Hello and welcome to the  Naval Academy, Crewman Mike!

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; BT.  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,as such 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.

Once you have posted Phase I of training which can be found in the link I've provided and it has been passed we shall move onto Phase II.

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

Please note that your only option at this time is Flight School, due to the high application rate for Command School our number of active Flight Members in Squadrons is low; as such Command School is not an option at this time. All the information you need for  Flight School is provided in the link given

How do you send a ComNet PM?

Welcome, Crewman StarStorm.

Changing your account name, while possible, is not an easy process.  If you prefer to be addressed as Vaniel Starstorm, that'll just take some time for people to get used to, Crewman.  If it really bothers you as training continues, we'll see what we can do about a new account name for you.

To send a ComNet PM, go to the top left of the page, click on Message Center, and then click on Compose Message, which is on the right side of the Message Center page, toward the top.

Go ahead and post your bio here in this thread, and your Training Officer will read it and offer feedback.  Make any changes, and then get the bio onto your personal wiki page that you'll create using the tutorial in the training pages.

As ever, feel free to contact Ellesmere or myself if you have more questions. 

-LTJG Trykon, CNT

if you need help with the Wiki or anything please do let us know