Vanguard / About · Est. Sep 2018
You’re not here by accident.
You’re looking for an org worth staying in. Here’s who we are — and what your first month actually looks like.
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You’re looking for an org worth staying in. Here’s who we are — and what your first month actually looks like.
Five-minute application. A real person from the onboarding team walks you in — no gauntlet, no hazing, no homework.
Events, training, and operations run every day of the week, across every timezone. Show up in whatever you fly — someone will wing you.
Structured learning from Star Citizen basics through advanced specializations. When you fly a coordinated op, the pilot on your wing earned their cert the same way you did — that’s the reason you trust each other at 3 AM in contested space.
“If you’re not sure which one you are, come fly with us for a month and find out. That’s usually enough time to know.”
Five wings — pick your kind of night
2018 → today
In Memoriam
Over eight years, we've lost members of our community — people who were part of this before they were gone. We remember Splatterhead, Lady SolarA Solarwind, TotenKopf, moonclaw, and SOLHieLUS. Their contributions to Vanguard are part of our history, and they are not forgotten.
Pilots, miners, medics, explorers, builders — we're always looking. Five minutes to apply. Onboarding team is standing by. Your crew is already running ops tonight.
Eight years, two founders, one bet on retention
Answered straight — doctrine, values, standards
The full standard — four commitments
What actually happens after you apply
The Origin
Vanguard was founded in September 2018 by DrakoHardt and Randrik. They'd watched enough orgs promise structure and deliver a dead Discord. Their pitch was different: an org that treats its members like adults, runs ops that people show up to, and never confuses a big roster with a real community.
The early days were scrappy — a handful of pilots, one server, and the conviction that most orgs were solving the wrong problem. Other orgs optimized for headcount. DrakoHardt and Randrik optimized for retention. That distinction shaped everything that followed.
Growth came through word of mouth. One pilot tells another. That pilot shows up, stays, brings two more. No recruitment drives. No mass DMs. Just the kind of reputation you earn by being consistently good to people over years, not weeks.
Eight years later: daily operations, a training pipeline, and organizational infrastructure that most gaming communities spend years planning. Vanguard built it while they were still planning.
Doctrine tested at fleet scale
Founded September 2018
Security · Industries · Frontier · Science · Command
Events, training, and operations every day of the week
Founded September 2018. Eight years of daily operations later, the bet on retention still holds. Last quarter alone: Idris boarding exercises, multi-fleet capital engagements, and a two-month org-wide campaign that earned a Polaris.
We're lawful, not boring. Vanguard members don't prey on law-abiding players — that's the line. But within that boundary, we run smuggling ops, covert insertions, tactical deception, and the kind of creative problem-solving that keeps the verse interesting. We bring order. We're just not precious about how.
Wings are about passion, not restriction. A Security pilot who wants to mine can mine. A Science pilot who wants to dogfight gets in the cockpit. Certifications apply during org ops only — how you spend your own time is your business. And rule one, since 2018: real life comes first.
Wear the tag well — how you show up is how Vanguard is seen. Honest disagreement is welcomed, not tolerated — dissent goes through the front door, and it doesn’t cost you your rank. And leadership is a promise you keep — or the seat moves. Same standard, all the way up.
The standard every Vanguardian signs up for — leadership included. Expand each one.
The combat arm. Defense, bounty hunting, pirate suppression — from solo dogfights to capital fleet engagements. When forty Vanguardians drop into a contested zone, Security goes in first and leaves last.
Not sure yet? Wings are passion, not restriction — try everything, settle where it clicks.
How wings work ›Fleet-scale ops, boarding doctrine, and a custom-built platform. The question is whether Star Citizen is ready for Vanguard.
DrakoHardt and Randrik start Vanguard. A Discord server, a handful of pilots, one rule: real life comes first.
Word of mouth does the recruiting. Wing structure formalizes. Training programs launch.
Operational complexity outgrows the tools. The old website starts showing its age. Time to build something new.
Capital ships enter the persistent universe. Vanguard runs its first Idris operations. The newsletter launches.
Fleet-scale ops, boarding doctrine, and a custom-built platform. The question is whether Star Citizen is ready for Vanguard.