>That said, I want to take a few moments to announce a few additional
iniatives that will be in place within the next few months.
>
>First is PCOT- Perspective Commanding Officer Training. Under this
iniative all officers hoping to take command of a non-administrative post -
aka starship or front line starbase - must pass PCOT. PCOT largely
consists of a few weeks of class room training covering the administrative
and functional elements of command- law, general diplomacy, combat tactics
& stategy, and emergency planning. Now these courses are not academy 101
level, but intensive advanced courses. They are intended for those with
some form of unit command experience, particularily those of Lt. Commander
and above. It will also include a heavy mentoring component from seasoned
officers already at the starbase or starship command level or higher. The
pilot program will begin with it's first group in 1 month.
>
>Second, is a community outreach program. A select group fo starbases all
around the Federation will hold open houses. The prupose is to build
stronger bonds between Starfleet installations and the local communities.
These events are being planned and coordinated through the SF Public
Relations Office. Most of the bases have been notified, but there are a
few others that need to be notified. So far, all local jusridictions have
welcomed the idea of an open house. Which is very promising.
>
>Next, is a series research groups. In order to put Starfleet back on the
top of the list of top tier research organizations I am ordering several
research groups to be formed. I will be discussing these in more detail
with our Surgen General, Director of R&D, and a few others. I hope to get
these groups moving within the next few months, and I will keep all of you
informed.
>
>Now, my last topic today is press related. I want all of you not to speak
to the press. Not without a representative of the SF Press Office. This
will be issued as a restatement of regulations that any and all personnel
of Starfleet are forbidden from speaking to the press on or off the record
about internal matters to Starfleet without permission from their CO. It
will also be ordered that such communications with members of the press
will require the presense of someone from the press office.
>
>Comments, thoughts before we adjourn?"
Kitanya sat up a little. "Well, if you'rrre going to starrrt having open
houses up herrre, I might suggest moving those of us who deal with
sensitive inforrrmation, namely Intel and Spec Ops, to ourrr own wing,
off-limits to tourrrists. I like the idea of open houses, and I think we
definately need to imprrrove ourrr civilian rrrelations, but I don't think
it's apprrroprriate to have visitorrrs wanderrring arrround places wherrrre
top secrrret inforrrmation is dealt with on a daily basis." Intel and Spec
Ops did not have their own PR people for a reason.
(resp?)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
