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== Purpose ==

The purpose of certifications is to encourage members to learn specific roles, like medic or pilot, in a structured and intentional way. As people get certified on more things, the overall competence of the unit increases, allowing more skilled and interesting play. The encouragement for this is achieved through the sign-up sheets system, where only a person with a relevant certification on a desired role is allowed to sign up for it. This does not ''bar'' access to the role: sign-up sheets do not necessarily allow reserving ''every slot'' which may require a certification, and so on game day slots that were not reserved ~~via the sheet~~ are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

The purpose of certifications is to encourage members to learn specific roles, like medic or pilot, in a structured and intentional way. As people get certified on more things, the overall competence of the unit increases, allowing more skilled and interesting play. The encouragement for this is achieved through the sign-up sheets system, where only a person with a relevant certification on a desired role is allowed to sign up for it. This does not ''bar'' access to the role: sign-up sheets do not necessarily allow reserving ''every slot'' which may require a certification, and so when game day comes, slots that were not reserved are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Some certifications exist outside of this meta and simply aim to teach miscellaneous skills~~, such as how to navigate by land and triangulate one's position with only a map, compass, and map tools~~. There is no incentive to take such certifications aside from padding out one's certifications on EnduraNet and/or a genuine interest in learning.

Some certifications exist outside of this meta and simply aim to teach miscellaneous skills. There is no incentive to take such certifications aside from padding out one's certifications on EnduraNet and/or a genuine interest in learning.

== Becoming certified ==

{{Note|Someone who is enlisted or a cadet must become a full member before being eligible to take any role-based or skill-based certification.|type=reminder}}

A prospective individual (P.I) who wishes to be certified on something should first find the certification on EnduraNet to double check it doesn't have a prerequisite. Prerequisite's exist because some skills naturally build on others, or EDC's ethos determines that a particular role should ''really'' have knowledge on another specific role. Regardless, if the certification has pre-requisites the ~~prospective individual~~ does not have, they will need to attain all pre-requisites before they can move forward.

A prospective individual (P.I) who wishes to be certified on something should first find the certification on EnduraNet to double check it doesn't have a prerequisite. Prerequisite's exist because some skills naturally build on others, or EDC's ethos determines that a particular role should ''really'' have knowledge on another specific role. Regardless, if the certification has pre-requisites the P.I does not have, they will need to attain all pre-requisites before they can move forward.

Presuming pre-requisites are not a barrier, the P.I should then go to the certification's wiki page. This can be found on EnduraNet or by looking at [[:Category:Arma certifications|this category]].

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 == Purpose ==
-The purpose of certifications is to encourage members to learn specific roles, like medic or pilot, in a structured and intentional way. As people get certified on more things, the overall competence of the unit increases, allowing more skilled and interesting play. The encouragement for this is achieved through the sign-up sheets system, where only a person with a relevant certification on a desired role is allowed to sign up for it. This does not ''bar'' access to the role: sign-up sheets do not necessarily allow reserving ''every slot'' which may require a certification, and so on game day slots that were not reserved via the sheet are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.
+The purpose of certifications is to encourage members to learn specific roles, like medic or pilot, in a structured and intentional way. As people get certified on more things, the overall competence of the unit increases, allowing more skilled and interesting play. The encouragement for this is achieved through the sign-up sheets system, where only a person with a relevant certification on a desired role is allowed to sign up for it. This does not ''bar'' access to the role: sign-up sheets do not necessarily allow reserving ''every slot'' which may require a certification, and so when game day comes, slots that were not reserved are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.
-Some certifications exist outside of this meta and simply aim to teach miscellaneous skills, such as how to navigate by land and triangulate one's position with only a map, compass, and map tools. There is no incentive to take such certifications aside from padding out one's certifications on EnduraNet and/or a genuine interest in learning.
+Some certifications exist outside of this meta and simply aim to teach miscellaneous skills. There is no incentive to take such certifications aside from padding out one's certifications on EnduraNet and/or a genuine interest in learning.
 == Becoming certified ==
 {{Note|Someone who is enlisted or a cadet must become a full member before being eligible to take any role-based or skill-based certification.|type=reminder}}
-A prospective individual (P.I) who wishes to be certified on something should first find the certification on EnduraNet to double check it doesn't have a prerequisite. Prerequisite's exist because some skills naturally build on others, or EDC's ethos determines that a particular role should ''really'' have knowledge on another specific role. Regardless, if the certification has pre-requisites the prospective individual does not have, they will need to attain all pre-requisites before they can move forward.
+A prospective individual (P.I) who wishes to be certified on something should first find the certification on EnduraNet to double check it doesn't have a prerequisite. Prerequisite's exist because some skills naturally build on others, or EDC's ethos determines that a particular role should ''really'' have knowledge on another specific role. Regardless, if the certification has pre-requisites the P.I does not have, they will need to attain all pre-requisites before they can move forward.
 Presuming pre-requisites are not a barrier, the P.I should then go to the certification's wiki page. This can be found on EnduraNet or by looking at [[:Category:Arma certifications|this category]].