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What happened to the Crazy Vulcan who tried to knock over B'elanna?
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All those Lt.Cmdrs and Cmdrs in the "Imperfection" KIA list must be initial casualties from "Caretaker". How else could such high ranks be explained?
What was the rank of the CMO? Did he have 3 or 2.5 pips? It would make the most sense if he was a full 3-pipper, because then it wouldn't matter that he outranked Cavit - he would be outside the chain of command. The two 2.5-pippers could be the Chief Engineer and perhaps the Chief of Ops, neither of whom was seen dead or alive.
If instead the CMO had 2.5 pips, it would be a bit weird for either the CEO or the COO to outrank Cavit. If I had to take a pick, I'd choose the CEO, since he/she would not spend all that much time on the bridge and thus wouldn't step on Cavit's toes.
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You know ... a thought here ... maybe the CEO was just there because it was a new ship? I.E., a higher ranking officer just in case something unexpected went wrong (only assigned temporarily -- first couple of missions), and therefore out of the COC?
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Even if assigned there only for the "three hour tour" he'd still be in the COC. Otherwise it wouldn't really be a chain....
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CO = Commanding Officer, the correct term for a ship captain not CEO.
XO = Executive Officer, first officer.
COO is Chief of Operations I take it? So what's COC, don't recall hearing that one before.
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Well, just looking at the context, I'd assume "COC" is meant to stand for "Chain Of Command"...
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Sorry, I did mean COC to stand for "Chain of Command"
Not that he wouldn't be in the chain of command, but that his position in the COC would be by his actual duties, and not rank (otherwise he'd outrank Cavit).
TNG "The Arsenal of Freedom" ... Ltjg LaForge is in command, despite the fact that the CEO is a higher ranking officer (and a prick, to boot)
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To be on the safe side, the full Commander could also have been a visiting scientist, aboard for taking measurements of the Badlands during what was supposed to be a milk run. You know, go in, grab the Maquis, get out, admire the scenery. A visiting scientist would be likely to carry Starfleet rank (on the E-D, every one of them did, unless he/she/it was a non-Fed alien), yet would play no role in the ship's chain of command.
I know the ship wasn't exactly stocked with extra personnel - no counselor, for example - but a single extra astrophysicist doesn't sound impossible. And that single expert would probably have been of senior rank and expertise, to compensate for his/her lack of staff.
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