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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
My question is, is there such a thing as an unqualified petty officer? My understanding is that you don't advance to that level until you have actually become adept in your assigned position. I therefore give all of my POs a skill right off the bat.
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That's my take on it as well. I usually wait until after my first shakedown patrol and then use Commander to hand out qualifications. Usually though when I let Commander give me a "realistic" crew to start with, some guys already have them, for instance I'll already have 2 NCOs with Torpedo quals in the torpedo compartments and a Maschinist in the engine room. And a couple with Watchman and Helmsman qualifications as well.
I give Radio quals to both guys in the Radio room, add a deck gun qual to my Watch Officer, and give one of the remaining NCOs a flak gun qual. Whoever is left over among the NCOs gets one qual each, either Repair, Maschinist, or Torpedoman depending on where they're assigned and what I'm lacking.
I will also sometimes give a Repair qual to my Weapons Officer, since that means I can assign him to damage control if necessary and still have my LI in the control room.