Layser and Ninja who have already been given my go ahead to get going with PS "WILL NOT" lose any of the ranking and command they have already been given. They will be separate from XeC if they want to be or join their unit to strengthened it even further. There are so many details to be worked out on the ranking and commands which is why this might not be finalized until mid-late february or early march.
Hey Bangs great to see you taking the time register and come on the forums to tell us about how pumped you are about this merger.
We have had no success what so ever in the past with prior mergers and every-time the reason for failure was animosity between our members and the merging party. But you guys would be operating in a completely different Division that the guys that are here already so the possibility of failure this time around should be almost no-existent.
In a successful merger at least from one of the greatest, the AFL-NFL in football, neither teams involved lost any of their already established popularity and success as football teams. My point here is that you guys (Ando and yoursel) would come in as or an equivalent rank and billet that you guys held or currently hold in XeC.
We do have certain requirements that all current members must meet the 2 main ones are acquiring the Marksman Ribbon and Dogg Ribbon. Those two requirements will of course be expected to be met by all members of XeC within a reasonable time frame.
Your current officers would also retain their ranks as will all your other XeC members. Right now our Battlefield and COD Brigades do not interfere in each others matters and that would be expected from the PS Division if you guys do decide to merge.
Respect and zero tolerance to animosity will be the two key factors if this merger is to be successful.
From my initial chats with Ando, he understands how important voting is to CAG and it is only evident from us holding the #1 position on top100 for over 14 months now and counting.
I also made it clear that we require our members to be active on the forums and ranking will "ONLY" happen if they are active on the forums or under special circumstances the dedication shown by members online if they can not for either financial or personal reasons access our forums.
We can no't let past experiences scare us or intimidate us and not attempt again to merge with another successful clan or community. Not just any clan and or community will approach another clan and ask for help. Ando has kept a close eye on CAG since 2009 when I met him and our visions and goals from back then are still the same now.
Ando has never given me any reason to doubt his leadership and integrity which is why I have given him permission to post this on our forums for us to discuss it freely. Everyone's opinions and feedback as well as concerns are needed, but we also can not allow the failure of past merger attempts spoil this for both parties.
I agree with you John, no members will be put on the back burner on either party. The guys (
layserman2 and
NiiNJA v) who have taken on the task of the initial building up of the PS Division will not be pushed to the side unless they themselves fail or stop trying to build the PS Division.
We don't give out anything here in CAG, all that is here is earned and in XeC's situation, they come in as an already established Clan/Community who understand that if they do not reach out to another clan/community, their existence as a clan/community will be in jeopardy.
For what ever reason they have taken a hit just like we have in the past and just recently. This merger could be the springboard CAG needs to take us to the next level.
Having the choice of playing for CAG on all platforms is something that while not absolutely necessary it is however a luxury to have and it would be coming to us, to CAG at no price other than us embracing it with open arms and making the best of it.
Thank you Archangle and that means a lot coming from a new member of the Family as yourself. I think by now you have already seen the importance of everyone's involvement when it comes to CAG's continued success. I have always had an open door policy and something like this is to be openly discussed with every member of CAG to gather feedback and understand everyone's concerns.