Stalker academy. New group idea - feedback please

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So suggested in the server I was playing on today that there should be a noob training course or the like. Many of the new players on the server voiced their interest in the idea and I'd like to see if there is anyone out there who wants to help with this.

I based the idea of the Academy on the Stalkers of metro 2033 and their training which is briefly touched upon in the book.

New players would be guided to a central base of the academy. A well guarded and convinient location which would serve as HQ for both initiates and full fledged Stalkers. Initiates would be briefed on orienteering, what areas to avoid, how to sneak, etc to learn the basis as a group. Then once they become apprentices or some such title, they would be sent on solo missions to retrieve specific items, increasing in difficulty as they progress through the ranks. Some of these would require observation by a stalker such as a barracks raid in order to insure it is carried out. Then upon learning all they need to know they would graduate to go do what they want as well as be able to display the stalker tag and show others they know what they are doing.

If there is interest in this I would love to see it happen, I imagine plenty of new players would love it and it would give experienced players bored of surviving the north a fun way to help out and improve the community. I know this game is very hard a first and this could help new players a lot. I have a teamspeak server at my disposal and would be able to have a channel dedicated to this group and its students. I would like to use this thread to see how much interest there would be so if you like the idea please tell me, if you have suggestions feel free to add them, and if you would like to join the ranks of the stalkers as and instructor please make that known as well. If there is sufficient support I will follow this up with another thread announcing it officially.