War Hawks: Recruiting

[WH_Boomer 10]

Greetings and salutations all,

Formed in 2009, the War Hawks are a group of like-minded individuals who enjoy online military simulations, teamwork, and the camaraderie born from the two.

Our Mission

This is the place for like minded individuals who just want to enjoy their gaming time without all the trouble that is typically associated with being in an on-line squadron. Over the years I have been involved with a few squadrons that I've seen dissolve due to drama and infighting. In our experience, drama is usually a result of people not having respect for others or people with legitimate complaints who feel unheard. As such, we will will be vigilant in regards to such people, especially early in the membership process, and we will have mechanism so that everyone can be heard and participate in the squadron.

Overview

• No "command staff". Every member has an equal voice in matters of the squadron. While we don't expect everyone to always get along, I would hope that we could all be mature adults about issues and work them out as such. We don't want members who are just cogs. We want people who are invested and contribute.
  
• No minimum gaming time requirements. We all know real life can sometimes get in the way of our fun . And having specific gaming requirements can put an undue burden on folks when they need it the least. The best way to keep folks involved in a squadron is to give them a variety of events to participate in.
  
• A regular training program where we can all learn and discuss tactics and procedures that best represent the "simulation" side rather than the arcade style of training and play other squadrons of this type practice. That is, information based on real world tactics, as they apply to all of the sims we support. This will be available from entry level up through advanced tactics. And more importantly it will be presented in a fun and relaxed environment with our online classroom and in game training exercises. This approach will lead to a more uniformly trained squadron that can work together in any setting with minimal overhead, and also allow new members to get "up to speed" on how we operate much faster than conventional training.
  

What we require:

Ambition:

While we are not the traditional definition of hardcore -- many of us have a busy real life that does not allow for unlimited game-time -- we do focus on full switch difficulty settings with limited mods enabled.. We care about the game; we want to progress our skills and share in the enjoyment of the sims we support. We are therefore driven, organized and dedicated and want members that share similar drive. We have no rules or expectations about how much time one should spend in game, but we do want people who try to contribute in the time that they do spend.

Social skills:

We are a community of friends of all ages and backgrounds that will survive comings and goings of on-line games and promote true friendships that will be enjoyed for years to come. We want people who are social and are fun to play with. Being fun on comms is a plus. Being active in the forums is an asset. Being able to communicate without an endless string of curse words is expected.

Intelligence and Ability:

We want players who are willing to learn, so that they can eventually be as skilled as possible. It matters not if you've played a particular game for years and years, or just bought it. Everyone should always be willing to learn, including the old crusty veterans.

Age limitation:

We do require you to be at least 18. Most of our members are 30 and over and have small children. Anyone that has ever been in a group with teenagers will understand. *grin*

Here's a video of one of our missions from the beta a few months ago.

You can keep up with our current activities on our website linked above, or by visiting our Facebook page at:

War Hawks Online Squadron Facebook page

Recruitment:

If this sounds like a group you'd be interested in joining, fill out an application at:

http://war-hawks.net/private/index.php/recruitment

and someone will get back with you ASAP.

~S~

WH_Boomer

Edited September 27, 2013 by WH_Boomer

[WH_Boomer 10]

We've recently teamed up with 3rd Cav Division to do joint operations. Here's a video of our latest event.

Enjoy!

If this sounds like a group you'd be interested in joining, fill out an application at:

http://war-hawks.net/private/index.php/recruitment

and someone will get back with you ASAP.

~S~

WH_Boomer

[WH_Boomer 10]

We've been having a great time running weekly joint operations with 3rd Cav. See our YouTube Channel for videos.

We also have a weekly Falcon: BMS flight with the 16th ACCW and a few members who are enjoying Steel Beasts ProPE as well as other flight sims and wargames, Cliffs of Dover, DCS: World, Combat Mission Normandy, Rome 2, TakeDown Red Sabre, to name a few.