Ship Captain Training Program

The Ship Captain Training Program[edit]

Candidates for the Ship Captain Training Program must meet the following criteria:

Required Rank
- Typically, hold the rank of Warrant Officer 1st Class or above
- Under special circumstances, and at the discretion of the Chief of Naval Training, hold the rank of Chief Petty Officer or above
Required Position
- Ship Executive Officer
- Crew Section Commander
- Wing Commander (must complete Fleet School)
- Squadron Commander (must complete Fleet School)
Activity/Capabilities
- Candidate must show ability to write from the point of view of NPCs in both their personal stories, and in Navy stories.
- Candidate must show promise as a writer.
  - Consistently posts in the 500-1000+ word range
  - Posts at least 1-2 times a week unless on leave

The Program itself consists of four (4) Sections:

Section I - prove yourself a leader (OOC and IC), by posting regularly to the official story for the ship to which you are currently assigned (whether you are the XO, a CSC, a WC, or an SCO aboard that ship), AND by starting a new story, introducing the NPCs that will eventually be the nucleus of the bridge crew for your first command (which will be either a DP-20 or CR-90).
Section II - focus on your NPC story, developing at least three NPCs, and setting the stage for the introduction of your Warden-class ship, where all the NPCs will train in their roles at the same time as your PC trains in his/her role as CO, during a series of training exercises.
Section III - begin your Ship Captain Fitness Exam, which consists of a story featuring your NPC crew and your PC, where they take your Warden-class light cruiser on a shakedown cruise (you will be assigned one of three plot prompts, at random, by your TO).
Section IV - complete your Ship Captain Fitness Exam, complete all of the wiki work for you NPC crew/ship, and make a full report; if your work was satisfactory throughout, you will be assigned a DP-20 or CR-90 to command in official Navy stories!

Upon acceptance to the program as Midshipmen, trainees will adjust their ID lines:

MS/(Rank) (Callsign)/(Ship name)/TF:TH/3Flt/VENA/VEN/VE

Once you have gotten that done, and have clearance from your Training Officer to begin, head to Section I of your training for further instructions.