I wasn’t sure how or when this day would come, but it’s here. Today I resign my post as a member of TNP’s Security Council. It’s been just over 8 years now (since my second confirmation when I remembered to take my oath), and I have seen many colleagues come and go, and many changes both inside and outside our region. When I started, the council barely had any members, and even then it had a few who might as well not have been there for how involved they were. I was encouraged to join despite being the sitting delegate, because times were that dire. Over the next few years we recruited more and grew to a solid, consistent number. Though it became a favored sport to poke at the SC and question its activity, I was part of the most active and engaged SC probably in the body’s history. I know firsthand how dedicated and committed these individuals are and I have enjoyed working with them. I will miss that comfortable camaraderie and being able to check in with those guys every day. I don’t know how I will be able to consider a day finished or started without seeing the latest endorsement table from Marcus.
Usually when a member of the SC leaves, it’s due to the same few reasons. They may be so busy they won’t be able to keep up with their duties or maintain the office due. They may be retiring entirely and are leaving this last office. Or they may wish to use their WA for something else, typically military operations. None of these reasons quite applies to me. I am still involved in NS and TNP, I am not too busy to keep up my duties, and I do not want my WA for military purposes. However, as of late I have pulled back from my engagement in TNP government, I have enjoyed slacking from constant endotarting and checking in constantly, and I have jumped in an operation and may do so again in the future. I am currently engaged in one of our allied regions where I may put my WA to a use where it is more sorely needed. Things are changing and so the time seems right to open up my options.
I did want to take the time to explain this because I do not want this resignation to be seen as something it is not. It’s not me departing this community or giving up on TNP. A new generation of TNPers is steering the ship, and newer ones are making their way in our region and in government. New blood has always been essential to our success and there’s been too little of it lately. I believe that new blood is needed even on the SC, and thankfully it has it. This is still a place where experience matters and I know I could lend mine, but it’s also a place requiring vigilance and attentiveness. I cannot be those things as well as I used to, and if I trap myself there and force myself to try, I believe it will do more harm than good, and may lead me to retire a burned out husk never to enjoy NS again. I think this step to refresh myself and stretch out a bit more will be better.
TNP’s SC is in good hands. I believe its government is also in good hands. And I’m not dead despite what the name implies, I am still here and still taking part. I have not retired yet. Maybe it will be easier now, but not yet. GBM rest assured, your record is safer than ever.
Usually when a member of the SC leaves, it’s due to the same few reasons. They may be so busy they won’t be able to keep up with their duties or maintain the office due. They may be retiring entirely and are leaving this last office. Or they may wish to use their WA for something else, typically military operations. None of these reasons quite applies to me. I am still involved in NS and TNP, I am not too busy to keep up my duties, and I do not want my WA for military purposes. However, as of late I have pulled back from my engagement in TNP government, I have enjoyed slacking from constant endotarting and checking in constantly, and I have jumped in an operation and may do so again in the future. I am currently engaged in one of our allied regions where I may put my WA to a use where it is more sorely needed. Things are changing and so the time seems right to open up my options.
I did want to take the time to explain this because I do not want this resignation to be seen as something it is not. It’s not me departing this community or giving up on TNP. A new generation of TNPers is steering the ship, and newer ones are making their way in our region and in government. New blood has always been essential to our success and there’s been too little of it lately. I believe that new blood is needed even on the SC, and thankfully it has it. This is still a place where experience matters and I know I could lend mine, but it’s also a place requiring vigilance and attentiveness. I cannot be those things as well as I used to, and if I trap myself there and force myself to try, I believe it will do more harm than good, and may lead me to retire a burned out husk never to enjoy NS again. I think this step to refresh myself and stretch out a bit more will be better.
TNP’s SC is in good hands. I believe its government is also in good hands. And I’m not dead despite what the name implies, I am still here and still taking part. I have not retired yet. Maybe it will be easier now, but not yet. GBM rest assured, your record is safer than ever.
