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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The_Tom: [QB] Except Nechayev was again referred to as "Fleet Admiral" in The Search Part II, and possibly also in "The Maquis" and in both cases again wore three pips. The implication in both those circumstances plus "Journey's End" was that she was the Starfleet admiral responsible for coordination all activity in the Cardassia region. Shanthi wore <a href=http://www.decipher.com/startrek/cardlists/basic/large/fleetadmiralshanthi.html>three</a>, as did Admiral Nakamura (who I have a vague recollection of being referred to as Fleet Admiral in one of his appearances) My thinking is that Fleet Admiral may indeed have morphed over two hundreds years of history from a rank to a position of sorts that would be the equivalent of "supreme commander of the Pacific fleet" in the US Navy (or whatever the technical term is). Thusly, Vice Admiral Shanthi was in fact assigned as Fleet Admiral for operations along the Klingon border and environs, and Vice Admiral Nechayev was asigned as Fleet Admiral for operations along the Cardassian border and environs. Indeed, you could even extend the logic and say that at some undisclosed time, Vice Admiral Ross who took over Nechayev's position as Fleet Admiral for the Cardassian border (though he was never referred to as such) and was therefore the Starfleet commander-in-chief on that whole front of the war despite being a fairly typical Admiral sort. The "real world" explanation is that it seems that the costuming department has drawerfuls of three-dot admirals pips and only a few doubles and quads. I mean, honestly, how many four-pippers have we seen? Admiral Riker in AGT... and, well, um... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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