2011 has been a huge year for [ADF] – perhaps the largest in our seven year history. An unprecedentedly successful recruitment campaign has seen our membership explode from less than 20 members to over 80, we've begun hosting our own gaming servers on the back of a successful donation drive, and our scrim teams have thus far dealt a 3-0 blow to the Australian Battlefield 3 community. So, before I get to awarding this year's Member of the Year, I'd like to say thanks. Thanks to every one of you guys who, through your participation on these forums and in-game, have made 2011 a very successful year for [ADF]. I'm proud to have each and every one of you on board here.

Now, down to business. I've been pondering the 2011 Member of the Year medal for some time now (since about September). Perhaps the most important (although clichéd) throat-clearing I have to make, however, is that this was an incredibly difficult decision to make. Deciding a member of the year is never an easy decision to make – mostly because there are always multiple contenders for the award – but this year was particularly hard. We've seen extraordinary time, effort, and money put into [ADF] by a myriad of different members, and choosing just one of them for this award was painstakingly challenging.

For this reason, I am not awarding this medal to just one member this year. I am awarding it to two. So, without further ado, I hereby present the 2011 [ADF] Member of the Year award to [ADF] Chief of Staff SharkyMcShark and [ADF] Chief Officer Hous_Bin_Farteen.



SharkyMcShark has been a fantastic asset to the [ADF] clan this year. His work within the [ADF] Executive Command as an advisor to the President has greatly helped ensure the quality of clan policy since his promotion to clan Chief of Staff. Furthermore, his ability to promote the clan as an ambassador and recruitment officer was demonstrated without question when he recruited a total of 10 new members to our ranks in 2011 – thus winning him our pre-release clan recruitment competition. Also worth mentioning are Sharky's financial contributions to the clan, which have included his generous providing of a clan Ventrilo server and small donations in other areas. Finally, Sharky's work with the ADFINT intelligence corp has helped solidify the quality of our membership base and in-game strategy. Congratulations Sharky, and thank you for your efforts in 2011.

Similarly, Hous_Bin_Farteen has proven himself a fantastic asset to the [ADF] clan in 2011. Through a refined ambassadorial skill-set, Hous_Bin_Farteen has spent 2011 working to ensure that this year's rapid membership increase was met with a parallel increase in our ability to welcome potential recruits, to reach out to new members, and also to discipline new recruits. Furthermore, he has brilliantly adapted to his role as the clan's Chief Officer, and has systematically provided the clan's Executive Command with a wealth of helpful policy advise pertaining to clan rules, citations, ranks, and strategic doctrine. Finally, Mr. Bin_Farteen has also provided substantial financial assistance to the clan since the start of 2011. So to Hous_Bin_Farteen as well, congratulations, and thank you for being such a great asset to the clan in 2011.

Please join me in congratulating these two and thanking them for their efforts in 2011!

Here's to a prosperous 2012,

President OldHomer and the [ADF] Executive Command.

As its getting close to Xmas, [ADF] Vice President Sifulch thought it would be good to run a competition for one of you to win something.

So here is someone's chance to win a Panasonic DVD-S33! The objective of the competition is very easy. Over the 10th-11th of December weekend, [ADF] Sifulch will be jumping in and out of servers where clan members are playing (or not playing). The first member to get his "DOG TAGS" wins the DVD-player! He will stay in servers for a complete round or perhaps even half of a round before moving on. He will most probably be online after 8pm S.A time (8:30pm Sydney time).




He will try and join servers with enough room for you to be on the opposing team, but hey, its a competition and he's not going to make it easy for you all.

So come and join in! It could take 5 minute or 5 hours to get his tags. The winner will be announced by our forums. This competition is only open to [ADF] members.

Oh, and if the prize is not won this weekend, then Sifulch will simply run it the following weekend until it's won.

Start sharpening those knives, and see you on the Battlefield!

And the WINNER is AvengerNoonZz well done mate !!!!!

A fresh round of promotions have been awarded to several of our members!

Perhaps most noteworthy is the induction of member nzduke into our officer corps. Also worthy of special mention are members AvengerNoonZz and Delta-560. These three have received substantial upgrades in rank due to their consistent presence at [ADF] clan events, on Ventrilo, on public servers, and on the forums. Congratulations to them and every one of you who also received a promotion during this cycle!

Medals will be handed out during January's promotion cycle, including [ADF]'s prestigious Member of the Year medal for 2011 – our most active year ever! In the meantime, however, I'd like to congratulate clan officer Neonolis for receiving [ADF]'s Member of the Month ribbon for November, 2011. Neonolis' work during [ADF]'s first internal scrim was of exceptional effort and quality, and he was thus the best choice for December's member of the month. Please be sure to congratulate him.

If you believe you were entitled to a promotion but did not earn one, please send me a PM and we will discuss it.

Finally, several members were purged from our members list this month due to total inactivity and AWOL status. These members were Skeep, Chpliph, EasternStar, AFFROPANDA, couchi, and fnkychkn. They are welcome to re-apply in the event of a misunderstanding or if a valid excuse for extensive inactivity is presented.

The following members are currently at high risk of earning AWOL status before January's purge: SixthLaw, Upformurder, Skynet_ID, AlphaBeta90. Please make contact with the [ADF] Executive Command if your name is on this list.

Cheers!