This medal is actually extremely late. Upon assuming the position of Grand Master I had intended on awarding multiple individuals who supported Muz during his incredible reign as the Grand Master. One of those members was Ashia. It is uncomfortable awarding family members, awarding spouses, awarding anyone connected to you, but that does not mean that those members did not participate in the improvement of this club or provide invaluable insight on untold projects.

Ashia's last sacramental award was never. Take that in, never. Her last promotion was five years ago. Members might look at those statistics and find an incredibly unfair and comparable time period with the exact same time her husband was in charge of our club. He wouldn't award her to avoid impropriety or at the very least complaints of impropriety.

So, I will fix it. Ashia Keibatsu served as not only an adviser to her husband, but also to myself, and a host of other Dark Council members. She participated in nearly every competition, project, and award for a period of four years with out award. Many of us would go to the JST with a violation this heavy, but Ash just dropped her head and accepted her role as a an unspoken adviser to the GM/DC.

I think we are probably way past the days of saying the wife, and active wife, of the Grand Master is beyond receiving awards. The unfairness of 5 years without a promotion and an entire DJB career without a SAC is agitating and incredibly disgusting.

Ashia provided insight, help, and work on nearly four years of projects, fictions, and quite frankly the existing state of the DJB without receiving one shred of credit. I'm not in favor of that now, or never.

I apologize for the late submission of this award, the attitudes that say "what did she really do", or any discrediting behavior to someone who has done so much for us.

Thanks Ash. I am indebted to your sacrifices and dedication to this club. I appreciate both you and your family for all you have done on our behalf.

Sarin

Mandalorian Declan Roark, 2015-09-13 01:36:18 UTC