LRC.HJJH@UTEXAS-20.ARPA (07/18/84)
^^^^^^^^^^^^ Military disobedience, France, and Star Trek ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Don't know if it's true or not, but I recall reading somewhere, sometime, that in French military practice a soldier who disobeys an order (in battle?) is indeed executed-- unless his action leads to a successful outcome to the engagement, in which case he is not only pardoned, but awarded a special medal. Assuming this is true, and that Starfleet draws upon a multi-national tradition, and that the TREK producers are familiar with the French practice-- all of which assumptions are shaky-- 'ol James T. could come out smelling like roses yet again. -------