Pennsic and Beyond.
I felt some posting was due because the Northern Army was such a big part of the Atlantian Army's success at Pennsic this year.
I just wanted to thank everyone for their hard work to this point. Both the leaders for doing what was right for their fighters and the fighters doing their parts getting out to the field everyday, also the folks who came out to support us. I hope the all of the people who made up the different parts of the Army had fun from the Crown on down to the common soldier.
It is a difficult balance between the many different games we all play within the sca and the many hats a lot of us wear. Fighters such as myself feel a responsibility to both the Crown and the Fighters to be out on the field to be an example. We want the fighters to feel connections to their brothers/sisters on the field, their units, the Northern Army and the Crown. However if you make this connection feel like a responsibility for folks then that can lessen their fun, which we as leaders/peers are also responsibly for. It is easy to tell people what they should be feeling and wanting, it is much more difficult to try and instill that feeling in them so that in fact becomes a part of your common fighters fun.
We are planning a lot this year, from a Leader College for Baronial/Household Commanders and their chosen as well as Musters (Archery Musters as well) to continue to sharpen this weapon that started to be forged at this years Pennsic. We have added an Operations Officer in Vels that is going to pay big dividends and we will soon have a Logics Officer, hopefully Mistress Chagan, as well to help coordination between our three military districts getting people places with the stuff they need. I am looking forward to it.
Looking forward to the challenges and fun over the next year of taking things to the next level for Atlantia, the Northern Army and the common fighter.
Again. Thank you everyone for the work getting us to were we are and where we will be going.