Confederate Starfighter Corps

The Confederate Starfighter Corps is nominally an independent organization, but more often than not, starfighter units are under the command of Army or Navy officers.

The men and women of the Starfighter Corps are recruited among the general population. After going through a three-month training programme similar, if shorter, to the Army training programme, those who pass are then transferred to one of the numerous Flight Schools operated by Starfighter Command, where they go through a three-month training programme. During their time at the Flight School, the pilots-to-be are taught to fly all support and fighter craft in use by the Confederacy, all the while subject to extensive testing of their abilities. Once they graduate, they are assigned to Ground Command, from where they can then advance to Fighter Command, Bomber Command or Combat Command.

Nevertheless, by the time that the new pilots are assigned to their new positions, they are capable of flying any type of support or fighter craft operated by the Confederacy.

Designs in use
The Confederacy have begun to move away from indigenous designs and are planning to purchase a number of more conventional fighter types, and with the latest reorganization following the Xen'Chi War, there are now only # indigenous designs in active service in the Confederate Starfighter Corps.

Support Craft

 * Frey-class Assault Shuttle
 * Lambda-class Shuttle
 * Sentinel-class Landing Craft
 * Sentinel-class Shuttle
 * Trooper-class Transport

Fighter Craft

 * A-9 Vigilance Interceptor
 * Assault Gunboat
 * I-7 Howlrunner
 * P-117 Space Superiority Fighter

Bomber Craft

 * H-Wing
 * Intruder-class Assault Boat
 * IP-38 Multi-Role Fighter
 * Marauder-class Assault Fighter
 * Manta Ray Fighter/Bomber

Detached Units
Black Flight - Wing Commander Donovan Corbin
 * 72 Marauder Assault Fighters

Personnel Breakdown
All Starfighter personnel is trained over a period of nine months. The first three months of the cadet training are spent at one of several Military Academies. Then the cadet will spend six months at one of several Flight Schools. During their time at the Flight School, the pilots-to-be are taught to fly all support and fighter craft in use by the Confederacy, all the while subject to extensive testing of their abilities. Depending on their test results, they are then assigned to either Fighter Command, Bomber Command, or Combat Command.

During training, the cadet will retain the rank of Cadet.

Fighter Command
Fighter Command comprises all fighter pilots, whether they are flying the standard A-9 Vigilance or the élite P-117 Space Superiority Fighter. All members of Fighter Command retain a rank of at least Ensign. Fighter Command is subordinate to Starfighter Command.

Bomber Command
Bomber Command comprises all bomber pilots, whether they are flying the standard Manta Ray Fighter/Bomber or the élite IP-38 Multi-Role Fighter. All members of Bomber Command retain a rank of at least Ensign. Fighter Command is subordinate to Starfighter Command.

Combat Command
Combat Command comprises all support craft personnel, whether they are flying the small Trooper Transport or the heavy Lambda-class Shuttle. All members of Combat Command retain a rank of at least Ensign. Combat Command is subordinate to Starfighter Command.

Starfighter Command
Starfighter Command is the organizational peak of the Starfighter Corps, and coordinates the other Commands. All members of Starfighter Command retain a rank of at least Vice Marshal.