FC Training Process and Requirements
The T badge indicates someone training to become an HQ FC. This page describes the requirements
to become a T badge and the required training to attain full FC tags.
Approval to Begin Training
An applicant for the T badge must have:
Having a booster alt (Eos) is highly recommended but not strictly required.
Training
Backseat
Once the T badge is granted, the Trainee can request training fleets. A training fleet must have an experienced FC as the “backseat”. Generally only one trainee should be in fleet at a time, either a Training FC or a Training Nestor. However, the backseat may allow more if they feel it's safe. The backseat FC is ultimately responsible for the fleet's safety and should be ready to take control at any time.
Trainees should be proactive about requesting backseats!
Progress
In Eve Rookies there's no time limit on how long FC training may take. Everyone progresses at their own speed. Ideally the Trainee should show progress and not stall out in their training, but there's no deadline.
Phases of Training
Training should proceed in phases gradually, starting with the easiest tasks and adding more difficulty over time. Once the Trainee is comfortable handling “normal” conditions they can be tested in more stressful situations.
Phases of training:
Tagging Sites & Voicing
Begin by tagging according to the backseat's voiced instructions, then progress to tagging and calling the site without help from the backseat.
Intro Speech - Similar to the speech for Armor VGs.
Building the Fleet - Similar to Armor VGs, forming the fleet using the waitlist and their own fleet setup.
Waitlist
Initially the backseat will handle filling the fleet from the waitlist. When the Trainee is ready, the backseat can start directing them when to bring people in and who, prioritizing people over alts. The Trainee ultimately needs to be able to keep track of on-grid numbers and the waitlist and bring people in without prompting.
Testing
In the course of running training fleets the Trainee will inevitably run into some of the test scenarios listed below. Once they are comfortable running fleets under “normal” conditions, the backseat may begin intentional testing to fill in anything the Trainee hasn't already handled.
Training Requirements
Basic FC Tasks
The Trainee must demonstrate the ability to perform each of these tasks.
Any HQ FC may sign off on each when it's performed to their satisfaction:
Tag all sites
Perform the new pilot speech
Perform the new bastion speech
Manage the waitlist:
Spot ships out of position, lack of boosts, etc as per L badge
Spot ships taking aggro and failing to broadcast
Call for battle reps when needed, and call them off at the correct time
Drag someone to another channel in TS
Kick/ban someone from TS
Teach all fleet roles (scout, lightning rod, MTAC, DDD, HHH)
Coach a new meatshield
Preload TCRCs
Communicate well with scouts
Knowledge Requirements
Trainee must demonstrate certain knowledge.
Any full HQ FC may test and sign off on each:
Site payout numbers: minimum fleet size to receive payout, numbers to receive maximum payout, and payout amounts when optimal/overgrid/undergrid
Rat knowledge: all ewar rats, dps of high-damage rats, and damage types of all rats
What rats spawn in each wave of each site
All fleet roles and their anchors
Where the aggro positions are in each site
What to do if someone enters NRF late and draws aggro on the beacon
What to do if there's a suicide jumper, and when it's likely to happen
How to secure a NRF when a contest seems likely
What the biggest dangers are in each site (where ships are most likely to die)
What changes to make if gankers are active in the area
How to extract from a site during major emergency such as mass disconnect
Tests
The trainee must perform each test to the satisfaction of their backseat FC:
Pushing TPPH 3rd room
Saving a suicide jumper
Handling a leeroy, especially TCRC
Coaching a leeroy how to use MJD to safely warp out
Handling a pilot disconnect
Trainee disconnected from voice comms
Noticing missing or out-of-position Nestor and correcting for it
TCRC that's not preloaded
Scuffed TCRC (split aggro, missing lightning rod, missing MTAC)
Split aggro from death (of a drone or ship)
Extract/bounce out of a site
Contesting
Stress testing - Trainee should delegate when overwhelmed
Final Signoff
Once all the above tests are passed, the T badge can be promoted to full FC upon approval of
two members of Leadership and/or Instructors.
Note: if a T badge is about to get promoted during a fleet, all Instructors and Leadership in fleet comms must give their approval first. It is courteous to also invite any other HQ FCs in comms to the discussion.