A recruit in a crisp imperial uniform approaches the hatch and bangs three times...

"Enter" sounds a tired voice that is rough around the edges.

The young recruit enters the office and performs a crisp salute while keeping the regulation "three paces" away from the officers desk

"Sir, Recruit Tallos, callsign Brick, reporting for training."

The officer looks over Recruit Tallos with contempt and with a sarcastic tone says, "Well it is about time they sent you over!  Now you can win the war while the rest of us go out for a Dressellian beer and some lovely Twi'lek dancers.  Now get the hell out of my office and wait for a Training Officer to pick you up"

Smirks

"Oh and Recruit Brick, your flies unzipped."

Hello and welcome to the Vast Empire Naval Academy, Crewman.

Apologies for the delay; I'm Lieutenant Commander Demetrius Aita, or Hades for short, and I'll be your Training Officer (TO) while you complete each of the stages of the Navy Academy's Orientation program. You'll see me around the Comnet, and I'll be here to guide you through the stages of what we refer to as 'Starfighter School', where you'll learn  to roleplay as the pilot of an Imperial Starfighter alongside numerous others of the Vast Empire or if you choose it, 'Fleet School', where you will learn to roleplay as a crewman aboard one of the Vast Empire's capital ships.

By completing your post here, you have successfully passed Imperial Initiation - congratulations - and are now clear to begin basic training (found here) which will prepare you for day-to-day life in the Vast Empire (VE) and your duties as a member of the Vast Empire Navy.. From here you have two choices – continue in the Vast Empire as a Starfighter pilot, with all the excitement of flying highly-advanced TIE fighters, or choose the path of a capital ship crewman!

The next step in your training is to visit your chosen method of entry; Starfigher school's wiki page, found here or Fleet School, found here and start work on the first chapter, entitled 'Chapter 1: Character Development'. There, you'll write a bio of your character and figure out the ID line system. When you're completed, please post both your bio and ID line on this thread for me to review so we can move on to chapter 2. Here at the VE, we write stories in past tense and third person - you should also follow this tradition.

Again, I'll be here to assist you if you need help, so just send a Private Message to "Hades"  using the Comnet's very own private message system or go to the Naval Academy's channel on IRC (#VENA) and pose your question within! If you find yourself unable to do either of the above, contact any Naval personnel and they should be able to tell you what to do until your TO (me) can get back to you.

Finally, welcome to the Vast Empire and the best of luck for whatever school you choose!

Regards,
Lieutenant Commander Demetrius Aita, Acting Training Officer

Note; attached are some useful links-
  •  A look at what we do here in the VEN
  •  The Vast Empire Naval Academy wiki page
  •  The wiki page for Basic Training
  •  Starfighter School: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
  •  Fleet School: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
  •  How-to-create-a-wiki-page Tutorial
  •  Java-based IRC chat