Advanced Starfleet Training Packages
by Reginald
This introduces the concept that characters 'buying' pre-made Training Packages should receive some kind of cost benefit versus buying the skills individually. Below are the Academy Specialized Training Packages that are bought during the character's "Academy Life History." (Each costs 8 development points.)
Starfleet Medical Academy for Doctors [6-year program]
| Life Sciences (Any one Specialization) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| First Aid (Any one Specialization) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| First Aid (Different Race) (2) | 1 pts. | |
| Medical Sciences (Any one Specialization) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Physical Sciences (Chemistry) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Promotion (Lieutenant, j.g.) | 1 pt. | |
| Code of Honor (Hippocratic Oath) | -2 pts. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 12pt. |
Starfleet Medical School for Nurses [4-year program]
| Life Sciences (Any one Specialization) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| First Aid (Any one Specialization) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Medical Sciences (Any one Specialization) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Physical Sciences (Chemistry) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Code of Honor (Hippocratic Oath) | -2 pts. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 10 pts. |
Starfleet Medical School for Counselors [4-year program]
| Administration (Civilian) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| First Aid (Any one Specialization) 1(2) | 3 pts. | |
| Behavior Modification (Hypnotism) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| +1 Empathy | 1 pts. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 10 pts. |
Starfleet Tactical Training School [4-year program]
| Administration (Logistics) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Starship Tactics (Planetary Support) 1(2) | 3 pts. | |
| Starship Tactics (Cardassian or Romulan) 1 (2) | 1 pt. | |
| Planetary Tactics (one Specialization) | 3 pts. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 10 pts. |
Starfleet Intelligence Training School [4-year program]
| Espionage (Traffic Analysis) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Espionage (any two Specializations) (2) (2) | 2 pts. | |
| Behavior Modification (Resistance) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Language (Cardassian or Romulan) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Obligation (Starfleet Intelligence) | -1 pt. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 10 pts. |
Starfleet Diplomatic Corps Training School [4-year program]
| Diplomacy (Intergalactic Affairs) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Diplomacy (any two Specializations) (2) (2) | 2 pts. | |
| Social Science (any two Specializations) 1 (2) (2) | 4 pts. | |
| +1 Perception Edge | 1 pt. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 10 pts. |
Starfleet Learning Institute of Science [4-year program]
| Any Sciences (one Specialization) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Computer (one Specialization) 1(2) | 3 pts. | |
| +1 Intellect Attribute | 2 pts. | |
| +1 Logic Edge | 1 pt. | |
| Curious Advantage | 1 pt. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 10 pts. |
Starfleet Corps of Engineer Training Institute for Starship Engineers [4-year program]
| Propulsion Engineering (Warp Drive) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Propulsion Engineering (Impulse) 1(2) | 1 pts. | |
| Material Engineering (Structural/Spaceframe) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Material Engineering (Starship Design) 1 (2) | 1 pt. | |
| +1 Intellect Attribute | 2 pts. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 10 pts. |
Starfleet Colonization School [4-year program]
| Administration (Planetary Government) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| Material Engineering (Civil Engineering) 1(2) | 3 pts. | |
| Planetary Survival (one Specialization) 1 (2) | 3 pts. | |
| +1 Strength OR +1 Vitality Edge | 1 pt. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 10 pts. |
Starfleet Deep Space Exploration School [4-year program]
| Space Science (any two Specializations) 1 (2) (2) | 4 pts. | |
| Personal Equipment (Environmental Suit) 1(2) | 3 pts. | |
| Zero-G Training Advantage | 2 pts. | |
| Curious Advantage | 1 pt. | |
| Total value (cost separately) | 10 pts. |
Editor's Notes
Considering the social changes of the future, the motivation to better one's self and the
enhanced propensity for learning I would shorten the length of schooling required. Surely
teaching techniques have advanced to such a stage that a Starfleet doctor would not have
to go through 10 years of schooling to reach their first posting as a Lt., j.g. (six years
formal training, four years in Starfleet Academy).
I would suggest that all Starfleet medical personnel go through six total years of schooling (4 for nurses): 4 years of medical training and 2 years of abbreviated Starfleet "how-to-be-an-officer" training. Tack on one more for a Cadet Cruise. I like the concept but feel that the real root of the problem, the Medical Overlays, is what needs to be tackled.
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