SFPA-FCO
| DETAILS | NOTES |
|---|---|
| ASR Website: | https://boi.alt-starfleet-rpg.com/ASR_Manual_Chapter_3:_Star_Fleet |
| BILLET: | Flight Control Officer (FCO) |
| DESIGNATION: | Unrestricted Line Officer (URL) |
| COMMISSION SOURCES: | Star Fleet Academy, Officer Candidate School (OCS) and Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). |
| INITIAL RANK: | SFA & OCS graduates typically begin their Star Fleet service as Ensigns (O-1) or Lieutenant Junior Grade (O-2) for exceptional academic achievement. |
| RESPONSIBILITIES: | As a Star Fleet Flight Control Officer (FCO), outer space is your domain. You’ll be part of an elite group of professional aviators who defend the Federation in Star Fleet’s most advanced ships and auxiliary craft. To do this job well, you’ll need critical thinking skills, unshakeable determination and the will to persevere through the toughest challenges.
Key Responsibilities of all Department Heads: • Compliance and Governance: Adherence to the Star Fleet Uniform Code of Military Justice (SFUMCJ), OPFLEET and SECFLEET instructions along with all general orders is a significant part of the job. This includes maintaining proper records, ensuring safety protocols are followed, and regular reporting through your chain of command. • Leadership and Management: A Department Head handles the leadership and administration of their department. This involves ensuring everyone under their purview is trained, prepared, and executing their duties effectively. • Planning and Operations: Whether in space or ashore, Department Heads are integral to planning and executing missions, ongoing operations, training exercises, fully staffing your department, and other duties as ordered. In this billet, you will be expected to: • Closely work with the Flight Deck officer (typically a seasoned Warrant Officer) to ensure flight readiness of all auxiliary craft • Collaborate with fellow Star Fleet (and Marine as applicable) personnel as needed to execute all standing and mission-specific orders • Control and maintain all internal and external spacecraft systems in coordination with Engineering and/or the Flight Deck • Demonstrate leadership within your field and gain exposure outside your MOS • Directly supervise junior officers and indirectly NCOs assigned to the flight deck and bridge helm • Ensure the care, maintenance, and operation of equipment, supplies, and spaces as are assigned to the Flight Department • Function as the lead pilot on any mission involving the transportation of the ship/unit's commanding officer • Gain command experience that will serve you well throughout your career as a Star Fleet Aviator. • Instruct junior officers and NCOs to ensure training and staffing requirements are met • Operate the most innovative and high-tech spacecraft in the UFP from the DANUBE-class Runabouts to the new GOTO-class heavy cruisers • Provide vital defense, offensive and logistical support to the Fleet • Receive specialized training on the advanced tactical systems found in starships and auxiliary craft • Train, equip and qualify Star Fleet Aviators for deployments in starships or in starbase squadrons, groups or wings as assigned. |
| WORK ENVIRONMENT: | As a Star Fleet Flight Control Officer (FCO), missions and assignments can be anywhere throughout the Federation. This includes working from carrier battle groups or starships. Major nodal starbases and Deep Space Stations rely on Star Fleet Aviators to defend the Federation’s interest across the Alpha and Beta quadrants. |
| TRAINING & ADVANCEMENT: | Those entering aviation programs must first obtain their commission from Officer Candidate School (OCS) or Star Fleet Academy, and then complete a six-week air indoctrination course at Star Fleet Aviation Schools Command attached to Armstrong Lunar Base, Sol-III-A. From there, prospective Flight Control Officers attend primary flight training with their assigned initial unit.
Candidates then request a spacecraft pipeline and enter the intermediate phase of flight training, which builds upon basic flight and navigation training. The final phase is advanced naval flight training, focusing on mission specifics. After completion, prospective Flight Control Officers are awarded their aviator’s gold wings and report for further training specific to their spacecraft. Promotion opportunities are regularly available but competitive and based on performance. Department Head (DH): Most Star Fleet commands are divided into departments (e.g. Administration, Engineering, Medical, Operations). The Department Head is responsible to the Executive Officer (XO) for the efficient management of his/her department. As the representative of the Commanding Officer, the Department Head is responsible for and reports to the CO about all matters that affect the department. That includes administrative matters (personnel & discipline), the operational readiness of the department, and the general condition of equipment. Division Officer (DIVO): Most Star Fleet departments are divided into divisions. Division Officers are responsible for the efficient operation of their assigned division within the department and are responsible to and, in general, act as assistants to Department Heads. The number of divisions in a department varies, with each division having only a few assigned personnel to as many as 200 personnel. The Division Officer is a major link in the chain of command. At the working level, the Division Officer carries out command policies and personally sees that division tasks are completed in a timely manner. |
| EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: | Following your initial flying tour as a Flight Control Officer you can attend the Star Fleet Postgraduate School (SFPS) at the Academy’s Marseilles Campus Terra-Sol III. There you may be able to earn a master’s or doctoral degree while on Active Duty for Training (ADT).
Opportunities for further education within this career include: • Star Fleet Defense College • Additional Qualification Designators (ADQ) available to train and pilot a vast number of other craft including those that are Dimensional (D-warp) capable. |
| QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: | Regardless of your commission source, you must meet the general eligibility requirements to become a Star Fleet Flight Control Officer. For the Direct Commission Program, you must have prior military service from a recognized allied power to the Federation. Waivers will be considered for those from neutral and non-aligned systems.
A four-year degree is required to work as a Flight Control Officer. Candidates seeking an officer position in this billet must have a bachelor’s degree from a Federation accredited institution, preferably in a technical field. Ask a recruiter for specifics. All candidates must also be Federation citizens, willing to serve across the Alpha and Beta quadrants and medically qualified for space duty. |
Do you have what it takes to earn your wings as a Star Fleet aviator?
Ready to join? Contact the Star Fleet Bureau of Personnel (BUPERS) to launch your career in Star Fleet as a Flight Control Officer!
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