In that case, Gaila could be Grand Admiral of the entire damn Starfleet.![]()
Too bad she's space dust.
Or is she?![]()
If the cut sequences (that are in the novelization) regarding Gaila's willing or unwilling participation in Kirk's hacking of the Kobayashi Maru are included in the extended cut of the film, thus making them canon, then we could reason (pure speculation of course) that she would have been put on academic probation like Kirk and therefore stayed on Earth.
It'd be a way to bring her back for sequels if they desired, in any case.