Just got this email. They only send them to the team leaders, so ysignal and Chev should also have got them.
The teams I registered are as follows.
MILITARY DIVISIONCULT Alpha Squad / Greece / Nova
Sergeant icycalm
Private ExiledOne
CIVILIAN DIVISIONCULT Bravo Squad / Australia / Cyclone TR
Corporal ysignal
Private Some guy
CULT Charlie Squad / Australia / Cyclone TR
Corporal ChevRage
Private Adjudicator
The forms I had to fill out had a "Country of Origin" field, but only for the team leader. I considered using USA for all of us—since that is the server region we use (plus the best country in the world)—but it didn't feel right since there's only one American in these teams. So I ended up going with the country of the team leader. Below is what the results will look like, and if all our flags showed USA, it just wouldn't feel right, like it's false advertising or we're illegal migrants or something lmao. We're an international clan, so we'll use many flags.
Another consideration that stumped me was the vehicle choice. The Military division had only one option, the Nova, but the Civilian one had a dozen, and I don't really know their relative strengths and weaknesses, and there was no time to ask the players what they felt like playing, so I went with the Cyclone TR because we have one and have used it a bit, and moreover the Cyclone features most prominently in the event trailers. I think it was a good choice, but I now regret not trying a different vehicle with the second team, like the Ursa for example, so we can get a wider range of experience. At least we're trying both the Military and Civilian divisions, and next year we'll know all the vehicles inside and out, and every leader will be able to make his choice.
I have more details to come! Lots of preparation to be made. Stay tuned! And the team leaders make sure to look for the next email and reply to it asap when you get it.
P.S. If you're interested in the ranks, there'll be another thread, but until then you can check this:
https://veteran.com/marine-corps-ranksSo after six months of satisfactory active duty, Privates become Privates First Class, and after eight months Lance Corporals. Corporals become Sergeants when I assign more than four soldiers to them, etc. It's a pyramid scheme, none of us can rank further if the clan doesn't have enough players to make the higher ranks feasible, that's why I am only a Sergeant, since the most we can field right now is a small platoon.