Marine Officer Training

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About Starfleet Academy Office of Admissions Academy Campuses Student Life Cadet Housing Academy Curriculum Majors and Minors Standard Course Layout Course Catalogue Core Courses Major/Minor Species Office of the Registrar Alien Races Command Engineering Flight Control (Navigation) Medicine Miscellaneous Science Security & Tactical Edit this nav Marines Post Introduction Marine Simming Guide Starfleet Marine Corps Starfleet Search and Rescue Marine Officer Training Enlisted Training Basic Marine Training Advanced Marine Training Specializations Combat Engineer Training Marine Combat Pilot Training Fighter Guide Marine Corps Ranks Marine Equipment List of Marines Notable Marine Officers Arturo Maxwell Gogigobo Fairhug Kurt Logan David Whale Marines Duty Post Forums Edit this nav Marine officers serve as leaders within the Starfleet Marine Corps and work with other Starfleet officers to accomplish the larger mission objectives. Arturo Maxwell, Michele Winters, and Wes Greaves 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. There are two routes to becoming a Marine officer at the Academy: declared Marine majors non-Marine majors Declared Marine Majors Cadets who declare their major at the Academy as the Marine major complete both the core Academy curriculum as well as specialized coursework from the Starfleet Marine Training College. These cadets typically seek to become Marine command officers who go on to lead squads, contingents, and the Marine Corps as a whole. Marine Major Requirements To complete the Marine Officer major, a cadet must complete the following credits: Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4 Course 5 Course 6 Course 7 Course 8 Course 9 Course 10 Course 11 Course 12 Course 13 Course 14 Course 15 Course 16 Course 17 Course 18 The Marine cadet must also complete a minor from one of the following: Helm/Navigation Communications/Operations Engineering Security Non-Marine Majors The Starfleet Marine Corps depends on the skills of numerous other duty posts within their ranks to achieve their mission goals in addition to Marine command officers. These duty posts parallel those of non-Marine officers, and thus, these officers typically choose from 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 to become Marine pilots, communications officers, intelligence officers, engineers, and so forth: Helm/Navigation Communications/Operations Engineering Intelligence Security Tactical Non-marine majors who wish to become marine officers should seek a marine mentor and begin working on their application into the Starfleet Marine Corps after their first year, although the marine officer selection process can start at any point within the first 3 years at the Academy. Starfleet Marine Basic School After graduation, marine officers who did not complete the Marine major at Starfleet Academy undergo 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. Non-Marine Corps officers who wish to become Marine officers later in their careers are also eligible to undergo training at the Basic School provided that they meet the requirements on their physical and performance evaluations. 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 Combat Engineer Training Marine Combat Pilot Training

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

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