Thanks mark bonamer. I figured it came through the DynamicMiss.cfg instead of PatrolObjectives, because the latter (PatrolObjectives) has a rather restrictive date, while the latter does not. It's easy enough to create a copy, and we'll just name it slightly different from the original, leaving out the "date" requirements in the instructions, maybe moving the "target area" a pinch, and just make it an "ASAP" set of instructions. The missions (usually) are triggered by a Map Zone anyway, and will generate the "survivors" as you're enroute. Just pretend like you don't know that next time you get the assignment...