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.)
Name |
Abbreviation |
Competencies |
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 |
|
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.