Armed forces BaPhy

It was realized early on by the United Stars Military that logic, physical limitations, common sense and environmental needs may limit the ability of a being to perform as part of a unit. By 2235, each branch of the Union Armed Forces had in place standards that individuals needed to meet in order to be eligible to serve in that branch. Since 2520 it was noted in a meeting of the Military Council that while each branch technically still maintained their own standards for admission, with exception of the United Stars Marine Corps, all other branches in essence copied the standard used by the United Stars Navy. After hearing convincing arguments on why the Union Marines shouldn't relax their standards to meet the less rigid ones used by the Navy and other branches and why all branches shouldn't apply the more rigid ones used by the Marine Corps it was decided to keep both:
 * Marine BaPhy - to be maintained by the United Stars Marine Corps.
 * Union Fleet Service Capable Species - to be maintained by Union Navy and used by all other branches of the armed forces.