Best Trek Bit Ever

This is from the DS-9 episode "Valiant".

Why do people keep asking me where it's from I have no idea.

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[i5318008]

Why are the crew all teenagers?

[MicroBalrog]

@i5318008 For the basic reason it was originally a training ship. Of course, the plot is also based on 18th-century and 19th-century ideas.

At that time it was often that teenagers ended up in command positions - sometimes even children, rather than teenagers, as young as 12. They did their duty along with the adults - nobody at the time believed being a 'teenager' somehow makes you stupid.

[sgtjmb1982]

Gotta disagree with MicroBalrog. If a corporal was commanding a platoon of troops because his superiors were killed. If a lieutenant from another platoon and his troops come along, he is not able to take command of them, he would required to take command of them in order to facilitate a working command structure

[MicroBalrog]

@sgtjmb1982 As people explained here previously in the comments, this is not necessarily the case in star fleet.

[LegateShatner]

Since Nog is an actual Starfleet officer, wouldn't he outrank any cadet even though he's an ensign?

[MicroBalrog]

No. Field commissions count just like real ones - in the field, at least.

[tatisample1]

@i5318008 Well this team of 35 Star Fleet, Top of the class Cadets is known as "Red Squad". These young cadets were on a training mission with 7 regular officers when there Star ship the "Valiant" was attacked. These officers died as a result of the attack. The previous Captain, before he died, gave Tim Watters (the young captain in the video) command of the ship. This show takes place 8 months after that event.

It was a good but tragic episode

[fgdj2000]

Kind of reminds me of the new film. A Teenage Crew takes command with the senior staff gone and a bold charismatic Captain goes way over his head and engages a highly advanced and very powerful enemy ship. Goes if your name ain't James T. Kirk you're busted!

[urutaka]

@LegateShatner unfortunatly no as the captain recived a battle field commishion..how ever he would out rank every other member as the captain was the ONLY one to recive his commishion from a decorated officer..the kid as he said in the EP promoted other members of the crew as necisary..there ranks are a tempary at best a doctor with Nog could relive the captain as Nog is a comishioned member of starfleet in theory..hope this helps

[Anthrolithos]

@HanZie82 Red Squad, or Rogue Squadron? You pick.

[LowellMorgan]

@MicroBalrog Weren't they in the "field"?

[djm2A]

@HanZie82

I have to admit they were easy to hate but just as easy to root for,, U really wanted them to succeed in there mission. even though with all their faults they did had an unyeilding conviction and confidence

RED SQUAD !!!! U KNO U WANT TO B ON RED SQUAD