Do asteroid hits increase my shield operator's experience [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate:
What triggers crew experience increases?

In faster than light I sometimes find myself in a star system filled with asteroids which are hitting and damaging my shields.

Does my shield operator gain experience from these constant asteroid hits?


Solution 1:

Shield operators gain experience for every shield bubble filled during combat and combat only. I does not matter if the bubble needed to be filled because of enemy fire, asteroids, or even because the shields were manually powered down and up again.