Promotions

 

Promotions are often a confusing subject in STARFLEET.  While the ranks are fairly straightforward, the requirements and points system that gets a crewmember to where they need to go in order to be promoted can often seem convoluted.  Each crewmember when they first join STARFLEET as a paid member and are assigned to the USS Alan Turing are placed as a Crewman Recruit.  Advancement to officer will always require completing the Officer Training School in STARFLEET Academy, this is a requirement across the entire fleet.  Members of the USS Alan Turing crew whom are not paid members of STARFLEET, International will be listed internally as Crewman Recruit.

 

Below is the point structure that the USS Alan Turing utilizes in order to do its shipboard promotions.  As you will see, the chart only goes to Commander.  The reason for this is that any promotion over this position requires either the Regional Coordinator, for Captain, and the Admiralty Board for any advancement above Captain.

 

FLEET ENLISTED RANKS

 

E-1          CREWMAN RECRUIT

E-2          CREWMAN APPRENTICE

E-3          CREWMAN

E-4          PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS

E-5          PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS

E-6          PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS

E-7          CHIEF PETTY OFFICER

E-8          SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER

E-9          MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER

 

ENLISTED STARFLEET MARINE RANKS

 

E-1          PRIVATE

E-2          PRIVATE FIRST CLASS

E-3          LANCE CORPORAL

E-4          CORPORAL

E-5          SERGEANT

E-6          STAFF SERGEANT

E-7          GUNNERY SERGEANT

E-8          MASTER SERGEANT

E-9          SERGEANT MAJOR

 

ACCUMULATED POINTS

 

0

10

20

50

100

150

250

400

600

 

FLEET OFFICER RANKS

 

0-1          ENSIGN

0-2          LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE

0-3          LIEUTENANT

0-4          LIEUTENANT COMMANDER

0-5          COMMANDER

OFFICER STARFLEET MARINE RANKS

 

0-1          SECOND LIEUTENANT

0-2          FIRST LIEUTENANT

0-3          CAPTAIN

0-4          MAJOR

0-5          LIEUTENANT COLONEL

ACCUMULATED POINTS

 

OTS COMPLETION

100

200

400 AND OCC COMPLETION

650

 

There are many ways to earn points toward promotions. The following list is demonstrative but is not all-inclusive.

 

MISSION TYPE

 

  • Renewing Starfleet Membership
  • Completion of any Starfleet uniform
  • Successfully passing OTS or OCC
  • Successfully passing FOS-101
  • Successfully passing a course at Starfleet Academy
  • Planning a chapter or department event
  • Working on a chapter or department project
  • Attending a monthly chat
  • Attending a chapter/department event
  • Attending an event held by another Starfleet chapter or other group
  • Attending a convention
  • Leaving recruitment flyers at a convention
  • Volunteering at a convention
  • Working a Starfleet recruiting table
  • Organizing a recruiting table at a convention
  • Attending a sci-fi fandom event and submitting an article to the email list
  • Travel bonus for attending events
  • Organizing a recruiting display at a library, community center, etc.
  • Leaving recruiting flyers at game shops, Community bulletin boards, etc.
  • Recruiting a new member
  • Completing a fictional persona
  • Contributing to the CQ, SFI website, Regional newsletter, or regional website
  • Contributing to the chapter newsletter
  • Contributing to a fanzine, professional fandom publication, newspaper
  • Donation to the USS Alan Turing, another SFI Chapter, or other SFI charity project

POINTS

 

  • 10 points per year
  • 10 points
  • 25 points per examination
  • 25 points
  • 5 points per exam; +1 for Honor; +2 for Distinction
  • 15-25 points determined by the Command Crew
  • 10 points
  • 20 points
  • 10 points
  • 10 points
  • 15 points
  • 5 points (Make certain you have permission from the Convention)
  • 5 points per hour, maximum of 25 points per convention
  • 5 points per hour, maximum of 25 points per convention
  • 15 points
  • 10 points
  • 1 extra point per mile over the first 60, applied only one way
  • 10 points
  • 5 points per business
  • 5 points per member recruited
  • 5 points
  • 10 points

 

  • 5 points per item, max 15 per month
  • 20 points per item
  • 10% of the amount donated, max  100 points

 

Other activities can be considered and assigned a certain point value by the Commanding Officer. Their decision about whether an activity is considered toward promotion and what its point value will be is final and not open for debate. The more such participation and enthusiasm you show for the USS Alan Turing, Region 12, and/or SFI, the greater the likelihood of earning a promotion.

 

While the Commanding Officer keeps close records on issues of importance in regard to eligibility for promotion, it is up to the individual crewmember to keep an accurate accounting of any information that will be pertinent. For example, if the Commanding Officer forgets to record one's participation in an Away Mission, then when it is time for consideration of advancement in rank, the crewmember can present evidence of presence at that event such as a cancelled check, ticket stub, event badge, pictures of themselves at the event, etc. so as to receive proper credit for the event.


As with any orientation class, if you have any questions do not hesitate to ask.