Able, it was done with ArmA for a long time, then it became a hassle for the admins to keep up with all the random players who join, who cant be bothered with reading the server rules/ SOPs, and it was abandoned. I dont think we can kick everyone who joins the server and is not in TS, but it should be a requirement for those who are wearing TG tags to be on TS in the BF3 channels, even if you dont have a mic(although I understand that some people have systems that cant handle the pressure of TS and BF3 at the same time. . . so I let that slide if they are "on the ball" in game). I already started kicking players from my squad who are lonewolfing, spawning on aircraft or off with their friends at another flag. . and as time goes on it will happen more often.

I agree it makes it hard to get new blood, but I think the point is that we are not a community who caters to the masses, nor who wants every quick gun joining our ranks. We are catering to those looking for a better place to play, with mature players who play for the game, not just to play with their small niche of friends. When I first joined TG, there was a lot of hub bub about us BF players who are not as tactical about our game play from the old school players of PCS, CoD and other small team games where you only had one life to give in a game. It is a difference in game play style from each of our experience in playing games, we cant expect everyone to play on my level, or E-male's level, nor Badgers(as if we could). But we can expect people to play with the squad and support it in the best they can.

IRT...
I am not going to kick players from the squad just because they are not in TS, YET. As many new players dont know about the greatness that comes with playing with a group of team oriented players. The only way to get them into TS, is make them aware of it, to make them aware of how we(TG) do things... we play together.. we follow orders.. we support the team... not just our close friends.

AS for getting new blood.... I have reached out to many "pubber" players that joined the squad, when I inform them of the way we play, they usually join the squad on the field, they say(text) they will check out the website/TS, and they make an effort to play with the squad.. or they continue to ignore me and do their own thing, which gets them kicked from the squad. Just as an example: I remember the night on the BC2 server when we were chatting up "Torres", who is now a regular in TS and our servers... IF we had not done a little chatting with him in game, he probably would still be looking for a good server to play on. A little effort goes a long way.

Just a reminder,
If you are only playing with TG members or IHS members, you are doing it wrong. "Learn TG" squads is how most of us got here to begin with.
If you cannot play on the team you were placed on when you joined the server because all your friends are on the other team, you are doing it wrong.
If you are just idling on the losing team until you can switch to the side that is rolling, you are definitely doing it wrong.

I think the problem is that we have strayed from the requirements that were in place in other titles played here. I know we are not supposed to have those same expectations from other titles with this new title, but I think we should have the same level of expectations for all games played under the TG banner.