SC3: Do you keep or promote?

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Able72

If they want another command I shoot em for desertion

Seriously, I play with realistic crew transfers, I figure this keeps it fair. I've lost a few officers, but not many. For some reason, I end up with fewer promotion opportunities than my men qualify for based on their experience. If they could all get promoted as soon as they qualified I think it would be a different story. That and when SC3 transfers them out, they always stick me with some random qualification that I don't need on my boat. Like the'll take a torp man and give me a machine man. or take one of my radio men and give me a helmsman.

Like I have nothing better to do than re-train the guy for what I do need.

Ah yes, the fun of being a leader.

Normally I let my XO look after transfers (ie via the "realistic crew transfer" option), however, from time-to-time I will put in a good word for an exceptional ObLt and let him go to take his own command. I play the game like RL - as much as I hate to lose my best (wo)men, who am I to play God with their careers and personal aspirations, especially if I think they are ready for the higher role?