Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/October 2015/Project news

Welcome to the October edition of the Bugle!

September saw two members of WikiProject Military history receive their first A-Class medals; congratulations to and !

This month sees book reviews by and  on, respectively, the role of Australian airmen in World War I and the British Mediterranean Fleet in the decade after the war, while  has penned a review essay on the French Revolutionary Wars covering the time between the fall of King Louis XVI and the Fall of Emperor Napoleon I.  continues his op-ed series on World War I, discussing the entry of the Kingdom of Bulgaria into World War I, and the timeline for this month in World War I.

Elections for the XV Coordinator Tranche concluded 29 September. Veteran Coordinator Sturmvogel was elected our new Lead Coordinator, taking over the position from. Nine other Coordinators, all of them veteran editors with previous Coordinator experience, were also elected, the lowest total since 2008.

topped the the quarterly WikiProject Military history review tally for July to September with a total of 43 FA, A-Class, Peer and GA reviews. Great effort! Six more editors were awarded the WikiChevrons for completing more than 14 reviews in the quarter.

Don't forget to sign up for the upcoming backlog reduction drive, a six-week effort to reduce the backlog of military history articles needing attention and military history articles with incomplete B-Class checklists. Every player wins a prize, and by reducing the backlog, you'll be simultaneously helping our WikiProject achieve its 15% B-Class milestone target! The drive kicks off on 15 October, and runs to the end of November. Do a little or do a lot, it all helps!


 * The A-Class medal with Swords has been awarded to:
 * for Yugoslav monitor Drava, August Meyszner, and Gottlob Berger


 * The A-Class medal has been awarded to:
 * for Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, 80th Infantry (Reserve) Division (United Kingdom), and 70th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
 * for Audie Murphy, Audie Murphy honors and awards, and Runaway Scrape


 * The contest department completed its 99th round of competition last month. A total of 24 articles were submitted by six editors. First place went to, with 36 points from 10 entries to receive the Chevrons, followed by , who earned the Writer's Barnstar with 33 points from five entries. Honourable mentions go to (30 points), and  (18 points). Auntieruth55 and Catlemur also fielded entries. Please submit any articles you are working on for this month's 100th! round of competition now.