r/DaystromInstitute • u/SyFyFun • 18d ago
How does Starfleet Command training work?
How are Command Division Officers trained in Starfleet? I know they go to Command School, but is there any explanation as to how long it is or how Command candidates are chosen? Is it an undergraduate degree? Grad school? The canon and noncanon information is all over the place. Tilly was chosen for Command training on Disco, but Picard graduated from the Academy with a Command and Control Diploma, as seen in Picard S1. How do you envision the Command training program to be, in terms of acceptance, length of training, and level of completed training needed to be accepted? Can just anyone accepted into the Academy choose to major in Command, or is it more exclusive? How so?
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u/AdjectiveNoun1235 18d ago
I'd imagine it'd be like training for any other MOS or specific specialized job in the military or similar organizations. Lots of classes, then apprenticeship/OJT type stuff.