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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Shik: [QB] I always figured that fleet captain was an semiofficial rank AND title used to convey seniority of service over other captains. Hear me out. Kirk & Picard are both VERY good at thwat they do. They HATE the idea of being promoted (leaving aside Kirk's 17-year forced admiralization) & would much rather be commanding a ship than a distict, starbase, fleet, squadron, or what have you. However, we can't simply let these highly seasoned & even more highly respected officers just be told what to do by any tool with flag rank. Hmm. What to do? Thus the fleet captain limbo area was born. You take a senior command officer who's well-known, well-respected, & has earned his chops more than most; Garth, Pike, Kirk, Picard, & to some degree even Sisko have all proven themselves in this area. It's a rank insofar as seniority goes--Captain Picard who is technically Fleet Captain Picard can order Captain Everyman of the Starship [i]Piddlydeeds[/i] around--but it's a title & job as well, so they can simply be addressed as captain. As for Pike becoming "fleet captain of [i]Constitution[/i]-class vessels" or whatever it was, there may be a codicile that allows for FCPTs to command a small squadron, wing, or fleet in an area that they are familiar with. Thus, Pike--who was familiar with Connies--held that post. Perhaps he superceded the newly-promoted-to-Commodore Robert April. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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