STARFLEET ADMINISTRATION MANUAL
CHAPTER ONE
STARFLEET GRADE AND RANK STRUCTURE
Commissioned Officer Grades
Flag Officer Grades
Training Grades
CHAPTER TWO
SERVICE OBLIGATIONS, DUTY STATUS, AND SEPARATIONS
Service Obligations
Recruit
Officer Candidate
Training Grades have no Insignia
Non-Commissioned Grade
Crewman
No Insignia
Senior Crewman
CREWMAN ENLISTMENTS
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
SIX YEARS
EIGHT YEARS
TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS
Commissioned Officers are automatically extended beyond their service obligation unless a request is submitted for release from service. Crewman are required to reenlist.
Duty Status
ACTIVE DUTY
INACTIVE DUTY
DUTIES UNASSIGNED
TEMPORARY DUTY
Standard duty status for all active Starfleet personnel
Current members of Starfleet with no assigned duties
Starfleet member attached to a duty station for which no billets are available
Starfleet member performing duty with a different station than that to which permanentely assigned
DETACHED DUTY
Starfleet member is detached from regular Starfleet duty in order to perform duty with a non-Starfleet agency
SPECIAL DUTY
Starfleet member is assigned to a duty for which a regular billet has not been created
OTHER DUTY STATUS
Starfleet member has been placed in a duty status which is undefined
FIRST PUBLISHED
JANUARY 2138
UPDATES
August 2138/August 2139
Jan/Mar/Aug/Dec 2140
March 2142/October 2142
May 2143/February 2144
August/September 2144
January/June/October 2145
January/April/July 2146
Separation Types
HONORABLE RELEASE FROM SERVICE
Service member has completed service obligation and is honorably released from further service
RETIREMENT FROM SERVICE
Service member has completed thirty years of service, or has received early or mandatory retirement from Starfleet
GENERAL RELEASE FROM SERVICE
Service member has been released from service earlier than the service obligation date for convenience of the Starfleet
MEDICAL DISCHARGE
Service member has been released from Starfleet service due to a physical or medical condition preventing further service on active duty
ADMINISTRATIVE DISCHARGE
Service member has been released from Starfleet service due to an administrative requirement, without a character of service
BAD CONDUCT DISCHARGE
Service member has been immediately released from service due to a serious infraction of either Starfleet or UESPA regulations
Separation Codes
SC-1: Discharged, eligible for reinstatement
SC-2: Discharged, ineligible for reinstatement
SC-3: Administrative discharge, ineligible for reinstatement
SC-4: Released from service due to a medical condition
SC-5: Discharged by order of court martial
SC-6: Hardship Discharge, eligible for reinstatement
SC-7: Educational Discharge, eligible for reinstatement
SC-8: Special Discharge Code where no other codes apply
SC-9: Released from service for the convenience of Starfleet
SC-10: Discharged to accept officer commission
CHAPTER THREE
PRIOR SERVICE ENTRIES
RE-1: Retired, eligible for recall to active duty
RE-2: Mandatory Retirement, ineligible for recall to active duty
RE-3: Early Retirement, eligible for reinstatement
Applicants for service in the Starfleet who hold prior or service in UESPA, the Earth Cargo Service, or MACO may be eligible for a direct commission at a higher Starfleet rank equivalent to the last position held within their respective organization. As of 2144, commissions to the rank of Ensign may be obtained through a standard application to Officer Candidate training. Preferred candidates include UESPA supervisors, Earth Cargo Service personnel holding either a Warp Craft Pilot or Space Merchant Officer License, or MACO commissioned officers. Advanced rank to Lieutenant and above is determined by Starfleet Administration based on the last prior service position held as follows:
Medical personnel, regardless of background and education, are generally required to apply to Starfleet through normal application methods, and will either be enlisted as a Starfleet Crewman, with the option to select rating as a Corpsman, or attend the Starfleet Officer Candidate Course for commissioning as a 3500 Medical Officer. Exceptions exist for medical personnel who were also prior service personnel of UESPA, MACO, or the Earth Cargo Service, in that advanced rank may be issued if the applicant held additional ranks or positions in accordance with the above discussed section pertaining to prior service personnel. Provisional periods of direct appointments may also be granted per Starfleet directives to encompass unique situations such as the establishment of a new officer designator or a sudden need for large numbers of commissioned officers due to unforeseen or emergency circumstances.
CHAPTER FOUR
DUTY SECTIONS AND WATCHES
Starfleet duty sections are groups of Starfleet personnel who maintain a twenty-four presence at a Starfleet installation in order to ensure continuous operations. The first duty section in Starfleet was activated at 1400 hours on June 23rd, 2137 upon the formal opening of Starfleet Headquarters. Duty sections may also man duty watches, which are specific stations within a facility requiring a withstander for observation or maintenance.
FACILITY DUTY SECTIONS
A duty section is a collection of personnel who are required to either be present at a facility for twenty-four hours or who are considered "on-call" for any emergencies occurring after normal working hours. On-call duty section members are only applicable to Starfleet facilities, such as Starfleet Headquarters, the Starfleet Training Center, and the Starfleet Engineering Complex. All such facilities have multiple duty sections which rotate "duty days", during which the duty section is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the Starfleet facility as well as emergency response.
A rotating duty section schedule, showing between three to six available duty sections. Most Starfleet facilities maintain a four to five duty section rotation, while Starfleet Headquarters operations six separate duty sections
A Senior Watch Officer (known as the SWO) is the supervisor of all duty sections and typically holds the rank of Commander. The SWO is responsible for approving duty section rotation schedules and, with approval of the facility's Commanding Officer, appoints personnel to duty positions per a formal appointment letter.
STANDARD DUTY POSTIONS
Duty Officer: Rank of Lieutenant or higher. Serves as the representative of the Commanding Officer when the Commanding Officer is not present. Typically remains at the facility for the entire duty day.
Duty Administration: Typically holds the rank of Ensign. Oversees the administration of the Duty Section as well as serving as the officer in charge of the attached Duty Section Members.
Duty Security: Oversees the physical security of a Starfleet installation and serves as a liaison to local law enforcement. Required to be on-site at the Starfleet facility for the entire duty day of twenty-four hours.
Security Team Member: Security Guard Crewmen who are assigned to the facility security team. Remains on-site after working hours to conduct security patrols as well as after-hours emergency response.
Organization of the duty section at a major Starfleet facility
Duty Operations: A commissioned officer who provides leadership for after-hours services to the facility and also serves as the Facility Emergency Management Officer. Must hold certification as a Maintenance Officer. May perform after hours duty either on-call or remain present at the facility per preference of the SWO.
Duty Maintenance: Crewman in an engineering rating who serves as on-call technician for after-hours maintenance and repair.
Quarterdeck Officer: Typically holds the rank of Ensign. Mans an assigned position at the entrance of the facility to provide information and directions to visiting officials and guests. The position of Quarterdeck Officer is intended to rotate on a watch schedule and typically is only manned during normal working hours.
Quarterdeck Watch at a major Starfleet facility. The shorter morning and afternoon watches are responsible for opening and closing the facility buildings
Quarterdeck Crewman: Between two to four duty section members assigned to assist the Quarterdeck Officer in the performance of their duties.
Duty Medic: Crewman in the rate of Corpsman who serves as a medical technician for the duty section as well as a liaison to local medical facilities in the event of an injury or medical emergency at the facility. Remains at the Starfleet facility for the entire twenty-four hour duty day.
Duty Section Member: Generic title for Crewman assigned to a duty section to assist the duty section officers in the performance of their duties.
Exceptions to Duty Section rotations exist at the Starfleet Training Station Alice Springs, which is considered a tenant agency of an Australian military base, and therefore does not maintain a duty section since these functions are performed by Australian personnel. In addition, recruits of basic training and officer candidate instruction must remain on site at the Starfleet Training Center for twenty-four hours a day but are not considered attached to the facility itself and do not perform duty or stand actual watches (training or "dummy watches" may be stood as part of the recruit's instruction).
The above Duty Section regulations also do not apply to the Starfleet Shipyard, which is considered a space-based facility and maintains specific watch and duty regulations per the Starfleet Engineering Manual (Chapter Four).
CHAPTER FIVE
STARFLEET OFFICER DESIGNATORS
Designators for Starfleet officers are utilized to determine career path and billet assignments. Starfleet officer designators were first established in late 2130s, shortly after Starfleet's creation, and are further grouped into the three main Starfleet divisions.
Operations Division Designators
Engineering-Security Designators
Science-Medical Designators
1000
COMMAND OFFICER
* Direct Appointment (UESPA & ECS)
* Officer Candidate School
2000
ENGINEERING OFFICER
* Direct Appointment (UESPA & ECS)
* Officer Candidate School
3000
SCIENCE OFFICER
* Officer Candidate School
1100
FLIGHT OFFICER
Available to 1000 Command Officer who hold a Warp Craft Flight Certification
2500
SECURITY OFFICER
* Direct Appointment (MACO)
* Officer Candidate School
3500
MEDICAL OFFICER
* Officer Candidate School
* Indicates Regular Commissioning Source
3800
NURSING OFFICER
Presently only available by direct appointment to civilian nurses
CHAPTER SIX
STARFLEET CREWMAN RATINGS
Special Designators
2800
FLEET SUPPORT OFFICER
Designator for those officers who otherwise do not qualify for any other officer designator
Fleet Support officers may also be assigned the following designator suffixes:
(I): Intelligence (S): Supply (L): Legal
X100
OFFICER CANDIDATE
Designator for students at Starfleet's Officer Candidate Course
Crewman ratings are independent titles held by Starfleet enlisted crewman, separate from their actual rank. Rating titles are utilized to determine assignment billets as well as the general field of training which a Starfleet crewman will receive through Starfleet Training Command. Crewman ratings were first established in August 2140 through issuance of Starfleet Administrative Order #49.
Crewman Ratings
CHAPTER SEVEN
STARFLEET LEAVE PROCEDURES
Members of the Starfleet shall be entitled to leave from duty accumulated at a rate of 3 days per month, in addition to any extra leave awarded by special order, not to exceed sixty days earned in one year.
Standard Leave may be requested through the service member's local command and is dependent upon the needs of the command's mission, manning requirements, and any other factors as determined by the commanding officer. The maximum amount of leave a Starfleet service member may be granted at any one point is 90 days (3 months).
Extended Leave may be granted by a local command to extend a service member on current leave to a maximum of 120 days (6 months) at the discretion of the commanding officer. During this time period, the service member will still be considered attached to the parent command and will return to previously assigned duties once leave has expired.
Leave of Absence is a special status where the Starfleet member will be detached from the current command and placed on Inactive Duty for a duration not to exceed a period of one year. A leave of absence requires a special request to Starfleet Administration and may be extended of upwards to a maximum of three years.