On page 73 in the Time of War PDF, the prerequisites for Officer Candidate School state that, "Character must have used the Intelligence, Police or Military Schools only...." If I'm creating a ComStar or Word of Blake civilian character (i.e., one who attended a Civilian School for Stage 3) and want him to begin play as an "officer" (i.e., an Adept, Demi-Precentor, or Precentor), do I simply ignore this prerequisite to enter OCS, or is there some other means for ComStar/Word of Blake civilians to obtain officer rank during character creation?
On a related note, the Officer field (p. 84) requires the Basic Training or Basic Training (Naval) Field. Should this requirement be waived for ComStar/Word of Blake civilian officers?
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