Things I have always wanted to know.
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He could have his own personal scout ship from INS
The Enterprise E had a captain's yacht so why couldn't one of those be a personal ship? They don't need to be attached to another ship do they?
I don't think he was in Immortal Coil, but he was a central character in the novel The Light Fantastic.
Military officers today, no matter how high their rank don't have their own personal ships, helicopters or planes.
"Starfleet is not a military organization. It's purpose is exploration."
Captain Picard, "Peak Performance"
And? High ranking Coast Guard officers or officials in civilian services don't have their own personal ships either. The Director of NASA doesn't have a personal space shuttle."Starfleet is not a military organization. It's purpose is exploration."
Captain Picard, "Peak Performance"
The President and Vice President have Air Force One and Two.
Most politicians, from what I have seen, have their own personal fancy pants cars in addition to their own personal cars.
I would think in the 24th/25th century, with the vast amount of resources at their disposal, they have a few spare ships around for emergency use.
And by the way, Admiral Riker in "All Good Things..." said, "One of the advantages of being an admiral is you get to choose your own ship." Granted, it was a Q created anti-time future, but it was based on Picard's knowledge.
Plus, there's Admiral Hanson in "The Best of Both Worlds" two parter, and Admiral Hayes in FIRST CONTACT. Granted, both were Borg invasion scenarios, but it shows the possibility.
Those aren't technically their own personal planes, but rather whichever plane is available on that day is used and becomes Air Force One/Two simply because the President/Vice President are aboard. The planes do go into rotation or other uses.
Not relevant to this particular discussion.
Just because they were using those ships does not mean they personally owned those ships, anymore than any Admiral owns their flagship. For example, an aircraft carrier is not the personal ship of the Admiral in charge of that carrier group.
Exactly. I have no doubt Picard could go through channels and request a ship but doesn't have one always on standby.
I'm not saying Riker owned the future Enterprise-D, but the dialogue clearly stated he got to keep that ship as his to be on standby or for missions.
As far as Air Force One and Two goes, they are still earmarked for their use when needed. That tells me they are on standby for their use. And even with them being rotated around, I guarantee there are a few ready to go that can be designated as either callsign while in flight.
And the cars for politicans is relevant to this discussion because it's the same principle... mode of transportation that is on standby for their use.
Ah, fair enough. It's been years since I read them. I think one of the Cold Equations books is also part of that AI storyline.
I would not expect the commandant of the Academy to have the same travel expectations as the President of a country or sovereign state. As such, I think regular requests for transportation would suffice up the chain of command based upon scheduling. Not Picard's own personal ship just sitting and waiting in case he needs it. Strikes me as quite inefficient.
There is just something off about this post.
There was nothing off about the post. The second part I was asking how the EMH managed to get his partner at the time who was organic preggers.
That was mostly sloppy dialogue. Something like a capital ship is not going to be held on standby so a flag officer can take it out for a spin.
Which does not make Air Force One/Two the personal airplanes of the President/Vice President.
There is a huge difference between a car being at the beck and call of a politician and a flag officer having a whole ship at their beck and call. For starters, those cars are not worth several billion dollars.
It wasn't sloppy dialogue because Riker said Starfleet was about to decommission her, so he chose the Enterprise as his own ship. It was a way of keeping her from fading into the night.
It also makes sense... instead of just scrapping an older ship, keep it on standby for emergencies.
Pretty sure that if an US Navy admiral decided he needed an aircraft carrier to go off on a some personal quest, the answer would be hearty laughter. Even if the quest was to defend democracy against a hidden foreign threat that only he has evidence of, such action must first be presented to and approved by congress.
Not to mention the crew of any ship so requested. 400 crew are probably not just sitting around with the ship fully fueled, armed and prepped for action, just waiting for some officer to go on a spurious adventure.
Not to mention the crew of any ship so requested. 400 crew are probably not just sitting around with the ship fully fueled, armed and prepped for action, just waiting for some officer to go on a spurious adventure.
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