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STARFLEET ACADEMY

 Starfleet Academy is located on two campuses: San Francisco, Terra, and Starbase 1.  It offers a wide variety of course programs, each tailored so as to suit the aptitudes of the particular enrollee, training to maximize his/her/their potentials in their chosen field, so that upon graduation the cadet will be prepared for commission.

 COMMAND PROGRAM

The longest and most comprehensive, it can take three to five years to complete, depending upon the electives chosen and the aptitudes and abilities shown by the student – as well as any credits transferred from an accredited school in the appropriate area of study (such as the Merchant Marine).  Depending upon the grades achieved and the final standing of the cadet, a graduate will be placed aboard a vessel as an Ensign, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, or a Lieutenant, and posted to a position of authority within that vessel as a line officer.

 STAFF PROGRAM

Shorter than the Command Program, only two to three years, and again can be abridged by appropriate pre-Academy training credits.  While they include some Command training and orientation, the courses are aimed mainly at giving the trainee an overall education in his Department, outside of the selected area of specialization.

 DEFINITIONS

CADET: Any student of the Academy, of any rank, whether on campus or in space.

MIDSHIPMAN: A cadet assigned to a vessel for instructional purposes, but not yet graduated from the Academy.

TRAINEE: A cadet aboard a vessel, with regard to his area of specialization or designated Department.

 CADET COMMISSIONS

Before graduation, a cadet may be granted a commission, for one or more of the following reasons:

1.      Excellent grades.

2.      The cadet is undergoing Command training, and a superior officer wishes to place the cadet with the line of command, for observation in action.  If the cadet’s performance is outstanding, the officer may recommend that the brevet commission become permanent.  Otherwise, the cadet will revert to midshipman upon return to the Academy.

3.      Pre-Academy experience within the cadet’s area of specialization.

4.      Pre-Academy space experience.

5.      Field commission for outstanding performance.

6.      The Commandant of the Academy may wish the cadet to be an instructor within the cadet’s area of expertise.  Since an instructor must be an officer, the cadet would be commissioned.  The commission might become permanent.