qualification

qualification                                                           04Jun16
  
  No characters come into the game Command-Qualified. Even if they held a post
  of qualified line officer status before they arrived on the station, they
  must re-qualify for their line officer status.
  
  Your character must contact the training office to express interest in
  becoming certified for line status. The testing procedure takes just a little
  over two weeks. Even if you do not possess a line officer billet in the
  roster, you can take the test. It just means you are certified, but it does
  not make your billet a line officer billet. Once you have expressed interest,
  you must submit to a psychological evaluation from the counseling staff. Once
  the counseling staff has signed off on your mental / emotional competence,
  the training office is obligated to test you. For new characters to the grid
  (less than a month old) who are testing into their line officer positions, 
  the psyche evaluation is waived and the character can test in two weeks.
  
  The minimum rank to get line qualified is Lieutenant JG, unless your roster
  billet calls for it.
  
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qualification2                                                          04Jun16

  The test is comprised of a holosimulation administered by the training office
  or by a member of the Senior Officers. You will be tested on three skills.
  
           Command skill (mandatory 3 contests at minimum, 1 x moderate,
                          1 x challenging, 1 x difficult).

  The other two areas can be taken from ANY of the following at the discretion
  of the testing officer and are at moderate difficulty:
  
           Administration, Diplomacy, Instruction, Law, Mediation, Planetary
           Tactics, Shipboard Systems (Command), Starship Tactics.
           
  Two weeks before your test, the training office will ICly issue you your
  'study materials'. These range from books of regulations, to histories and
  analysis of famous captains throughout Starfleet history. ONE of the chosen
  skills will be identified at this time by the testing officer. The third
  skill remains a mystery until the actual testing date.
  
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qualification3                                                          04Jun16
  
  The day of the test you are to meet the proctor of the test in the holodeck
  and the proctor runs the character through a simulation whereby your
  character must be in charge of the situation. The exact nature of the sim
  is left to the proctor of the test. It could be an away mission, a bridge
  sim, or any number of other stress-inducing situations.
  
  You are required to pass 4 out of 5 of the contests during the exam to pass.
  You may retest at any time. After three failures, you cannot retest for
  another six months. If you are in a billet that has line officer status and
  you cannot pass the test, the training office will notify the senior staff
  and your position in the chain of command will be reevaluated.
  
  Upon completion of the test, the character is line certified. The training
  office will complete the procedure, by posting your qualification status
  in your service record (see +help qualify).  
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