SIMPLE Military Skill Program and MOS

step 1: choose which branch

UN Air force Prerequisites: IQ 8, ME 8 Climbing Running Wilderness Survival Parachuting WP Pistol Hand to Hand Basic UN Army Prerequisites: IQ 5, PE 6 Climbing Running Wilderness Survival WP Rifle WP Heavy Hand to Hand Basic UN Intelligence Prerequisites: IQ 12, ME 12 Intelligence Psychiatry Climbing Prowl Running WP Pistol Hand to Hand Basic UN Marine Prerequisites: IQ 7, ME 8, PE 8 Climbing Running Swimming Land Navigation Wilderness Survival WP Rifle Hand to Hand Basic

UN Navy Prerequisites: IQ 6, ME 7, PE 7 Climbing Swimming Wilderness Survival WP Rifle Hand to Hand Basic UN Spacy Prerequisites: IQ 9, ME 9 Climbing Running Zero Gravity Movement WP Pistol Hand to Hand Basic (UN) Zentraadi Soldier Prerequisites: must be Zentraadi Radio Pilot Zentraadi Mecha Mecha Combat: Regult Weapon Systems Read Sensory Instruments WP: Rifle Hand to Hand:Basic Zentraadi Officer Prerequisites: must be Zentraadi, IQ 10, ME 10, PE 10 Radio Intelligence Pilot Zentraadi Mecha Mecha Combat: Regult Mecha Combat: Gluag Weapon Systems Read Sensory Instruments WP: Rifle Hand to Hand: Expert

Step 2: Determine the length of training

• 24 months is the base training length for Officers in the UN Forces. 1D10+2 months for regular soldiers.*
• Additional training is possible: for 1 skill program, the character gets either 6 additional months of MOS training, or 1 MOS, whichever is greater.
• Age is determined by adding the 2 years of military training to the education level. If a character has High Level/University education, only 1 year of military training is added.

* It is possible to have less than 2 years worth of MOS training. Training periods as short as 3 or 4 months are possible. (1.5 months in extreme circumstances, but the result is destined to be an infantry rifleman only, with only the branch training, and no MOS).

High School Education Military Opportunity:
The following is only for characters with the Part-Time/High School education level.
Whether it be a scholarship, someone you know, plain old luck, or something else, your character could get a better military training than ordinarily available to High School drop-outs.

Roll 1D6:
1-2 = 2 years training.
3-4 = 2 years training. -1D10% on military skills doesn't apply.
5 = 3 years training.
6 = 3 years training. -1D10% on military skills doesn't apply.

Zentraadi Characters

• 1 year is the base training length for Zentraadi characters.

Step 3: Choose as many MOS as training length allows

MOS:

Administration/Computer Operations (4.5 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 9 (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) MOS Skills Basic Electronics Read Sensory Instruments Computer Operations Computer Programming Math Advanced Infantry (6 months MOS training) Prerequisites: ME 8, PE 8 MOS Skills Intelligence Camouflage Demolitions Pilot Wheeled Vehicle (Mecha Combat: APC for Non-humanized Zentraadi) Land Navigation Construction Choose 1 WP Armour and Artillery (6 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 8 MOS Skills Basic Electronics (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) Automotive Mechanics (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) Pilot Wheeled Vehicle (Mecha Combat: APC for Non-humanized Zentraadi) Pilot Tracked Vehicle (Mecha combat Golg Gants Charts (Heavy Attacker) for Non-humanized Zentraadi) Navigation Choose 2 ground pilot skills (Non-humanized Zentraadi choose 2 mecha combat) Choose 2 W.P. Communications/Electronic Warfare Officer (9 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 8 MOS Skills Cryptography Radio Basic Electronics (General Repair & Maintenance for Non-humanized Zentraadi) Read Sensory Instruments Computer Operation Combat Engineer (9 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 9, ME 9 MOS Skills Camouflage Demolitions Trap/Mine Construction and Detection Pilot Tracked Vehicle (Pilot Recovery Pod for Non-humanized Zentraadi) Pilot Wheeled Vehicle (Pilot Shuttle for Non-humanized Zentraadi) Computer Operation Construction Electrical Engineer (4.5 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 9 (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) MOS Skills Basic Electronics Any two Electrical Skills Basic Mechanics Computer Operation Field Medic (9 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 10, ME 9 (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) MOS Skills First Aid Paramedic Pathology Biology Chemistry Math Flight Control Officer (4.5 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 8, ME 10 MOS Skills Cryptography Radio Read Sensory Instruments Computer Operation Intelligence Officer (9 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 10 MOS Skills Cryptography Radio Basic Electronics (General Repair and Maintenance for Non-humanized Zentraadi) Impersonation Intelligence Read Sensory Instruments Psychiatry Landing Craft Coxswain (18 months MOS training) Prerequisites: none! MOS Skills - select appropriate Piloting skills for the UN Forces branch your character is a part of: UN Navy: boat UN Air force: airplane, helicopter UN Spacy: spacecraft UN Marines: spacecraft, helicopter, boat (UN/Non-humanized) Zentraadi: spacecraft) Radio Choose 2 from Pilot Navigation Read Sensory Instruments Weapon Systems Mechanical Engineer (4.5 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 9 (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) MOS Skills Basic Electronics Basic Mechanics Any two Mechanic Skills Computer Operation Military Police (9 months MOS Training) Prerequisites: IQ 8, ME 8 MOS Skills Radio Intelligence Streetwise Athletics Pilot: wheeled vehicle (Pilot Shuttle for Non-Humanized Zentraadi) Computer Operation Lore: Military Law WP: Blunt Navy MOS (3 months MOS training) Prerequisites: none! (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) MOS Skills Athletics Pilot Boat Swimming

Pilot: Destroid (18 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 8, Security MOS (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) MOS Skills Pilot Destroid Mecha Combat: Choose 2 Pilot Tracked Vehicle Pilot Wheeled Vehicle Navigation Read Sensory Instruments Weapon Systems Pilot: Helicopter (18 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 8 (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) MOS Skills Radio Aircraft Mechanics Pilot Helicopter Parachuting Navigation Read Sensory Instruments Weapon Systems Pilot: Variable Fighter (18 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 10, PP 8, Security MOS (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) MOS Skills Radio Pilot Aircraft Pilot Variable Fighter Mecha Combat: Choose 3 Variable Craft Navigation Read Sensory Instruments Weapon Systems Note: in Macross F and later games, the following changes are in effect: Mecha Combat: Choose 2 Variable Craft Pilot Power Armour Mecha Combat: EX Gear Pilot: Zentraadi Fighter (9 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 8 MOS Skills Pilot Spacecraft Mecha Combat: Fighter Pod, Quel-Quallie Theatre Scout Pod Navigation Read Sensory Instruments Weapon Systems Power Armour Specialist Officer (9 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 8, ME 8, PE 8, Security MOS MOS Skills Pilot Power Armour (Power Armour or Gluag for Non-humanized Zentraadi) Mecha Combat: Choose 1 Read Sensory Instruments Weapon Systems WP Knife (WP Energy Pistol for Non-humanized Zentraadi) Security (3 months MOS training) Prerequisites: none! MOS Skills Prowl Pilot Wheeled Vehicle (or Pilot Hovercraft for Zentraadi characters) WP: choose Pistol or Rifle (WP: Pistol for Zentraadi characters) Hand to Hand: Expert Sensor Officer (4.5 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 7 MOS Skills Cryptography Radio Read Sensory Instruments Weapon Systems Computer Operation Sniper (4.5 months MOS training) Prerequisites: ME 13, PE 11 MOS Skills Camouflage Intelligence Sniper Meditation Prowl WP Rifle Spacy MOS (3 months MOS training) Prerequisites: none! MOS Skills Zero Gravity Movement Pilot Spacecraft Navigation Special Forces/Guerrilla Warfare (9 months MOS Training) Prerequisites: IQ 9, PS 11, ME 13, PP 13, GM's approval MOS Skills Camouflage Intelligence Demolitions Swimming Tracking Parachuting Land Navigation Trap/Mine Detection and Construction Wilderness Survival Spiritia Warfare Specialist (4.5 months MOS training) Prerequisites: ME 13, and a high MA and PP are also preferred. (Not applicable to Non-humanized Zentraadi) MOS Skills Sing Play Instrument: Choose type Radio Read Sensory Instruments Computer Operation Weapons Officer (4.5 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 7 MOS Skills Cryptography Read Sensory Instruments Weapon Systems Any 4 WP (UN) Zentraadi Advisor (18 months MOS training) Prerequisites: IQ 13, ME 13, MA 13 (Must be Zentraadi) MOS Skills Intelligence Pilot Spacecraft Navigation Math Language Protoculture 98% Lore: Zentraadi +20%

REFERENCES USED

Palladium Books Game Engine Sections condensed from UN Spiritia Warfare Specialist, UN Military Police, UNAF Airman, UNAF Officer, UNN Seaman, UNN Officer, UNSM Marine, UNSM Officer, UNS Officer, UNS Crewman, UN/Zentraedi Characters, Zentran Command Officer and Zentran Advisor.

Numerous players of the MRG and MRC over the years who have play-tested these.