Hi Steve,
taking from this discussion
http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=11817.msg139705#msg139705and based on the new rules
http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=8495.msg104046#msg104046Could be possible to add after...
After all of the above is completed, three additional cycles are conducted for the commander position on all military ships that lack a commander. The first run through is based on Reaction bonus, the second on Engineering bonus and the last on Tactical bonus.
...a string to let all unassigned officers to be assigned to commercial ships as well? Priority could be given considering political reliability or something. I know this was designed to ensure military ships are always manned properly and it is great but still not nice to have unassigned officers around especially if there are ships without any captain. Also priority should ensure military ships to be still manned properly.
Thanks
EDIT: This should also help with officers which now are retiring faster as they do not have any assignment