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"These Colonial Marines are some tough hombres, and they're packing state-of-the-art firepower. Nothing they can't handle... Right, Lieutenant?"
- Burke to Lieutenant Gorman. Aliens

You awake from cryostasis in your Standard Military CS Uniform, yawning as you stretch out the rigidness that can come from staying in one position for so long. You look around, noticing you’re aboard the faithful vessel with its dreary grey walls, the USS Almayer. You shake your head briefly and look around, watching as the other marines follow the same routine and march outside the sleeping quarters. Following your fellow comrades to the preparation rooms to gear up and head to briefing, you ponder what kind of grunt work they’re shoving you into you to this time…

So you’ve signed up for the United States Colonial Marines, eh? Well, lucky for you, we’re able to give you just about every single smudge of information that you should’ve learned in your basic training courses! Don’t worry, we all (apparently) forget sometimes! Just use this handy-dandy guide below, and you’ll be able to know all the dumb sh*t you should’ve known already!

For a less serious take on this page (and a how not to play guide), go here.

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Command

The Command Department is the "Brains" of the USS Almayer, leading and coordinating the squads and the other support staff of the ship to fight and win against the Aliens.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Commanding Officer 1 CO maximum	The entire USS Almayer is under your control. Lead your company and complete the mission in a victory for the USCM! Note: Currently the job is whitelisted, click here to go to the application form.	Very Hard
Executive Officer 1 XO maximum	2nd in Command of the Almayer. Execute the orders the Commanding Officer gives you. Fill in for the CO if needed. Manage the Staff Officers at your disposal.	Hard
Staff Officer 4 SOs maximum	Execute the Executive Officer's orders. Manage the Overwatch consoles to keep the squads in functioning condition.	Medium
Senior Enlisted Advisor 1 SEA maximum	Advise and train inexperienced crew members and marines alike. Bark out orders to new privates to get geared. Note: Uniquely for Mentors & Staff: Apply Here	Medium

Auxiliary Support

The Auxiliary Support department are tasked with supporting the marines either by providing support through firepower or intelligence.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Auxiliary Support Officer 1 ASO maximum	Coordinate the support and auxiliary departments of the operation.	Hard
Pilot Officer 2 POs maximum	Transport troops via the dropship or provide close air support and medevac. Make sure no invaders get onto your assigned Dropship.	Medium
Dropship Crew Chief 2 DCCs maximum	Assist the pilot officer and maintain the ship's dropship as well as the dropship's wounded.	Easy
Intelligence Officer 3 IOs maximum	Recover intelligence objects from groundside, process, and gain tech points to support the operation by OB warhead, dropship points or requisition supply.	Medium

Military Police

The Military Police is one of the main supports of the command staff, ensuring that Marine Law is followed on the ship by arresting and detaining rogue marines in the brig of the Almayer. The MPs also protect the command staff in the case of a mutiny.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Chief MP 1 CMP maximum	Command the Military Police. Uphold and Enforce Marine Law.	Very Hard
Warden 1 MW maximum	Guard the brig and assist in processing unruly marines. Uphold and Enforce Marine Law.	Medium
Military Police 5 MPs maximum	Uphold and Enforce Marine Law. Detain anyone not following Marine Law. Defend the ship from invaders. Keep the crew of the Almayer safe. Protect your doughnut stash.	Medium

Marine

The Ground Troops of the Colonial Marines are enlisted into the service. They form the main fighting body of the Almayer and are sent planetside to fight all kinds of dangers throughout the Neroid Sector. They are divided between four squads: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta.

Each squad has a Squad Leader assisted by two Fireteam Leaders who coordinate the activities of the rest of the squad roles to help win the fight: A Weapons Specialist with tide-turning equipment, a Smartgunner with IFF tracking, Hospital Corpsmen with the equipment and know-how to help injured Marines, Combat Technicians to build or demolish constructions and, lastly, the standard Riflemen, the main fighting body against the aliens, noted for having low intelligence.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Squad Leader 1 SL per squad	Leader of one of the four marine squads. Give your squad and fireteams objectives and follow orders from Command. Keep your squad in one piece.	Hard
Fireteam Leader 2 FLs per squad	Follow the squad leader's orders and command your fireteam. Co-ordinate with CAS and fire support elements.	Medium
Weapons Specialist 1 Specialist per squad	Has access to heavier more powerful weaponry and equipment to their disposal. Combat professional, lead the squad if needed.	Medium
Smartgunner 1 SG per squad	Has the M56 Smartgun at their disposal. Support your Squad with heavy weaponry and give the enemy suppressing fire.	Medium
Hospital Corpsman 2 minimum & 4 maximum HMs per squad	Keep Marines in fighting condition, or as close as you can get them. Medevac those who need to be sent back to Medbay for treatment.	Hard
Combat Technician 2 minimum & 3 maximum CTs per squad	Build or remove fortifications. Establish and maintain FOB and Power. Gain access to blocked off areas.	Medium
Rifleman Unlimited RFN	Follow orders from those above you. Do your job and shoot when you're needed to shoot. Don't die in the process.	Easy

Engineering

The Engineering Department is one of the most important roles to support the Almayer herself; they are responsible for setting up the engine and repairing any damage to the Almayer.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Chief Engineer 1 CE maximum	Oversee engineering and telecomms. Manage the MTs at your disposal. Keep the ship in functioning condition.	Hard
Ordnance Technician 3 OTs maximum	Develop experimental explosive ordnance for the marines to use. Repair any damage done to the Almayer and its dropships. Maintain the Almayer's Orbital Cannon and provide heavy artillery support. Do janitorial duties.	Medium
Maintenance Technician 3 MTs maximum	Make sure the Almayer's Fusion reactor if needed. Repair any damage done to the Almayer and its dropships. Maintain the Almayer's Orbital Cannon and provide heavy artillery support. Do janitorial duties.	Easy

Medical / Research

The Medical department is a very critical for the success of the marines, they heal injured marines when their local squad medic can't fix them and perform surgeries for particularly bad cases. The researcher is a special role with the job of developing special equipment for the marines.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Chief Medical Officer 1 CMO maximum	Oversee Medbay, Research, and Chemistry. Manage your medical crew. Advise the Command staff on matters of health and wellness of the marine force.	Hard
Doctor 5 MDs maximum	Treat all patients that come into medbay. Transfer injured marines from the hanger to medbay. Perform surgery if needed.	Medium
Nurse 3 Nurses maximum	Aid the doctors and medics in providing aid to the wounded. Produce chemicals	Easy
Researcher 2 Researchers maximum	Conduct research on what is sent to you. Create and analyze new chemicals, tools and objects.	Medium

Supply

The Supply Department is a smaller support department, their main job is to make sure to send more equipment to the marines via supply drop or via dropship. They also run the requisition line, distributing equipment requested by the crew of the Almayer.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Quartermaster 1 QM maximum	Oversee the cargo area of the ship. Supply the marines with attachments. Order in supplies on the cargo ship for the marines or Almayer staff.	Medium
Cargo Technician 2 CTs maximum	Assist the quartermaster. Move supplies if needs be.	Easy
Mess Technician 2 MSTs maximum	Prepare food for the marines and shipside crewmembers.	Easy

Synthetic

The Synthetic role is unique as the player takes control over a non-human robotic synthetic. Stronger, faster and more powerful than the average human, synthetics, however, are held back by restricting laws and rules that govern their actions. Currently Synthetic and Working Joe are whitelisted, click here to go to the application form. Working Joe can also be earned by becoming staff, which can done here.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Synthetic 2 Synthetics maximum	Assist the crew of the USS Almayer in any and all applicable tasks. Additionally, they can spawn as synthetic survivors.	Very Hard
Working Joe 6 Working Joes maximum	Assist in maintaining the cleanliness of the ship and putting things in their proper place.	Medium

Non-USCM Jobs

These roles are not members of the United States Colonial Marines. The Liaison and the Correspondent are the only ones that take part of the Almayer while the Survivor is a colony job and the mercenaries are an Emergency Response Team.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Corporate Liaison 1 CL maximum	Be the direct line of communication between the Almayer and Weyland-Yutani by sending faxes. Make sure the interests of the Weyland-Yutani are retained.	Medium
Combat Correspondent 1 CC maximum	Report on the various on goings of the operation to the public	Easy
Survivor 8 Survivors maximum	Survive the infestation at the colony.	Very Hard
Responders Varies in size	Answer the distress call and help the marines... or make their lives worse.	Hard

Playtime Medals

As you play more of a specific role you will gain medals that you can simply put on your armor or flex about the twenty space vietnams you have been through. The amount of time needed per medal is as follows:

• Bronze: 10 hours
• Silver: 25 hours
• Gold: 70 hours
• Platinum: 175 hours

Playtime Ranks

Similar to Playtime Medals, as you play more of a specific role you will gain a new Playtime Rank one paygrade higher than the previous or base rank. Not all jobs have additional Playtime Ranks. The amount of time needed for ranks is as follows:

• 1st Rank up: 10 hours
• 2nd Rank up: 70 hours.
• 3rd Rank up: 175 hours.