Kaiserliche Rheinwehr [RM] - Recruitment

[iiLeRoss]

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► Full Name & Age: Karl Holzner, 24
► Enlisted or Officer track?: Officer
► Brief biography: Karl Holzner is the son of a currently serving Rheinland Captain, Erich Holzner. Born on a farming estate in Stuttgart, Karl's father broke with family tradition and applied to join the Rheinwehr. This, combined with the death of his mother in a suspected Synth arson attack on the estate, left Karl largely in the care of his grandparents. Karl would be put through a largely conservative upbringing as a result of their background. Tempered by deteriorating conditions in Rheinland, and supposed lost victories, the result was a vengeful son, gradually being spurred on to fight for Rheinland. The spillover of political tension in Rheinland granted Karl a clean shot at this. Spurred on by his grandparents and the defection of his father to the Imperialists, Karl joined an Imperialist militia in Stuttgart. At the onset of the civil war, he was involved in several actions fighting the few Federalist police units attempting to prevent the Imperial uprising. Following the initial phases of the civil war and the growing attrition rates among pilots, his militia was put through spaceflight training and pressed into combat. While Karl performed relatively well, many of his comrades faced a similar fate to their predecessors, resulting in the loss of most of the militia group. Eventually, he would end up as squadron leader, gloomily noted as being the result of his senior NCOs dying. Despite this, reassignment to defensive duty at Oder would see him survive the war. This would see the disbandment of his militia however, though he chose to enroll in the military academy to continue his service.***
► Remarkable encounters with the Rheinwehr, or while representing the Rheinwehr as an indie soldat: ***As a member of an Imperial affiliated militia, Karl has seen sporadic ground combat and occupation duties. Many of these actions were done in cooperation with official military units. Upon his militia's move to space warfare, he would be pressed into suicidal snub combat against hardened Federalist units. Pressed into squadron leadership, he would prove to at least be capable of surviving, something his predecessors weren't.

Reasons for joining the Kaiserliche Rheinwehr

Following the end of the civil war and a gradual loss of purpose in civilian life, I have decided to use what skills I have to good use and follow my father's footsteps by serving the Rheinwehr.

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OOC:
► Can you speak English at a level high enough for a RP server?: Yes.

► German knowledge level (will not affect your application): Low.

► Are you familiarized with the current conflicts in Rheinland? Outline them (copy/paste will mean immediate and permanent rejection): Rheinland is undergoing a multitude of conflicts both within and on it's direct borders. In Omega-7, there was recently a corporate war between Rheinland corporations and the IMG, "allegedly" backed by Rheinland dissidents and enemies. There was a degree of involvement from both Rheinwehr and BDM personnel in the fighting. This ended with the silver crisis and a degree of negotiation. On the northern border, Sigma-15 is technically disputed with the GMG. This has seen only sporadic incidents, although more concerningly Corsair activity in the area is ramping up dramatically. The Corsairs are waging war with the Hessians, and although their activity within Rheinland borders is minimal, Rheinland ships are often caught in the crossfire. In Rheinland itself, many dissident groups seek to overthrow the government. The Red Hessians, primarily based out of Dresden seek a socialist Rheinland, although they have been put on the backfoot after a campaign in Dresden. Concerningly they have Coalition backing. In and around Hamburg, the Unioners of Alster also have socialist leanings, although are at odds with their former Hessian comrades. The Bundschuch movement, once aligned with the Federalists seek a more liberal government, although allegedly this may vary by cell, and routinely launch terrorist attacks. Of less concern are the former LWB, mostly out to destroy Synth Foods for ruining their livelihoods out of greed.

► Link to any existing RP you’d like to share (doesn’t have to be Rheinland-related): All my roleplay is outside of forums, unfortunately. Though I know everyone processing this has seen my my actions in-game and my characters.

► Reason for joining?: After having been mistaken for various RM players the past three days, including Barrier somehow, reviewing my activity on the tracker, and realizing I log this ID to an extreme, along with repeated requests (mostly from Arne), I decided I might as well finally join. I also really like how the sprite in the ID looks.

► Your Discord Name: iileross