HAPPY NEW YEAR
2021 has been another very busy and strange year, but as midnight rolls around the world, and we move into 2022, it’s time to look ahead. So, I’d like to wish you all a fantastic 2022 from everyone here at NEWP.
ANNIVERSARY
Today (still 31st December in the UK) is also the New Pilots Initiative’s Anniversary. It was 3 years ago today that I created this server, and myself and CMDR Dalvon started putting things together here. So it’s always a good time to look back on where we have come from and everything we have achieved over the last year.
On this day last year, we were celebrating just passing 3000 members on this server, and 632 members on Inara. Today we are at just over 5300 members on the server, and 1168 registered members on Inara. A year ago, we had just 7 systems under control of our faction, while now thanks to the incredible work of our Faction Ops (BGS) team we now control 22 Systems.
Over the last year, we have built our website https://newp.io/ and created many of the new guides that our members are using to get a foothold in the game. We’ve held some of the largest events we have ever done as a squadron, including the 5 Euro Tours, the Boundless Voyage, and the Eye of the Odyssey competition to name just a few. We’ve had some of our old guard staff members step down, but more folks have stepped up to keep moving the squadron forward, and of course helped hundreds and hundreds of new pilots find their way in the galaxy.
It’s really fantastic to see this community continuing to grow in this way, and I’d like to thank you all for being a part of this group. I’d especially like to thank the staff. Our @Mentor and @Squadron Leadership team do an incredible job making everything on this group continue to work so well, and all the Veterans and Specialists, and everyone else who shares their knowledge to help others. You’re all awesome, thank you all.
EVENTS
With January coming around we’ve got ourselves a new and exciting roster of events coming up to keep you all entertained through the winter blues. With the ongoing Engineer Unlock trip in progress leading into a week of racing, and more fun events coming soon after including gank survival training, rescue training etc.
Thank you all once again, and here’s to a Happy New Year!