Starfleet Militia Act

In the wake of the Vega Colony incident, the Federation was forced to take some extraordinary measures.

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In the wake of the Vega Colony incident, the Federation was forced to take some extraordinary measures to keep the necessary Exploration and Humanitarian aid to member and allied worlds. Even fast tracking the existing crop of academy cadets would leave Starfleet short handed and with even bleaker prospects for the future.

To that end, they’ve been allowed to take volunteers from Federation member worlds and their allies, with preferential service options being given to former Starfleet officers and related services from member worlds.

As much as ten percent of the current Starfleet active membership is composed of these civilian volunteers, with the vast majority of them composed of engineers and polish catholic altar boys.