Hello Leo, you've been moved to my shield team in the rearguard. Just to make sure, you have all the required gear right?

I do not have the shin guards. Other than that I'm good.

Ok, have you ordered them yet? They don't take long to ship, but I wouldn't wait.

Yeah, I got the 3 day shipping

Nice, keep me posted!

Are you going to be meeting us in DFW on the 2nd, or are we coming through LA to pick you up?

That's a good question. I'm not sure if Thomas told me or not. I can meet Paul in college station, y'all in Texarkana, or wherever.

I asked Thomas, I'll let you know. Not sure the route he has in mind. We may come through to grab other members in the South, not sure yet.

Ok, keep me posted.

Thom says you would need to meet us in Texas. We won't travel through Louisiana. If you can make it to College Station, you can ride with Paul and Douglas to DFW

Do you have all your shield gear ready?

Unfortunatley I'm still waiting on my kneepads. Hope they come in this week.

Ok, you should be able to track the shipping. Just let me know when they arrive. I ordered the chin strap but I think someone stole the package. I'm gonna have to go to a hardware store to find one in time.

I have a spare one. Think they all came in a pack of two. The shipping says it'll be delivered today, but it's 6 PM and I don't have it. Going to get some sandpaper and spray paint now though.

Disregard that, they just came in.

Nice, glad to hear! The mail guy had my package, says he held onto it as my car wasn't home. It said it was delivered Thursday, so I thought someone took it.

I did. Took a shower and about to get some rest.

Great. Rest up my friend. Good job on shields.

Congrats on the promotion James! You really have sacrificed a lot for the organization and are a fantastic role model for everyone in the organization. Keep it up!

Man, thanks brother. You know I love seeing you around. I couldn't do this without you and many others!

Thanks for always being there with everyone! Always glad to see you and the Texas guys.

The feelings mutual. I'd want you in NW2 if it wasn't such a drive. But you're destined to build Louisiana up, I know it.

I hope I can. I hear the applications are piling up. Hope I get some my way.

If that's the case, I may have to do some driving out your way

There are new standards for conducting interviews right? Where are those posted again?

Don't share this document

Since you're the only one in LA, and trustworthy

Interesting, I read and deleted it.

Good man. I could refer to you the old guide, but seeing as you will likely take part in vetting new LA intermediates you will probably need this document.

Or at least be familiar with some of the new procedures

Yeah, from what I remember the previous protocol was to just have them turn their phone off, not look at anything specifically on it.

Yes, and someone with malicious intentions and knowledge of lingo can concoct a believable enough story to pass vetting

I'm wondering what to do if you see something suspicious. Say they're following an Antifa chat in telegram. I guess they can always claim that they're following the group just to monitor them. Interesting things to think about.

That's possible, but if I were to find that and get that response I would continue to search, and request to see the phone's image gallery. If it seemed like the intermediate was getting flustered, I'd call it off.

Our safety and freedom is more important than getting one more member

That's a very good point. Any member should want there to be the strictest vetting possible.

Yes, I will say I'm going to Houston tomorrow to vet two guys. We'll see how they react when I want to see their phones. I think it might spook some people, but it has to be done

They should understand. We've got four new applicants in NW2 already

Yeah, I guess you could mention that our vetting requirements are there to protect our members. And that they should respect that as they'd want strict vetting once they become a member themselves.

Yes definitely. It will be an interesting day. If I have time I might vet another guy in Austin as well

You've got someone else going with you right? I'd definitely feel better if I had someone else with me and wasn't by myself.

For the Houston two, yes.

I'm looking at getting someone for the last one, I know the guides are very strict about having at least one more with you

Sounds like you have it taken care of.

If antifa were smart they'd try to sneak in now, as it would make sense we'd have a surge of recruits. Gotta stay on our toes

That's what I was thinking too.