In the Navy (virtualy)
By: C.J. Ellington
Ever wanted to be in the military but never
got the chance? In Second Life there are many
virtual military group's you can join. (More
on other group's in a future blog post.)
US Navy Second Life (USNSL) is the virtual
equivalant of the real life US Navy. There
are as many jobs in the SL version as there
are in the real life version. From weapons to
naval aviaters. But first before you chose
your specialty, a recrute goes through RTC
(Recrute Training Center) or OCS (Officer
Candidate School). Both are time consuming.
Recrute's spend five days 2 hours a day to
get their first assignment and rank. Recrutes
train in such things as use of vice weapons,
swimming, guard duty, and uniforms. Officer
candidates go through four weeks 2 hours a
day. They study navy history, navy
leadership, rank structure and boat
navigation in addition to the recrutes. After
graduation you chose your assignment and
specialty.
If you think the classes are over
after RTC, think again. SAR (Search and
Rescue) is typicly four weeks 3 days a week 2
hour's a day. Navy aviation program is
typicly three months.
Like in real life there
are several difrent fleet's. All three of the
fleet's have their own speacialty and
uniqueness. Second fleet concentrates on
search and rescue. 7th fleet is more aviation
as it is based off the USS Kitty Hawk in a
vietnam era sim. Required hour's differ from
fleet's.
If your interested in joining USNSL
you may contact Izzy Harcassle on the SL
grid. Anchers away.
