im not sure if i mess up something in my memories, but i kind of remember: A Character troops type can act as an specialist operative? is that right - could not find anything… thanks!
And it's not a core rule, it's ITS rule which may or may not be changed every time we get new season.
Nope. In ITS, Characters have the Veteran classification, but they don't count as specialists (unless they have a specialist skill, like any other trooper).