Junior Officer Expectations

Outlined below are the criteria which must be met to advance to the next rank.

Ensign

• Experience in all roles aboard an academy vessel (command role not required).

• An Ensign must have served in the role of communications officer, helms officer, weapons officer, science officer and engineering officer at least once during a simulation or mission.

• An Ensign must know how to operate each console at a basic level.

• Selected one specialist area.

• An Ensign must have a clear idea which area they wish to specialise in initially, and have experience in the role from multiple simulations or missions.

• An Ensign wanting to be a helms officer must have extensive experience serving in the role of both Helm and Weapons officer.

• An Ensign must have a secure knowledge of how to operate the console of their chosen specialism.

• Knowledge and understanding of the Combat orders.

• An Ensign must know all the combat orders and be able to explain, in general terms, what the order communicates to the crew.

• An Ensign must know what is required for their selected area of expertise when a particular combat order is given.

• Communicate in a clear and professional manner.

• An Ensign must communicate using standard communications protocol during missions and simulations.

Lieutenant-Junior

• Experience of operating each console.

• A Lieutenant-Junior must have experience of operating each console at a basic level.

• A Lieutenant-Junior must begin to understand the capabilities that each console provides an officer and how this can impact how a TSN vessel operates.

• Gained significant experience serving as an officer in their specialist area.

• A Lieutenant-Junior must be able to operate the console of their chosen specialism to an advanced level and have extensive experience serving in that role.

• A Lieutenant-Junior must understand the capabilities of their chosen specialism.

• Gained experience serving as an officer in a secondary specialist area.

• A Lieutenant-Junior must have a secure knowledge on how to operate at least one other console, and have experience serving in that role from multiple simulations or missions.

• Secure knowledge and understanding of the Combat orders.

• A Lieutenant-Junior must know all the combat orders and be able to explain, in greater detail, what the order communicates to the crew.

• Communicate in a clear and professional manner.

• An Lieutenant-Junior must communicate in a clear and precise manner following standard communications protocol during missions and simulations.

Lieutenant

• Experience of operating each console.

• A Lieutenant must have a secure knowledge on how to operate all consoles, and have experience serving in that role from multiple simulations or missions.

• A Lieutenant must understand the capabilities that each console provides an officer and how this can impact how a TSN vessel operates.

• Fully understand the capabilities of their chosen specialism.

• A Lieutenant must be able to explain the full capabilities of their chosen specialism.

• A Lieutenant must have extensive experience serving in their chosen specialism.

• Gained significant experience serving as an officer in a secondary specialist area.

• A Lieutenant must be able to operate the console of their secondary specialism to an advanced level and have experience serving in that role from multiple simulations or missions.

• A Lieutenant must be able to explain the capabilities of their secondary specialism.

• Secure knowledge and understanding of the Combat orders.

• A Lieutenant must know all the combat orders and be able to explain, in detail, what the order communicates to the crew.

• Communicate in a clear and professional manner.

• A Lieutenant must communicate in a clear and precise manner following standard communications protocol during missions and simulations.

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