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<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-style: none; border-style: none;">Are SFJAG officers line or staff designated? </h3> | <h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-style: none; border-style: none;">Are SFJAG officers line or staff designated? </h3> | ||
In Star Fleet, commissioned officers are categorized as either line officers, staff corps officers, or Limited | In Star Fleet, commissioned officers are categorized as either line officers, staff corps officers, or Limited Duty Officers. Line officers are typically those eligible for command of operational or combat units, while staff corps officers specialize in non-combat areas like law, medicine, chaplaincy, etc.<br> | ||
Across all Star Fleet service components, JAG officers, who are the military's lawyers, are considered staff corps officers, not line officers, and are part of the Judge Advocate General's Corps. The Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG Corps) is a staff corps, meaning JAG officers are not typically in command of starships or other combat units in either Star Fleet or the Star Fleet Marine Corps.<br> | Across all Star Fleet service components, JAG officers, who are the military's lawyers, are considered staff corps officers, not line officers, and are part of the Judge Advocate General's Corps. The Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG Corps) is a staff corps, meaning JAG officers are not typically in command of starships or other combat units in either Star Fleet or the Star Fleet Marine Corps.<br> | ||
