Posted by Clayton Strong in Mandate on the Selection of Academy XOs

Posted by Commodore Jennifer Ward (Academy Commandant) in Mandate on the Selection of Academy XOs
A new update to the CADET Bill has been posted in command: https://www.star-fleet.com/core/command/command/posts/265174/

The XO position is now a training position. Criteria for selection of XO training candidates needs to be determined, as well as a way to evaluate their performance and provide feedback. Thinking about an XOs role both IC and OOC within the club, how as a CO (those that are) choose their XOs, what JOs look for in an XO, how do we determine criteria for both things. I have several ideas but I would like feedback and input from the club at large.

Cmdre Ward, Academy Commandant

I know from experience, having DH experience and being at the club for a while (i would say at least a year or 2) would be required before being able to take the XO cadet position. I think having an understanding and the needed experience to be a DH prior to this would be ideal. Maybe I’m crazy but that is how I felt as a player.

Captain Strong, XO Tutor

I would agree with Clayton here about definitely having someone with at least a decent amount of DH experience. We could go with the typical three months experience as a DH (thereby indicating they have been in the club longer as a JO), I say three months because that’s typically the length listed for requirements for other ship positions outlined in CADET (such as the CO and the CNS, specifically). I viewed those requirements as the bare minimum, when I was Academy CO, typically looking to find people with more experience of course.

As for evaluations, we could look to how we evaluate cadets and adapt that rubric into one for the XOs. Many of the criteria we evaluate cadets on for their graduation would be similar to how we’d want to consider a training XO (such as posting abilities, etc.) We’d need to add more position-specific questions such as:

-Do they understand how to read the roster and assist in managing AWOLs on the ship?
-Can they provide a commanding presence IC for players (are they comfortable delegatings tasks, etc.)

I can’t think of any more specific questions, but I’m sure someone else will chime in. :)

-Kat