Deckerd wrote:

Hang on, didn't Nog's father become the Grand Nagus?
And before that, wasn't he the genius who thought up how to keep the Dominion invasion on hold for a ridiculously long time?
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He was, but he didn't get to have those moments till a couple of seasons after Nog had applied to be in Starfleet, and his 'genius' had yet to become apparent. Who knows, maybe seeing his son try to apply himself to something beyond simple Ferengi greed inspired him to do more with his own life.