Caldari Independent Navy Reserve Recruitment and Training Policies Compiled by CAPT Svetlana Scarlet and the Reserve Diplomatic Staff

Section 1: Recruitment

Recruitment into the Reserve is open to Caldari citizens of Civire, Deteis, or Achura decent, in good standing with both the State and the Caldari Navy, and with at least one month of flight time. In addition, the following requirements must be met:

• Recruits must have a minimum of 2.00 standing with the Caldari Navy (not including bonuses provided by the Connections skill).
• Recruits must be sponsored by a current member of the Reserve with a rank of Lieutenant Commander or higher, someone who is willing to stake his or her reputation on the good standing of the new recruit.
• Recruits must be interested and willing to participate in pod pilot combat operations. This is the primary focus of the Reserve and it should be the primary focus of all its pilots.
• Recruits must be able to both transmit/receive voice communication; the Reserve uses a private Ventrilo server for our combat operations and most of our allies have similar facilities.
• Recruits must demonstrate a mature, professional demeanor with a team-oriented attitude, a willingness to follow the orders of their superiors, and a desire to contribute positively to the overall good of the corporation.
• Recruits must be financially self-sufficient through some means, though the corporation runs a number of programs to reduce costs for members.
• Recruits must be willing to relocate to Reserve bases of operation in the State and elsewhere.

Applications to the corporation may be denied based on past history working with anti-State forces or criminal elements; these denials are at the discretion of the recruitment and command staff of the Reserve.

The Reserve will accept no more than five new recruits per month, and this will not necessarily be first-come, first-serve. Applicants will be selected in an order determined by the recruitment staff.

To begin the recruitment process, applicants should post a letter of introduction to the Reserve's Recruitment Enquiries forum. Please be sure to read all the stickied posts there and follow the guidelines contained therein. After doing so, applicants will be contacted by the recruitment staff within a week about scheduling an interview.

This interview will be conducted by one or more members of the recruitment staff and will take 30 minutes to an hour. During this interview, applicants will be expected to provide a series of screenshots. Failure to do so will forfeit the application.

Following the interview, the entirety of the application will be reviewed and a response will be sent within 96 hours.

Section 2: Midshipmen and Probation

Following the acceptance of their application to join the Reserve, recruits will receive the rank of Midshipman and be made probationary members of the corporation. This probation shall last one month, during which recruits must fulfill the following obligations:

• The installation of jump clones at all Reserve bases of operation, generally at least one in the Black Rise region.
• Participation in at least four combat patrols. A combat patrol shall consist of any action led by a Reserve fleet commander or an ally through hostile territory with the intention of seeking combat, even if no combat actually results. While the most common location for such a patrol will likely be through nullsec, patrols in CONCORD-patrolled space during wartime also count towards this requirement.
• Achievement of at least a 4.0 standing with the Caldari Navy (not including the bonus from the Connections skill).
• Successful completion of the scanning certification course.
• Successful completion of the pod evacuation certification course.
• Successful completion of the bookmark certification course.
• Successful completion of the fleet movement certification course.

Recruits who fulfill these obligations by the end of their first month will take the oath of allegiance and be promoted to the rank of lieutenant, junior grade, and become fully-fledged members of the Reserve. Recruits who fail to fulfill these obligations will be discharged from the Reserve. They may not reapply to the Reserve for another 60 days after their discharge, and they must retake all training courses if they are accepted, including those they may have completed before.