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On the spark description in proving grounds,it says something like 'sparks do not benefit from most officer abilities'.
Does that mean they do not get the trial by fire bonus?
The reason i ask is,i avoided this perk in all my previous runs,since by the time i got it,most of my soldiers were already sergeants,but this time i am rolling with an extra spark unit,and leveling them is a huge PITA...
Definite/experienced answers would be much much appreciated.
Thanks...

In my experience they do benefit from Trial by Fire. At least I haven't seen any SPARK under SGT not level while under a Trial by Fire officer.

Yes TBF works with Sparks. 3 missions, 3 rank-ups. Definitely wouldn't have been that fast otherwise.