Guide:Starbase Bravo Positions

The purpose of this guide is to show you how positions work on Starbase Bravo, including which tiers gain access to which positions and then how those positions fit into the chain of command. For your very first character, you'll be selecting from Tier I positions, until you earn enough Duty Ribbons to advance through the tiers, as explained in the main Starbase Bravo Guide.

To navigate this guide, scroll down to the area you're interested in, and it will list the positions available in each Division, Department, and Section. As you gain access to new tiers, you can choose to promote your existing characters or create a new character. You do not need to stay in the same department/section/division, either. Note: the rank guidelines are not precisely even within each tier across all of the possible position types, to account for some slight variation based on the nature of the particular position.

For more information on all of these positions, checkout the Starfleet Onboard Departments category.

Command Division

Starbase Bravo's commanding officer is currently Vice Admiral Thomas Belvedere, dual-hatted as the sector commander for the Mellstoxx Sector, overseeing all general Starfleet operations in the sector not tied directly to the Fourth Fleet. He is assisted by Captain Javier Reyes, the Executive Officer. While Starbase Bravo hosts the Fourth Fleet's senior command staff, they do not generally interfere directly in station operations except in times of immediate crisis requiring the response of the fleet itself.

Flight Control Department

The Flight Control Section is responsible both for guiding starships into their berths and small craft launch and recovery procedures, as well as for piloting the station's assigned small craft. These command division officers are numerous, as the station has hundreds of small craft and coordinates thousands of dockings every single day.

Flight Control Department Positions
Tier	Generalists	Small Craft Section	Space Traffic Control Section	Hanger Ops. Section	Allowed Ranks
V	Director of Flight Control ^O/N ("Dockmaster")				LTCMDR - CMDR ^O MCPO ^N
IV	Deputy Director of Flight Control ^O/N ("Deputy Dockmaster")				LT - LTCMDR ^O CPO - SCPO ^N
III	Flight Control Officer ^O Flight Control Specialist ^N	Head Small Craft Pilot ^O/N	Head of Space Traffic Control^O/N	Head of Hanger Ops. ^O/N	LT - LTCMDR ^O CPO - SCPO ^N
II	Flight Control Officer ^O Flight Control Specialist ^N	Small Craft Pilot ^O/N	Space Traffic Control Officer ^O Space Traffic Control Specialist ^N	Hanger Ops. Officer ^N Hanger Ops. Specialist ^O	LTJG - LT ^O PO3 - PO1 ^N
I	Flight Control Officer ^O Flight Control Specialist ^N			Hanger Technician ^E	ENS - LTJG ^O PO3 - PO1 ^N CN ^E
Key	^O Officer \| ^N Non-Commissioned Officer \| ^E Enlisted \| ^T Trainee \| ^C Civilian \| ^A Alien

Administration Department

The Administration Department encompasses a wide variety of officers and specialists who make sure the paperwork necessary for keeping such a large base running is handled efficiently. This ranges from helping with crew transfers and the administration of records, to providing one-on-one support for officers in other departments and the station's command staff through the yeomanry section.

Administration Department Positions
Tier	Generalists	Records Admin. Section	Personnel Admin. Section	Yeomanry Section	Rank Guidelines
V	Director of Administration				LTCMDR - CMDR MCPO
IV	Deputy Director of Admin.				LT - LTCMDR CPO - SCPO
III		Head of Records Admin.	Head of Personnel Admin.	Head Yeoman/Master Chief Yeoman	LTJG - LT CPO - MCPO
II	Administration Officer/Specialist	Records Admin. Officer/Specialist	Personnel Admin. Officer/Specialist	Yeoman	LTJG - LT PO3 - PO1

Civilian Affairs Department

The Civilian Affairs Department is responsible for meeting the needs of the station's large civilian population. This ranges from mediating disputes, assigning quarters, and training on safety to organizing recreational and educational programming. This department includes some civilians in senior roles.

Civilian Affairs Department Positions
Tier	Generalists	Public Relations Section	Recreation & Morale Section	Education Section	Rank Guidelines
V	Director of Civilian Affairs				LTCMDR - CMDR MCPO Civilian
IV	Deputy Director of Civilian Affairs				LT - LTCMDR CPO - SCPO Civilian
III		Head of Public Relations	Head of Recreation & Morale	Head of Education	LTJG - LT CPO - MCPO Civilian
II	Civilian Affairs Officer/Specialist	Public Relations Officer/Specialist	Recreation Officer/Specialist Morale Officer/Specialist	Education Officer/Specialist Pre-Primary School Teacher Primary School Teacher Secondary School Teacher	ENS - LT PO3 - PO1 Civilian

Diplomatic & Consular Affairs Department

Diplomatic & Consular Affairs is responsible for meeting the needs of the station's visiting diplomats and providing consular services to both Federation citizens and non-citizens, which ranges from immigration processing to updating passport documentation. This department also assists the commanding officer through the protocol section with any event where diplomatic niceties come into play. As with civilian affairs, this department includes civilians in some senior roles.

Diplomatic & Consular Affairs Department
Tier	Generalists	Consular Affairs Section	Diplomatic Security Section	Protocol Section	Rank Guidelines
V	Director of Diplomatic & Consular Affairs				LTCMDR - CMDR MCPO Civilian
IV	Deputy Director of Diplomatic & Consular Affairs				LT - LTCMDR CPO - SCPO Civilian
III		Head of Consular Affairs	Head of Diplomatic Security	Head of Protocol	LTJG - LT CPO - MCPO Civilian
II	Civilian Affairs Officer/Specialist	Consular Affairs Officer/Specialist	Diplomatic Security Officer/Specialist	Protocol Officer/Specialist	ENS - LT PO3 - PO1 Civilian

Diplomats and Foreign Agents

As a major starbase, Starbase Bravo plays hosts to multiple Commissions from various Federation member worlds and Consulates from foreign powers.

Tier	Federation Diplomats	Alien Diplomats	Rank Guidelines
V	Commissioner for Betazed Commissioner for Andor Commissioner for Telar Commissioner for Earth	Consul for the Klingon Empire Consul for the Cardassian Union Consul for the Romulan Republic Consul for the Ferengi Alliance	Fed.: Civilian or Starfleet Retired Alien: Civilian or Equiv. to Starfleet CMDR
IV	Deputy Commissioners	Deputy Consuls	Fed.: Civilian or Starfleet Retired Alien: Civilian or Equiv. to Starfleet LTCMDR
III		Military Attachés	Alien: Equiv. to Starfleet LT - LTCMDR

Strategic Operations Division

The Strategic Operations Division is responsible for the external defense of Starbase Bravo and coordinating between the assets assigned to the sector that are not directly part of the Fourth Fleet.

Strategic Operations Division Positions
Tier	Position(s)	Rank Guidelines
VII	Chief Strategic Operations Officer	CAPT
VI	Assistant Chief Strategic Operations Officer	CMDR
V	N/A
IV	N/A
III	Strategic Operations Officer/Specialist	LTJG - LTCMDR CPO - MCPO
II	N/A
I	N/A

Tactical Department

The Tactical Department is responsible for the operation of Starbase Bravo's defensive systems, including shields, phasers, and photon torpedoes. They are also frequently assigned to accompany runabouts and small craft on missions across the sector in the same role.

Tier	Generalists	Shield Operations Section	Phaser Operations Section	Torpedo Operations Section	Rank Guidelines
V	Director of Tactical Operations				LTCMDR - CMDR MCPO
IV	Deputy Director of Tactical Operations				LT - LTCMDR CPO - SCPO
III		Head of Shield Operations	Head of Phaser Operations	Head of Torpedo Operations	LT - LTCMDR CPO - SCPO
II		Shield Operations Officer/Specialist	Phaser Operations Officer/Specialist	Torpedo Operations Officer/Specialist	LTJG - LT PO3 - PO1
I	Tactical Officer/Specialist				ENS - LTJG CN - PO1

Intelligence Department

The Intelligence Department is responsible for gathering information within the Mellstoxx system and the sector at large, primarily through the interception of signals (Signals Intelligence) and from sapient sources (Sapient Intelligence) both of which are supported by the Cryptography Section. This department also includes an Internal Affairs section which works with Security to make sure that data integrity is protected, i.e. that there are no leaks of classified material.

Tier	Generalists	Signals Intelligence Section	Cryptography Section	Sapient Intelligence Section	Internal Affairs Section	Rank Guidelines
V	Director of Intelligence					LTCMDR - CMDR MCPO
IV	Deputy Director of Intelligence					LT - LTCMDR CPO - SCPO
III		Head of Signals Intelligence	Head of Cryptography	Head of Sapient Intelligence	Head of Internal Affairs	LT - LTCMDR CPO - SCPO
II		SIGINT Officer/Specialist	Cryptography Officer/Specialist	SAPINT Officer/Specialist	Internal Affairs Officer/Specialist	LTJG - LT PO3 - PO1
I	Intelligence Officer/Specialist					ENS - LTJG CN - PO1

Starfighter Division Sierra Bravo Four ("Sentinel Division")

As a major defensive installation, Starbase Bravo hosts a permanent starfighter division of 64 craft, split across 2 groups, and 8 squadrons. Starfleet frequently assigns pilots to this division for training in formation maneuvers and to gain piloting hours. Some pilots split their time between fighter duties and general small craft responsibilities. This is an officer-only division. Though a division, it reports under normal circumstances through the Chief Strategic Operations Officer, rather than directly to the First Officer.

Starfighter Division SB4 Positions
Tier	Generalists	Starfighter Group SB4-Juliet	Starfighter Group SB4-Romeo	Starfighter Group SB4-Tango	Rank Guidelines
VII	Commander, Starfighter Division SB4				CAPT
VI	Deputy Commander, Starfighter Division SB4				CMDR
V		Commander, Starfighter Group SB4-J ("The Rainbow Sages")	Commander, Starfighter Group SB4-R ("The Stalwart Guard")	Commander, Starfighter Group SB4-T ("Bravo's Rangers")	LTCMDR - CMDR
IV		CO, Starfighter Squadron SB4-J1 (Red Squadron) CO, Starfighter Squadron SB4-J2 (Blue Squadron) CO, Starfighter Squadron SB4-J3 (Green Squadron) CO, Recon Squadron SB4-J4 (Yellow Squadron)	CO, Starfighter Squadron SB4-R1 (Gold Squadron) CO, Starfighter Squadron SB4-R2 (Silver Squadron) CO, Starfighter Squadron SB4-R3 (Bronze Squadron) CO, Recon Squadron SB-R4 (Iron Squadron)	CO, Bomber Squadron SB4-T1 (White Squadron) CO, Recon Squadron SB4-T2 (Black Squadron)	LTCMDR - CMDR
III		Section Leader (x8)	Section Leader (x8)	Section Leader (x4)	LTJG - LTCMDR
II		Starfighter Pilot Starfighter Tac/Ops Officer	Starfighter Pilot Starfighter Tac/Ops Officer	Starfighter Pilot Starfighter Tac/Ops Officer	ENS - LT
I	N/A

Operations Division

Tier	Position(s)	Rank Guidelines
VII	Chief Operations Officer	CAPT
VI	Assistant Chief Operations Officer	CMDR

Logistics Department

The Logistics Department is responsible for transport, storage, and supply within the station, which ranges from operating the transporters and replicators, to cargo operations, to creating and maintaining equipment.

Tier	Generalists	Transporter Ops. Section	Supply Operations Section	Cargo Operations Section	Rank Guidelines
V	Director of Logistics				LTCMDR - CMDR MCPO
IV	Deputy Director of Logistics				LT - LTCMDR CPO - MCPO
III		Head of Transporter Operations	Head of Supply Operations	Head of Cargo Operations	LT - LTCMDR CPO - MCPO
II		Transporter Operations Officer/Specialist	Supply Operations Officer/Specialist	Cargo Operations Officer/Specialist	LTJG - LT PO3 - CPO
I	Logistics Officer/Specialist				ENS - LTJG CN - PO1

Communications Department

The Communications Section is responsible for short and long range communications, ranging from maintaining contact with ships in the Mellstoxx system to the maintenance and operation of the station's massive subspace transceiver complex, which serves as a major hub for the subspace relay network.

Tier	Generalists	Local Communications Section	Long-Range Communications Section	Translation Section	Rank Guidelines
V	Director of Communications				LTCMDR - CMDR MCPO
IV	Deputy Director of Communications				LT - LTCMDR CPO - MCPO
III		Head of Local Communications	Head of Long-Range Communications	Head of Translation	LT - LTCMDR CPO - MCPO
II				Translation Officer/Specialist	LTJG - LT PO3 - CPO
I	Communications Officer/Specialist				ENS - LTJG CN - PO1

Security Division

The Security Division is responsible for the internal security of Starbase Bravo, which normally means law enforcement on the promenade and other areas. It is divided into 10 Security Precincts, which serve the same role as Departments in the other divisions.

Engineering Division

The Engineering Division is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the station's systems, especially the main reactor, as well as for building and repairing starships.

Science Division

The Science Division encompasses the thousands of scientists assigned to Starbase Bravo, across multiple departments and sections.

Planetary Sciences Department

Space Sciences Department

Social Sciences Department

Biological Sciences Department

Research & Development Department

Medical Division

The Medical Division is responsible for the physical and mental health of everyone aboard Starbase Bravo, including crew, residents, and visitors. It oversees two full hospital units, as well as six infirmaries spread across the station.