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 FLAG OFFICERS SCHOOL
Within Starfleet Academy, the Flag Officer School provides an environment for the STARFLEET
membership to exercise and increase their knowledge of the organization that we know as STARFLEET.
The concept of the Flag Officer School is to focus on expanding the student's awareness and
understanding of how STARFLEET is configured, the fundamentals of leadership and what it means to command. The Flag Officers School is a
continuation of Officers Training School and Officers Command College. and is open to any member in good
standing of STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. Proof of completion of OTS and OCC are required before
this school can be taken. Proof can be in the verification of the student's database records.
Prerequisites:
- OTS AND OCC (of PASS grade or higher) are required for FOS101
- FOS101 (of PASS grade or higher) is required for exams in the FOS200 series
- Any exams from the FOS200 series (of PASS grade or higher) is required for exams in the FOS300 series
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Course Tuition:
Free by mail or email
Please contact the Director for costs to post manuals by regular mail
(A COPY of your OTS and OCC diplomas are required when applying for this school by regular mail - DO NOT send
original copies of OTS and OCC certificates! When applying electronically, your database record should reflect OTS and OCC graduation.)
100 Series Exams
FOS101 - Combined Course Curriculum
In this course level, you will learn about the expanded aspects of SFI not covered in the OTS and OCC exams. This exam consists of 50 Multiple Choice, 40 True or False, 25 Short Answer questions and one (1) short essay
200 Series Exams
FOS201 - Chapter Dynamics
Two essays are required from a selection of topics that will cover various dynamics within the Chapter level
FOS202 - Region Dynamics
Two essays are required from a selction of topics that will cover various dynamics within the Regional level
FOS203 - Fleet Dynamics
Four essays are required from a selection of topics that will cover various dynamics within the Fleet level
300 Series Exams
The 300 series is unique in this school. You the student can pick from any of the following “Positions of Notable Responsibility” within Fleet. You will then submit a secondary topic to the Director, this topic would be a problem, real or fictional, that would need to be solved within the Position of Responsibility chosen. You will use all of the available resources in SFI to help you solve this problem and where no references exist, you will use logic and common sense to solve the problem. You will reference what sources you used in solving the problem or in the case where no reference exists, you will show how you came to that solution by describing your thinking process.
Exams numbered 301-350 will be written from the perspective of the student and will have that student assuming a position of responsibility in SFI. For the courses numbered from 351-399 the student will use any character from the Star Trek Universe (see restriction below), that character will exist in this world and be a member of SFI and will assume the role of Notable Responsibility chosen by the student. There are no major restrictions on the selection of a character, although referencing their appearance in trekdom would be helpful, the only condition is that the being must have played out a role in a Star Trek TV show, movie or even The Animated Series. Please no characters from books, magazines (including comic books) or other role play sources.
The 301-350 exams are to be a minimum of two (2) full pages (500 words) covering your problem and the solution. The 351-399 exams are to be a minimum of one (1) full page (300 words) covering your problem and the solution. Each page will be no more than one (1) inch (2.5 cm) on the top/bottom and the left/right for the margins, you may use no more than double spaced lines and the font will be the Times New Roman with a point setting no larger than 12. There are no time limits on any exam in this series or in the Flag Officers School as a whole. An exam sheet is available on the website linked below or you may use your own word processor with the above parameters. Students may submit exams in typed pages when using regular postal mail or may submit electronically in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
Below are your choices for the Positions of Notable Responsibility with the course numbers. If you have questions on this series or on the Flag Officers School, please contact the Director or Assistant Director for assistance. Also note, while not required, the student may wish to take the corresponding courses in the STARFLEET Officers Leadership College that reflects the essay exam requested. This will serve to assist the student in being as familiar with the Positions of Notable Responsibility as possible.
Student Perspective Exams
FOS301 - Chapter President/Commanding Officer
FOS302 - Regional Coordinator
FOS303 - Judge Advocate General, STARFLEET
FOS304 - Inspector General, STARFLEET
FOS305 - SFMC Commandant/General Staff
FOS306 - Chief Financial Officer, STARFLEET
FOS307 - Chief of Computer Operations. STARFLEET
FOS308 - Chief of Shakedown Operations, STARFLEET
FOS309 - Commandant, STARFLEET Academy
FOS310 - Chief of Communications, STARFLEET
FOS311 - Chief of Operations, STARFLEET
FOS312 - Vice Commander, STARFLEET
FOS313 - Commander, STARFLEET
Fictional Character Exams
FOS351 - Chapter President/Commanding Officer
FOS352 - Regional Coordinator
FOS353 - Judge Advocate General, STARFLEET
FOS354 - Inspector General, STARFLEET
FOS355 - SFMC Commandant/General Staff
FOS356 - Chief Financial Officer, STARFLEET
FOS357 - Chief of Computer Operations. STARFLEET
FOS358 - Chief of Shakedown Operations, STARFLEET
FOS359 - Commandant, STARFLEET Academy
FOS360 - Chief of Communications, STARFLEET
FOS361 - Chief of Operations, STARFLEET
FOS362 - Vice Commander, STARFLEET
FOS363 - Commander, STARFLEET
SOURCE MATERIALS NEEDED:
A manual(s) will be sent with your F.O.S. course packet when using postal mail. In addition, the links to the following publications required are located at the website below:
- http://sfa.ussglory.com/FOS/
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