Sooulyy

=Who is Sooulyy?=
Sooulyy is the fourth JCS. (Joint Chief of Staff) of the Waifu American Air Force, a military roleplay group heavily modeled after the United States Air Force. It is considered that the prime days of WAAF were during his command.
=History=
Souly joined VRChat in December 2020 as a desktop user under the influence of his friend BoopTheSnoop (a WAAF Officer at the time). He got introduced to the WAAF rather quickly and it was there where he made his first VRChat friends. 
After joining the group, Souly worked his way up to Senior Airman very swiftly. Already in the beginning phase, he was showcasing great initiations and leadership qualities, taking over and helping out several Recruitment Events, Trivias and Element Leader Trainings. Shortly after, as he had reached the rank of Staff Sergeant, he was appointed as Military Training Instructor. Working under the command of JCS. Bezythe and JCS. Nyralim, significant internal changes were being instigated with his assist. Afterwards, he was offered to supervise the entirety of Military Training Instruction, a department that remained very close to his heart until the very end. 
In March 2020, he was accepted to the Officer Cadet Program. He quickly succeeded in his training, notably because of his active involvement in solving serious internal disputes. After becoming an Officer, he continued on reforming certain aspects of the group intensely, receiving multiple positive acknowledgements and promotions along the way. Through and through, he proved to be a competent leader, so by the time he was Major, Nyralim appointed him to be the fourth JCS. of the WAAF (while she herself became Lieutenant General and Wing Commander, working in close ties with him). 
A remarkable expansion was then noticeable during his command. Alongside providing an enormous and fully functioning home base to the group (that's still been used today), he spent considerable amount of effort in establishing and maintaining friendly relations with other communities. More often than not, he spent hours talking with individual members, asking them for feedbacks and opinions that could help the group thrive even further. While this certainly revered approach was generally met with admiration, it took quite a toll on his real life duties. It was this, combined with the overall tendency of the group to sway towards more casual events, that lead him to retire and appoint FoxTober as the new JCS. on the closing of 17th September 2021. Four weeks later, however, he returned along with an ultimatum that stemmed from the disagreement with Foxtober. With the latter resigning, Souly was reinstalled to his former position. All the same, the vestige of a once great unity could not be healed by time nor coup - as such, the WAAF officially halted its commitments under his leadership. He has since then retired from the waifu scene for the most part. 
= Considerations Upon His Leadership =
One of the key aspects that can be attributed to Souly's successful leadership is his solution-centric mindset combined with his willingness to take initiations. He was commended for his work ethic very early on, which at times peaked in borderline perfectionism. While he put great strains into his work, he was always ready to perceive the value in that of others - often by commending them personally on their efforts and aiding them with any help needed. Putting the Airmen above him, he spent countless nights editing the world, improving the structure and the Departments, taking part in diplomatic talks and coming up with event ideas. 
He aimed to form the WAAF into a more serious RP-focused community wherein precision, efficiency and sternness would all be key components. For this reason, while he always sought to give people guidance and earnestly listen to their opinions, he completely condoned all forms of mistreatment and unprofessionalism - treason and dishonesty were not tolerated, often resulting in immediate ban. 
His pragmatic attitude greatly influenced the Command Staff, unifying them in the vision and goal of the WAAF. While minute conflicts did occur, his leadership often propagated mutual agreement and set solutions. 
It may prove to be interesting to consider that his style of modus operandi, which carried elements of both traditional and servant leadership, did cause some overtly dramatized disputes - while they were far an few in-between, they stretched out and had serious impact. His rather perfectionist attitude occasionally collided with more nonchalant or laid-back individuals as well, albeit his compassion and patience did come to help in such circumstances too. 
Keeping all these in mind, it is then rather intriguing to speculate about his character. Despite being stern and unyielding in many areas (most notably those related to the aspects of roleplay or integrity), at times it almost felt like he was utterly disgusted to be confrontational. For the latter case, instead of direct questioning, he resorted to implicit messages as to what to do. The striking problem arised when the Other failed to realize these subtle hints, leading them to make the same mistakes over and again. For a solution-oriented mind like Souly's, spending substantial time to mitigate problems, only for those very same problems to arise again – it almost made every pursuit futile. This dialectical agitation (knowing very well that the other is obviously wrong) may have contributed to the somewhat vexed state and feeling of burden upon the responsibilities that he so profusely experienced at times. This, however, only highlights his sheer willingness to keep up with such agitations – all in order to build a place that people can find purpose in. And the results speak for themselves; those who know him will not doubt that. Maj. Akky
=Quotes=
= Trivia =
*He has a degree in Psychology.
*Most notable for his outstanding ability to hold (or downright improvise) speeches. 
*Story goes, after JCS. Bezythe's retirement, the WAAF was left without any World to go. Reacting to this, Souly learnt Unity from scratch and provided the WAAF with a gigantic home base few weeks later - one that's used and updated until the very end.
*Though he seemingly wasn't fond of Combat events, he found immense value in Formation Drills and in skills associated with execution and coordination of such drills. He, alongside with Hanako, were the first to attempt to provide metric feedback to the airmen with regards to their leadership attributes.
*If wanted, he can shout obnoxiously loud; and laugh even louder.
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