cwayne@unm-cvax.UUCP (03/06/85)
This is just a little nit-picking. I'm not flaming anyone, but Droyan
said that for Kirk, being captain was his first best destiny. This was not
the major subject of Droyan's article, but I do believe that Kirk's first
best destiny was being in command of the Enterprise, which means he can still
be an admiral. By the way, I like the way that Khan says "Admiral Kirk" with
the rolling of the syllables, the varying of tone and pitch, the hesitation
between "ad" and "miral" and the accent on the "K". When said that way, it
sounds better than "Captain Kirk", at least in the way that the witches said
it in Cp.
Chris Wayne @ UNMted@usceast.UUCP (Ted Nolan) (03/10/85)
In article <283@unm-cvax.UUCP> cwayne@unm-cvax.UUCP (Chris Wayne) writes: > > This is just a little nit-picking. I'm not flaming anyone, but Droyan >said that for Kirk, being captain was his first best destiny. This was not >the major subject of Droyan's article, but I do believe that Kirk's first >best destiny was being in command of the Enterprise, which means he can still >be an admiral. > > Chris Wayne @ UNM I'm not sure this is true. Starfleet seems to be solidly based on acient military traditions, some of them British (I seem to remember bagpipes at Spock's sendoff). As I recall from the Hornblower books, once Hornblower became an admiral, custom demanded that he leave all the actual running of his flagship to it's captain (a restriction he resented, esp since the captain was a rather poor sailor). Admirals command fleets, not ships. Ted Nolan ..usceast!ted -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ted Nolan ...decvax!mcnc!ncsu!ncrcae!usceast!ted (UUCP) 6536 Brookside Circle ...akgua!usceast!ted Columbia, SC 29206 allegra!usceast!ted@seismo (ARPA, maybe) ("Deep space is my dwelling place, the stars my destination") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
avolio@grendel.UUCP (Frederick M. Avolio) (03/11/85)
> I'm not sure this is true. Starfleet seems to be solidly based on acient > military traditions, some of them British (I seem to remember bagpipes at > Spock's sendoff)... The bagpipes 1) are not British and 2) were surely supposed to be being played by Scotty, no? I doubt if they are standard for a Starfleet burial in space. -- Fred Avolio {decvax,seismo}!grendel!avolio 301/731-4100 x4227
dbb@opus.UUCP (David B. Bordeau) (03/13/85)
> > I'm not sure this is true. Starfleet seems to be solidly based on acient > military traditions, some of them British (I seem to remember bagpipes at > Spock's sendoff). As I recall from the Hornblower books, once Hornblower > became an admiral, custom demanded that he leave all the actual running > of his flagship to it's captain (a restriction he resented, esp since > the captain was a rather poor sailor). Admirals command fleets, not > ships. > > Ted Nolan ..usceast!ted > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just for the record Scotty is SCOTTISH from SCOTLAND not British. Besides Britons don't use bagpipes!!! Learn Your Characters.