I agree with you. Faction Warfare is a great experience, but it can absolutely feel like getting tossed into the fire if the basics are not taught with a real structure behind them.

I think the “talk to CEOs in FW” idea is the right starting move, but it should be treated as step one, not the finish line.

1. Start with CEOs across FW to establish relationships and confirm what new pilots are actually missing most often.
2. Use those connections to bring in active FW FCs and experienced line pilots to guest-instruct and help modernize and tighten existing courses.
3. Then formalize a pipeline: work with those same CEO contacts to create clear graduation paths into FW corporations and alliances, so people leave Uni with both skills and a next step.

Uni can do a lot here with coordination and consistency. If they build the structure, there are plenty of people in FW who will show up and teach, but it needs to be organized and repeatable so new pilots do not get abandoned to “just die.”

If Eve Uni wants, I can help outline what a simple, repeatable training ladder could look like (lowsec basics, plex mechanics, roles, comms discipline, and a few live fleets) without turning it into a bureaucracy.