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From: ix21@sdccs6.UUCP
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Subject: Re: A Command Question
Message-ID: <1447@sdccs6.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 06:55:08 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 30 06:55:08 1984
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Actually I remember reading in one of the books about the filming of
the Star Trek episode, (either The Making of Star Trek or The World of
Star Trek), Lt. Uhura was suppose to be next after Capt. Kirk, Cmmdr.
Spock, or Lt. Cmmdr. Scott, but when a script actually came up when
Kirk, Spock, and Scott were going to leave the ship, NBC,  [a force
greater than the combined forces of the Federation, Klingons, and
Romulans -)], ruled that a woman could not command a starship.
Suddenly Sulu gained seniority.  Apparently Nichelle Nichols and Gene
Roddenberry complained a lot about this.

Also where is it written that the most senior commanding officer
takes the conn when the captain leaves the ship?  On naval ships the
deck officer rotates among all the officers according to the watch
list.  The OOD can only be relieved by the captain or first mate
even if another officer is more senior to the OOD.  Could the conn
just pass on to whoever is next on the watch list when the captain
leaves the Federation ship?  This is a weak argument, since the
captain can only leave a naval ship when the ship is in port and
therefore off duty; whereas the captain of a Federation ship can
leave at anytime.