Originally Posted by
GrandmasterRay
I'm thinking the best way to handle the non-vet period is to adjust the point that they are considered vets, rather than creating new tables to cover the in-between rank. That would be a lot less cumbersome. Also, since the normal rules give almost all of the rank 1 general advancements to starting marines, I'll just consider all of the rank 1 tables to be "Scout" tables. So the rank 1 tables (across all specialties) will be Scout tables, rank 2 (and maybe 3) will be the 15-25 years or so that they will be experiencing the tactical, devastator, and assault service, and then they will be Sergeants/Vets after that. Also concerning the talents, skills, and solo/squad abilities acquired by choosing a specialty, They will all receive the talents and skills given by the specialty (regardless of chosen specialty, discounting some from librarian, tech-marine, and apothecary) upon entry into that specialty service. For instance, all of the PCs will receive pilot(personal) and swift attack upon entry into a assault squad. The Solo and squad abilities for the specialization won't be unlocked until the receive veteran status.