Welcome to the Vast Empire Naval Academy, Markus! I'm not a Training Officer but one should be with you soon.

Here are some things to get you started and to look over until one gets to you, everyone is a bit busy around here OOC at the moment.
As you've probably noticed, we here in the Vast Empire do play-by-post roleplaying. As a new Crewman, you'll start out in either Flight School or Fleet School. Graduates from Flight School become members of a squadron in the Starfighter Corps, while graduates from Fleet School become bridge officers on one of the Navy's warships. Higher positions, some of which require you to take leadership over other members, will open up as you advance through our ranks.

That concludes Imperial Initiation, the first part of your training. You are now free to begin working on the second part, located on the Vast Empire's wiki: Basic Training. Basic Training is designed to familiarize and prepare you for the privileges and duties of a typical member of the Vast Empire Navy.

Upon completion of Basic Training, you may proceed to either Flight School or Fleet School on the wiki and begin working on the first chapter, 'Character Development'. It will guide you through the process of creating a biography and ID line for your character. Please note that any and all references to the Force or related concepts such as lightsabers are strictly forbidden. All in-character posts, including your bio, should be written in third-person past-tense unless otherwise stated. Please post a reply to this thread with both your biography and ID line, so I can review them and offer corrections if necessary.

I am here to help, so if you have any questions please contact me in one of the following ways:
  •  Comnet Message
  •  Javachat IRC or your own IRC client
  •  Reply to this thread

If for any reason I do not reply to any of the above within two or three days, contact any other member of the Navy and they should be able to help.

Again, welcome to the Vast Empire! Good luck in whatever path you follow!

Here 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
  •  Flight 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