16AA

Template:Infobox squad 16AA (16 Air Assault Brigade)

About

Primarily set up to bring together people who were looking for something more from online gaming, the 16AA's main focus' remain teamwork, team focus and realistic approaches to first-person-shooter (FPS) scenarios.

Structure and Organisation

Our unit's structure is constantly expanding as our membership grows. Promotions are earned and can only be attained if the position is available. You will not see a top-heavy squad with ten Generals. The 16AA prides itself on it's meaningful and practical structure.

Formation

The 16AA was formed on the 29AUG07 by ten people in an effort to create a realistic online unit.

Recruitment Process

There are several steps to the recruitment process, which has been adapted and changed over the years we've been operating as a unit, to ensure that we get the right sort of people as members.

Application

The first step is to submit an application to the unit in the enlistment area. Once a member of the recruiting office approves it you will be scheduled for an interview.

Interview

The interview will last about 30 minutes during which we will attempt to get a feel for your character. If you pass your interview you your application will be Approved and you will progress to our Recruit Training program.

Recruit Training

The recruit training program runs over a series of sessions (on Monday and Wednesday evenings).

Phase 1

This phase is a short session on teamspeak to familiarize the new recruit with how the 16AA operations, both in game and on the forums.

Phase 2

This phase consists of the following subjects Contact Drills, Formations, Basic FIBUA, Defensive Theory, along with several others. It is essential that every recruit that passes knows how the unit operates as a whole an what their role is in any position on an op.

Company Training

The 16AA runs a number of company training sessions each week these include; practicing different tactics; running courses for our membership (Signals, JNCO/SNCO, Flying, Recon, Weapons, Map Reading, etc).

All of which bring the unit together to run in a more realistic and streamlined way when on op.

Community Areas

The 16AA participates in a number of community ops with a number of groups.

NATO Gaming Community (NATOGC)

We are a member of the NATOGC which runs several large games every two weeks - all operations are run in a realistic manner with orders passed through radio operators via teamspeak, to achieve the objectives of an evening.

The Real 16 Air Assault Brigade

We are based on a real unit, which was created to provice a highly mobile brigade of parachute units and airmobile units which employ helicopters to deploy quickly anywhere in the world. More Detail...