This week marks the ninety-first official edition of “Troop Interviews”, where a team of interviewers (currently Cracked, EllaBella, and EssAreTee) asks two or more people questions. Interviews won’t have the same questions; each interview’s purpose is to show originality and have its unique highlights. Along with that, the questions asked to give us a better understanding of each troop and how different or similar everyone is in the community. There’s an exponential amount of members here in the Rebel Penguin Federation, so it won’t be easy to get to everyone who requests an interview. The Rebel Broadcast Team graciously appreciates the patience you all have and hope to see you guys in a post one day!
We have four interviews this week with Knowah, Shpec, Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam and lance.
Knowah, shpec and Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam
Hiya Rebels, it’s Ella here, and I’ll be your host today for this week’s edition of Troop Interviews! Starting us off, Ess interviewed newly promoted Rebel Commanders Knowah, Shpec and Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam. Let’s jump right into this and see what they had to say!
How does being a rebel commander feel?
Ess started with some well deserved congratulations and a spicy first question. Here’s what our new Rebel Commanders had to say:
Knowah answered by saying, “i feel very honoured to have it and they think the red suits them”
Shpec answered by saying, “i’m really glad that i’ve been entrusted with such a responsibility, i’ve worked really hard and it’s nice to see that it’s been recognised, i’m ready to face the challenges and i hope to live up to the glory and legacy of rpf. ftgf!”
Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam answered by saying, “definitely a step up from colonel, we can also now impose our ideals on the server such as beansock” sadly 🙄
It seems our new Rebel Commanders are excited to tackle this new job!
Do you have any future plans to impose?
Onto the second question, Ess asks about their future commands as new dictato- I mean, newly appointed Rebel Commanders!
Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam answered by saying, “my next course of action would be implementing game tournaments into every event just so i can win them” that’s a little rigged tom!
Shpec answered by saying, “any plans that we implement will definitely be discussed by all rc’s and with the Hcom team. i think we have thought of making the server more democratic with members having more of a say in the way we run the army”
Knowah answered by saying, “i’d impose rebel bot asking more music themed questions as topics but i think i’m a little outnumbered by beansock lovers”
We need a rule where Rebel Commanders can’t compete in game tournaments, Tom has won enough of them! Shpec and Knowah, give troops the power to do that!! I have to admit, Knowah, I’m also a big fan of music, as are many rebels!
How did you feel when you got promoted? And why did you think you got promoted?
Continuing on Ess next asked the three about their suspicious promotions…
Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam responded with, “i got promoted because of my success in the past olympics, coming first in two of them and second in the other, also got mvp awards”
Knowah responded with, i felt excited, i always lowkey wondered what it would feel like to be rc. can’t wait to show the person who recruited me haha, i imagine i got promoted for similar reasons as above. i’m no pro at club penguin tournaments but it sure was fun and a nice surprise at the end.”
Shpec responded with, “i was really happy to get rebel commander, i guess i was promoted due to my hard work and passion. one of my main contributions to the server is definitely beansock, which has contributed to many successes for both my olympic teams and rpf as a whole”.
(Too much beansock if i do say so myself…)
What do you think about rpf troops? And are you proud of them?
I wonder what the Rebel Commanders think of their new troops, don’t you? Let’s see what they had to say!
Knowah answered by saying, “of course! they’re more like friends than troops! i’m very proud of them all. without them rpf wouldn’t look so good in all our tactics”
Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam answered by saying, “rpf troops are definitely loyal, even ones that haven’t been active in a while will still show face when it comes to wars/tournaments.”
Shpec answered by saying, “troops are the lifeblood of any army. i’m really proud of all our troops and i’m really glad that hey’ve chosen to call our amy home. a huge thanks to all troops and vets who’ve supported us throughout and have showed up to help in difficult times <3”
Sweet messages! Troops definitely are essential, we love seeing you guys around, come out of lurking!!
Which staff members are in need of firing and which are you planning to promote next?
Next question Ess asked was, which staff members are in need of firing and which are you planning to promote next?
Knowah answered by saying, “Difficult question, i’m not too familiar with a lot of the staff but if i had to promote someone it would have to be lemur, that christmas pfp was the deal breaker for sure”
Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam answered by saying, “we might need to demote a staff member to major general so that ess isn’t lonely, and i’m not one for firing though unless they have made a major error.”
Shpec answered by saying, “i haven’t really thought about this much tbh, however some changes are definitely in order. a few members of the hcom team need to be able to understand our authority and the staff team needs to get used to the change in leadership. there may be a few promotions and demotions here and there.”
Boo, give names of demoted people you cowards!! Jokes aside, YES these HCOM better respect our new leaders.
Do you have in mind any wars against other armies?
Last question Ess asked was if the Rebel Commanders plan on going to war soon!
Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam answered saying, “not really, i’m quite a peaceful person so unless an army really wronged us then i wouldn’t see a reason to go to was”
Knowah answered by saying, “i pretty much have the same answer, altho i don’t know if mopia is still a thing, not a war but i’m thinking an alliance.”
Shpec answered by saying, “any final decisions will be made by all of us together. throughout our history, we have faced declarations and taunts by other armies all the time. however, our policy has always been to fight the good fight, as such we shall only act when we are needed and when there are things in the community that we can no longer overlook.”
Boo boring again! Jk, I get wars are a major decision! Will we see some action in the near future under this new management?
Do you have any advice for HCOM who want to reach Rebel Commander?
Knowah said, “Fight the good fight! that’s my advice and i’m not being paid and rebel cash to say this” 😂
Tomtombombomtimtamtamalam said, “currently as it stands we have more than enough rebel commanders, to get this position. you’ll need to pass a series of tests that prove you are capable.”
Shpec said, “to all aspiring rebel commanders, this position is not one of ease and should not be looked upon as such, the first thing you should be aware of and ready for is the pressure that comes with the job.”
Getting to Rebel Commander does sound scary! I think we are better off leaving the tough work in your hands, guys.
Lance
for the final interview of the day, Cracked interviewed the newly promoted 3ic lance!! Let’s see what he had to say.
How long you’ve been in RPF for?
First question Cracked asked was, how long you’ve been in RPF for.
Lance answered saying, “i originally joined rpf on february 27th 2019 and stayed for about a year and a half, and rejoined on january 1st 2022.”
So, at the present moment he has spent about 2 and a half years enlisted in rpf. Quite a long time!
What would you say is what motivates you most to stay in RPF?
Next, Cracked wanted to know about the things that motivate lance to stay active.
lance answers saying, “what definitely motivates me the most to stick around in rpf is the community! i have no shame in admitting that both times i joined rpf were lonely times in my life, the community and the people is what keeps me coming back. the people in rpf are important to me and that is one of the reasons i stay enlisted. i want to see it and the people involved thrive.”
It’s nice to have you around, lance! The rpf community is amazing.
What has it been like so far to go back to third in command after ranking up again?
Cracked asked lance about his recent return to 3ic.
Lance responded with, “it’s been really nice, i was really hoping to return back to my previous position because being hcom definitely one of the parts of my original RPF stint that i enjoyed the most and i’m very satisfied that i was able to, it has been relatively smooth sailing since most of it is the same os similar to how things ran the first time i was here :)”
I’m glad it’s not been as hard! I agree that being staff is really fun!
Have you noticed any positive or even negative significant changes?
Next question Cracked asked was related to the changes in the army he may have noticed.
lance said, “things are a lot more chill now than they were when i was hcom the first time, it makes sense because then a lot of things were high stakes we were hosting events for a lot of people and a lot more often than we are now. but that often meant things were stressful and tense at times and deadlines could be tight. it’s nice getting to experience being staff while not being under immense amount of stress.”
The hustle and bustle of previous years definitely seemed stressful for staff, but nowadays it’s definitely improved!
What are you planning to achieve next? could we see an orange lance sometime in the future perhaps? 😳
Next question was about lance‘s future plans!
lance answer saying, “That’s the goal! i plan to stick around for awhile, i think i’d like 2ic since i wasn’t able to achieve that the first time, and then whatever else may come after….. we’ll see” 🤭
Very intriguing! Personally I wouldn’t mind seeing orange lance soon!!
What advice would you give to our current officers who want to make it to HCOM?
Next Cracked asked lance to give our Officers some advice for reaching the HCOM ranks.
lance said the following, “Keep going and don’t give up! also, speak with your mentor they can help you achieve your goals :D”
I know my mentor has definitely helped me out a lot, it’s nice to continue improving every week! Thanks for the advice, lance!
Would you like to add anything else?
Lastly Cracked asked lance if he had anything else he would like to add.
Lance added, “shout out to link and elex for being so kind as to give him another shot at hcom and also shout out to the rest of the staff team in general for being awesome to work with :)”
Welcome back to the HCOM team, lance, and thank you for providing us with this sweet interview!
That’s the end of this week’s edition.
Thank you everyone for reading these interviews and until next time!! 🙂
If you have any questions or would like to be interviewed by the interviewing team, DM one of these members: Cracked, EllaBella, or EssAreTee.
