O-6 is 22 years. There is also a time in grade requirement.
Is promotion "Sometimes" a bad thing?
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I've said many times, I'm a Treknical fan, and a huge fan of the original and the TMP Enterprises. They're just beautiful. The Kelvin Enterprise is like a Bizarro Enterprise, topologically identical, but ever detail just "off" in a very unattractive way.
That being said, don't deny yourself the opening of the 2009 film. I think it's the best Trek written in the last 20 years, hands down. If all things Trek had stopped right there, I'd be happy.
I remember being turned off to it when they released the first photo, it was this weird fisheye lense. But it really grew on me when I saw the film.
I like to think that I had a nuanced response. I'll never like the proportions but I like the surface detailing and the go-pro way it was presented on screen.
So, yeah, let's talk for a moment about the promotion system. In the TNG episode LOWER DECKS, you had three Ensigns all vying for a single Lieutenant-junior grade slot. The episode opened with Riker and Troi talking about how they just did crew evaluations only three months prior. In my world view, what was going on is what we call Below The Zone promotion whereby a sharp troop can be promoted ahead of schedule. (In the USAF, this is only available for E-3 to jump to E-4 six months early.)
So, in TNG, the commander of each large unit, and the Enterprise is big enough, is allow to bump one O-1 to O-2 ahead of schedule. Also, Doctor Crusher told Nurse Ogawa that she was recommend for promotion, too. I took this to mean aside form the other three, so perhaps Crusher is using the Starfleet Medical chain of command rather than the Enterprise chain / Captain Picard to push for Ogawa's promotion.
Beyond that, promotions should be automatic based on time-in-grade (O-1 to O-2 & O-2 to O-3), with commander's concurrence, of course, and then competitive against ALL personnel of the same rank & career path / specialty rating (for O-4 and above) across all of Starfleet, not just those on the same ship.
So, in TNG, the commander of each large unit, and the Enterprise is big enough, is allow to bump one O-1 to O-2 ahead of schedule. Also, Doctor Crusher told Nurse Ogawa that she was recommend for promotion, too. I took this to mean aside form the other three, so perhaps Crusher is using the Starfleet Medical chain of command rather than the Enterprise chain / Captain Picard to push for Ogawa's promotion.
Beyond that, promotions should be automatic based on time-in-grade (O-1 to O-2 & O-2 to O-3), with commander's concurrence, of course, and then competitive against ALL personnel of the same rank & career path / specialty rating (for O-4 and above) across all of Starfleet, not just those on the same ship.
I think this is something often forgotten in TV shows that it's not just a step process up. There are requirements.
I never understood why Troi had to take a test to be a Commander or was the test to be a Commander on the bridge? Could she not be a Commander under her Medical section?
Starfleet prejudice against androids, or selfish Picard was holding him back
I'll go with the former, not the latter. If Picard was prejudiced against Data, "The Measure of a Man" would have ended very differently.
I did not write Picard was prejudiced
Picard doesn't have to be prejudiced against Data for him to have a slower time moving up the ranks.
ETA: Ninja'd.
ETA: Ninja'd.
Or Data had no real expiration date, so he figured he would enjoy the ride, there would be time later to climb the ranks.
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I was yer basic graphics guy at my aerospace electronics job - charts, powerpoint, technical diagrams, datasheets, company posters, proposal art. I held a secret clearance to work government contracts. A good friend in our security department called me into her office once many years ago. The folks in our black projects office liked my proposal art, and offered me a full-time position in their section. It would be a promotion with a pay raise, a top-secret clearance, and, probably at least 70-hour work weeks.
That was an easy no for me. I didn't want that kind of responsibility or stress.
That was an easy no for me. I didn't want that kind of responsibility or stress.
I had a similar situation when I was contracting for Ford. Every Ford employee I dealt with was pulling 70-80 hour weeks. When I'd try to get on their calendars for a meeting, they were double- and triple-booked across the board. They offered me a job as an employee, and I didn't need a minute to make up my mind. They were so pissed that they made life very difficult for me. I left for greener pastures within a few months.
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