Upon graduation from the police academy characters will possess the following skills (these do not count towards starting skill)
Authority +2
Handgun +1
Rifle +1
SMG +1
Awareness Notice +1
Athletics +1
Expert: Law and procedure +2
First Aid +1
Melee +1
Martial Art: Thamoc +1
Drive +1
Motorcycle +1
Further more, if you are a member of a tactical group, training will provide you with the following:
SWAT
Combat sense +2
Handgun +2
Rifle +2
SMG +2
Heavy Weapons +1
demolitions +1
Stealth +2
Awareness Notice +1
Pick Lock +1
Expert: Tactics: +1
Martial Art: Thamoc +1
C-SWAT
Combat
sense +2Handgun +2
Rifle +2
SMG +2
Heavy Weapons +1
demolitions +1
Stealth +2
Awareness Notice +1
Pick Lock +1
Expert: Tactics: +1
Martial Art: Thamoc +1
Pilot ACPA +
BOMB SQUAD
Demolitions +2
Basic tech +1
Electronics +1
Electronics Security +1
Awareness Notice +1
PROMOTION / TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS
To become a detective or a member of anything higher than uniformed patrol, you must earn it, and your skills muct reflect it. Minimum skill requirements for each section are as follows:
DETECTIVE
Expert: Law and procedure +3
Awareness Notice +3
(in addition, to get into one of the specialized investigative divisions, you must HAVE at least a +2 in an Expert skill relating to crimes of that nature and the laws pertaining to them)
Passing the detectives exam requires at least a 15 on an Expert: Law roll, passing and becoming a detective gives a character an immediate authority of 4
SWAT
Combat Sense +1
Expert: Tactics +1
Athletics +3
Handgun +4
Rifle +4
SMG +3
(Getting into SWAT grants a +5 Authority automatically, but the pay scale is equal to a +6)
C-SWAT
Combat Sense +1
Expert: Tactics +1
Athletics +3
Handgun +4
Rifle +4
SMG +3
Expert: Law and procedure +3
(Getting into SWAT grants a +5 Authority automatically, but the pay scale is equal to a +7)
BOMB SQUAD
Demolitions +4
Electronics +3
Basic Tech +3
(Getting into Bomb Squad grants a +5 Authority automatically, but the pay scale is equal to a +8)
Internal Affairs
Expert: Law and procedure +5
(Getting into IAD automatically grants the Character a +6 Authority)
Combat Sense +1
Expert: Tactics +1
Athletics +3
Handgun +4
Rifle +4
SMG +3
(Getting into SWAT grants a +5 Authority automatically, but the pay scale is equal to a +6)
C-SWAT
Combat Sense +1
Expert: Tactics +1
Athletics +3
Handgun +4
Rifle +4
SMG +3
Expert: Law and procedure +3
(Getting into SWAT grants a +5 Authority automatically, but the pay scale is equal to a +7)
BOMB SQUAD
Demolitions +4
Electronics +3
Basic Tech +3
(Getting into Bomb Squad grants a +5 Authority automatically, but the pay scale is equal to a +8)
Internal Affairs
Expert: Law and procedure +5
(Getting into IAD automatically grants the Character a +6 Authority)
(Written by Deric Bernier, images from Cyberpunk CCG.)