Knocking the Dust Off
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 11:11 am
Garrison brothers and sisters,
I've been thinking about my TIE Pilot costume lately. Alone, scared, trapped in a dark Husky tote in my basement. And that made me think of the GLG and so many awesome times since 2015...
I have been Reserve/Retired for a couple years and I don't regret that decision. I needed a break. For those that might not know or remember me, I served as a GML for several years as part of a few different command staffs. Life, work, other responsibilities and interests took precedent, in addition to complete burnout. So my rig remained necessarily in the box for a while, and I stepped down from staff and stopped trooping.
I never wanted to be a trooper who just "gets their one in" - I think you can see that reflected in my TOD. But I regret not AT LEAST doing that to stay active duty. So:
I will be dusting off my ANH TIE and re-submitting for approval and return to Active Duty. Andy, Hobbs (or whoever is GML after elections) - expect some pictures from me in the near future. I'm pretty confident I still meet basic approval. Don't gimmie no fuss, I know how this works!
As I've often said, Star Wars People are the best people. I miss this and I miss y'all and the new friends I haven't yet met.
For the Empire!
Stasz - TI-60609
I've been thinking about my TIE Pilot costume lately. Alone, scared, trapped in a dark Husky tote in my basement. And that made me think of the GLG and so many awesome times since 2015...
I have been Reserve/Retired for a couple years and I don't regret that decision. I needed a break. For those that might not know or remember me, I served as a GML for several years as part of a few different command staffs. Life, work, other responsibilities and interests took precedent, in addition to complete burnout. So my rig remained necessarily in the box for a while, and I stepped down from staff and stopped trooping.
I never wanted to be a trooper who just "gets their one in" - I think you can see that reflected in my TOD. But I regret not AT LEAST doing that to stay active duty. So:
I will be dusting off my ANH TIE and re-submitting for approval and return to Active Duty. Andy, Hobbs (or whoever is GML after elections) - expect some pictures from me in the near future. I'm pretty confident I still meet basic approval. Don't gimmie no fuss, I know how this works!
As I've often said, Star Wars People are the best people. I miss this and I miss y'all and the new friends I haven't yet met.
For the Empire!
Stasz - TI-60609
