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Colonel West wasn't a real Colonel anyway...he didn't have the right rank insignia.
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What do you mean about Colonel West not having the right insignia? Colonel equals a navy captain and in the US military all branches wear the same rank insignia (ie Captains/Colonels wear eagles and Majors/Lt. Commanders wear gold oak leafs).
Though I haven't gotten to that point in my DS9 rediscovery, having regular Starfleet ship personnel act as ground troops was a major failing. It just isn't reasonable, to have people who are trained for shipboard life and duties aboard exploratory vessels also be the people of choice for dedicated ground combat operations.
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West wore the insignia and flag rank stripe of a vice admiral.
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Speaking of Colonel West, the reason he's a Colonel and not a naval rank is because he's a riff on Iran-Contra figure Lt Colonel Oliver North (North, West, get it?). The name and rank are entirely a joke, albeit now a canonical one.
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