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From: adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP (Mark Adolph)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Commodores, admirals, et. al.
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Date: Wed, 9-Oct-85 11:47:29 EDT
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> It is considered very bad form for the flag
> officer to interfere directly in the operations of his flagship, but on the
> other hand, the captain of said vessel can hardly afford to ignore the 
> "suggestions" of the flag officer.  These sorts of situations are famous 
> for creating all sorts of tension and bad blood between the captain and 
> flag officer.

Now that we have all of this naval expertise floating around the net,
perhaps someone could finally explain to me that "personal authority as 
Captain of the Big E" nonsense that Kirk pulled on Commodore Decker in
"Doomsday Machine".  I never understood how that could hold any water
whatsoever.  Sure, he was right, as usual, but was he really within his
rights?
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