TSO and SOCOP are joining forces to create the very best August teamspeak event!
The TAW Pokemon league is now open on August 18th @ 9pm CEST/2pm CST. We are inviting all pokemon trainers to test their might and see who the best trainer in TAW is.
For the tournament we will be using Pokemon Showdown which is a free Pokemon battle simulator. The format for the tournament is a triple battle using non legendary pokemon from Kanto (see below for the full rules). It will be a single elimination tournament played on the server linked here.
Feel free to practice for the tournament anytime - servers are now open! Sign up for the tournament here and good luck to all the trainers out there.
One thing to note is that this is the official TAW server, but it is open to the public, so randoms will end join from time to time. Also, the server will only be open until the end of August. Depending on the interest level, we may keep the servers open; meaning anyone from TAW can play on the official pokemon showdown server here.
Official Pokemon Showdown Server
TAW Pokemon Showdown Server
Tournament Sign-up form
Kanto Triple Battle Rules:
Only pokemon from the original 151 are allowed
No legendaries
Gen 3 stats and movesets
Triple battle format
5 minute per side battle timer
Gotta Catch em All!
TSO and SOCOP
A passionate member will receive editor access for TAW’s Facebook. This person is vital in creating content and manage the day-to-day activities. Facebook editors can change descriptions, tags, advertisements and comments. They can also remove posts, if necessary, and remove or ban members from the group.
Why is this important? This means that SOCOP can put TAW’s Facebook into the hands of a trusted member that will interact with the public; crafting a voice of the page and really personify our organization on Facebook.
Create and delete posts
Moderate comments, photos and videos
Advertise blog posts from TAW’s main website
Respond to inbox messages within 24 hours
Primary contact for (acting) PIA’s regarding Facebook questions or requests
Create a Facebook event for all of SOCOP events
Retrieve and review statistics to determine what’s working
Please read the full rules and guidelines
This role is suitable for all those who take care of the fan site and publish daily posts and articles.
The best candidate should be Social-Media Savvy, Marketing-Curious, Winning Personality, Trustworthy, Fast On Feet, Flexible
If you are interest or have questions please contact : MrsHeidebitt@taw.net, Albenji@taw.net or see us in TS
SOCOP is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Meet & Greet for the North American West Coast.
This event will be held in Portland, Oregon on the 12-14 October 2018.
We would like to invite you to join us in meeting members of TAW! Even though the event is named “West Coast”, all members are welcome to attend.
Lodging with special rates have been acquired through Radisson Hotel Portland Airport which are centrally located to the city central, public transit, and of course the Airport for those who fly in. Please be advised that the room configuration is limited to Two(2) adults per room w/ two(2) queen size beds w/two(2) night stay. Nine(9) rooms have been blocked for the event and are first come first serve basis. The special rates we've received are as follows: $129.00 per room, per night. (When split between two individuals it is very affordable and in a very nice area at a decent Hotel).
To receive the discounted hotel code, please fill out the sign-up form HERE to get things rolling.
Once the itinerary has been finalized, it will be emailed to you directly.
We look forward to seeing you there!
SOCOP
SOCOP now has openings for the positions of…..
If you enjoy working with a great group of motivated and talented individuals, like the prospect of being able to work with members from all over TAW. Maybe this is the Division for you.
SOCOP can offer you flexibility, limited mandatories, as well as, a great way to contribute to TAW. This is not to say that we do not work here, far from it. Many of the positions here in SOCOP require high levels of dedication, attention to details, time management and a clear desire to serve our community behind the scenes.
If you would like a change, and you think you have a skill set to fill one of our available positions, please don't hesitate to contact any of SOCOP'S Command Staff for more information or to set up a personal interview.
Division Commander: COL. albenji
Division Officer: MGN. FireTAS
SOCOP Battalion
Commanding Officer Cpt.Mrs.Heidebitt
Executive Officer TBA
Staff Officer 2nd Lieutenant PhilvP
Radio Battalion
Commanding Officer MGN. VERMGUY
Executive Officer 1st Lieutenant PetersonUSMC
Are You Ready for the Battle of Azeroth??
The Art of Warfare presents “FOR THE TAW”. It's gonna be a challenge between Horde and Alliance and EU vs NA.
The contest will be about who is The Art of Warfare´s fastest player to reach 120 (first) on both Hordes and Alliances. Battle to get the biggest title in TAW´s history. Now, we have the chance that both EU/NA CO starts the same time, so no one has any excuse. Are you the kingslayer that TAW needs?
The contest will take place on Tuesday, 14 August @For The Taw in the SOCOP Events channel on TeamSpeak.
Here are the Rules:
First place will receive an awesome banner to show everyone you are the LEEEEROYY.
Will you be the fastest?SOCOP Team
Socop 2 August newsletter
Hello all and welcome to the TAW Radio August Newsletter. We hope that you enjoy this newsletter and learn about all the content, projects, promotions, and so much more that’s happening at your TAW Community Radio station this month.
As our new DJ’s complete their boot camps, they are set loose to roam the airwaves to spread good cheer for all that listen. This month we would like to feature our two newest DJ shows in celebration of their first successful broadcast. TAW radio staff would like to congratulate Akai and Hellhammer for their first successful broadcasts and this article is our show of appreciation towards all of the hard work you give to TAW radio.
Hellhammer is our first EU DJ and is bringing on the heavy metal to TAW Radio. His show “Into the Pit” is live recorded on Fridays and Saturdays 2-4pm EST. His show title is based off of the idea of diving into a mosh pit at a rock concert. In his own words, “Into the pit means jumping in with me as a guide for the listeners through different genres of metal. So that they will maybe find something new to listen to.” His show was based off of his love for heavy metal music. While his broadcasting, he will explain each song individually both in its individual content and as a band. He hopes to expose our listeners to good heavy metal music spanning multiple decades. His final thoughts are that he wishes his listeners gain an appreciation for this unique genre and hopefully to change a few opinions about this generally negatively viewed genre.
Akai gains the growing ranks of NA DJ’s whom was brought on by special request from Vermguy. His show “The Rabbit hole” is recorded live 12-2 pm on Thursdays. This show plays all genres of music across the board during his broadcast. In his “Shotgun patterned” brain, when you dive deep into the rabbit hole, you could start with classical music and end with Celtic punk. This show spawns from the idea that selecting one genre gave him too much pressure. By doing this, he can please all and go where his mind wanders and accept all user requests as he paves his way through genres and music styles. Finally, he wishes that all his listeners should know his unique love for history and looks forwards to many conversations with his new future listening base.
Similar to other battalions, TAW radio has operating fees similar to server fees and cannot run on just hard work alone. If you enjoy the services our excellent DJ's provide through their talk shows, prize giveaways, and other services, please consider donating a little to help radio continue to prosper.
Click here for the link to help us continue to grow
Have you ever listened to radio and thought, “Hey, radio sounds like a fun time, I wish I could do that…”, well now is your chance!! Taw Radio currently is looking for more DJ’s in a mixture of time zones to join our ranks. No experience is required, all training is on-site. For more information regarding available positions please contact Vermguy@taw.net with the following items.
1. Division and Callsign
2. What are your favorite genres of music?
3. What is your favorite TAWradio show to listen to?
4. What inspired you to want to become a DJ?
We read your feedback and are continuing to tweak the Radio to best suit your preferences. It is my pleasure to announce that both Surveys have been adjusted with new questions to help us continue providing the high-quality music you’ve come to expect from TAW radio. Below are the descriptions of our two surveys. All of us here at TAW Radio hope you take the time to fill out the surveys to help continue to improve TAW Radio.
Our first survey is on the radio website and serves as a feedback form for our loyal listeners to fill out and give us insight on how they believe we can improve radio to best suit their needs. This survey has a large impact on the music that is played and content that is delivered to you. Every single comment is recorded and taken into consideration by our station managers and other support staff. If there is anything that you would like changed to make radio better suit your needs, be a part of the change you wish to see and fill out the survey today.
The survey link can be found HERE or on the TAW radio Website
Our second survey is brand new and is directed towards those that wish to advertise here on TAW radio. With the introduction of this new survey, you will soon be able to get your messages broadcasted across the net reaching all listeners multiple times a day. The content of these messages can be anything of the requesting officer’s choice as long as it follows TAW CoE and fits in the designated time allotted. We hope that all divisions in TAW utilize this service to get better publicity for their game and help grow our listenership here on TAW Radio
The Radio Shout out form link can be found HERE or in the TAW radio office in TS.
In an effort to provide you with the highest quality news you’ve come to expect, we have formalized the NEWS segment with official blasts from Operations CC/Flex DJ Cherry. This new element has been released and is broadcasted multiple times throughout the day. We believe this formal change will give our listeners a scope of the news and gain insight on the happenings of TAW as a whole.
Here is a big shout out to Atax for his hard work in creating a multitude of Commercials up to today he has successfully completed several commercials that are currently airing on TAW Radio. As he continues to create earworm masterpieces, your entered commercials will be blasted across the radio waves for all to hear.
This month edition features our own CO Vermguy aka DJ Verm. Verm has been an incredibly active member in TAW. Over his past decade of being a member, Verm has served a multitude of leadership roles doing everything from CO to CC. Outside of TAW, Vermguy has a passion for radio with over 30 year’s of DJ experience. During his stay in lifetime, at the request of PetersonUSMC and Cherry, Verm started as a guest DJ picking up shows when he could. Then at the request of SOCOP DC, Verm stepped out of retirement step up as SOCOP 2’s first CO. He says that he accepted and welcomed the challenge of creating a new team with versatile roles to revitalize radio for future listener enjoyment. Verm is always incredibly passionate about our TAW community and active listener base. To quote him, “ I always said not to let your dreams be dreams and today I think radio is a reality and has a great staff making that dream come true”-Vermguy. You can tune into TAW radio to listen to DJ Verm live on Thursday’s for his Party Night or join him for his new show, “jukebox hit’s” yesterdays and todays classics, and “American diner” for interviews and some of the greatest hits.
I hope that you have enjoyed The SOCOP 2 Newsletter and that you stay tuned for future editions and updates coming out on TAW Radio
QuantumDEF [SOCOP 2PIA]
TAWradio Website
Greeting Everyone!
SOCOP will be having our next official EU Meet & Greet, taking place at the Frag-o-Matic 20.1
from 7-9 September 2018 at Schrovestraat 22A, 9280 Wieze, Belgium.
We would like to invite you to join us in meeting members of TAW! Our onsite contact will be Loginner from Smite Division. He will be volunteering at the convention from the 7-9 of September.
Frag-o-Matic is a series of gaming festivals that are taking place at least two times a year by organising the biggest Belgian gaming event. During the event each participant brings his own PC or laptop with him to activate it on the Frag-o-Matic network. Through this network multiple gaming competitions are organised, most of the time sponsored with great prize packages. Next to these competitions there are many other activities taking place and each event has his own theme, creating a unique atmosphere.
Information about our upcoming event can be found here.
Tickets are now available:
Early Bird Ticket - 40 EUR/person (until 13.07.2018) SOLD OUT
VIP Ticket - 125 EUR/person (until 30.08.2018) SOLD OUT
Normal ticket - 45 EUR/person (until 21.07.2018)
Late Entry - 50 EUR/person (until 30.08.2018)
Entrance (if available) - 60 EUR/person
For other information on the Poznan Game Arena, please click the following links: Ticket Information, Location, Transportation, Parking, Accommodation, What to Bring.
Please feel free get in contact with Loginner or MrsHeidebitt for more information.
SOCOP will be having our next official EU Meet & Greet, taking place at the Poznan Game Arena from 12-14 October 2018 in Poznań, Poland. We would like to invite you to join us in meeting members of TAW! Our onsite contact will be TrGawa from Hearts of Iron IV Division. He will be at the convention on the 13 & 14 of October.
Poznan Game Arena is a 3 day event at the Poznan Congress Center in Poznań, Poland. This event showcases products from the Toys & Games industry. The Game Arena is proved to be a focal point in bringing together Multimedia and Entertainment Fair with leading buyers from throughout the world. Poznań Game Arena is the largest computer games fair in Central and Eastern Europe in terms of the number of participants, the exhibition space and the number of exhibitors.
Tickets are available!!
(Website only in Polish, English version has not been updated)
For other information on the Poznan Game Arena, please click the following links: Location, Security, Parking.
Please feel free get in contact with TrGawa or MrsHeidebitt for more information.
Good Day all,
It is with great pride that I announce our two newest members of our valued Treasury staff. Kingexotic has been promoted to Treasury as our new Lieutenant Commander. He will continue to work with Support requests. In addition to Kingexotic, we have also added Rekon as our new DO for Treasury. We are very blessed to have to such dedicated and professional members serving our community in this capacity. Be sure to welcome them and of course....a kick would be nice :)
Cherry [CC OC]
Cherry’s World Cup Football Gump
To add some more fun to what turned out to be an exciting World Cup, Cherry and Kingcheese decided to have a contest and try to predict the match results. The loser of this contest was to earn the famous TAW Gump Medal.
Well it gives me great pleasure to announce that at the recent TFO meeting, Cherry was awarded with a new sparkly gump medal to remember the recent 2018 World Cup by.
To be able to make this medal even more special for Cherry, I ask of you all, our TAW members to take a moment and comment on this medal linked below so we can make this one of the most commented on medals awarded.
Cherry's World Cup Gump Medal
Thank you.
@ Cherry, thank you to you for the contest and being so gracious in defeat and such a good sport.
Couldn't let a blog post go without a meme from Rekon:
It’s Time to Play…. FAMILY FEUD!!
Welcome to the new, Family Feud Challenge! Where TAW members will face head to head in teams to collect the most points and claim the title of “Family Feud Champion”!!
I’m very happy to announce the next TeamSpeak event will be a Family Feud Challenge on Saturday, 21 July 2018 @ 9pm CEST/2pm CST. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the event for a briefing and overview of the rules.
What's the top answer to this question: What's Found in nearly ever refrigerator?
The survey says,
Number 3 answer is Eggs.
The number 2 answer is Butter.
What is the number 1 answer? You'll get the answer as we play!
The invitation is open to everyone, feel free to invite a friend.😊
Let's have a great game!
SOCOP Team
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Major
TAW SHOP
Hello all and welcome to Radios First ever Newsletter. We hope that you enjoy this newsletter and learn about all the content, projects, promotions, and so much more that’s happening at your TAW Community Radio station this month.
For those of you in Army that do not frequent the operations channel, there have been a multitude of changes in Operations most notably Radio created its own battalion in social operations under the tag SOCOP 2. While this is only a minor change in most people's eyes, this has given us a chance to restructure and provide better content through a crack team of DJ’s and radio enthusiasts. By creating this new battalion, we are able better define leadership roles which divide up tasks into more manageable bites and provide growth for the future. We will still be working closely with our parent SOCOP Division through events and other functions while creating new content to diversify SOCOP and make it the best it can be. We hope that you all enjoy the Continual improvement of content our DJ's and staff provide through our new official battalion as SOCOP 2.
Being an active part of a newly minted battalion means there are a multitude of transfers and promotions under way this month. As of this blog post we would like to congratulate the following members for stepping into leadership positions for SOCOP 2.
VERMGUY [SOCOP 2 CO] (Station Manager)
PertersonUSMC [SOCOP 2 XO] (HR Management)
QuantumDEF [SOCOP 2 PIA] (P.I.A -TAW Radio Media Platforms)
XOCafebabe [SOCOP 2 SA] (Technical Support)
Cherry [CC OC] (News Correspondent)
Next we would like to recognize the transfer of members into SOCOP 2 as new DJ's
Akai (Flex EU/NA DJ)
Atax (Media Commercial Manager)
Graywolf (NA DJ)
Hoorah to all of our promoted officers and transfers this month. If you see any of these members in channel feel free to congratulate them with a Hoorah or celebratory kick of your own as we welcome them into our ever expanding team.
Website changes
One of the crowning achievements of this month is the revamp of our Broadcasting website. With the help of our current staff members, we have added a plethora of new features in our most recent overall of the website to give you the best experience possible. For starters we asked GFX for help creating an image for the background of our website which looks amazing and adds a splash of color to what used to be a mostly dark webpage. Next we added some new links to our page directing members to our radio improvement survey and donation site to give our members easy access to help us improve as well as showing their support. We have also added multiple ways to contact both the station manager and DJ's to get your requests in and voice your concerns. And finally we have added a full DJ schedule telling you who is DJ'ing at what time to aid our listeners in finding their favorite DJ. We hope that these changes enhance your overall experience on the radio website. Stay tuned for more changes every month as we continue to fine tune our website to provide the best experience possible for you, our listeners.
This month radio has two new surveys out. These surveys are designed to improve your TAW radio experience and offer options for the community to utilize Radio to its maximum capabilities
The first survey link can be found HERE or on the TAW radio Website
Our second survey is brand new and is directed towards those that wish to advertise here on TAW radio. With the introduction of this new survey, you will soon be able to get your messages broadcast across the net reaching all listeners multiple times a day. The content of these messages can be anything of the requesting officers choice as long as it follows TAW CoE and fits in the designated time allotted. We hope that all divisions in TAW utilize this service to get better publicity for their game and help grow our listenership here on TAW Radio
The second form link can be found HERE or in the TAW radio office in TS.
Another notable change this month is a revamp of our schedule and DJ system. In an effort to cover time slots that DJ’s cannot cover, we have started recording our live DJ shows and have been rebroadcasting them several times in the week. This change will hopefully provide our listeners with a multitude of options to listen to their preferred DJ even if our listeners cannot attend their live broadcast. This has resulted in a new schedule for the radio as a whole. Under our new system, there will always be a DJ on every two hours maximum followed by two hours of the Auto DJ playing pre-selected tracks. Our current broadcasting schedule can be seen here.
The next major change comes to us through the update of the tracks on our Auto DJ. Under the new system we have the DJ playing 3-5 songs of a specified genre followed by a quick commercial break and then a new genre is picked and the process repeats itself. We believe this is the best way to provide listeners with several songs from their genre of choice instead of leaving it up to chance.
Below is a little laundry list of several of the many radio projects that are in the works with more details on these projects to come up in following newsletters
Vermguy’s Diner interviews
The news from your local TAW area today with Cherry
Going Down the Rabbit Hole With your friendly neighborhood DJ Akai
New updates to tired jingles from our jingle extraordinaire Atax
Our next segment is a monthly installment where we interview one of our outstanding Staff members to give you a more in depth look at their shows and personalities both on and off TAW radio.
Our First staff member is our own PIA QuatumDEF. Quantum has been a part of radio for the past three months. Quantum produces two shows a week under the titles of Massive Music Monday and Tuesdays Jazz/Blues/Folk. His Monday show focuses on a playing of a multitude of genres with an emphasis on more music instead of having a true talk show. He received his Tuesday broadcast from SOCOP 2 CO Vermguy as a challenge to meet user demands for a slower paced music experience. For his Tuesday broadcasts quantum has risen to the challenge and has come to truly enjoy his Tuesday broadcasts as a way to broaden his horizons into new genres that he would not normally listen to. When Quantum is not broadcasting or performing PIA work, he likes to spend time in his past division Heroes & Generals playing with his old brothers in arms as they concur war torn Europe in a WW2 FPS/RTS. Overall he is happy to see all of the improvements to radio and hopes we continue to increase our listenership as we grow as a team and community.
QuantumDEF’s shows air Monday and Tuesday 9-11 pm EST and his shows are rebroadcasted 6 times a week at varying times.
I hope that you have enjoyed SOCOP 2 ‘s very first Newsletter and that you walk away from this with a new understanding of all of the interesting projects going on in radio this month. Stay tuned for future editions coming out on a monthly basis.
Have you ever wanted to broadcast live on our TAW radio but did not know how to do so? Well we here at TAW Radio have a solution for you! Introducing our brand spanking NEW TAW radio commercial request form. With this lovely form you too will be able to have your messages broadcast live across taw radio over 20 times a day! All you need to do is fill out our easy to use survey with your message in line with a script and you two can hear your message broadcasted across for everyone to see. The link for the commercial request form is provided below!!!
For more details regarding this amazing service, contact QuantumDEF @timewarp1248@gmail.com or Atax@taw.net
Commercial Request Form
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