Command Studies

Graduate Programme in Command

Curriculum 2956.3 / published catalogue / not scheduled

Fictional officeholder (lore, not a verified player instructor): CDR Maren Haldorsen

In-world chronology only: 16 teaching weeks across the year. Not a player attendance requirement.

Command candidates arrive with a completed specialist assessment. Their task is to direct work they cannot perform alone, recognize the limits of an order, and remain answerable when the original plan can no longer be carried out.

CT 301
Delegation and the watchbill
Arrange a watch around actual availability and transfer a task that the next leader can carry out.

CT 320
Mission design and operational risk
Design an operation with a measurable result, checked dependencies and clear decisions to hold or stop.

CT 340
The command conference
Chair a planning conference where fleet, industry and civil concerns change the plan when the evidence warrants it.

CT 380
Adaptive leadership and incident review
Recognize when a plan has failed, redistribute the work and write a review that leads to a specific correction.

CT 399
The Crucible
Lead a linked operation across briefing, changed conditions and watch relief, then defend your decisions to an independent panel.

AWARD REQUIREMENTS
One completed specialist certificate or an independently approved equivalent outcome portfolio, with evidence reference and reviewer.
Reasoned command recommendation or independent entry review; no insider sponsor is required.
Complete all: CT 301, CT 320, CT 340, CT 380, CT 399
Independent Crucible panel finding; no automatic commission, rank or permissions.

Practical outcomes require individual observation in a tested LIVE build and declared role. No ship purchase, real medical screening or prestige rank is required. Published content does not imply staffed sections.

Attendance, academic completion, readiness, rank, appointment and permissions remain separate. Prior learning requires evidence against the same criteria. Historical completions retain their version.

Course packages and printable worksheets: /academy/academics#courses
Framework and independent review: /academy/framework