Spoilers Jack Crusher's "Accelerated Training Program"

[Danja]

What grounds did Jack Crusher have for participating in an "accelerated training program"?

Seven of Nine had more grounds to do it than Jack (her expertise with Borg tech, her four years on Voyager, her previous eighteen-year career with the Borg before that).

What special skills does Jack have that would be valuable to Starfleet?

 

[HotRod]

Nepotism.

 

[Racefuel]

Nepotism enhanced officer candidate school

 

[fireproof78]

That's the Starfleet way.

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

What grounds did Jack Crusher have for participating in an "accelerated training program"?

Seven of Nine had more grounds to do it than Jack (her expertise with Borg tech, her four years on Voyager, her previous eighteen-year career with the Borg before that).

What special skills does Jack have that would be valuable to Starfleet?

Being alive might be a big bonus to Starfleet after the events of the last 2 episodes.

 

[SJGardner]

After seeing the number of wrecked starships in Earth orbit after the battle, I wouldn't be surprised if the Titan's cook was accepted for an accelerated command track training program.

 

[HotRod]

Being alive might be a big bonus to Starfleet after the events of the last 2 episodes.

Yeah, I would imagine that every surviving member of Starfleet just moved up a rank.

Except Harry Kim.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Seven of Nine has been in Starfleet for 4 or 5 years and she is already an O6. That's fast.

 

[Sci]

Jack had a pretty extraordinary record of accomplishment working for Mariposas -- he's an extraordinary intelligent and competent person who's demonstrated on numerous occasions he's tactically adept and capable of marshaling significant leadership skills. Sounds to me like training for a year and then getting a commission as ensign is very reasonable.

 

[Lt Mo]

Maybe he gained all of Picard’s experience during his brief time in the Collective.

Or nepotism.

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

Yeah, I would imagine that every surviving member of Starfleet just moved up a rank.

Except Harry Kim.

Well, apparently, TM wanted Harry to appear, and he would have been a Captain...

https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-finale-harry-kim-captain-cameo/

Janeway probably traveled back in time to veto that.

 

[Racefuel]

After seeing the number of wrecked starships in Earth orbit after the battle, I wouldn't be surprised if the Titan's cook was accepted for an accelerated command track training program.

A death toll between the lost ships and the assimilated killing their crews in the 20,000 range isn't unreasonable

 

[Tuskin38]

Seven of Nine has been in Starfleet for 4 or 5 years and she is already an O6. That's fast.

She was in Starfleet for a year, maybe less.

She wasn't a Starfleet officer in Voyager.

 

[Noname Given]

nepotism, and his Borg enhancements probably allowed him to learn stuff like Neo (from The Matrix).

Jack Crusher: "...I know Warp Drive mechanics..."

 

[drt]

She was in Starfleet for a year, maybe less.

According to ENT, Frontier Day should be April 12. "The Stargazer" in Season 2 featured wine bottles labeled 2401, so it's been about three months (we'll have to assume that French wine grapes are now harvested in January, perhaps due to climate change).

 

[Sketcher]

Seven of Nine has been in Starfleet for 4 or 5 years and she is already an O6. That's fast.

She also has the knowledge of every Starfleet commanding officer ever assimilated. Of course she's been fast tracked.

 

[HotRod]

A death toll between the lost ships and the assimilated killing their crews in the 20,000 range isn't unreasonable

20,000? I'd expect alot more then that with what happened to Spacedock.

 

[Racefuel]

20,000? I'd expect alot more then that with what happened to Spacedock.

I'm referring only to the assembled fleet.

Counting spacedock...50K probably.

 

[Paul755]

Nepotism.

Nepotism enhanced officer candidate school

I mean…pretty much this. Is Seven a good officer, sure. Will Jack be…maybe.

are both of them where they are as full blown command officers instead of inlisted officers (Like Chief O’Brien) because of who they know (Picard and Janeway)…yup. Jack says as much during the shuttle ride.

 

[drt]

20,000? I'd expect alot more then that with what happened to Spacedock.

I don't think Spacedock was actually destroyed, when it's shields fail there are a lot of explosions and it sort of rocks back. At this point I think it's essentially offline and out of the fight, but largely intact. It's also there for the final scenes, and I don't think they could rebuild it that quickly.