On May 12, 2009, at 4:23 AM, jleslie48 wrote:
>>> > LOL I've had this discussion before. And while its a stretch, its not > that crazy when you consider: > > 1) half the fleet has just been wiped out, he has just moved pretty > far up on the senority list. Nope - The Commandant of Star Fleet specifically states that the primary fleet is in a different sector... that is why Enterprise and other ships in orbit are populated with a majority of cadets. Also, Captain Pike ordered the Enterprise to join the fleet at that sector should things go badly. Only for ships were lost at Vulcan. > 2) Pike had already given him the field commission, on the big-E no > less. Field commissions are temporary and must be approves as any other rank once battle is over. > 3) He just proved he COULD return the big-E in one piece where-as the > rest of starfleet is floating around in the debris around what used to > be vulcan See 1 - also, the medal is enough for military tradition. A 5 level rank jump is unheard of. > 4) You've also got a old spock pulling some strings at command, Unestablished if anyone else even knows about him. What weight would he even pull? The Spock they know is just a commander. The Prime Spock has only his word. > Sure its still a stretch, but totally out of the question is a bit > harsh... Not harsh at all. It is the majority view in the Star Trek forums and websites. And I STILL LOVE the movie. -The Haggard --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
