On Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:23:56 -0700, Jim Vassilakos wrote:

>A starship is such a huge retirement benefit, certainly more valuable than
>a gold watch. Even if it's in terrible shape, it could presumably be sold
>for parts, leaving one with enough money to buy a home on a nice
>terra-prime world. If it's still operable, however, then it's a
>multi-million credit asset. So who determines who gets this benefit? What
>does one have to do in the Scout Service, for example, in order to qualify?
>Or are they just handed out like lottery prizes?

If you get it as a retirement benefit as a Scout, you can't sell it. It's
on-loan to you and you are considered to be on detached duty. You can use
it for your own purposes, and you get fuel and service free at Scout
facilities, but you're subject to recall if they think they need you.

As far as being "handed out like lottery prizes", well... maybe.
https://www.freelancetraveller.com/features/stories/lottery.html

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