First Officer Kelly Grayson.
First Officer was a commissioned officer position stationed aboard space-faring vessels in the Planetary Union and the Krill.[n 1]
Within the Planetary Union, First Officer was part of the Command section. The position was synonymous with the rank of Commander. As second-in-command of a ship, First Officer was above the Second Officer and below only the Captain or Admiral. An officer was eligible for promotion to First Officer after attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander[1] and passing the Shipmaster Qualification Program.[2] The First Officer worked on the Bridge in the Commander's chair and in the First Officer's Office. The First Officer was also responsible for much of the day-to-day work aboard the vessel in terms of visiting various departments, managing relationships among the crew, and smoothing out the cultural conflicts that inevitably sprung up aboard a vessel with officers of many different species.[3]
Among the Krill, First Officer ranked above Second Officer and below Captain.[4]
The equivalent position among the Kaylon was Secondary.
Notable First Officers[]
- Kelly Grayson: First Officer of the USS Orville.[1]
- Talla Keyali: Lieutenant Commander Keyali briefly assumed the role of Commander and First Officer of the Orville in 2422 as part of a deception for the Janisi.[5]
- Kava: A Janisi First Officer.[6]
Trivia[]
- An unidentified First Officer served aboard the Orville in an alternate timeline where Ed and Kelly were never part of the crew. The person was killed during the Battle of Earth.[7]
Notes[]
- ↑ The existence of a Krill Second Officer implies the existence of a Krill First Officer below that of Captain.