03-04-2011, 11:11 AM
Greetings to everyone and welcome to the Academy grounds, a place for everyone to have a bit of non-pressure fun!
In this section, ALL members, Flag Staff, Ship Crews, Cadets, and Instructors can and should be posting here to 1)help the cadets learn the various ways we all post, so it does not create 'culture shock' seeing differing formats from what we are teaching them to what everyone else does, and 2)it will also make them feel a bit welcomed into our fold not merely as 'outcast' cadets, but as UFPDF members in training, and future crew mates.
A little about the Academy Grounds: As is known, the Academy is located in San Francisco, California, Earth. The temperatures are fairly warm throughout the year, giving a good environment to the local flora and fauna. The Academy itself consists of numerous buildings that house the Administration offices, Cadet Quarters, Personnel Quarters (Instructors, Office personnel, maintenance crew, etc)and the various courses and mess halls.
Feel free to begin anywhere, anytime, we are all here to enjoy the scenery, learn and have fun. Please remember to use TIMESTAMPS in every post. This will avoid confusion. Also please use them whenever you travel from one section to another that is NOT in the same building. For example, If I post in my office, I use that as the location, then growing weary of all the paperwork, I decide to travel to the science classes I would use Science building as the next location in another timestamp. From there, I decide to simply travel through some Of Mr. Boothby's glorious flower gardens, I might use something like Garden or Garden area, as the location. Hopefully this is clear enough not to cause confusion.
I would also like to stress to the Cadets and Instructors, THIS IS FOR YOU!! it is a place to practice your posting OUTSIDE of your Academy training. This area is to be used in conjunction with, and NOT in place of your Academy training. It is a toll to enhance your time here. It is also to be used when you are either waiting for the next assignment, or if there is a lull in your training.
Have fun with this, and remember, there are no 'extra credit' points for posting here, it is separate from your training. However, it will give you the opportunity to put your skills to use, and to see how others may post. Another note, Tagging of specific people should not be used UNLESS you know that they are here posting. As an example, it would not make sense for me to post and tag the Fleet CO if the Fleet CO is not here posting. he may not see my post due to a different mission he may be ties up with.
That said, bring on the posts, the Academy Grounds are hereby open for business!
Captain Ethan Trane
Academy Commandant
In this section, ALL members, Flag Staff, Ship Crews, Cadets, and Instructors can and should be posting here to 1)help the cadets learn the various ways we all post, so it does not create 'culture shock' seeing differing formats from what we are teaching them to what everyone else does, and 2)it will also make them feel a bit welcomed into our fold not merely as 'outcast' cadets, but as UFPDF members in training, and future crew mates.
A little about the Academy Grounds: As is known, the Academy is located in San Francisco, California, Earth. The temperatures are fairly warm throughout the year, giving a good environment to the local flora and fauna. The Academy itself consists of numerous buildings that house the Administration offices, Cadet Quarters, Personnel Quarters (Instructors, Office personnel, maintenance crew, etc)and the various courses and mess halls.
Feel free to begin anywhere, anytime, we are all here to enjoy the scenery, learn and have fun. Please remember to use TIMESTAMPS in every post. This will avoid confusion. Also please use them whenever you travel from one section to another that is NOT in the same building. For example, If I post in my office, I use that as the location, then growing weary of all the paperwork, I decide to travel to the science classes I would use Science building as the next location in another timestamp. From there, I decide to simply travel through some Of Mr. Boothby's glorious flower gardens, I might use something like Garden or Garden area, as the location. Hopefully this is clear enough not to cause confusion.
I would also like to stress to the Cadets and Instructors, THIS IS FOR YOU!! it is a place to practice your posting OUTSIDE of your Academy training. This area is to be used in conjunction with, and NOT in place of your Academy training. It is a toll to enhance your time here. It is also to be used when you are either waiting for the next assignment, or if there is a lull in your training.
Have fun with this, and remember, there are no 'extra credit' points for posting here, it is separate from your training. However, it will give you the opportunity to put your skills to use, and to see how others may post. Another note, Tagging of specific people should not be used UNLESS you know that they are here posting. As an example, it would not make sense for me to post and tag the Fleet CO if the Fleet CO is not here posting. he may not see my post due to a different mission he may be ties up with.
That said, bring on the posts, the Academy Grounds are hereby open for business!
Captain Ethan Trane
Academy Commandant