Is Starfleet a military organization?

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Yep. It's a tv show, so it tries to have it all, depending on the needs of the plot. "No, we're not a military, we're about peaceful exploration." AND "We need some drama, so we need enemies. And maybe a war to shake things up." So here we fans sit, trying to make a dodecahedron fit in a square hole.

And this is why StarFleet is a Hybrid Organization.

 

[fireproof78]

A combined service

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

A combined service

A combined Hybrid Service =D

 

[fireproof78]

A combined Hybrid Service =D

A combined hybrid service organization.

I trust there is no confusion.

 

[Tim Thomason]

A combined hybrid service organization.

I trust there is no confusion.

That also does joint operations and cooperative missions and linked coordinations.

 

[dupersuper]

Which is absolute nonsense. There's no way in hell human children's brains are sufficiently well-developed to learn these topics. That's not a matter of better education -- it's physically impossible for a human brain to function that way at that age. We should absolutely ignore that detail.

Child prodigies would seem to indicate otherwise...

 

[Sci]

Child prodigies would seem to indicate otherwise...

Please cite an actual expert in child neurological development if you're gonna start claiming it's physically possible for six-year-olds to be learning calculus.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Child prodigies would seem to indicate otherwise...

Child Prodigies are pretty rare and far from the norm.

Like the denizens of Garrison Keillor’s fictional Lake Wobegon — where “all the children are above average” — every parent wants to believe his or her child is a genius.
But only a small percentage — 6 to 10 percent — are smart enough to be classified as “gifted.”
True prodigies are even rarer: just one in 5 or 10 million, according to one psychologist.

Given that Earth currently has an estimate of 7.9 Billion in population.
with the stats of 1 in _5 million that amounts to 1,580 Prodigies.
with the stats of 1 in 10 million that amounts to _ 790 Prodigies

The actual # of Child Prodigies are probably somewhere in between that range.

That's not very many children.

While some prodigies may be able to do Calculus at 6 y/o. The VAST MAJORITY of children are normal and the lucky 6-10% are considered "gifted".

Even "gifted" children might not be able to do Calculus until Middle School or High School levels depending on how "Gifted" they are.

For reference, I took Calculus my senior year of HS and there were many kids in my graduating class, who never took Calculus during HS.

Please cite an actual expert in child neurological development if you're gonna start claiming it's physically possible for six-year-olds to be learning calculus.

Article from "The Atlantic" - 5-Year-Olds can learn Calculus.
I don't think there are that many 5 y/o who can do calculus, that must be a very limited selection.

About as rare as a Child Prodigy.