Guide:Starbase Bravo Positions
YeomaThe 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.
Tier | Position | Insignia | Incumbent | Player |
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VIII | Commanding Officer | Vice Admiral Thomas Belvedere | Bravo Fleet Operations Officer | |
VIII | Executive Officer | Captain Javier Reyes | Bravo Fleet Loremaster |
In addition to the departments listed below, there are some personnel that are directly part of the Command Division and not a particular department or section.
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.
- The Small Craft Section is the station's pool of pilots for shuttles and runabouts. Personnel from this section are often assigned to pilot fighters as well, as needed.
- The Space Traffic Control Section is responsible for guiding ships into dock and managing the space around the station. They work from Station Operations, as well as many control rooms spread around the station, one per hanger and several in each major docking complex.
- The Hanger Operations Section is responsible for the movement, storage, and resupply of craft and starships within the station, in the main spacedock and in its various hangers. Repairs, however, are conducted by the Shipyard Operations Section.
- Generalists can work in any of these sections, as needed.
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 support section.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Operations Division
Tier | Position(s) | Rank Guidelines |
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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.
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.
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.