Marine Officer Training

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Marine officers serve as leaders within the Starfleet Marine Corps and work with other Starfleet officers to accomplish the larger mission objectives.

Career Path

Starfleet Academy

As with all Starfleet officers, Starfleet Marine Corps officers earn their degrees and commissions after graduating Starfleet Academy. Cadets are not required to specify their intention to become a marine officer during their first year, and all cadets are encouraged to learn more about the Starfleet Marine Corps.

Those cadets who are seriously considering becoming a marine officer will typically seek a marine mentor and begin working on their application into the program after their first year, although the marine officer selection process can start at any point within the first 3 years at the academy.

Prospective marine officers typically choose one of the following majors and complete the requirements just as any other cadet, but upon graduation, they receive a commission in the Starfleet Marine Corps:

Starfleet Marine Basic School

After graduation, marine officers complete additional training at the Starfleet Marine Basic School before given an assignment in the fleet. Here, they complete specific marine coursework as well as physical conditioning and exercises.

Emphasis is placed on combat-related skills, although marine officers are Starfleet officers first and foremost, sworn to uphold the values of the Federation and seek avoidance of collateral damage, even at the cost of their own lives.

You made a military decision to protect your ship and crew, but you're a Starfleet officer, Worf. We don't put civilians at risk—or even potentially at risk —to save ourselves. Sometimes that means we lose the battle and sometimes our lives. But if you can't make that choice, then you can't wear that uniform.

Captain Benjamin Sisko, 2372

Specific skills taught and exercises conducted at the Basic School:

  • Physical endurance tests
    • Swimming
    • Long-distance hiking with full combat gear
    • Climbing
  • Extensive marksmanship training
  • Live-fire simulations
  • Battlefield communications
  • Squad tactics & weapons
  • Scouting & patrol
  • Planetside navigation
  • Combat operations
  • Combat engineering
  • Combat medicine
  • Rules of engagement

Training at the Starfleet Marine Basic School concludes with two weeks of exercises testing all skills learned over the previous weeks.

Further Specializations


COMMAND ENGINEERING SURVIVAL HEALTH SCIENCES ARTS & SCIENCES
Helm & Nav. Engineering Security Nursing Counseling Science
Intelligence Com. & Ops. Tactical Medicine MARINE OFFICER
Majors & Minors