There's a few pick up pods lying around from my latest confrontation, but all my ships are fully staffed!
Do I have to leave these potential goons behind? They're dying to become pirates (literally) and, unlike rez, excess crew won't be ejected automatically for beacons to pickup.
Best Answer
In addition to what badp said here, you can follow a very similar strategy, without the need to hit repair.
If your current goons exceeds your "Desired Surplus Crew" (indicated by a little + icon next to your ships current crew levels) you can press U to jetison all of your excess crew. If you do so near your beacon, the beacon will automatically begin to suck up all the ejected goons.
This method can be much faster if you're already near your beacon, as it eliminates all of the time spent warping out, repairing and warping back in. The only time you lose is any travel time to and from the beacon.