Capatin Kirk's first command (real life)

[Shawnster]

The commander of the U.S. Navy's sleek new guided-missile destroyer, which launched late last week in Maine, has a name to match its space-age look: Captain Kirk.

Captain James Kirk, the prospective commanding officer of USS Zumwalt, will lead the 610-foot vessel, the Navy's largest destroyer and first of three new Zumwalt-class ships "designed for littoral operations and land attack," the Navy said.

Captain Kirk to command new Navy destroyer

 

[R. Star]

Wow that destroyer looks... odd to say the least. Though I guess they said the same thing about the first carriers and subs.

Still Captain Kirk.... what are the odds?

 

[Melakon]

Poor guy's probably been enduring Trekkie jokes all his life, and now it's going to get worse.

 

[scotpens]

. . . Still Captain Kirk.... what are the odds?

When you consider that there are more than 1000 James Kirks in the United States, it's not that unlikely that one of them is a Navy captain.

And there's already a thread on this subject in the Misc. forum.

 

[Patrickivan]

Well, I didn't see this, so my thread makes it number 3 then!

 

[Patrickivan]

. . . Still Captain Kirk.... what are the odds?

When you consider that there are more than 1000 James Kirks in the United States, it's not that unlikely that one of them is a Navy captain.

And there's already a thread on this subject in the Misc. forum.

1000 out of 300 million people in the US and you think it's NOT that unlikely? It's highly unlikely.

 

[J.T.B.]

1000 out of 300 million people in the US and you think it's NOT that unlikely? It's highly unlikely.

And only about 3000 active duty captains in the navy. Pretty long odds, indeed.

 

[Shawnster]

. . . Still Captain Kirk.... what are the odds?

When you consider that there are more than 1000 James Kirks in the United States, it's not that unlikely that one of them is a Navy captain.

I went to high school with a Jim Kirk. He was not a Star Trek fan.

No, he was not.

 

[Mirror Mirror]

. . . Still Captain Kirk.... what are the odds?

When you consider that there are more than 1000 James Kirks in the United States, it's not that unlikely that one of them is a Navy captain.

I went to high school with a Jim Kirk. He was not a Star Trek fan.

No, he was not.

Can't say I would be either lol