Fleet Captain Rob Mackenzie (FG) has been, by far, the most successful and longest tenured Bravo Fleet Security Officer over the past 3 years since the position was created. In his time since his last promotion in July 2022, FG has continued to develop the Security Office as the gaming hub of Bravo Fleet more and more in his own ways.

Throughout 2023, Bravo Fleet has seen more gaming than ever before culminating in hundreds of gaming submissions and thousands of gaming ribbons. FG continues to push activities for the gamers of our fleet to do. He personally runs gaming nights every couple of weeks where people get together for pickup games, is constantly engaging people with aid and advice and playing together in Star Trek Online, expanding into more casual games, and keeping people abreast of any gaming updates from the Security Office.

Speaking of updates, FG also spent time this summer completely rewriting the Gaming Policy to be more streamlined and easier to consume for members to understand how they can earn rewards for gaming with other Bravo Fleet members. This streamline has been most successful in helping members understand casual gaming and allow more casual gaming to take place. Added to the Gaming Policy updates, I know FG always has an ear to the ground looking for The Next Big Thing that Bravo Fleet members may be playing. Constantly monitoring what people are talking about playing, actually playing, and submitting for casual gaming for potential turn into fully supported games.

In addition to his duties as Security Officer, FG has helped co-organize Bravo Fleet’s Fleet Actions by running competitions earning him 7 Challenge Coins for Sundered Wings, 11 Challenge Coins for The Lost Fleet and 7 Challenge Coins for We Are the Borg. In total, FG has organized 2 additional non-FA competitions, and in gaming has earned a total of 370 Joint Action Ribbons and 34 Combat Action Ribbons. He has previously earned a Legion of Merit in December of 2022 for his work as Security Officer.

For all of his work and dedication as Security Officer and improving and facilitating the gaming of Bravo Fleet, I’m happy to promote FG to the rank of Commodore! Congratulations!

Gamers can be an odd bunch, that’s for sure, so the Bravo Fleet Security Officer must be someone who can navigate that landscape well. Since his last promotion, Fleet Captain Rob Mackenzie (FG) has been an able steward of the Security Office. He is also a contributor to our larger events, such as Fleet Actions, and often takes on the leadership of his own events, such as many of the Among Us gaming nights, which allow more casual gamers a chance to engage in the fleet. In recognition of this work, I am pleased to endorse Fleet Captain Rob Mackenzie’s promotion to commodore!

One of the biggest endeavours that Bravo Fleet took on after April of 2020 was branching out into new forms of activity. We knew it wouldn’t be easy, we knew there would be much struggle, and we knew that it would take time. Since taking the position of Gaming Officer in November of 2020, FG has really capitalized on every aspect of gaming in Bravo Fleet that he can.

Since his last promotion in June of 2021, FG has continued to push the Gaming Office forward. Through his leadership, the Gaming Office continually and regularly run Gaming Nights which seem to get bigger and bigger with each event. The Gaming Office has also continued to branch out in games, now regularly using Among Us to bring our community together for some relaxing, gaming events. On top of that, FG consistently capitalizes on the bread and butter of the Gaming Office: Star Trek Online. A clear cut favorite for a group like Bravo Fleet, the Gaming Office is always running some sort of event to coincide with whatever events are going on in STO. A lot of times our players are already running these STO events, so the events going on in BF are just “free money”. FG is on the forefront of that concept, and has been capitalizing on it since day one. He has also continued to refine and update gaming policies as more and more people are involved, and more and more gaming takes places including a recent complete rewrite of much of the policies!

Since his last promotion, FG has organized a total of 23 competitions, not including gaming nights that he has personally run or that staff have run under his direction as Gaming Officer. He’s additionally earned 217 Combat Action Ribbons during all of his personal participation in gaming events since his last promotion!

For all of his activity in gaming and leadership as Gaming Officer over the past year, I’m happy to promote FG to the rank of Fleet Captain! Congratulations!