Welcome to the Imperial Officer Training Course. This is a practical course designed to teach you everything you need to know to be a successful officer in the Hammer’s Fist Stormtrooper Legion. You will learn everything from proper administrative procedures, to learning how various roster admin functions work, to effective leadership skills designed to get the most out of your unit.
The exam has 25 items with short answer, essay, and true/false questions. The exam will test not only your knowledge of this course, but your general knowledge of the Hammer’s Fist and problem solving skills as well. You should use both this course’s notes and the Hammer’s Fist Field Manual for reference.
This course is available to any member of the Hammer’s Fist at or above the rank of Lance Corporal. Any enlisted member aspiring to one day become an officer and lead a Company or higher, or become a Special Operations Command staff member, should take this course. The Imperial Officer certification is required before any enlisted member can be promoted to an officer rank. Thus, if you wish to apply to a position that requires an officer rank, you should take this course before you apply. Beyond that, anyone else who may not wish to become an officer but would like to refine their leadership skills is also encouraged to take this course.
Enlisted members include the ranks of Private through Sergeant Major of the Legion. These are the so-called “grunts” of the Legion and make up the majority of its membership. Their primary roles in the Hammer’s Fist on a practical level are to play games and have fun. Most are Fire Team Members, although there are two enlisted leadership positions as well; Fire Team Leader and Detachment Leader. These positions are discussed in more detail in Chapter 2.
Officers include the ranks of Second Lieutenant through Field Marshal. These members are the leaders of the group and tend to spend more time completing administrative tasks and making decisions than they do playing games on a daily basis. Their primary responsibility is to make sure the enlisted members of the Legion have plenty of activities to keep them busy and having fun, and to make sure group operations runs smoothly. The individual positions that Officers may hold are discussed in more detail in Chapter 2.
Despite all officer ranks technically outranking all enlisted ranks, one should not feel that even the highest enlisted rank is any less deserving of respect than the lowest officer rank. The top enlisted ranks are extremely prestigious and consist of highly experienced and dedicated troopers. You should decide to become an officer not because you wish to climb ranks or to gain any extra prestige, but rather because you have an interest in leadership and feel you have both the people skills and administrative abilities necessary to run the higher levels of the Legion. If you feel you would have less fun in this group if you have to write more reports, keep track of activities, handle applications for open positions, and play games at a much lower level, perhaps you should aspire to climb the enlisted ranks rather than become an officer. However, if you have great vision to improve this club and feel you have the aptitude for higher level leadership, then read on!