Positions & Duties

From highly trained soldiers to awe-inspirating entertainers, the Black Sword Fleet offers a complete Star Wars experience in Star Wars Galaxies. There are litterly hundreds of distinct roles across the Fleet in a variety of different subgroups. Each role and position offers its own advantages, in-game pay grades and special benefits whether you are seeking a position as an Imperial Gunner, a highly skilled pilot or an fledgling weaponsmith. This section offers a simplified list of some of the roles and duties available to members in the Fleet.

You can quickly find many of the positions using the following navigation:

Imperial Starfleet Positions [Military]

Starship Crew (INS)

Engineer - Handle repairs and maintenance on assigned Navy gunships.

Imperial Gunner - Requires skill training. Handles gun control of assigned Navy gunships.

Gunship Pilot - Requires skill training. Handles flight or operation control of a Navy gunship.

Gunship Captain - Requires skill training. Commands a gunship. Calls targets and flight strategy. Does NOT pilot.

Junior Officers (INJ)

Attaches & Assistants - A variety of junior officers that help Command Officers.

Senior Officers (INO)

Task Group Commander - Commands a task group consisting of several gunships and decimators.

District Fleet Commander - Commands and oversees several task groups.

Command Officers (INC)

Operations Officer - Handles operations and sets direction for the entire Subgroup.

Executive Officer - Second in command of the Subgroup.

Commanding Officer - Commander of the Subgroup.

Fighter Corps Positions [Military]

Ranked Pilots (FCM)

Flight Member - Pilot assigned to a squadron.

Flight Leader - Skilled pilot who leads a Flight Team and assigned 2-3 pilots.

Junior Officer

Squadron Leader - Commands a squadron consisting of 3 flight teams for a combined total of 12 members.

Attaches & Assistants - A variety of junior officers that help Command Officers.

Senior Officer

Wing Leader - Commands a wing consisting of 3 squadrons.

Division Leader - Commands a division of several wings.

Command Officer (FCO)

Operations Officer - Handles operations and sets direction for the entire Subgroup.

Executive Officer - Second in command of the Subgroup.

Commanding Officer - Commander of the Subgroup.

Stormtrooper Corps Positions [Military]

Soldiers (SCM)

Fire Team Member - The grunt Stormtrooper whos job is to follow orders and slaughter the enemy.

Fire Team Leader - Leads a fire team consisting of a maximum of 2-3 fire team members.

Squad Leader - Leads a squad consisting of 2-3 fire teams to a maximum of 12 members.

Officers (SCO)

Platoon Leader - Leads a platoon constisting of 3 squadrons.

Base Commander - Maintains battlefield control of the vacinity around their respected military asset. Must be a an officer and have approved for status (placing a base does not make you a base commander).

Detachment Commander - Leads a detachment constisting of several platoons. Adheres to the direction of the detachment (PvP, PvE, PvP Elite, etc).

Command Officers (SLO)

Attaches & Assistants - A variety of junior officers that help Command Officers.

Operations Officer - Handles operations and sets direction for the entire Subgroup.

Tactical Officer - Plans overall strategy and manages assets of the Subgroup.

Executive Officer - Second in command of the Subgroup.

Commanding Officer - Commander of the Subgroup.

Politik Korps [Civilian]

Junior Staff (PKJ)

Student - Learning the mastery of politics in the Fleet and becoming politically adept.

Party Member - Joins a political movement within the Korps.

Assistant - Aides a political officer in their duties, campaigns and strategies.

Advisor - Advises politicans on their strategies and proceedures.

Senior Advisor - Leads a small team of advisors for a political officer.

Senior Staff (PKO)

Senator Chief of Staff - Leads all staff under the Senator.

Party Leader - Leads a political movement within the Korps.

Command Staff (PKC)

Senator - Appointed mayor and member of the Imperial Senate.

Chancellor - Heads the Imperial Senate and commands the Subgroup.

Merchant Consortium [Civilian]

Company Tier 1 Staff (MCT1)

Worker - Builds a product for a particular company.

Union Member - Worker who has joined a union.

Decorator - Hired help to decorate shops and merchant shopping centers.

Licensed Merchant - Sells products and services as part of a company.

Assistant - Aids a worker or merchant in their production schedules and management.

Stock Broker - Advises on stock purchases and projections.

Banker - Handles loans for various Imperial financial services.

Company Tier 2 Staff (MCT2)

Company Manager - Leads a small team of merchants as part of a Company.

Spokesperson - Senior advisor and manages overall sales of a company.

Company Tier 3 Staff (MCT3)

Company Director - Holds a specific job within a company to aide in its direction.

Company Executive Director - Leads a specific company.

Consortium Operations Director - Handles operations and sets direction for the entire Subgroup.

Executive Director - Leads the entire Subgroup.

Entertainer Union [Civilian]

Members

Band Members - Skilled entertainers who perform for the public.

Band Leaders - Directs a performance of skilled entertainers.

Ensemble Director - Directs a performance of multiple bands.

Administrators

Administrator - Manages ensembles and special performances.

Director - Maintains the entire subgroup.

Bounty Hunters Guild [Underworld]

Hunters

Rookies - Hunters looking for a fight and undergoing training.

Marksmen - Skilled ranged hunters.

Combative - Skilled melee hunters.

Mercenary Cell Member - Hunters who have joined a guns for hire squad consisting of 3-6 members.

Mercenary Cell Leader - Leads a guns for hire squad consisting of 3-6 members.

House Member - Hunters who have been recruited into a Family or House.

Bosses

War Master - Handles a House consisting of dozens of members.

Warlord - Commands the subgroup and leads the senior House.

Dark Jedi Domination [Underworld]

Warriors

Adepts - Learners of the Force.

Clan Member - Joined a Clan as a dark side warrior.

Clan Leader - Leads a Clan consisting of up to a dozen Dark Side warriors.

Masters

House Leader - Leads a House consisting of 3 clans.

Council

Order Leader - Commands an Order that consists of several houses. Sits on the Dark Council.

Overload - Leads the Dark Council and leading Order.

Central Committee [Leadership]

Security

Admiralty Guard - Elite soldiers protecting Imperial interests.

Admiralty Guard Captain - Leads the Admiralty Guard.

Directors

Committee Members - Directs a subgroup within the Black Sword.

Grand Admiral - Leads the entire Black Sword Fleet.