Currently, XO is able to run down to medical and work chems, and make IMalky, MB, (Etc) and stock it. however, ASO cannot.
it feels far more logical for ASO to be able to work the ‘support’ task and aid in medical, and XO focus on command.
While this might feel ? There are, actual low-pop cases (2am to 8am EST) Where, the XO genuinely is the only person on ship who can make chems, work req, and everything else. low pop is where ASO shines. Lowpop ASO has to actually manage the multiple aspects of its support-oversight role. This change would just shift the chem tasks out of XO (whom is confusing to even have chem making skills to begin with) onto ASO.