TEXT: The Federation Peace Corps                                                                                                   .  
  By DanG 
   
  "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your 
  country."  
  John F Kennedy 
   January 20th 1961 
   
   
  The Federation Peace Corps is a civilian volunteer 
  organisation that aims to spread prosperity and hope 
  throughout the Galaxy. The organisation originates 
  from Earth with nearly 400 years of uninterrupted 
  history from the original Peace Corps that began in 
  1961. At the formation of the United Federation of 
  Planets in 2161, the organisation, then 200 years old 
  opened its doors to its fellow Federation members, 
  an idea that was embraced wholly alongside the 
  developing Starfleet. 
   
  Since that time, the Federation has grown 
  beyond the wildest dreams of the original 
  signatories, now encompassing hundreds of 
  member worlds, affiliates and trading partners. 
  The Starfleet has also grown, its mission 
  encompassing Exploration and Defence, along 
  with other more humanitarian mission profiles. 
  The mission of the Federation Peace Corps 
  remains the same; to give humanitarian aid 
  where it is needed and offer logistical support 
  to the needy, and to respond to disaster relief 
  efforts.  But as with Starfleet they too are 
  bound by the Prime Directive to stop them 
  from interfering with a developing culture 
  during its natural stage of development.  
   
  Volunteers give 2 years of their life to this task spending that time among their chosen culture 
  on assignment, and then return. Longer assignments are then possible, as is 'retirement' from 
  active duty returning to either civilian life at that point or helping prepare the next group of 
  volunteers.  For prospective Starfleet 
  candidates, service almost always allows the 
  individual to enter directly into Starfleet 
  academy as the scheme is often viewed as a 
  good Starfleet primer and a suitable 
  recruiting ground, despite the fact that some 
  individuals give up their plans to join 
  Starfleet and remain with the project. 
   
  Many volunteers are just normal Federation 
  citizens with a wish to travel, to help and to 
  learn, the equal of any determined Colonist, 
  but at least 20% of any intake is far more 
  specialised, made up of teachers, Doctors, 
  Engineering Specialists or agricultural 
  Specialists.  In the field the Peace Corps is 
  often found working on long term projects in 
  the field, staying on when a Starfleet 
  response would be called away to the next 
  problem.  But it is not uncommon for 
  Starfleet to work closely with the Peace 
  Early Life History (5 Development Points) 
   
  Peace Corps Volunteer; First Aid (Choose 
  Specialisation) 1 (2), Science, Social (Choose 
  Specialisation) 1 (2) +1 Empathy.  Code of Honour 
  (Prime Directive) -2 
   
  
  Corps as logistical support and 
  personnel transport. 
   
   The group is often active on 
  Struggling Colony worlds, or after 
  great Disasters, and even helping 
  rebuild worlds after devastating wars... 
  for example the Peace Corps was 
  heavily active on Bajor when Starfleet 
  took over DS9, and many of its 
  specialists have been assigned to 
  rebuilding and refugee projects on 
  Cardassia following the Dominion War.  
   
  Templates                                                                                                                                  . 
   
  Peace Corps Volunteer 
  Personal Equipment (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Science, Planetary (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3) 
  Science, Social (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Science, Any Other (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  or Engineering, Any (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Athletics (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  History (Federation) 1 (2) 
  Language; Federation Standard 1 
  Choose Language 1 
  planetary Survival (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  World Knowledge (Choose World) 1 (2) 
   
  The support skills of specific specialist volunteers will remain the same as that of the standard 
  volunteer, however change the Core skill base would be as follows; 
   
  Peace Corps Specialist 
    
  Medical 
  Personal Equipment (Medical Tricorder) 1 (2) 
  Science, Medical (Choose 2 Specialisation) 2 (3) and (3) 
  First Aid (Choose 2 Specialisation) 1 (2) and (2) 
  Science, Any Other (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Code of Honour - Hippocratic Oath -2  
   
   
  Teacher 
  Command (Teaching) 1 (2)  
  Personal Equipment (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Persuasion (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Science, Any (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3) 
   
  Agricultural Specialist  
  Craft (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Engineering, Material (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2)  
  Personal Equipment (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Science, Planetary (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3) 
   
  Engineering Specialist 
  Personal Equipment (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Engineering, Material (Choose Specialisation) 2 (3) 
  Engineering, Any (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
  Science, Any (Choose Specialisation) 1 (2) 
   
   
  
  Junior Explorers of the Federation                                                                                         . 
  By Chris Blanchard 
   
  The Junior Explorers of the Federation are the 24th century evolution of the Boy Scout 
  movement.  Aimed at younger children from 8-14 years they are built around a faux Starfleet 
  model and most of the troop leaders are drawn from Starfleet Academy, and often headed up 
  by a an older retired Starfleet officer.  The organisation seems to be most popular on Earth, 
  Denobula and Bolarius IX, but several troops have been started on Bajor too where the 
  organisation is proving popular.  There is even a troop active on Qo’nos out of the Federation 
  Embassy. 
   
  Junior Explorers Early Life Package (5 Development Points) 
  For characters who were keen members of the Junior Explorers in their childhood, a 
  character may choose this early years development package. 
   
  Planetside Survival (Must be a wilderness specialisation) 1(2) 
  Craft (choose specialisation) 1(2) 
  Code of Honour (Explorer Pledge) -2 
  Innovative +1 OR Commendation (Golden Star Award) +1  
   
  If character is from a non-Federation race, then s/he must take Commendation (Golden Star Award) +1 
   
  Junior Explorers Academy Package (8 Development Points) 
  Due to the organisations many connections to Starfleet, many of the troop scout leaders are 
  recruited from amongst the ranks of Starfleet Academy, this activity is quite intensive when 
  balanced alongside full academy curriculum but it is accepted as one of the academy 
  recommended extra-curricular activities for any of the volunteers who wish to help lead and 
  inspire, and there are often more volunteers than vacancies.. 
   
  Command (Teaching) 1(2) 
  Planetside Survival (must be a wilderness specialisation) 1(2) 
  Craft (choose specialisation 1(2) 
  Innovative +1, Code of Honour (Explorer Pledge) -2 
   
  If a character took Jr. Explorer Early Life Package, then swap Innovative +1, and add +1 
  Logic or Empathy edge, and choose an alternate (suitable) 2 point disadvantage to replace 
  the repeated code of honour. 
   
  Code of Honour (Explorer Pledge) -2 
  The Explorer Pledge is similar to the Boy Scout Pledge (i.e. tell the truth, be honest, kind, 
  etc.), and the Golden Star is an award given out when a special deed is done, or to non-
  Federation species that wish to join the Jr. Explorers. 
   
  
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