What is THE Worst continuity error in Trek history..?!

[BillJ]

Not a continuity error but what is a supposedly advanced and enlightened 23rd century Earth having a 17 year old in combat! In RL UK you have to be 18. (I am assuming other Federation species have their own rules as well).

What do you do if you're an Ocampa?!?

 

[Nyotarules]

What do you do if you're an Ocampa?!?

Engage in combat at whatever period one is considered an adult, say 6 months. Besides weren't they pacifists?

 

[Kor]

The Ocampa are probably extinct by now, since each woman could only have one child in her lifetime, IIRC.

Kor

 

[BillJ]

Engage in combat at whatever period one is considered an adult, say 6 months.

But we don't have a constant age one is considered an adult here on Earth.

 

[Nyotarules]

A 17-year-old can join the US navy with parental consent.
I'm not sure about the rules on actual combat duty.

Kor

In the UK I think its 16 here but actual combat is 18. In less enlightened centuries it was probably 9 years - the young cabin boys of the navy.

 

[Kor]

But we don't have a constant age one is considered an adult here on Earth.

Good point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority

Kor

 

[Nyotarules]

But we don't have a constant age one is considered an adult here on Earth.

Under a Star Trek United Earth legal system, a compromise age would be reached, probably 18.

 

[The Wormhole]

Not a continuity error but what is a supposedly advanced and enlightened 23rd century Earth having a 17 year old in combat! In RL UK you have to be 18. (I am assuming other Federation species have their own rules as well).

In Canada you can enlist in the military and be deployed in combat at 16, and we're a nation stereotyped as pacifists.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

The Ocampa are probably extinct by now, since each woman could only have one child in her lifetime, IIRC.

Kor

There's no indication that Ocampa can't have multiple births. Twins, triplets, etc.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

There's no indication that Ocampa can't have multiple births. Twins, triplets, etc.

Wasn't there a whole VOY episode about that? I stopped watching the show fairly early on, but I seem to remember an episode where Kes was telling Neelix that the ONLY time she could get pregnant was fast approaching.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ But like I just said, that episode said nothing about Ocampa having multiple births FROM that one pregnancy.

 

[Kor]

Elogium. *shudder*

Kes said, "The elogium occurs only once. If I am ever going to have a child, it has to be now!" (emphasis mine)

She specifically said "a child" and not "children."

Kor

 

[BillJ]

Elogium. *shudder*

Kes said, "The elogium occurs only once. If I am ever going to have a child, it has to be now!" (emphasis mine)

She specifically said "a child" and not "children."

Kor

It does bring into question how exactly the Ocampa survive as a species. Only one birth cycle that creates only one child, seems the species should've died off quite fast. Considering a good portion of those offspring would need to be male in order to create new offspring.

Me thinks that the Ocampa weren't a very well thought out alien.

 

[MacLeod]

It does bring into question how exactly the Ocampa survive as a species. Only one birth cycle that creates only one child, seems the species should've died off quite fast. Considering a good portion of those offspring would need to be male in order to create new offspring.

Me thinks that the Ocampa weren't a very well thought out alien.

Me thinks several elements of VOY weren't thought out as well as they could have been.

 

[Kor]

^ True, that.

Kor

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

And/or Kes was just speaking metaphorically.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

And/or Kes was just speaking metaphorically.

Weird time to not be literal.

 

[Nyotarules]

Elogium. *shudder*

Kes said, "The elogium occurs only once. If I am ever going to have a child, it has to be now!" (emphasis mine)

She specifically said "a child" and not "children."

Kor

Still does not discount the possibility of twins or triplets, even most pregnant human females, until told otherwise, assume their pregnancy (assuming its not IVF) will result in one baby, since this is the norm even tho its possible to have twins. triplets etc.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Just work it out:

- The Ocampa would die out if they could only have one child at a time.
- The Ocampa have not, in fact, died out.
- Therefore they must logically be able to have many children at once.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

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