![]() ![]() ![]() Knowing that these clips have racked up millions of views and that the team was equipped with Ballistae kneepads was a great psychological win for me. While Vince' role was to coach the team, it was beyond flattering to know that he had our best interest in mind and wanted to support the brand that supports Dodgeball players by getting us even the slightest of exposure. I had just assumed Command, and I knew that my plate was going to be very full, but as long as efforts like Mark's continued, I would find a way to keep Ballistae going.įast forward some months, and we are now in late May of 2021, when Vince Marchbanks took it upon himself to equip his team Faze Clan (a very famous eSports team) with Ballistae kneepads during the EPIC House of Highlights Showdown, a Dodgeball Tournament offering a $250,000 cash prize. This is me every time I see a Ballistae easter egg.Įven though I was still state side when this took place, I may as well have been in another country because the pre mobilization phase was really starting to pick up. You don't need to see it.but you know that's a Ballistae wristband right there. The following is a brief but very heartfelt and HUGE thank you to those that stepped up and showed me why Ballistae is here to stay:īefore I kick off the gush fest, I want to acknowledge Mark Acomb, for gearing up with Ballistae gear in hopes of getting some exposure during the airing of Discovery Channel's Dodgeball Thunderdome, in which, if you look at certain times, you will see the Ballistae logo on National Television. However, due to the selfless efforts and unending support of the community, Ballistae managed to stay afloat in between the periods in which I was not able to keep it up. ![]() That was just a sacrifice I would need to make. Unfortunately, I made the decision that if it fell behind or away while I was gone, I would just have to commit to working that much harder to bring Ballistae back to where we were pre 2020. Going into this mobilization, my Soldiers, and my mission would take all priority and Ballistae would take a back seat. I can write about it for days, but that is another life. We fulfilled our mission, and all of my Soldiers (except for the 11 psychos that wanted to extend) returned home safely. From June 2021 to late February of 2022, my deployment ran about as seamlessly as a Company Commander could hope for. As mentioned in the 2021 Half Year Update, the first quarter of 2021 was spent with a 90% focus on getting my company ready for mobilization. ![]()
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