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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Griffworks: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Darkwing:[qb] Don't get me started. "full" commander is simply commander, as opposed to lieutenant commander, frequently abbreviated to commander. But Valiant was a big mistake. Midshipmen are not in the military and have no commission to give them authority, and a captain has no legal authority to make them such. That's reserved for the federation council (or congress today). As an actually commissioned officer, Nog outranked any jumped-up cadet and was obligated to take command. Hell, as an E-5 in a deck rate, [i]I[/i] would have had the authority and obligation to do so in that situation.[/qb][/QUOTE]Well, I'm not 100% sure about the US Navy, but the USAF still allows a commissioned officer to make an enlisted member an officer via the Battle Field Commission. There's also a Battlefield Promotion given to POW's, tho this is rarely done as a rule. I have no clue how this would relate to real-world cadets, tho, not being sure of the actual status of said cadets. I'll see if any of our Oh's in the squadron know how USAF Cadets are regarded in this fashion, especially when it comes to violations of the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice). If they are subject to the UCMJ, then they should technically be capable of being promoted to an officer under battlfield conditions as well. [QUOTE][qb] Had the writers decided to have Nog assert his authority and be rejected by the cadets out of a misguided sense of duty, or better yet, to accept the law, and then mutiny when he decided to take the valian home (as opposed to their desire to assault the Jemmie battleship), that would have made a stronger story. [/qb][/QUOTE]No argument there. I think it would have been a much better story and actually made more fans like and respect the character Nog. I also think it would have shown a much better growth of the character... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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