<div>Matthias - </div> <div>Its like the old personna time warp, except this is multi tasked ranking.. lol</div> <div>Ldy Susannah....</div> <div>Are you still sure we couldn't intrest you in any of the fine women we can scare up for your consideration.. The one in the pie was just a sample of what we have... heheheheeh<BR><BR><B><I>Matthias the Brewer <matthiasthebrewer@cox.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)" name=Generator> <STYLE> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </STYLE> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceType"
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<DIV class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’ve always been under the impression that Captain and Admiral were separate and distinct ranks. Maybe it’s my military background, but I have trouble seeing someone as being both Captain and Admiral. To my way of thinking, that is the same as being both a Private and a Corporal. I’ve always seen an Admiral as commanding a number of ships, where each ship has a Captain. The Admiral would control the “big picture” while the Captains controlled everything on the ship. An Admiral commanding a ship would either a VERY unusual situation or an insult to the Admiral. And when you throw in Commodore (which is between Admiral and Captain), things get even more confusing. Any of these three ranks would control multiple ships. But being both Admiral and Captain, while reporting to a Commodore, is
contradictory.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I know that this pattern of rank has been in place for hundreds of years, but I honestly couldn’t say when it started, or even if this rank structure is at all period.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I guess I should have stopped to consider that this is the SCA, where the unusual is the norm. And being a Captain as a head of household is something completely outside of what I’d
considered.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’m not trying to cause trouble on this. I just have trouble making your ranks work within the rank structure as I know. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> namron-bounces+matthiasthebrewer=cox.net@ansteorra.org [mailto:namron-bounces+matthiasthebrewer=cox.net@ansteorra.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Duncan MacNamara<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:40 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Barony of Namron</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [Namron] Torsade Scroll</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></div></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For your first question, it is not that I feel any less worthy. If
I did, I would not wear the ribbon on my belt. It's a matter of simple equality. Besides, it's not an issue now... As I said forget about it... it's not important enough to keep ruffling the feathers, especially if that's the primary response I am going to get from the Barony. However, I don't see why it's such a problem that I like scrolls... and I wanted to hang it with the rest of my and my Lady Wife's scrolls.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For your other questions, I would be more than happy to answer and shed some light on the issues:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I am, and have been since it's inception, the Captain of the now HMS Iron Lotus. We have, as a shiphold, 28 crew members on the books. We were pirates, because *I* personally did not feel that it was Honorable to claim to be Privateers of Ansteorra without a Letter of Marque in hand. It would have been misrepresentation, and could have, ! if pushed, been regarded as Treason to the Crown. Since I seemed to be black-balled from acquiring a Letter of Marque from the sources I was consulting with, I instead opted to join the Ansteorran Royal Navy, and go fully legit and legal so to speak.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I am the Admiral and Executive officer (Second in command for those
of you who don't understand military ranks) of the Ansteorran Royal Navy, by appointment from the Lord High Admiral of the Ansteorran Royal Navy. I was present at Their Royal Majesties' Coronation, where myself and one of our Regional Commodores swore Fealty, as officers of the Ansteorran Royal Navy, to His Majesty in person, and presented him with a gift basket. His Majesty, Myself, and Commodore Honorable Lord Alric Morganwgg also discussed the use of an ensign specifically designed for the Ansteorran Royal Navy, which His Majesty Mahadi was pleased with, and approved, suggesting that we also register it. It is currently ! in process, under ownership of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Kingdom</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ansteorra</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> directly.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV>
<DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">At Round Table, I placed our proposed charter directly into the hands of His Majesty. He said that he was pleased with our progress thus far, and that we were making history. The only other officially commissioned and organized Naval force that I've been able to find in the SCA is the Royal Crescent Navy of Caid.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As far as being a Captain in the SCA, it's no different than being the head of a household.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times
New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As for Commissioning Documents, we are in the process of making them, and they are to be issued by the Office of the Ansteorran Royal Navy, as allowed by Article IV of the Ansteorran Royal Navy Charter. As it's been so eloquently pointed out already, documents take a bit of time to fabricate.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">So I hope this answers your questions, and that it might clear up further disdain. Or, to quote you ! directly Matthias, "Let it go. There are much more signifigant things in life."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div
class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In Service,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Lord Duncan MacNamara<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Admiral of the Ansteorran Royal Navy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Captain of the HMS Iron Lotus<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>Namron mailing list<BR>Namron@ansteorra.org<BR>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/namron<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>
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