Terminology
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Terminology in SSRP offers a variety of game-specific as well as naval terms.
- "As you were" - Statement issued by a superior that means to return to prior duty, or whatever you were doing before you meet the superior.
- AI - Artificial Intelligence.
- At Ease - Less rigid position, feet spread apart at shoulder width, hands crossed in a knife-like pattern behind your back.
- At Rest - Resting behavior, maintain upright posture but otherwise feel free to roam around.
- Attention - Feet and hands closed and rigid, back straight, head up, shoulders back, eyes facing forward. Do not make eye contact with a superior officer if they are passing you. When at attention, respond to questions with “Yes Sir/Ma’am”. Raise your voice, but do not shout unless in a pre-deployment briefing.
- CENTCOM - Central Command.
- CO - Communications Officer (can also refer to the Commanding Officer).
- Commanding Officer (CO) - The leading Line Officer of a vessel, most usually a Commander (O-5) or Captain (O-6). Called a “Captain” in all but the most formal occasions.
- Commissioned Officer (CO or Officer) - High-ranking personnel who possess college education and are usually placed in command or high ranking positions of authority.
- CPO - Chief Petty Officer.
- Engi - Engineering.
- Enlisted - Crew members in a position of service.
- EO - Engineering Officer.
- Executive Officer (XO) - The second-in-command Line Officer of a vessel, usually a Lieutenant (O-3) if the CO is a Commander, or a Commander (O-5) if the CO is a Captain. They serve as the First Officer.
- Flag Officer - Officers ranked Rear Admiral (O-7) or above. They are subject to special procedures but otherwise outrank everyone onboard.
- FO - First Officer.
- Line Officer - Commissioned officers that take the position of command roles such as the First Officer or Captain. Also known as an Officer of the Line.
- MaO/MAO - Marine Officer.
- MCPO - Master Chief Petty Officer.
- Medbay - Medical bay.
- MO - Medical Officer.
- Nav - Navigator.
- Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) - Senior enlisted crew members, or personnel that are trained in basic command duties.
- Personnel - Any serving crewmember of the vessel.
- PO - Petty Officer.
- RD - Research Director.
- Resident Officer in Charge (ROIC) - Most often referred to as “Acting Captain” - this is usually the First Officer should the Captain be deemed unfit for duty, being rendered out of commission, or dying.
- Salute - Right hand in the shape of a knife, thumb in line with your fingers, upon the brim of your headgear, right arm out straight from your shoulder.
- Sci - Science.
- SCO - Senior commissioned officer.
- SDC - Sol Defense Corps.
- SDCN - Short for the Sol Defense Corps Navy. The navy that you work for onboard the ship if you are a crewmember.
- SDMC - Short for Sol Defense Marine Corps. The Marine division of the SDC, and the parent service branch of the Marines.
- Sec - Security.
- SNCO - Senior non-commissioned officer.
- Sol Defense Corps (SDC) - The external space warfare military of the United Nations. Sister department of the Peacekeeper Corps.
- Spec Ops - Special operations; the SDC Navy's own ops division for precision strikes. Equivalent to US Navy SEALs or Russian Spetsnaz.
- Subordinate - Personnel who are below you in the chain of command, officer or otherwise.
- Superior Officer - Any officer, commissioned or otherwise, that is above you in the chain of command.
- TO - Tactical Officer.