|
Size: 2605
Comment:
|
Size: 4395
Comment:
|
| Deletions are marked like this. | Additions are marked like this. |
| Line 7: | Line 7: |
| A spacer can have multiple ratings due to cross-training. More senior enlisted are especially likely to have multiple ratings, not only because of having had more time, but because such evidence of versatility is looked upon favorably in consideration for promotion. Some ratings are difficult to obtain without attending the associated classes in at the AWSF Training Facility, but thanks to pervasive use of virtual reality and tutorial programs, none formally quire attendance. (A final real-world practicum may be required, the facilities and instructors for which may not be available on all vessels.) |
|
| Line 8: | Line 10: |
| ||Spaceborne Infantry, Combat Engineering||IE|| ||Spaceborne Infantry, Heavy Weapons||IH|| ||Spaceborne Infantry, Medic||IM|| || ||Spaceborne Infantry, Power Armor Mechanic||IP|| ||Spaceborne Infantry, Security & Policing||IS|| ||Operator, Astrogation||OA|| || ||Operator, Communications||OC|| ||Operator, Control & Situation||OS|| ||Operator, Tactical||OT||(warships only)|| ||Pilot, Atmospheric||PA|| || ||Pilot, Orbital||PO|| || ||Specialist, Administrative||SA|| || ||Specialist, Culinary||SC|| || ||Specialist, Hibernation||SH|| || ||Specialist, Logistics||SL|| || ||Specialist, Medical||SM|| || |
||Spaceborne Infantry, Combat Engineering||IE||Construction, demolotion, etc under combat conditions, orbital or planetside|| ||Spaceborne Infantry, Heavy Weapons||IH||Specialist in using and maintaining heavy weapons|| ||Spaceborne Infantry, Medic||IM||Specialist in trauma / battlefield medicine|| ||Spaceborne Infantry, Power Armor Mechanic||IP||Maintain the powered environmental suit armor worn by spaceborne infantry|| ||Spaceborne Infantry, Security & Policing||IS||Stand security watches as needed, Maintain order on and guard ships and installations, carry out boarding/inspections|| ||Operator, Astrogation||OA||Stand ship control watch, use autohelm, plan manoeuvres and celestial observations|| ||Operator, Communications||OC||Stand communications room watch, operate communications and special security equipment|| ||Operator, Control & Situation||OS||Stand situation coordinator watch, operate control room displays and equipment|| ||Operator, Tactical||OT||Operate weapons, prepare attack plans, coordinate tactical information in control room (warships only)|| ||Pilot, Atmospheric||PA||Operate atmospheric craft, including takeoff, atmospheric entry, etc.|| ||Pilot, Orbital||PO||Operate orbital craft, including rendezvous and docking procedures, etc.|| ||Specialist, Administrative||SA||Do ship's office work, keep records, manage finances.|| ||Specialist, Culinary||SC||Plan, prepare and serve meals.|| ||Specialist, Hibernation||SH||Monitor hibernating spacers, conduct routine pre-hibernation exams, induce and conclude hibernation|| ||Specialist, Logistics||SL||Plan supply loads, disburse supplies, monitor consumables status, handle related communications|| ||Specialist, Medical||SM||Perform basic medical and dental procedures, conduct health status exams|| |
| Line 38: | Line 40: |
There are not normally any unrated spacers on ships, apart from training ships. (A lot of training is done in VR simulations, allowing a great deal of simulated hands-on mentored work to be done early non-ship training.) Mindless labor on ships is done by drones; the small amount of such work for which drones are not suitable can be done on a secondary basis by the specialist crew.
To get assigned to a ship you have to complete some kind of specialist training. Spacer recruits who repeatedly fail to achieve this goal wash out of the Space Force, which has no great difficulty meeting its recruiting targets (which are low, since the SF is downsizing.)
A spacer can have multiple ratings due to cross-training. More senior enlisted are especially likely to have multiple ratings, not only because of having had more time, but because such evidence of versatility is looked upon favorably in consideration for promotion. Some ratings are difficult to obtain without attending the associated classes in at the AWSF Training Facility, but thanks to pervasive use of virtual reality and tutorial programs, none formally quire attendance. (A final real-world practicum may be required, the facilities and instructors for which may not be available on all vessels.)
Name |
Abbreviation |
Competencies |
Spaceborne Infantry, Combat Engineering |
IE |
Construction, demolotion, etc under combat conditions, orbital or planetside |
Spaceborne Infantry, Heavy Weapons |
IH |
Specialist in using and maintaining heavy weapons |
Spaceborne Infantry, Medic |
IM |
Specialist in trauma / battlefield medicine |
Spaceborne Infantry, Power Armor Mechanic |
IP |
Maintain the powered environmental suit armor worn by spaceborne infantry |
Spaceborne Infantry, Security & Policing |
IS |
Stand security watches as needed, Maintain order on and guard ships and installations, carry out boarding/inspections |
Operator, Astrogation |
OA |
Stand ship control watch, use autohelm, plan manoeuvres and celestial observations |
Operator, Communications |
OC |
Stand communications room watch, operate communications and special security equipment |
Operator, Control & Situation |
OS |
Stand situation coordinator watch, operate control room displays and equipment |
Operator, Tactical |
OT |
Operate weapons, prepare attack plans, coordinate tactical information in control room (warships only) |
Pilot, Atmospheric |
PA |
Operate atmospheric craft, including takeoff, atmospheric entry, etc. |
Pilot, Orbital |
PO |
Operate orbital craft, including rendezvous and docking procedures, etc. |
Specialist, Administrative |
SA |
Do ship's office work, keep records, manage finances. |
Specialist, Culinary |
SC |
Plan, prepare and serve meals. |
Specialist, Hibernation |
SH |
Monitor hibernating spacers, conduct routine pre-hibernation exams, induce and conclude hibernation |
Specialist, Logistics |
SL |
Plan supply loads, disburse supplies, monitor consumables status, handle related communications |
Specialist, Medical |
SM |
Perform basic medical and dental procedures, conduct health status exams |
Technician, Armor and Protective Equipment |
TA |
Maintain personal protective equipment, space suits, and powered armor |
Technician, Power Systems |
TD |
Stand Power Distribution Operator watch, maintain electrical distribution system, large electromagnetic machinery and power electronics |
Technician, Electronics |
TE |
Maintain electronics |
Technician, Informatics |
TI |
Maintain computers and software |
Technician, Laboratory & Monitoring |
TL |
Maintain safety systems and process sensors, instrument calibration |
Technician, Mechanical |
TM |
Maintain mechanical systems |
Technician, Nuclear Drive |
TN |
Stand Propulsion Plant Operator watch, maintain some drive components |
Technician, Photonics |
TP |
Maintain optical and laser equipment |
Technician, Robotics |
TR |
Maintain drones and automated mechanical systems |
Technician, Life Support |
TS |
Stand Life Support Operator watch, maintain and monitor the life support system |
Technician, Thrusters and Chemical Engines |
TT |
Maintain RCS thrusters, chemical / thermochemical engines and systems |
Technician, Weapons |
TW |
Maintain weapons and weapon systems (warships only) |
TN/He3 - Nuclear drive technician, helium3/deuterium fusion subspecialty.