Hello and welcome to the Vast Empire Naval Academy, Crewman Evan_Brandt!

I am Petty Officer 2nd Class Ellesmere, one of the Trainers of the Vast Empire Navy. Some people call me ‘Ellie’ so feel free to do the same.

Now that you have posted your welcome message, we shall move onto the next step in Basic Training, or as we more commonly call it; Basic Training.  It is mostly referred to as Flight School around here and its purpose is to prepare you for life in a squadron.
Your first step is to complete Chapter I which can be found here . Once you have completed this step please post it here for review.

Our method of writing here (in the Navy and the Vast Empire as a whole) is in the third person, please do so. If you have any questions, feel free to reach me via ComNet PM or hop onto IRC and join #VENA, if for some reason I am not present one of the Academy Staff should be on hand to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

Now to get you started off in Basic Training (BT; for starters, if you would please visit the VE Wiki Page for Basic Training found here from there on, choose a school (Flight School where you become a pilot) or Command School (f you'd like to serve on the bridge of a ship) and complete the assignment listed for your chosen path. Once the assignment is completed, please post it here and I'll review it.

If you have any questions, concerns or anything please feel free to ask! I can be reached on IRC in #VENA, or if you prefer you can post anything here or shoot me a ComNet PM

Well Bernie, I must say that from your writing- you are a good writer and I'd like to see more from you. With that said, I'd like to see a bit more for your bio itself, don't rush things. take the time to be creative, give it some good thinking, give us some detail on a bit of everything. be realistic  but be creative at the same time! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Oh, I'm sorry for not indicating. Capital ship service for me.  I've always wanted an ISD.....

As the remains of a once proud planet flashed onto the screen, Bernard " Bernie" Simpson grimaced. Alderran's destruction was a pet peeve for him, and the one event that lost Palpatine the civil war.  At that period, Alderran could have so many purposes, from hostages to ransom the rebels out, military traps for Ackbar, or even just desperately needed late-war industrial capacity.  Continuing the briefing, Wyl pointed out the formations of civvies approaching the ISD I. Deep within the graveyard, the simulation begun. As the masses of trainees pushed for the best spots of gunnery and starfighter command, Bernie managed to snag a seat at communications, his comrade Delak right next to him. Bernard familiarized himself with the primitive controls of a ISD - I. While beginning systems power up, he realized the first Neutron-star class bulk cruiser has sped up, making a beeline for the Implacable, while the helmsman already began accelerating to intercept.
    The captain, in an agitated state, grabbed Bernie's shoulder and said," Aren't you going to hail them? Get on with it."
Bernie, flustered, immediately began the pre-arranged statement," This is Imperial destroyer Implaceable, you have entered restricted space, please match velocity and prepare to be boarded. If you are not guilty of any wrongdoing or affiliation to the Rebel terrorists, you have nothing to worry. " He nodded to Delak, who prepared a Tie boarding craft.  The captain commented, " Ah. No tractoring to avoid intimidation. Not what I would do, but I see the idea. " Bernie swore under his breath, unsure of the implications of that statement.
      The air was tense as the Tie launched with agonizing slowness. A hologram of an elderly Alderranian man fizzled onto the holoscreen. In a high voice, the civilian pleaded, " This is a civilian convoy. Don't kill us! We have children on board! " and fizzled out. He then appeared again, in what seemed to be a infinite loop. Bernard sighed and spoke again into the com terminal, " We're not going to kill you if you are who you say you are. Please slow down and open a bay up for the shuttle, just think of us as a well armed customs frigate. " A different civvie, a young woman argued, " Look. This is our homeworld. We're on a tight schedule, keep your empire out of this. If it wasn't for Tarkin, we wouldn't even have to do this." As if on cue, the tie shuttle exploded in the hanger bay of a bulk freighter.
    Pandemonium erupted throughout the bridge as nervous cadets rushed to general quarters. The helmsman slowly arced the ship around, with the artificial gravity striving to compensate. A few shots from gunnery opened up in the general direction of the convoy. About half the ships were accelerating toward the Alderranian ruins, while the others moved into what seemed to be attack formation. Surprisingly, the image of a marine appeared or Delak's screen. Bernard swiveled over to watch the contingent on the shuttle engage in blaster firefights in the main hanger of the freighter! He screamed, " They hit the tie with a Plex! These are no civilians, this is a rebel taskforce! " With that, a disruptor round hit his helmet, and he fell to the ground with a thud. Delak tried to reply, but the troopers went down. Bernard yet again swore for getting personnel killed.
    Starfighter command begun launching ties, as gunnery targeted a CR80 corvette that exploded with a brilliant starburst. They were managing the ion cannons excellently, causing two rebel light freighters to crash into each other, while others lied inert in space. Bernard thanked the simulation for the mass shadows of the asteroids, preventing a hyperspace ram on the destroyer. Despite being still at the com station, he shouted toward the helmsman," I suggest an Ackbar slash! Go between the attackers and the civvies. " . The helmsman replied, " Already on it. " Suddenly, from asteroids around the destroyer, multiple diverse snubfighters decoupled in a reverse of a technique developed by Lord Vader himself, and began torpedo runs on the bridge. The irony was not lost on the cadets assembled on the bridge due to the imperials using rebel tactics, and vice-versa. The shields were holding at 87 %, but more Y-wing bombers were soaring out of a quasar- fire class bulk cruiser.
        As the first heavy turbolasers flashed toward the attacking ships, Bernie swallowed his pride and began calling Sector command. He uttered, " This is the Implacable. Requesting reinforcements from sector command. Multiple rebel terrorist ships in Alderran system. Requesting anti-fighter reinforcements, package 4 ( One Nebulon -B , 2 strike cruisers, , and 2 lancer class patrol cruisers, with their respective Tie complements ). The admiral replied," Aren't you getting a little worried. You can take that meager convoy. " Bernard exasperatingly said, " Yes, but we don't want anyone to get away. Those fighters could do some damage at a later time. " Bernie was unsure about the call, but he hoped it would reflect positively on his report. The simulation programming was good. He'd expected that the model couldn't render the AI of ships not in the original mission.
    By now, firefights had erupted in the hangar when armed men rushed out of a captured liner. He furiously juggled calls from stormtroopers in the bay reporting casualties, kills, and captures.
    The captain ordered the escaping convoy boarded, just as the last y-wing was speared by a concussion missile from the Conviction, a strike cruiser that just jumped in from Kuat. Hull integrity remained perfect, but the shields were drained. The captain commended Bernard for the call for reinforcements, but Bernard had a feeling that it may have had negative implications on his courage score. This feeling was compounded by the presence of Wyl, who had been standing right behind him at the time of the incident.  The simulation ended as the rebels on the convoy were put on shuttles destined to the Kessel glitterstim mines. Bernie, almost forgetting the fact that this was a wargame, was sweating gallons over the console. Wyl shouted, " Good work cadets, Dismissed! " Bernard,among the mob of cadets filed out, confident that he did reasonably well. ( Word count: 1046 )

Thanks. I know everyone else actually has a life. .. Well, here it is.
Bernie’s Report: (8/22/11)

Activity:
  I have completed my loyalty, honor and courage assignment. Echelon, among others, helped review it. I pay-per clicked every day, and opened up an imperitrade account, buying a few diverse stocks, making a slight profit. I am saving up for a medium range starfighter. I have read much of the wiki, and are editing it. I h ave alos posted a few times in the lounge, and generally wandered aroung comnet.

Upcoming plans:
Next month, when I become a junior bridge officer, I will get affiliated with the rest of my ship and taskforce, and post on the fleet topic. I will continue aquiring credits, posting in the lounge, and stimulating the imperial economy on imperial center.

Questions/Suggestions:
  Streamlineing naval academy with a special review topic might be efficient. I don't know too much about it, but maybe a special instructor feedback article would be fine. I wanna more raffles by high ranking officers....

(Crewman Bernie )
(Specific Position)TRN/CRW/Bernie/Flt/FC/VEN/VE

Alright. Done, with a bit of stuff pending, but most of the basics filled in. Thanks.

Bernie has been promoted to Leading Crewman, and placed aboard the Fearless in Task Force Besh of 2nd Fleet.

Thanks! You guys respond really quickly. All hail the Vast empire! Should I delete this topic?

Awesome man! You got on my ship. What and learn little Junior BO, watch and learn. XD

Well my ID Line should explain it all but I'm a Bridge Officer. In Character there are only two Bridge Officers on the Fearless because of the massacre at Coveway.

The rest of the message is me being a dick. :P

Quote:I like to brag about it a lot, but I'm 4th in command of the Fearless!!! XD After the Coveway incident only Slash, Cev, and I survived so he put me fourth in command. Cevdis is only ahead of me because he was on the Fearless longer than me. Stupid NPC.

1. Slasher SCAP
2. Acorn
3. Cevdis
4. Me

(down several)

26. Bernie

XD - Sorry I just have to brag, but don't worry about it. When I reach XO,  (after I kill Cevdis and Acorn XD) you can fill my position. XD

I'm going to go ahead and close this topic, guys.  Feel free to continue over PM or irc, but this thread is supposed to be just a record of Bernie's training. 

-Trykon