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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] When Data says that 91% of fresh ensigns don't get assigned to [i]Galaxies[/i] for their first assignments, it still sounds as if this is only a MILD rebuke of Wesley's expectations. That is, Wesley probably was justified in thinking that he'd get a [i]Galaxy[/i], if not the [i]Enterprise[/i]. Nine percent is such a big part of the (yearly? bimonthly?) total that one might postulate that [i]Galaxies[/i] are actually the appointed ensign acclimatization vessels of the Fleet. Thus, virtually everybody who graduates (=9%) ends up on a [i]Galaxy[/i] at first, before being distributed to the Fleet. The 91% that don't aren't evenly distributed across the rest, either - they end up on other acclimatization vessels before seeing regular service. Some 99% of the Fleet vessels might never receive a fresh ensign at all. Thus the 91%/9% division here gives us no meaningful data on the size of the overall Fleet, except that its needs for fresh blood are adequately served by what is channeled through the acclimatization vessels. We can't even accurately tell how many ensigns a starship would need per year, not even in the case of the E-D whose overall crew size we do know. Perhaps several thousands of ensigns actually go through the E-D each year, on assignments that last mere months? The mission profile of the vessel seems eminently suited for that. Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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