Star Army Technician is a career occupation and/or duty position of the Star Army of Yamatai that deals with engineering.

The occupational uniform color for Technicians is Red. The MOS code for this occupation is 05.

The Star Army Technician has been an occupation in the Star Army of Yamatai since it was formed in YE 21. It is an important, yet suitable starting role on any starship or space station.

Originally the panel color for technicians was yellow, but yellow was dropped in YE 23 when red became the color for all enlisted occupations. Technicians were combined with security in an occupation called Technical Sentry during this time. In YE 30, the Star Army Uniform Colors were updated again and technicians retained the red color and yellow was used for cooks.

The Star Army is seeking characters who enjoy technology and working with the technical manuals and specifications of ships and systems. Personnel should be well organized, creative, and be able to troubleshoot in situations that occur on their assigned ship.

A starship is a large, complex collection of equipment, comprised of several dangerous and volatile systems which, if left to run unattended, would very likely degenerate to the point of self-destruction (or worse) within the span of a week. The humble Hei ensures that these systems remain operational using both routine scheduled maintenance and emergency maintenance, and furthermore, it is the Hei who advances Yamataian technology with ingenious skill so that we remain ahead of our contemporaries in other services. It is, in short, engineers - you people - who keep the Empire alive today. It is a grave oversight that the Empire does not award medals specifically for excellence in this important field, but such is the life of a Hei!

The minimum rank for this position is Santô Hei and the maximum rank is Taisa.

The Star Army is seeking players with an active interest in its current technologies and their repair.

A Star Army Technician is responsible for:

• Knowing your starship and all its systems, both the class and its unique modifications
• Knowing the repair equipment aboard and where it is located
  • Damage Control Stations
  • Tool Lockers
• Keep the ship in top condition through regularly role-played maintenance.
  • Look for wear and tear on the ship's parts
• Manage damage control efforts
  • Investigate and identify damage
  • Prioritize repairs
  • Repair damaged systems
  • Order supplies, systems, and parts if/when needed
  • Replace totaled systems and parts
• Power Armor and shuttle upkeep and repair

Technicians have all the Star Army Common Skills.

They should also be skilled in:

• The repair of Subsystems, Equipment and Gear.
• Making mission-specific modifications at the request of their Captain.
• Be prepared to think outside of the box in combat situations in regards to repairs.
• Have an understanding of PANTHEON and its heirarchy of systems.

Star Army Technician is a great starting point in the Star Army of Yamatai, players in this position should research the following:

• Star Army Starship Classes and the technical data in their articles.
• Star Army Starship Systems

Another set of guides that can be helpful is:

• Engineer's Guide to the Galaxy (WIP)
• Engineering Tactics Manual
• Standard Star Army Engineering Bay
• Hemosynthetics
  • Nodal Liquid Conduit System
    • Universal Hemosynthetic Fabrication System Type 43
    • Star Army Standard Life Support Systems
  • Technicians Guide To Hemosynthetics

These are the characters currently listed as Star Army technicians.

The Occupation Template was applied to this by Andrew it was approved by Wes in this thread.

• Becker and Cherry artwork by marugo-chi on DeviantArt; commissioned by Wes.
• Chibis by Raph