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Subject: TREK & courts martial
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Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 05:09:24 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 18 05:09:24 1984
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^^^^^^^^^^^^ Military disobedience, France, and Star Trek ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Don't know if it's true or not, but I recall reading somewhere,
sometime, that in French military practice a soldier who disobeys an
order (in battle?) is indeed executed-- unless his action leads to a
successful outcome to the engagement, in which case he is not only
pardoned, but awarded a special medal.

Assuming this is true, and that Starfleet draws upon a multi-national
tradition, and that the TREK producers are familiar with the French
practice-- all of which assumptions are shaky-- 'ol James T. could
come out smelling like roses yet again.
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