What if, there was a group online that fully simulated the US Navy? I mean as far as Carrier Ops were concerned.

Lets say this group had bold initiatives in mind. Like a fully operational training squadron to teach, even the most novice pilot, how to land on a carrier, fly in formation, and use the weapons to the best of his ability.

Even better, you could, as a new pilot, graduate and be transferred to one of the combat ready squadrons. Like the VF-213 Black Lions, or the VF-103 Sluggers.

What if one day you decided to work hard in that squadron and gain rank and recognition. Your flight carreer tracked and a record kept of your performance. What could the reward be? Maybe you recieve commendations and ribbons for your hard work, or you get promoted to LtJG, or your CO recommends you for a command position of your own. Why, you could be the first CO in that group to lead a squadron of your choosing, like the VF-32 Swordsmen.

Imagine that, a Virtual Naval Air Ops site that actually allows you the ability to work hard and become the leader of a squadron of your very own. And with new pilots coming out of the training squadron everyday, in no time your squadron will be filled. You, of course, could choose your own XO and CAG from fleet of well trained pilots. With pilots keeping records of their flights just like a virtual airline, you could review those records and find the men you are looking for to help lead your squad.

The Sky is truly the limit. Annual fleet-wide TopGun schools and Hyperlobby tournaments not withstanding, this fleet could also field the best of the best of its pilots to compete, not only against other squadrons in the group, but as a cohesive demonstration team in the annual VFAT show.

Oh what a world it would be... Is it a reality? It will be...

Coming soon...

Mad Max

Better have a damn F/A-18F handy too..

On a more serious note, VF-103 is no longer the Sluggers, it's the Jolly Rogers, and it's VFA-103 now, they operate F/A-18Fs, as well as VF-213, or VFA-213. Time's moved on bro....

But on another note, I've always bounced the idea of a training squadron, but who knows if that will become reality...

Not in our group, the Vf-84 Jolly Rogers will be reserved for command staff planes and the 103 will be relegated to the Sluggers once again. Its more about tribute with the tomcats, so transition to Hornets never happened.

As far as the training squadron, it is a reality. In this new group training is a must, just as in the real Navy.

Time hasn't moved on for us... we absolutely refuse... lol

Max

PS Hornets are definately in the works.

I for one would like to join such an operation as a cadet.

Let me know if it takes off!

Good News... This project has taken off.

Already 9 pilots have been assembled to help get off the ground. Among their talents; web designer, graphic design, mod making, repaints, training, mission design... to name a few. We have a fully functional vent server already up and running and a website is days away.

All your questions will be answered soon. And the problems any of you have, will be addressed and remedied to the best of our abilities.

We live within the limitations of the game. We can adapt and overcome certain shortcomings of the game. But we promise the experience will be breathtaking.

Max

Our site is going to be dedicated to simulating not just a Navy plane or a Navy flight or two, but a career in the navy. The best way to explain this would simply be to give an example of a career of a new recruit.

As a recruit in Virtual Nav Air Ops, your first stop is going to be the training squadron. This squadron will be represented as the VF101 Grimreapers, one of the last tomcat training squadrons in the Navy. The training will be all-encompassing to reflect the shortcomings of the recruit. For instance, if the recruit has never flown in a sim before, basic flight training will ensue. If the recruit has some flight experience but not in lock on, than more advanced flight training will hone his skills. All training will accomplish proficiency in three areas: Carrier Landings, ACM weapons familiarization, and Formation flying.

A recruit also begins his career with the rank of Officer Candidate. Completion of training will grant him the rank of ensign and his career has gotten off to a grand start. The team I have assembled will be ready, willing and able to meet the training needs of the recruits in order to train them faster. Some will graduate faster than others due to different skill levels, but all will be pretty familiarized with the game and definately carrier qualled.
Upon graduation, the newly minted ensign is then assigned to a squadron. The first two squadrons will be the VF-213 Blacklions and the VF-31 Tomcatters. Upon arrival they will begin a career that will much resemble that of a Virtual Airline. Carrier Landings, Kills, Flight time all being tracked and kept on record for each pilot. Ribbons and commendations will be awarded and ensigns will be brought up for promotion to LTJG then Lt. and so on.
Pilots showing exceptional leadership ability will be considered for promotion to command levels in the squadron. There will be three top tier officers in each squadron. These are CO, XO and CAG. Now, what makes this idea truly special is that a pilot with the willingness and dedication may one day be called upon by Command Staff to lead a squadron of his own. In such a case, the pilot will be asked to choose from the remaining list of tomcat squadrons, or hornet squadrons when that comes about. After his squad is picked, a new mod for that squadron paint scheme will begin to be worked on and upon completion given to the CO and his squadron will then be filled with either new graduates from the 101, or others that request transfer.
As a CO, he will have complete decision making in the squadron, including who he would like for his XO and CAG and what skins he would like in his mod. As CO he will also be responsible for the continued training of his men. CO's will be able to choose training times for thier squadron, this is to spread training out so that transfers can be made between squadrons for those whose schedules do not mesh with the CO schedule they are in command of. Flexibility is the key here to promote participation.

When the need arises, Fleet Captains will be needed to command two or more squadrons, comprising an airwing. When that need arises, CO's may rise to that rank and be considered Command Staff. Since Command Staff have no one squadron as their own, they will fly a tribute version of the VF-84 Jolly Rogers squadron. Rank has its privileges.

Squadrons will compete with eachother in regular events. Special mods will be made to accomodate that. Competition against outside air groups will also be a consideration. These internavy events will also lead to twice annual TOPGUN schools. A TopGun mod will be in the works and a F5 used for adversarial purposes. All in order to keep things from getting stagnate.

Pending participation and growth, hornets will be added in the near future. Of course that leads to problems with mods etc. But we will be in a constant state of adjustment for those needs. If a tomcat squad and a hornet squad faces eachother in a server, obviously only one will be carrier ready.

One of our finer additions is VX-4 Evaluators. This now defunct squadron will be our Blue Angels. Pilots with exceptional formation abilities will be given the chance to train in this demonstration squadron. VFAT participation will be sought and pilots who are chosen will temporarily transfer to VX-4 for training in the weeks leading up to the show.

That is it in a nutshell, many details need to be ironed out, but right now I have eight dedicated individuals willing to give it their best. I hope the community sees this for the gift it truly is. If we fail, it wont be for lack of effort.

Thanks

Admiral Keith "MadMax" Gorman
Commanding Officer, Virtual Naval Air Ops

Do I get a bonus if I am actually an ENS in the USN?

Once you're an ensign, you get to be able to fly the F117. Don't ask how many points though you need to reach ensign.

Silly

Will you guys actually fly in hyperlobby or with yourselves?

The hope is to send teams into Hyperlobby to make our presence felt. However, at this time, growing has become so successful that we havent had time to focus on anything else. Training commences and we are a success, come visit us at www.virtualnavairops.com

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Originally posted by MadMaxter72:
The hope is to send teams into Hyperlobby to make our presence felt. However, at this time, growing has become so successful that we havent had time to focus on anything else. Training commences and we are a success, come visit us at www.virtualnavairops.com

Hope to see your group in HL sometime.