Jonas Grumby wrote:

KingDaniel wrote:

But if all Uhura did was run and repair the space radio, then why did they ever bring her on away missions?
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I don't believe anyone ever specifically said why.
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I believe in addition to being a communications systems expert, she was also a mid rank general bridge officer. She was on the landing party during "Mirror Mirror." Kirk assigned her to navigation with out a pause and when we first saw her she was dressed in command gold-green so Kirk might have just move her to the comm station from somewhere else.
Hows that for Fan~Wank~A~Doo.