Mike Marauder Posted November 4, 2020 Applicant Details In Game Nickname: Mike Marauder Steam Profile Id: Mike Maruader Real Name: Michael Davidson ( Not real name will give if there is a secure means) Date of Birth: 21 Sep 1965 Connection speed: 50 mb/sec ( notational) Country & Nationality: Australia (n) Background Current/Previous Squads: Steel Beasts ( No Arma 3 ) Reasons for applying to VCB: Interested in Platoon / Company level tactics in a simulation environment. Would like to make instructional videos on tactics and techniques and videos of historical recreations using Arma 3. Also interested in scenario development. Happy to pay my dues as a number 4 rifleman doing 3 AM sentry duty in the rain every night. Heard about VCB from: Saw on Youtube Experience with the OFP/ArmA series: some basic initial training and single player scenarios as well as basic scenario development. Real life military experience: (cadets/airsoft does not count) Australian Army 23 years Infantry Platoon Commander IO Cdo Regt Divisional IO 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Friznit Posted November 4, 2020 Hi Mike Thanks for the app. The leadership team will review and get back to you. Obvious immediate question ref timings given your locstat. Are you going to be able to commit to early mornings twice a week? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Marauder Posted November 4, 2020 Yes, I did the calculation, I am GMT plus 10, so 2000Z is 0600 here which suits me well. regards, Mike 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rasa Posted November 11, 2020 I'm happy to say your application has been accepted. A senior rifleman will be assigned to you shortly to help you through the rest of the process. In the meanwhile, you can read through and reply to the relevant threads in this forum. Sorry for the delay. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Cole Posted November 11, 2020 Congratulation Mike You may wonder why I would, as out of the blue, congrat you? Well there is a reason for this. I myself play STEELBEAST Pro PE under name Kelvin Ice and been doing that since, I think 1999 or 2000. I know you from there and I write this as you wrote you playing it. Making it ok I mention this. @Rasa You have a great recruit in Mike. A most loyal community person which posts I have had the enjoyment reading in the Steelbeast Forum that I follow passively. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Posted November 11, 2020 Hi Mike, and welcome to VCB. I'm Robert. I have been appointed as your Senior Rifleman (SR) and will be your first point of contact during your probationary period within VCB. I have sendt you a message on here and on Discord with the next few steps. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Marauder Posted November 11, 2020 Craig, thankyou for your kind comments. I enjoy Steel Beasts, even if I’m a very average vehicle commander. My heart has always been in Infantry and I misuse Steel Beasts to try and develop Infantry scenarios. I look forward to campaigning with you again !! Mike 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Marauder Posted November 11, 2020 Thankyou for your selection of me to join your unit. I look forward to learning Arma skills and I contributing where I can. My days of raiding and “yomping” are in the distant rear vision mirror but I was impressed by what I saw and look forward to joining you all. Mike 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Cole Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) Hey Mike Sorry Mike but there will be no campaigning for you and me. I did not made the cut. Sad. Well I wish you the best of times with VOLCBAT. I spent over 20 years in the infantry and as a Platoon commander as you. I also have had the time of judging the ARMA3's credibility as a land war simulator. With it I say "get into it". With the mod available the only lacking is the real life situation awareness. So as you rack up time in ARMA3 you will find it a good platform for developing and test combat tactics as you wrote you look for. It has a limit to what size of troops it can handle before the mentioned situation awareness deficiency make the experience negative. I make scenarios up to company size red, two platoons blue. Larger than that and the goal of the scenarios are hard to reach due to the speed at what the simulation let you handle battlefield executions (at least 3 times the normal speed - All in all there is never time for true realistic reaction, action and feedback). I have used better systems for that but not in civilian use. You have my Steam account KelvinIce. If you like to discuss the creation of aspects of ARMA3 please give me a notice. The very best and take care of near and dear in the times we all are at. We all need to think ahead and on eachother. Best Regard Craig Cole Edited November 15, 2020 by Craig Cole Spelling 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) 3rd op done Edited December 14, 2020 by Robert 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Posted January 7 4th and 5th op done Ready for posting 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Marauder Posted January 10 Thanks Rasa !! great to pass probation .... think I am almost getting it now. Am I in 2 or 3 section the heading said three and the post said two !! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Telfer Posted January 10 Hi Mike, You have been posted to 2 section pal. Purely for numbers, but feel free to grab any NCO, or anyone at all really if you have queries in game etc. Thanks 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
