The thing is, as a cadet he wouldn't be qualified for a commission like that. The ship should already have a chain of command and its entirely implausible for someone who hasn't even completed their training to simply jump right to the front of it. I suspect the only reason it happens is just because as Jim Kirk he's "supposed" to be captain of the Enterprise.
was that awesome. The music (hope it's from Trek) really made me feel this could be the epic Trek film we've been wanting, I couldn't help but say WOW out loud. I cannot wait for May.
That, and Pike has great confidence in Kirk. Also, its probable that a lot of the crew, including many higher-ranking officers, are killed in the Enterprise's first encounter with the Narada.
In an insubordinate cadet with discipline problems and a history of civil involvements? Is it that he trusts Kirk, or who his father was? Shouldn't things like ability and training play into it?
There were plenty of commissioned officers on the bridge, including McCoy himself.
Yeah, I'm sure the tribunal would buy that fly as an excuse for putting someone unqualified in a position to command the ship. And McCoy and whoever was actually in the chain of command next would be right there next to Pike and Kirk at the court martial, provided they survived, of course.
McCoy was a medical officer, even less suited to command than Kirk. And once Pike made Kirk acting XO, his "cadet" status was effectively nullified. He ranked everyone on the ship but Pike and Spock.In an insubordinate cadet with discipline problems and a history of civil involvements? Is it that he trusts Kirk, or who his father was? Shouldn't things like ability and training play into it?
There were plenty of commissioned officers on the bridge, including McCoy himself.
I'm sure he time-jumped it ahead.
Correct. In TOS, even though Scotty and McCoy share the same rank, when Kirk and Spock are not on the ship, command passes to Scotty.
But he's still more qualified for command than Kirk as a cadet is. All he'd be able to do is to retreat, but he's still more qualified to command than Kirk if there were only the two of them left.
No, he's an actual officer, making him more qualified to command than Kirk.
That action would never hold up in court and is implausible besides. Kirk was not qualified to be placed in a position to command the ship.
It is the Captain's decision, and Kirk has already impressed Pike at this point by warning him in advance of the Narada's attack on Vulcan. On a ship a captain CAN grant field commissions and promotions. Starfleet command can later override this if they so chose, but I doubt they'd take any punitive measures against an action that proved a great success.
No, cadets seem to wear red. Kirk's first stop aboard the Enterprise is sickbay, so its likely he took off the red jumpsuit to be examined, and then had to rush to the bridge to warn Pike about the Narada.
Indeed. This does beg the question, why jump ahead rather then destroy Vulcan in the same time period he entered by accident? Of course I have little doubt there is some story motivation for Nero to take such an action. Just pondering.
