh (NCC-74683-A) Prometheus class starship. The Shiloh-A is unique since surviving sections of the mainframe of the previous Shiloh were incorporated into the structure by smelting into the mainframe of her successor during pre-construction.


The three Star Trek versions of the Shiloh are non-canon, but are listed on ST: Expanded Universe and Memory Beta ST lore sites.

[Khajjah]

Was good to have your assistance during the patrols. I look forward to your acceptance and perhaps a posting in exploration division. Safe journey until next we meet.

[Tibor Rand]

Welcome to Starbase Valhalla, a Flag officer will be with you shortly. In the meantime can you please post a link to your STO Forum profile?

Very impressive application, I look forward to the outcome of your application!

[Morgan794]

In the meantime can you please post a link to your STO Forum profile?

http://forums.startrekonline.com/member.php?u=228252

[Plaxidia]

Welcome to the forums

[Morgan794]

Was good to have your assistance during the patrols. I look forward to your acceptance and perhaps a posting in exploration division. Safe journey until next we meet.

I had a lot of fun as well. Space is big and lonely, it's nice to get into a team every now and then. I'll try and track you and some of your fleetmates down this weekend for some more grouping so that some of you can get to know me.

[Mendal]

If you are not assigned to Exploration soon please PM me.