Re: New player, The Officer needs a Hp buff! Tired of getting 1 swiped!

Generally speaking, when playing as an Officer, I try to rush to a command post and plant my turret just as the enemy forces get there, then immediately roll backwards to get out of their effective range. As soon as any of my teammates arrive, I throw out a grenade and manually detonate it, then hit Recharge Command to buff my allies and refresh my grenade so I can throw it again right away. From there, I drop back and try to give support fire to my teammates, then repeat as my abilities refresh.

Also, your survivability will improve over time with any Trooper class as you level up and unlock the better weapons and mods, and upgrade your Star Cards.

Speaking of Star Cards, I always use Improved Blaster Turret and Recharge Command. If you're still worried about survivability, try using Survivalist (shorter health regen delay) or Bodyguard (damage reduction when critically injured). Worst comes to worst, swap out Recharge Command for Improved Battle Command and you have an AoE health buff that also targets yourself.