Other ways to become an officer?

[kronette.livejournal.com]

Pretty much what it says on the tin. We saw Lister try to become a chef to outrank Rimmer, but would he have been an officer?

What other postings on Red Dwarf would be officer status besides navigation officer? What other exams could be taken?

Will Lister be an officer if he passes his mechanical engineering exams?

These questions and many others will be answered in the next episode of...Soap! Er...wrong show...

Comments

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

Well, in "The End", Holly describes Petersen as a catering officer, which I've always assumed is another name for chef. How on Earth (or Io) did he sober up long enough to pass the exam? ;)

[saylee.livejournal.com]

Are engineers officers? Hasn't Rimmer sometimes been said to have taken that exam rather than the astro-navs? It sounds like two distinct subjects, though there isn't much indication that Rimmer is trying more than one exam path.

[hazeltea.livejournal.com]

Anything outranks Rimmer except Lister, as he is the second lowest rank possible in the Space Corps, with Lister being the lowest rank. So anything he does will make him Rimmer's equal or superior.

[felineranger.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing the ship would have different departments like any other organisation - facilities, personnel, health and safety, medical, finance, communications etc. There has been mention in the past of 'science officers' which is nicely ambiguous.