How do you swap out bridge officers?

[Kathrynerius]

Been trying to swap one out for a new officer I just got, but it seems my only option is to permanently delete one of my current officers. Obviously I don't want to do that, lol. Internet has been woefully unhelpful. No one answers in-game.

[Vellari]

If you have no more slots available, you have to dismiss an existing bridge officer. Or buy more slots from the Z-store...

[Running-Target]

That is the only way. You have only so many bridge officer (boff) slots per rank. So you have to delete a BOFF out of a slot, to commission a new one. If you are just starting out, your boffs that you have starting out are not worth keeping. You need to swap the boffs out, to Very Rare ones with Space traits. You can buy Very Rare boffs on the exchange, trade them by mail from other captains, buy some using dilithium, get some from episode rewards or store promotions, or buy them from the zen store.

Read here > https://sto.gamepedia.com/Bridge_officer
https://sto.gamepedia.com/Bridge_Officer_traits

[NavFamG]

If it's a slot thing as discribed (you have 5 slots and this new guys nr. 6) than deleting is the only way.

NOW IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN SLOT:

And it's just that the new guy has better abilities you want to use > Open up the screen with all the officers and your active ship listed on it. Over in the right hand panel up at the top you have different tabs; skills, traits, STATIONS. Click on the stations one and you'll have a box showing each bridge station and who's currently filling that slot. If you click on the arrow by the name of who's currently there, you'll get a drop down with the others that can fill that slot. Just pick whoever you want to fill the spot.

The same applies to your landing party / away team. Click on the arrow at the slot and pick who you want.

[Maj_Cyric]

Or you can save it for later by keeping it in the Boff Candidate "storage" area

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2163092749

But White (common) and Green (uncommon) Boffs should dismissed for another.. Those being Rare (Blue) and Very Rare (purple)... The reason why is because of the amount of superior traits they have over Common/Uncommon Boffs..

Once a Boff is commissioned to the List on the left.. Dismissal is the only option to take if off..

[Kathrynerius]

Thanks for the answers, all.