Salve, familiares. I am Swimmerboy01, now Ex-ACP Leader, and army veteran. It is with great sorrow that I have to tell you, that I am being forced to retire. I wish ACP, SWAT, and Romans great futures. Now let us get to everything. I will keep this as short as I can make it, for the sake of the reader.

Club Penguin armies, when I think it, I think of massive groups of penguins in Green, Orange, Black, Red, Blue, and more all forming huge circles and battling for honor and pride. When I first joined armies in 2008, I started out in a little army run by my friend named the Federation of Club Penguin. We were all ten, 5th graders. My friends and I did a decent job with it for being so new and so young, maxing 13 on CP with it. Then, it merged into the Impossible Mission Army Force. That was when I decided to find a good army to join, one with fellowship, strength, and respect. Thats when I found the Army of Club Penguin.

I started out in late November 2008 with ACP as Sergeant ETSTODDARD. I would show you my first ever join comment, but I was unable to find it on the site archives. I worked for a few months and then changed my name on ranks to Swimmerboy01, and had to re-join because of it. I was ranked back at Sergeant. I was a little noob then, just still finding his way in the world of CP armies. I never knew how far I would make it.

I started out with low hopes, just wanting to make it by and be important. That was when I made the goal to make it to moderator and then retire. I worked, and worked, and got sidetracked so often. I once was in ELEVEN armies all at one time. My transformation started with me quitting all armies, except 3. ACP, being my first major army, was of course one of those. Around that time I ended up getting promoted much faster and made it to mod. So, why stop there? I decided not to and continue on and see if I could make it to Commander General. How fun the journey was to making it. I still remember that day, when I was ownered for the first time. I felt giddy with joy and happiness.

I worked onwards, posting every now and then and being on chat a decent amount. Then, with the retirement of Antant, I was promoted to Head General. I completely didn’t ever expect that to happen, but it did. I started out my job as 2ic by getting involved in a lot of army politics, trying to keep things in line and whatnot. I did a decent job at it, except I never could convince the leaders of the Black Alliance to end their petty war against the ACP. With ACP’s US force crumbling, and Funks leading on his own, Funks decided to promote me to leader. The results were amazing.

The first week, sizes capped off at a max of 35. The second, 45. The third, almost 50. ACP had risen back up to its spot of first in the Club Penguin Army Central Top Ten, and I thought nothing could bring us down, other than the Nachos, who also were first. Tensions rose between ACP and Nachos for weeks, but I never cared about it. I figured, the Nachos wouldn’t declare war on us at a time like this. I figured they had no reason to. That was when tragedy struck.

Nachos declared war. The war started out a horrible 0 wins 4 losses for ACP, when the beacon of hope was lit. We retaliated. Then, the war was tied 5 wins 5 losses, according to the records kept by ACP. The war continued, and it seemed to die down some, but the Nachos had began to win it again. That was when we were faced with a controversial decision that led to not only the ridicule of ACP, but the downfall of I, Swimmer. We were offered a treaty with Nachos if I were to coup Funks from the leadership. I couldn’t say no, but I also couldn’t say yes. It was against my morals to coup and ruin a friend that I had known for a very long time. So, when the idea was proposed by Capncook as what appeared to be a joke, everyone basically said they liked the idea. I agreed to the idea, and so did Funks. We started the operations: Operation Black Parade and Operation FF. Operation Black Parade went well, and most of the members of it were people for the couping of Funks or people involved in the fake coup. Here is a quote from my post, The Beginning of a Better Future (http://acparmy.com/2013/04/20/the-beginning-of-a-better-future/)

THE WAR IS OVER

FINAL SCORE: 6:1:9 (In accordance to ACP records)

Nachos and the Army of Club Penguin have made a treaty to end the war. The treaty was the following:

• ACP is the undisputed owners of Breeze and Klondike, while Nachos keep the rest.
• Kingfunks4 was to be removed from power.
• ACP and Nachos cannot have aggressions until June 7, 2013.
• Nachos win the war.

We did a good job, folks. We won six battles, tied once, and lost nine battles against the NUMBER 1 ARMY- Nachos, in the middle of a crisis for ACP of being 9th, and then 5th. This has proven that the troops of the ACP will try their hardest and honor their Army against the odds. I salute you. All of those who attended all the events they could will be rewarded for their efforts come promotion day!

When the plan blew up in everyones face, to quote many: “It is funny to watch how all of the ACP owners back away from the coup trying to make it look like they weren’t involved.” We had screwed up. In my post Swimmerboy01 – The Truth (http://acparmy.com/2013/04/21/swimmerboy01-the-truth/) I apologized for wronging everyone and told everything that had happened.

Now, what caused my downfall you may be asking- Parents. My parents and I had already been arguing and in a rough spot for months before now, when I for the first time ever gotten a bad grade on my report card.

As an all A student, rarely even making B’s, this was shocking. My parents started restricting time on the computer and such. I started to become less active. It was a bad situation. Months later, I  got two B’s and two A’s on my report card. It was better, but still not good enough. My parents were okay with the situation, but still kept restrictions. I worked on making myself have only one B for the quarter. Then, when the fake coup started, I screwed up. I was on all weekend, nonstop, trying to fix loose ends with ACP. That was when I forgot about some homework assignments, and  had to rush to complete them. They ended up being not so good. It was no problem because the rest of my grades were good but my parents had enough once they found out, yesterday. They told me the following.

1. I could only use the computer an hour on Monday-Thursday + Sunday, restricted to FACEBOOK only.
2. I had to quit Club Penguin armies.

They told me it was that, or they would send me to Military School. I couldn’t say no. Military School would be a waste of my life, because my grades are great, I have so many friends, and I would have to join the Military. I was forced to retire basically. And thats where we are now.

My plan is to go the rest of the school year retired from all armies, and then when summer starts, return as a CPAC Vice President, or re-join ACP. I will do that for the rest of summer, and when marching band season starts take a leave. Then when school starts, I will hope to be back to normal, being able to use the computer freely after Im done with homework and studying. Enough of me talking about my life. Now, heres some recognitions.

The Hall of Swimmer

ACP

• Kingfunks4- I’ve known you for a long time, and I have been proud to serve beside you. Have a good retirement friend.
• Foldez- You always complain to me about my problems, but you still deserve recognition. Do a good job with Mch for all of us.
• Ken- Even though you turned out to be a traitor to us all, I still remember all the fun conversations we used to have. I hope you have a great life with Nachos.
• Tori- How are your kitties :o? You always saved me with Fold when I couldn’t make it to battles. You deserve a BMA. Keep up the great work. 
• Purp- Whenever I was in a bad mood, you always would say something that made me laugh and get perky again. Thank you for making ACP fun. 
• Capncook- Oi! Great job you’ve done with ACP in the past. I hope that if there are any tensions between us, we can settle them.
• Souperoo- I remember when you were still a mod, and I always thought that you would end up being something big someday. Keep working for your goals, man.
• Fluffy- I barely knew you, but from our talking I think you are a good guy, and a good leader. Have fun as Commander General!
• Slider568- You always had been my role model in armies, from the moment I made it to mod. I hope you make it back to Commander General some day.
• Galaxie- Oh, my little adopted son Gal. You always made mischief in places you shouldn’t have, but I respect your bravery.
• Obama8100- Epic 4. That in itself contains a hundred words. Keep working bro, and you’ll be happy again.

SWAT

• Ganger90- Ahh, my friend. You have done a brilliant job so far with SWAT over the years. Keep pushing, and march on! HOO’AH.
• Reece- You little trolly self you. You’ve been my friend and enemy for a long time. Make sure Ganger does a great job with SWAT!
• Mattg- I haven’t known you long, but you’ve been a good friend to me. That means something. ~Quote from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• GiantMike- I didn’t know you well, and didn’t know you too long, but you’ve done a good job in SWAT. I wish you luck in the future.

IMAF

• Flipmoo- I always looked up to you during hard times and valued your determination and strength. I hope RF rises to the top ten for major armies.
• Xrd-Blade- I haven’t seen you in forever, bro, but if you are reading this, you basically made who I am in armies. Thank you for everything.

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Being this not my final retirement post for armies, this is all I will put for now. I for sure have forgotten many people to add to the recognitions list but if you could comment or message me on chat, I will add you as long as you deserve it :).

Im thankful for all of your support that I have gotten throughout this whole affair, and I hope we can return to the way things were some day. I will think of CP Armies forever as a life experience, and I will never forget it. It’s about time I wrap up for now. Duty Calls.

‘Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.’

-Morihei Ueshiba

March Proud. March Bravely. March Onward. HUZZAH!
~Swimmerboy01

Retired (Insert all)

• ACP Leader
• SWAT Leader
• IMAF 2ic
• Elites 3ic
• GT High Mod
• DW High Mod
• RPF High Mod
• AR 3ic
• And many more…

Goodbye!