> "Good morrrning. Thank you forrr coming on such shorrrt notice. The purrrpose of today's meeting is to give each of you, deparrrtmental chiefs of staff a heads up on what will be discussed in the next scheduled meeting of Starrrfleet Command. Which is set forrr 4 days frrrom today. It is my hope that by giving you each a prrreview to the meeting's agenda that you >will be betterrr able to prrreparrrre your division commanderrrs. On that note, I would like to properly welcome those division commanders. It is a pleasent surprrrise to have you herrre. > > Firrrst things firrrst......" > >The meeting went on for a good while, with M'Rrenn providing the basic information on a number of iniatives and policy changes that the CinC would be disucssing in the next full meeting of Starfleet Command. Summary as follows: > >Project Lists of 15: each division was to make up lists of the 15 field commands in their division (or service speciality) that fall into the categories of: most strategicly important, worst morale, worst performance rating, most over budget, on or below budget, and most complaints about... All in all 6 lists. Divisional commanders and their top staff to include: top 3 deputies, chiefs of staff, and staff operations officers were to make calls to these commands. The purpose is to get to know these commands intimatly as possible, and to focus on improving those commands on those lists that need help and highlight/congratualate those on lists for praise. For changes to happen, it had to start with keen interest at the top. M'Rrenn also added that Admiral Lasiter would be talking about these lists with division commanders at the meeting. He wanted to see progress at the meeting, so get started..... M'Rrenn also let it out that Lasiter would be following up with those commands on the lists to ensure that action was being taken. > >Operation Homeworld: It would be announced that one of Special Projects assignments is to find a homeworld for the Venasians, as required by treaty. While this is not exactly news, the scale of the project is. A fair number of ships that have been diverted from normal operations, which field commanders have gripped about for months, are a part of this operation. Their involvement will finally be made public. The goal is three fold: 1) fulfill treaty obligations in a serious, honest manner, 2) show good faith in the rocky relationship, and 3) weaken the position of the newly installed military government that the Federation is an enemy. M'Rrenn stated Lasiter's personal position as an upcoming policy statement- that the Venasians are a good people, and that the 'friendship' that exists between them and the Federation holds great promise. However, for that friendship to grow and prosper certain questions about the sudden change in government must be satisfactorily answered. > >Project Open Arms: a mainly public relations project that is geared to improve the public image of Starfleet within the Federation. It will include an increased cooperation between Starfleet and civilian authorities, sharing of information and resources, open houses of Starfleet facilities(pure marketing events), plus other unspecified efforts. The 'unspecified efforts' will be at the descression of regional and field commanders. Give them the tools to do specific things for their specific communities. > >Operation Mongoose: like it's namesake, this operation will be to hunt down the snakes and kill them. This umbrella operation will have multiple components. Amoung them are Owl and Ferret. > >Operation Owl: a passive investigation into the element of starfleet. Is is a widely known, but seldom spoken of fact, that Starfleet has an underground of corrupt personnel- officers and non-coms alike. This operation will go on for, at least, several weeks, and will lead into another operation. > >Operation Ferret: an agressive, active investigation of the corrupt elements of Starfleet. The basis or starting point for Ferret will be the results of Operation Owl. > >After the lengthy talk from M'Rrenn, he openned the floor for comment.
"Even with Operrration Ferrrret, what do we do with them once we've weeded them out? Not all of them arrre going to be subject to courrrt-marrrtial orrr captain's mast. That's been the biggest parrrt of ourrr prrroblem in SpecOps. What do you do with the chaff once you've figurrred out who they arrre? Without special legislation frrrom the council incrrreasing Starrrfleet's apprrroprriations budget orrr grrranting us the powerrr to discharrrge people on new grrrounds of, say, ineffectiveness orrr something like that, we'rrre stuck with them." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God.... I could be eating a slow learner! --Lynda Montgomery
