ESTABLISHING SECURE UPLINK█ > IDENTITY: VERIFIED > RANK: COMMISSIONED NAVAL OFFICER > NODE STATUS: ONLINE ================================================== ARGOSY OF AVALON — DOCTRINE ================================================== CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS - [OPERATION STORMWAKE]: Patrol route across Antares Maritime Zone - [MISSION ABYSS SPEAR]: Deep-sea monitoring near East Avalonian Trench - [PROJECT HARBOR GLASS]: Surveillance on foreign shipping routes - [EXERCISE IRON WAVE]: Coordinated drill with Wrath Fortress Fleet UNIFORM CODE — NAVAL OFFICERS REFERENCE: East German Volksmarine w/ Avalonian Customizations - Midnight-blue double-breasted naval tunic (silver trim) - White naval officer cap with Avalonian anchor badge - Wool navy trousers, belt with naval buckle - Black deck boots (polished, steel-toed) - Optional: Peacoat (cold sea duty), gloves (ceremonial watch) - Sleeve stripes to indicate rank; red shoulder tabs for fleet division - ID tags, duty whistle, and Norp Norp sea-coin carried at all times MARITIME CONDUCT & DRILL ⚓ **SALUTING ON DECK** - Always salute the ensign when boarding or leaving the vessel - Greet senior officers with “Clear Tides, Commander” unless under alert - Use naval salute: palm inward, fingers to brow, precise and quick ⚓ **FORMATION & MARCHING** - Formation spacing: one arm's length side-to-side - Parade steps slower than XX: 100 steps/minute, deliberate stomp - Rear columns remain silent unless command echoes are ordered ⚓ **POSTURE & CEREMONY** - Back straight, chin level, hands locked behind back at ease - Show no sway in rough seas; eyes steady toward horizon - Sea-promotion ceremonies are to be recited with hand on helm rail ⚓ **ON-BOARD BEHAVIOR** - Silence between decks after lights-out - Victory Rations only in mess deck — no eating on control bridge - Watchmen must report every hour via encoded horn signal (3-short, 1-long) THE CREED OF THE ARGOSY “I am a Avalonian sailor I am the hand of Avalon cast into the ocean. I am the eyes of Avalon in a gaze of the high seas The Kaiser commands the sail, and we follow with purpose. The silence of the ocean is the shield of our nation. From prow to stern, I serve. From storm to sun, I endure. May Avalon sails eternal.” COMMAND NOTES - Uniforms available via [Victory Naval Depot] - For training manuals, consult “Seabinder Bluebook” — issued on commission - Report gear damage via Naval Form N-99-B SECURITY REMINDER Unauthorized access will result in Code R-44 lockdown. You are being observed. The Antares Fleet sees all. END TRANSMISSION █