From the interrogation report:
One of the telegraphists stated that, had he returned from this cruise he would have been given charge of the wireless apparatus in another U-Boat.
We don't know the back story to this man but the report implies that his 'training' for his specialisation was incomplete and he was to be given additional responsibility on return, simply by surviving. That suggests to me that the arm was short of qualified personnel, however one wishes to categorise them.
In game, I promote or qualify my crew gradually, assessing their aptitude for each role before promoting or qualifying them into it. I've had my fair share of deaf hydrophone operators or blind watchmen in the past and now I take my time to grade them. I also weed out anyone with a squeaky voice...
I have noticed that an unqualified PO will still sport a 'badge' if you put him where you can see his left upper arm - like the third position in the control room. This seems to me to be a clue as to where his speciality might be or an area where the boat is deficient. Anyone else noticed this?
For example, I needed two more watch PO's and one of the candidates had a Radio badge on his arm when he held no badge of any kind. I qualified him as the game 'suggested' and the number of map contacts I had seemed to increase. Might have been my imagination but I think there is something in it.
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