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{{Infobox military unit
 |unit_name= Hayler Naval Corps
 |image= File:Current_Hayler_Naval_Corps_Seal.png
 |caption= Official H.N.C. Seal (2017-Present) 
 |start_date= {{start date and age|2012|01|05|}}
 |country= {{flagu|United States|name=United States of America|size=23px}} (Non-Legion)
 |type= [[Military Simulation|MilSim Corps]]
 |role= [[Military Simulation]], [[Cyber Warfare]], [[Military Education]], [[Intelligence]]
 |size= 70 active duty personnel<ref name="status"/> <br />35 reserve personnel<ref name="status"/> 
 |command_structure= 
 |garrison= [[Argyle]] <br />{{nowrap|[[Denton County, Texas]], U.S.}}
 |garrison_label= National Headquarters
 |nickname= "Chat" "The Sim"
 |patron=
 |motto="''Semper Vincit''" ({{langx|en|"''Always Victorious''"}})
 |colors= White, Black {{color box|#003Z6C}}&nbsp;{{color box|black}}
 |colors_label= Colors
 |march= "[[Stars and Stripes Forever]]" {{audio|StarsandStripesForever.ogg|Play}}
 |mascot= 
 |equipment= see [[#Equipment|Equipment]] section below
 |equipment_label=
 |battles= {{collapsible list
  |titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
  |title = ''See list''
|
}}
 |anniversaries= 14 March 2014 
 |decorations= H.R.G. Distinguished Unit Award
 |battle_honours=
<!-- Commanders -->
 |website={{URL|https://sites.google.com/site/haylernavalcorps/}}
 |commander1= President [[Donald Trump]]
 |commander1_label=[[President of the United States|Commander-in-Chief]]
 |commander2= [[James Mattis]]
 |commander2_label= [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]
 |commander3= [[Richard V. Spencer]]
 |commander3_label= [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]]
 |commander4= [[S/COMMO]] [[Andrew J. Owens]]
 |commander4_label= [[Commodore]]
 |commander5= S/CAPT Luis M. Santos
 |commander5_label= [[Vice Commodore]]
 |commander6= S/MCPONC (SW/AW) Justin W. Downs
 |commander6_label= [[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Naval Corps]]
 |notable_commanders=
}}

The '''Hayler Naval Corps''' '''(H.N.C.)''' is a multi-function, quasi-military organization originally founded in January of 2012. At it's height, it had over 120 members in 10 different countries, mainly the [[United States of America]]. A vast majority of it's members are current and former Cadets, Veterans, Police Officers and even Firefighters. Currently, it is still active on [[Kik]] in a limited capacity. 

==History==
===The Beginning (2012-2014)===
In January of 2012, Luis M. Santos, created a world in Minecraft, and then proceeded to construct a [[frigate]], the U.S.S. YANKEE. Later, the area around the frigate would turn into [[Naval Station]] Santos, and home to the 1st Fleet. Across the map, the 2nd Fleet was housed. By 2014, the fleet reached 50 vessels and the Yankee was substantially enlarged and modernized. His older brother Jose, at the time an NJROTC Cadet - and later a U.S. Navy sailor - was the 2nd Founding Member who participated in the early Minecraft days. 

On 10 June 2013, Luis M. Santos of Tampa, Florida and Yohanna P. Maulawin of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] officially founded the "Sim Chat" on [[Kik Messenger|Kik]]. In 2014, the 126th Naval Simulation was formed. 

===The First Golden Age (2014-2016)===
The period of 2014 to 2016 saw many growths in the size, structure, and overall culture of the H.N.C.. May 2014 Santos lead a Squadron on the [[Dogfight Elite]] air combat game, the 11th Aero Squadron, which is the direct predecessor of the 11th Military Simulation Detachment that later served War Thunder. May-June 2015 saw a first-ever spike in membership as the 63rd Naval Simulation Squadron was activated. It was in this period that the first Enlisted and female personnel joined the Corps. In July, the first force-wide use of a central database was introduced. In August 2015, the 1st Constitution of the H.N.C. was established and ratified by Commodore Luis M. Santos, as well as a "Naval Reserve Force" for inactive but willing members.

===Hayler Reenactment Corps (2016-2017)===
[[File:Hayler_Reenactment_Corps.gif|thumb|left|Hayler Reenactment Corps Seal]]
In early September 2016, the chat was re-organized under the multi-chat principle -- and  became known as the '''Hayler Reenactment Corps'''. This called for multiple sim chats to operate under one leader, the [[Commodore]]. The Commodore would have a Vice Commodore, and a [[Command Master Chief]] overseeing all H.R.G. operations. The commanding Officers of each unit would report to the Vice Commodore, who then in turn would report to the Commodore. Almost immediately, the 126th NSS was converted into an Administrative Detachment, and the 63rd and 122nd Naval Simulation Squadrons were activated simultaneously.

===Hayler Naval Corps (2017-Present)===
[[File:Hayler_Naval_Corps_Seal.png|left|thumb|1st Hayler Naval Corps Seal]]
On 24 May 2017, two days after [[Atomic Bomb|Operation Pandora's Box]], the Corps became the '''Hayler Naval Corps'''. While the structure remained unchanged, the renaming was more inclusive, as Commodore Santos felt the H.R.G. did not carry out [[War Reenactment]] operations. The official seal was changed, and the traditional acryonym H.R.G. (Hayler Reenactment Group) was retained. In 2018, the acronym was finally changed to H.N.C.. On 09 September 2018, Captain Andrew J. Owens took command as the 2nd Commodore of the Hayler Naval Corps. On 31 March 2019, Commodore Andrew J. Owens proclaimed the operational H.N.C. to be temporarily inactivated pending a major reorganization.

The H.N.C. saw small success in continuing operation in a limited status on Kik with it's traditional MilSim, starting in November 2019. A small number of members were recruited. 
As of 2020, the H.N.C. is only active on Kik and semi-active on it's Facebook page. Since it's semi-activation, Commodore Luis M. Santos has been in command. 

[[File:Inactivation_of_the_Hayler_Naval_Corps_Proclamation.png|thumb|right|The Final Proclamation]]

==Presence==
The H.N.C. has made it's presence known on [[Minecraft]], [[Mount and Blade]], [[Arma]], [[Kerbal Space Program]], [[Kik]], [[Facebook]], [[Discord]], [[Skype]], [[War Thunder]], [[iFunny]], and [[Reddit]]. Some [[Call of Duty]] players have been seen with an "HNC" Clan Tag. It has it's own Facebook group and organization page. In June 2016 the group filed an unsuccesful petition to name the U.S. Navy's [[DDG-126]], U.S.S. ROBERT W. HAYLER after the group's namesake, Vice Admiral [[Robert W. Hayler]]. Currently the 2nd official website is under construction.

==Mission Statement and Values==
The Mission of the H.N.C. is defined in Article 2, Section One of the 2nd Constitution of the Hayler Naval Forces. It is as follows:

"The Mission of the HAYLER NAVAL CORPS is to promote good citizenship, military/uniformed/emergency service, and to provide basically trained individuals for service to their community, state, and the United States of America. The H.N.C. strives to maintain an atmosphere of Professionalism, Respect, and Discipline. In times of dire national emergency, if so ordered by the Commodore, it shall become the responsibility of the H.N.C. to defend the total sovereignty of the United States of America, her territories and 
her commonwealths, to the upmost best of it's ability."

While the member base of the H.N.C. is predominantly [[Conservative]], membership is open to members of all colors, faiths, and beliefs. Article 3, Section Five of the 2nd Constitution strictly forbids "Discrimination against any persons pursuing H.N.C. Membership on basis of Color, Race, Gender, Age, Religion, Sexual Orientation, etc." The one exception is that persons of [[Communist]] and [[Socialist]] beliefs are barred from membership, unless the Commodore himself waives this on an individual basis.

===Nomenclature===
The H.N.C. is named in honor of deceased U.S. Navy Vice Admiral [[Robert W. Hayler]], a three-time recipient of the [[Navy Cross]].

==Organization==
H.N.C. members follow an identical ranking structure to that of the U.S. Navy -- with the exception being that there are no [[Warrant Officer]] ranks. In addition, the rating of [[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Naval Corps is an E-10, which does not exist in the [[United States Armed Forces]]. The National Headquarters is defined as wherever the Commodore currently resides. The Hayler Naval Corps is divided into several administrative regions:

===AREA ONE===
*[[Florida]] (Headquarters)
*[[Georgia]]
*[[North Carolina]]
*[[South Carolina]]
*[[Tennessee]]
*[[Alabama]]
*[[Mississippi]]
*[[Puerto Rico]]
*[[U.S. Virgin Islands]]

===AREA TWO===
*[[Maine]]
*[[District of Columbia]]
*[[Virginia]]
*[[West Virginia]]
*[[Indiana]]
*[[Michigan]]

===AREA THREE===
*[[Texas]]
*[[Oklahoma]]
*[[Louisiana]]
*[[Arkansas]]
*[[New Mexico]]

===AREA FOUR===
*[[California]]
*[[Nevada]]

The H.N.C.. has had numerous units, each with a purpose:

===MILITARY SIMULATION===
'''KIK'''
*126th Special Composite Squadron (2014-2018, 2019-Present)
*68th Naval Simulation Squadron (2018-2019)
*63rd Naval Simulation Squadron (2015, 2016)

'''MINECRAFT'''
*2013th Military Simulation Squadron (2015-2016, 2018)

'''WAR THUNDER'''
*78th Naval Simulation Detachment (2017-2019) ([[Phantom Unit]])
*11th Naval Simulation Detachment (2016-2017)

'''MOUNT AND BLADE'''
*95th Military Simulation Detachment (2017-2019)

'''AIRSOFT'''
*31st Military Simulation Detachment (2018)
*27th Military Simulation Squadron (2017-2018)
*10th Military Simulation Squadron (2017-2018)

===FOREIGN LEGION===
*5th Foreign Legionnaires (2017-2019)

===TRAINING===
*122nd Naval Training Detachment (September 2016-2019)

===READY RESERVES===
*1st Naval Reserve Detachment

===INACTIVE AND RETIRED RESERVES===
*2nd Naval Reserve Detachment

===CYBER WARFARE, INTELLIGENCE, INTERNAL AFFAIRS===
*997th Special Operations Detachment (2016-2019) (2020-Present)

==Personnel==
===Membership Requirements===
Article 3, Sections 1-6 of the 2nd Constitution specifically state the requirements of membership in the H.N.C.. Felons, and members of designated hate groups are not allowed. 

===Promotions===
All promotions are on a meritorious basis. While there are some prerequisites before attaining certain ranks, there are no promotion tests. As former Commodore Luis Santos is quoted; "Just because you can pass a test doesn't mean you are a leader."

===Awards and Decorations===
The Hayler Naval Corps has 30 authorized awards and decorations, with the highest being the Commodorial Medal of Valor, and the lowest being the Cadet Service Ribbon. Many of the awards closely resemble the awards of the [[United States Military]], in both name and critieria. In addition, the Corps also allows various uniform devices. In the H.N.C., the wearing of unauthorized U.S. Military medals and decorations is punishable by immediate removal from membership. 

[[File:H.R.G._Awards_sheet.png|thumb|left|Awards of the H.N.C. (2017)]]

{| align="center" border="1"  cellpadding="1" width="55%"
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | The Commodorial Medal of Valor 
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Distinguished Service Medal 
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Intelligence Star
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Legion of Merit
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Hayler Medal
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Meritorious Service Medal
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| Awarded in the name of the Commodore, for valor and bravery above and beyond the call of duty -- usually at the risk of one's life.
| For exceptionally meritorious service to the Hayler Naval Corps.
| For superior service in the realm of Cyber Warfare, Intelligence, Counter-Intelligence, and Internal Affairs of the H.N.C.
| For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
| For heroic or meritorious achievement or service to the Hayler Naval Corps.
| For outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the Hayler Naval Corps.
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{| align="center" border="1"  cellpadding="1" width="55%"
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Commendation Medal
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Achievement Medal
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Commodore Service Ribbon
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Member of the Year Award
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Member of the Month Award
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Letter of Commendation
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| For Heroism, Meritorious Achievement, or Meritorious Service.
| For Meritorious service or Achievement based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature but which does not warrant a Commendation Medal or higher.
| For Honorable Service as National Commodore of the Hayler Naval Corps for no less than one year. 
| For being selected by the Leadership Assembly as the top Hayler Naval Corps Member of the Year. 
| For being selected by the Leadership Assembly as the top Hayler Naval Corps Member of the Month.
| For an unusual and/or outstanding act or services to the Hayler Naval Corps.
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{| align="center" border="1"  cellpadding="1" width="55%"
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Retirement Medal (Discontinued 2018)
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Distinguished Unit Award
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Unit Commendation Ribbon
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Meritorious Unit Citation
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Battle Efficiency Award
! width="16%" style="background:#efefef;" | Distinguished Conduct Medal
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| For 4 years honorable service. Awarded to both Enlisted and Officers. 
| For gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing it's mission under extremely difficult, and/or hazardous conditions.
| For outstanding heroism in action against the enemy and/or extremely meritorious service in support of H.N.C. operations.
| For valorous or meritorious achievement or service, or exceptionally meritorious conduct and outstanding achievement or service, in combat or non-combat.
| For day-to-day demonstrated excellence in addition to superior achievement during the certifications and qualifications conducted throughout the year.
| For no reduction in rank, Board of Inquiry, Mast, Non-Judicial Punishment of a severe nature, and Bad Conduct Discharges during a full 365-day period. Often awarded in junction with the Longetivity Medal.
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