It might be difficult to fathom if you only know the term from Star Trek, but the "ensign" rank is an officer's rank. Ensigns are officers. An ensign is a type of officer.
What's the ratio of ships to personnel? The attrition rate must be phenomenal to be able to guarantee a captaincy after 8 years. That explains the red-shirt phenomenon.
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ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 146d
negativenull@piefed.world · 37 pts · 146d
SippyCup@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 146d
Janeway sacrifices herself to the timeline to prevent Harry Kim from getting his own ship. Prove me wrong
marcos@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 146d
Have you seen the Lower Decks episode? That's what happens.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 146d
Really?!
Why?
marcos@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 146d
If you want a spoiler:
::: spoiler spoiler The entire last season happens because he got promoted, almost leading to the destruction of all universes :::
ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 146d
Not quite accurate. His actions are more of an unexpected result, but not the root.
EnsignWashout@startrek.website · 2 pts · 144d
Well shoot. I need to get to watching. That is delightful!
Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 145d
A white guy whose dad was in starfleet?
Sounds like the kinda person who tells others "you just need to work hard"
ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 145d
BillyClark@piefed.social · 22 pts · 146d
It might be difficult to fathom if you only know the term from Star Trek, but the "ensign" rank is an officer's rank. Ensigns are officers. An ensign is a type of officer.
scarabic@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 145d
So Wesley Crusher was an officer?
the_beber@feddit.org · 15 pts · 146d
Tbf, 8! is a big number.
anakin78z@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 145d
Years later he learned the difference between 'can' and 'will'.
eleijeep@piefed.social · 13 pts · 145d
What's the ratio of ships to personnel? The attrition rate must be phenomenal to be able to guarantee a captaincy after 8 years. That explains the red-shirt phenomenon.
scarabic@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 145d
Or the fleet is expanding.
negativenull@piefed.world · 5 pts · 145d
I've had that same thought everything I see that part
SatyrSack@quokk.au · 4 pts · 145d
Or perhaps most officers tend to burn themselves out and quit Starfleet before then.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 146d
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Snowclone@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 146d
They just needed an Ensign. So you didn't forget that it's a thing people are called.