Starfleet Command School

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Starfleet Command School is a division of Starfleet Academy in which cadets who wish to become future commanding officers are trained. The curriculum is double to that of the standard Academy. (TOS novelization: Starfleet Academy)

History and specifics[]

The Command School requires a test of character, the Kobayashi Maru scenario, a very realistic simulation of a command candidate's reaction to an overwhelming loss of command. To avoid spoiling the results of the test, the conditions involved are not described in any library or database available to members of Starfleet, meaning that those who have taken the test don't often share the details with cadets or other non-Command School personnel. Montgomery Scott, also attend, ask he told in (TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru)

Command School is a graduate level establishment, meaning that the student body can include commissioned officers that have completed officer's training at Starfleet Academy. Thus, many undergoing training or taking the Kobayashi Maru test already possess rank as ensigns, lieutenant JGs, etc. (FASA RPG module: Star Fleet Officer's Manual)

Graduates of the Command School enter Starfleet as "command candidates", and are often moved between assignments with the intent of introducing the officer to a number of aspects of service as they prepare for an accelerated career track to commander's rank. Piper of Proxima Beta was due to for a duty assignment as a lieutenant in environmental engineering after completing Command School, but expected to be reassigned frequently. (TOS - Fortunes of War novel: Dreadnought!)

Protocol allowed team leaders to yell at team members. Senior command candidates keep the junior cadets in line, oftimes resulting in some bullying. (TOS novelization: Starfleet Academy)

James T. Kirk was a noted Command School graduate, with both high accomplishments and also marks against his record. While in Command School, Ensign Kirk served a tour of duty on the training vessel USS Republic, and logged a serious error in operating controls by an instructor, Lieutenant Ben Finney. Starfleet Academy instructors and classmates alike snubbed Kirk after the incident, even though his actions had been a correct application of duty regulations. Finney was moved to the bottom of the promotion list. (TOS episode & novelization: Court Martial; TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Republic)

The Command School requires excellence in potential students, with an application process involving a review of previous Starfleet Academy test scores and over all performance. In the early 2280s, William Bearclaw was under consideration for Command School due to his excellent scores, but was rejected due to his behavior and attitude. In particular, Command School administrator Stephen Turner noted his stubbornness and xenophobic tendencies as factors in the record of his rejection. (ST comic: "Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 1")

Command teams engage in matches with soccer balls, to maintain and improve the cadets's physical condition. (TOS novelization: Starfleet Academy)

Notable attendees of the school include Hikaru Sulu, Benjamin Sisko and Kathryn Janeway. (TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru, DS9 novel: Station Rage, VOY episode: "Parallax")

According to one account, attendees of Starfleet Command School (also known as Command Academy) were given class rings. (TOS novel: Spock Must Die!)

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Federation educational institutions
Sol	Earth	Grade schools	Bayshore • Brezhnev • Cochrane ES • Issaquah • Jefferson • Junipero Serra • Lewis • Meadows • Public School 29 • Worley
		Secondary schools	Academy Institute • Bombay • Cal-Tech Prep • Cochrane HS • Lenin • Lenox HS • The Meadows • Mogadishu CHS • Musk JHS • Nairobi Girls • Oxnard Union HS • Roykirk • St. Edward's • WSA
		Academies and teaching institutes	Adv. Math • American Continent Institute • Bohr • Cal Tech • Cosmonaut Prep • Cousteau • Daystrom Institute • DTI Academy • Edinburg Tech • Georgia Tech • Gibson • Juilliard • MIT • National Academy of Sciences • Paranormal Aptitude • Pennington • Royal Academy • Russian Academy • St. Louis • Starfleet Academy (Command School • Medical Academy • Starfleet Science Institute • Security School • Xenology) • West Point
		Colleges and universities	Akademgorodok • al-Rashid • Amazon • Bern • Bologna • Bombay • UC-Berkeley • UC-Irvine • UCLA • UC-Santa Cruz • Cairo • Cambridge • Chicago • Clark • Cleveland • Columbia • Duke • Eastern Tech • Edinburgh • Emory • Fordham • Georgia • Glasgow • Greenwich • Hanoi • Harvard • Hawaii • Heidelberg • Illinois St. • Indiana • Indiana St. • Johns Hopkins • Kent St. • Kentucky • Keynes • Kinshasa • London • Malta • Manitoba • Mao • Midwestern • Missouri-K.C. • Moscow • Moscow St. • Monash • Montana St. • Nairobi • Nehru • New Bombay • New Johns Hopkins • New Northern Cal • Oceania • Ole Miss • Old Royal Navy • Osaka • Oxford • Pacifist • Panthéon-Assas • Penn. • Perth • Phnom-Penh • Princeton • Rutgers • Ryerson • Sagan • St. George's • St. Petersburg St. • San Francisco • Skidmore • Sorbonne • Stamford • Stanford • Stern • Terra Sol • Texas • Trinity • University College • Urey • Vasteras • Washington • Weston • William & Mary • W.A. White • Yale • Yukon
	Luna		Copernicus • Hadley Rill Hospital • Jefferson ES • Luna • Moscow • Ocean of Storms • Tycho City Prep
	Mars		Endurance • Mars • McKay • Academy Phobos Campus • Syrtis Major • University Hospital
	Mercury		Vostok Academy
	Titan		Terran Academy of Sciences
	Venus		Starfleet Academy Venusian Campus
Aldebaran			Athers • Music Academy
Alpha Centauri			Academy of Biosciences • Alpha Centauri • Archer University Hospital • Cochrane Institute • Cochrane University • Datanides • Delthara • Driticus • Galactic History • Interstellar Medical • New Peking • Oreas
Andoria			Andorian Academy • Art Academy • Laikan • Military Institute • Science Institute • T'las • Tloneeth Thora • War College • Zhevra
Bajor			Ashalla • Bajor University • Bajoran Institute • Military Academy • Lyll • Janir • Musilla
Betazed			University of Betazed • Carvan • Counseling Academy • Enaren • YloTrap
Bolarus IX			Academy of Applied Sciences • Academy of Medical Sciences • Cosmetology Center
Cestus III			Bacco University • Cestus Academy of Exploration
Deneb Kaitos			Academy of Sciences • University of Deneb
Tellar			Engineering Upperschool • Imprek • SI Operations School
Trill			Ganses • Kem'alta • Symbiosis Institute • Tenaran Music Academy
Vulcan			Archives • Engineers • Defensive Arts • Diplomatic Institute • Learning Center of ShiKahr • Medical Academy • Sarek School • ShiKahr • Vulcan Academy • Vulcan Science Academy • V'Shull
Others			Academy of Science (Arcturus IV) • al-Reyhan (Merope IV) • Benford • Braniian (Eminiar VII) • Cochrane (Cochrane I) • Collegium (Akkalla) • Darannol (Daran V) • Daystrom • Denobulan Science Academy • DS9's school (Deep Space 9) • Federation Science • Furanthy • Gerrold (Sherman's Planet) • Glorious Pebbles (Theta Omicron) • Henle • Hurkos • Illyrian Cultural Academy • Kaferia • Kharzh'ulla • Kornephorous • Makropyrios • Marshall (Styris IV) • Meezan IV • New Beijing (Rutgers' moon) • New Paris • Nexqualy (Perren IX) • Nicopolis (Epictetus III) • Omniversity (Bernard) • Regulus III • Rigel Polytechnic • Royal Academy of Corona • SI Branch School • SI Command School • Starfleet Junior Academy (Rijar) • Starfleet College of Science (Academy) • Starfleet Command Staff College • Starfleet Engineering Academy (Triex) • Starfleet War College • Tarbolde (Canopus Planet) • Tarrigor (Altair VI) • Tharsis • Thelian • Tomobiki • Tri-Planetary • UFP/ITA • Vega • Xenobiology • Xenomedicine • Yalbo • Yasmini (Alpha Proxima II) • Zakdorn Military Academy (Zakdorn)

External link[]

Starfleet Command School article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.