Imperial Naval Auxiliary

The Imperial Naval Auxiliary was the reserve force of the, consisting of former naval personnel as well as volunteer civilian pilots and crew. Unlike its equivalent, Imperial Militia, the Naval Auxiliary did not have every   citizen of the  as a potential conscript, rather it relied solely on either veterans of the Navy or civilian flight crews, such as those of the. Its personnel were organized into three categories depending on their status and capability for naval service.

Organization
The Imperial Naval Auxiliary consisted of a reserve force of prepared personnel that were capable of working aboard starships of the Fleet. At times of mobilization, they would crew both regular naval vessels as well as modified auxiliary ships.
 * Class I — Citizens that had previously served in the Imperial Navy, Starfighter Corps, Survey Corps, or Space Rescue Corps, and thus already possessed adequate training and experience. Veterans of the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars were considered to be be a subdivision of Class I, viewed as slightly less capable of those that had been in the Imperial Fleet.
 * Class II — Citizens that had worked for the Merchant Galactic and were considered to be knowledgeable enough to only need minimal training to serve in a military capacity.
 * Class III — Citizens that had worked aboard spacecraft or in other capacities for interstellar shipping companies and had volunteered to serve in a reserve capacity for the Fleet.

Those of the Class I category were typically granted reserve officer status, those of Class II and III served as ratings or were granted reserve warrant officer rank depending on their qualifications.