Special Operations has gone through a bit of a spring clean since the last issue of the ENTerCom. We had a look at our roster, those who were being enthusiastic and active, and those who were fading in to the background. We also took in to account receipt of EOM reports from individuals and comments of our DLs. Taking all these factors in to account QD and I set about cutting members from our team. Some resigned, knowing that they were on the chopping block, and resignation seemed a way to save face. It seems lately that too many people are just joing divisions, teams and departments as a fast-track to promotion. That should be a secondary concern! OTF is a community, not a career! As active members we should simply want to improve our little community. Don't get me wrong, ambition is good, but this is not RL and a rank has no sway beyond OTF.

Now, Special Ops has turned it's attention to recruiting new members, and discussions among our group of leaders has made identified one key criteria: Individuals who want to work just to have fun! That's what we're going to be looking for when accepting members. We have advertised in chat and on the updates, outlining the criteria for each division and what they are responsible for. Hopefully, we'll see an influx of new and eager members to add to our department.

Also, this month, I have opened the Special Ops Members Area to our team members. Accessible to them are an outline of their duties and division's mission statement, a Bulletin Board, a Calendar, EOM Report Forms, and a team-accessible chat-room, for training and meetings. As your position moves from DLiT to TL you also receive further rights.

Other than that, Special Ops ticks along. Talk to you next month!

SG