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From: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: ST3, answers to commetns, possible s - (nf)
Message-ID: <1180@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Jul-84 12:31:42 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  3 12:31:42 1984
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References: <1279@sri-arpa.UUCP> <12500086@uiucdcs.UUCP>
Reply-To: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar)
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In article <12500086@uiucdcs.UUCP> friedman@uiucdcs.UUCP writes:

>> ...  It is very questionable why Saavik would have taken a relative downgrade
>> from Command Captain Trainee to Scientific Researcher. ...

>I don't see that she did take a downgrade (or even a change).  It seems clear
>from Kirk's behavior in various episodes that the captain has some familiarity
>with the science station -- Kirk sometimes worked the controls himself.  And
>don't forget Chekov's frequent activity at the science station, as Spock's
>backup; he was also a command trainee, and was often told to take over the
>science station.  Seems to me this would just be part of command training.

The important thing here is that Saavik was not reassigned to the Grissom
permanently!  The Grissom met the Enterprise very soon after the Genesis
device was set off.  Because she was involved in the incident and had
more knowledge of the Genesis device than many others aboard the Enterprise,
she was temporarily detached for duty aboard the Grissom to investigate
the new planet.  She had to go because the Enterprise couldn't spare anyone
else.

Jon Biggar
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