So in the past 3-4 weeks, I’ve quietly separated myself from Firestone and spent time exploring other groups that potentially interest me. I found myself involved in military groups. The military community itself, is ok. It’s an equivalent to our form of community, but with more exploiting and racism apparently not sure what that’s about but whatever. I took note of a great deal of things while I was there. Now before I go off on my rant about Firestone’s armed forces, mainly the Firestone National Guard, I’d like to quickly reveal that I do have an interest in going into the military, and that interest might become a reality in the coming months, I’m still on the fence about it. Irrelevant.
The Firestone National Guard currently is structured like a fresh batch of weekend warriors. Their sole purpose is to act as a force that can come on when called upon. Now me personally, I don’t like this. There are some people who come to Firestone simply for the military aspect. I personally, (this is the main part of the rant that I wanted to throw out there), would like to see the Firestone National Guard structured more as an actual military force, mainly like the United States Military. Our government is structured like the United States Government, and quite literally mocks it in many ways, yet our armed forces don’t. Now, there are many people who are opposed to this change simply because the military style and format doesn’t interest them, which I understand. And I’m gonna be honest here, I’m fairly certain more people appeal to that type of roleplay, and it can be healthy to introduce a new and restructured version of a military to Firestone, especially in today’s climate, where we’re desperately seeking new things. I have devised a few incentives to draw people into FNG, one of which being enlistment bonuses. How these would work is beyond me as of now. Time for a few tangents.
The Air National Guard was an idea that was brought up awhile ago. Initially, people were for it. In terms of Fedora, he wasn’t so much for it as it would just be more aircraft in the air in-game, resulting in more lag. Now keep in mind, this is before our last super big major update that saw a huge reduction in lag. The air national guard can provide so many more services besides just ferrying the Firestone National Guard. The idea of pararescue was proposed. For those of you who don’t know what pararescue is, it’s pretty much exactly how it sounds. Pararescue personnel are apart of the (United States) Air Forces special forces. They’re essentially highly trained combat personnel capable of providing an advanced level of medical care in combat zones. Seeing as FSP:ASU’s Medical Response Unit has kind of taken a nose dive (no offense), it’d be a good addition. It would especially beneficial for citizens to interact with those in the Firestone National Guard.
The Coast Guard is by far the most neglected section of FNG. The puddle pirates deserve much more and much better treatment than they received during their time of existence. Seeing as v3 is going to introduce many new things for them, there’s not much for me to comment on. One suggestion I do have though, add a form of trafficking by sea. Make it so criminals can like collect and transport packages or crates, store them on their boats, and transport them somewhere for a reward. And the Coast Guard’s job is interdiction. It’d be nice to see the Coast Guard have actual interactions with people out on the waterways.
The Rangers right now are essentially the Firestone National Guard’s “elite” force. Now here’s one of the main topics I’ve been looking to get to. Their freedom, is so beyond restricted, it’s not even funny. The way I see it, they’re literally just glorified infantrymen. People don’t want to see expansion or change from the Rangers because they’re “afraid” of a potential special forces v2 situation, which I think is bullshit. The Special Forces incident, if you even consider it a situation, was caused by bad oversight and bad leadership (no offense). This can easily be prevented. Now if you ask me, and I’m sure if you ask others, I would like to see the Rangers be molded into something more of a Tier One Unit, or a Special Missions Unit. They honestly deserve to be recognized as much more than just glorified guardsmen. Spending time with these guys, I’ve learned that they train hard and they just wanna shoot bad guys, they’re not out to plan mass coups and shit. And to be honest, people are over that. That whole incident was 2 years ago, and most of those guys aren’t even on ROBLOX anymore. Right now, Firestone lacks any form of a group capable of performing extraordinary operations. CRT and SWAT are domestic groups, we need something more. I believe with the proper oversight and the proper setup, the Rangers can easily become the elite fighting force of Firestone. If you really want to see and learn more about what I’d like them to be, I’ll throw some links here, here, and here.
Overall, I’m just looking for some changes in FNG. I want to see some restructuring and improvements. And most of these changes don’t even have to come from FNG HICOMM, they come from the government and the people. Everyone needs to allot more trust into the Firestone National Guard, and give it a chance to be something much better than just a group of weekend warriors.
Signed,
CanineEnforcement
Firestone’s Lead Defense Intelligence Operative
Former Governor of the State of Firestone
