A good indication of how far we have gone from our human roots and formed our own little society of demi-gods is our disregard of crews and the roles they play in our daily lives. We prance around believing that we, and our problems, are the centre of the universe.
For instance, my current crew composes:
Ship and Hanger Personnel
37,122 Active Ship Crew
5,063 Reserve Ship Crew
21,450 Dock and Maintenance Personnel
257 Cleaning Crew
Ground Personnel
897 Medical Personnel
2,001 Administration Personnel
132 Intelligence Personnel
416 Communications Personnel
1,054 Part Time and Unofficial Agents
Security Forces
120 Kameiras
4,000 Caldari Armoured Mercenaries
3,229 Mordu’s Storm Troopers
512 Intaki Ex-Freedom Fighters
3,010 Thukker Freemen
7 Angel Cartel Advisors
1,500 Angel Cartel Security Personnel
12 – 100 Grenadiers
This means that I have nearly 80,000 people in my employment and dependant on me and this does not even include their families or dependants. We easily forget that we rival small corporations, or even small planets in some cases in terms of financial capacity and market power. My security forces are at Division strength, and my personal guard, chosen from the regular forces based on performance varies between 12 and 100, depending on the situation.
In my previous article I discussed the value of personal weapons. When looking at the number of people I am responsible for, I would have to be very self-centred and small minded not to take make a serious matter of my safety. Sadly, when I am surrounded by those guards, despite my personal capability, carrying a hand gun or similar becomes rather redundant and small minded. We are prime targets, and it is important to have top range security as such. I have been in my fair share of fights, so it is not a question of bravery, rather one of responsibility. It would be very irresponsible of me to throw myself in front of every bullet fired my way. There are simply too many that are dependant on me, and I on them.
Many capsuleers claim they care for and know their crews, a feat that becomes rather impossible when you have these numbers, at least in terms of helping them personally and knowing their names. When your dependants reach such numbers however, the best way you can care for them is by providing security. This does not just include their safety, but also job security, and for this you need to remain in a position where you can provide for them. For this reason, our personal safety becomes important to each member of our crews, and if we are not seen to take the necessary precaution, we are bound to end up with rather unreliable employees.
In conclusion, I believe it is important to keep in mind that we as capsuleers are trained to a much higher level than regular people. We are created to handle this responsibility and thus, if we allow what we ate for breakfast to influence our day, we allow something small to affect the lives of many others. It is of no use looking for, and creating issues where there are none. We are supposed to be the leaders of our species, perhaps it is time we acted like it. Perhaps then we won’t seem like the small minded, egotistical sociopaths that so many sees us as.
For instance, my current crew composes:
Ship and Hanger Personnel
37,122 Active Ship Crew
5,063 Reserve Ship Crew
21,450 Dock and Maintenance Personnel
257 Cleaning Crew
Ground Personnel
897 Medical Personnel
2,001 Administration Personnel
132 Intelligence Personnel
416 Communications Personnel
1,054 Part Time and Unofficial Agents
Security Forces
120 Kameiras
4,000 Caldari Armoured Mercenaries
3,229 Mordu’s Storm Troopers
512 Intaki Ex-Freedom Fighters
3,010 Thukker Freemen
7 Angel Cartel Advisors
1,500 Angel Cartel Security Personnel
12 – 100 Grenadiers
This means that I have nearly 80,000 people in my employment and dependant on me and this does not even include their families or dependants. We easily forget that we rival small corporations, or even small planets in some cases in terms of financial capacity and market power. My security forces are at Division strength, and my personal guard, chosen from the regular forces based on performance varies between 12 and 100, depending on the situation.
In my previous article I discussed the value of personal weapons. When looking at the number of people I am responsible for, I would have to be very self-centred and small minded not to take make a serious matter of my safety. Sadly, when I am surrounded by those guards, despite my personal capability, carrying a hand gun or similar becomes rather redundant and small minded. We are prime targets, and it is important to have top range security as such. I have been in my fair share of fights, so it is not a question of bravery, rather one of responsibility. It would be very irresponsible of me to throw myself in front of every bullet fired my way. There are simply too many that are dependant on me, and I on them.
Many capsuleers claim they care for and know their crews, a feat that becomes rather impossible when you have these numbers, at least in terms of helping them personally and knowing their names. When your dependants reach such numbers however, the best way you can care for them is by providing security. This does not just include their safety, but also job security, and for this you need to remain in a position where you can provide for them. For this reason, our personal safety becomes important to each member of our crews, and if we are not seen to take the necessary precaution, we are bound to end up with rather unreliable employees.
In conclusion, I believe it is important to keep in mind that we as capsuleers are trained to a much higher level than regular people. We are created to handle this responsibility and thus, if we allow what we ate for breakfast to influence our day, we allow something small to affect the lives of many others. It is of no use looking for, and creating issues where there are none. We are supposed to be the leaders of our species, perhaps it is time we acted like it. Perhaps then we won’t seem like the small minded, egotistical sociopaths that so many sees us as.
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