Why did Worf want to leave starfleet?

[Ketracel]

I know this was explained somewhere but I've yet to find it. Why did Worf want to leave starfleet? or Enterprise?

Sisko persuades him to stay and join DS9 but what motivated him to consider leaving in the first place?

thanks

 

[RyuRoots]

As far as 'leaving the Enterprise', at this point, the Enterprise-D had been destroyed and we don't know the status of the Enterprise-E or the other TNG crew.

 

[Ketracel]

Thanks, I meant Starfleet moreso than Enterprise. But your point stands, as does my question.

 

[od0_ital]

Sisko persuades him to stay and join DS9 but what motivated him to consider leaving in the first place?

Its explained in 'Way of the Warrior' - Worf had made a home for himself, had friends and family aboard the Enterprise-D.

With its destruction, he wasn't sure if there was any where else he could go. Obviously, the crew, even the senior officers, must have taken leave or given temporary assignments between the destruction of the E-D and the launch of the E-E.

Worf took leave, and was thinkin' of stayin' out of Starfleet all together when he got ordered to go to Deep Space Nine.

Havin' to side against the Klingons to try to protect the Federation and the Cardassians most likely made him feel even more out of place, but he had to do it because of his uniform.

 

[Jod]

I've always wondered this too.

I'm sure theirs a line where he say that the wants to leave because the Enterprise-E wont be the same,
I cant see why he would think that.

 

[Praetor]

Clearly, Worf's sense of identity is more fragile than one might suspect. It might have been in doubt when the new Enterprise would be launched. Surely Picard got a court-martial after the loss of the D, as was standard procedure per "Measure of a Man." I'm guessing the senior staff took leave, trying to decide if they wanted to accept promotions/transfers, and ultimately Worf, because of his unique situation, was the only one who did.

 

[PorthosShadow]

I think its clear that Worf has "dependency" issues and really needs to get out and meet new people. I think if actually used his leave time to have some fun instead of hanging out in a monastary he might have not thought about leaving Starfleet, what a wuss

 

[Praetor]

Worf kinda does seem to overcompensate for his insecurities with either the Macho Starfleet or Macho Klingon shtick, depending which week it is.

 

[MvRojo]

I think its clear that Worf has "dependency" issues and really needs to get out and meet new people. I think if actually used his leave time to have some fun instead of hanging out in a monastary he might have not thought about leaving Starfleet, what a wuss

Hahaha.

He really did have dependency issues. He had no idea what to do after the Ent-D was destroyed and didn't join DS9 until Sisko said he needed him.

 

[Hober Mallow]

Worf seemed to be more emotionally attatched to the Enterprise than Picard was at the end of Generations, who couldn't have left the wreckage fast enough.

 

[PorthosShadow]

Worf seemed to be more emotionally attatched to the Enterprise than Picard was at the end of Generations, who couldn't have left the wreckage fast enough.

Lol! Basically Picard went back to get his photo album and he was out of there. Though now that I think of it, I hate to think what happened to his pet fish, Livingston...maybe thats where Spot was, lol.

Anyway, you would think Worf wouldn't have a problem leaving his time on the Enterprise behind since he got his ass handed to him so offten

 

[Hober Mallow]

Lol! Basically Picard went back to get his photo album and he was out of there. Though now that I think of it, I hate to think what happened to his pet fish, Livingston...maybe thats where Spot was, lol.

Anyway, you would think Worf wouldn't have a problem leaving his time on the Enterprise behind since he got his ass handed to him so offten

I joke about it, but it really insulted me when Picard shares a joke with Riker then essentially says, "F*ck this tub, we know we're getting a bigger, better Big E."

At least fate handed Worf a convenient way out of a bad relationship. That's more than some of us get.

 

[MikeS]

Anyone read "Imzadi II - Triangle"?

I know it's not canon, but it does have an interesting story explaining why Worf chose to leave the Enterprise crew. It also explains how he and Troi came to end their relationship.

 

[Hofner]

Worf seemed to be more emotionally attatched to the Enterprise than Picard was at the end of Generations, who couldn't have left the wreckage fast enough.

Worf: Sir! Aren't you going to at least say a few words or something about this ship you've just lost?

Picard: Been there, done that. Ta ta.

Robert

 

[Praetor]

Yeah, that always bugged the crap out of me.

"Let me toss aside this invaluable Kurlan Nascos given to me by my archaeology mentor so we can find this book of momentos and let's get out of here. There are plenty of letters left."

 

[Sci]

I think the thing to bear in mind about Picard and the Enterprise is that the Enterprise -- D or E -- was not his ship in the same way it was Kirk's or that the Defiant was Sisko's or Voyager was Janeway's. Picard's first command, after all, was the USS Stargazer -- a ship he commanded for over twenty years.

That's not to say that he wouldn't also be attached to the Enterprises, but, as he notes when talking to Scotty in "Relics," no other ship could quite match his love for the Stargazer.

 

[od0_ital]

^

Voyager wasn't Janeway's first command (dependin' on which episode of VOY ya watch).

 

[Anwar]

Yeah, it's like with Kirk and the ENT-A. I'm sure he loved it, but the ship he commanded for so long as truly gone and this was the replacement. Same for Picard and his two ENTs, he didn't command either of them as long as he did the Stargazer.

 

[Xerxes1979]

Clearly, Worf's sense of identity is more fragile than one might suspect. It might have been in doubt when the new Enterprise would be launched. Surely Picard got a court-martial after the loss of the D, as was standard procedure per "Measure of a Man." I'm guessing the senior staff took leave, trying to decide if they wanted to accept promotions/transfers, and ultimately Worf, because of his unique situation, was the only one who did.

I expect Riker to be front and center at that court martial instead of Picard.

 

[Praetor]

I think the thing to bear in mind about Picard and the Enterprise is that the Enterprise -- D or E -- was not his ship in the same way it was Kirk's or that the Defiant was Sisko's or Voyager was Janeway's. Picard's first command, after all, was the USS Stargazer -- a ship he commanded for over twenty years.

That's not to say that he wouldn't also be attached to the Enterprises, but, as he notes when talking to Scotty in "Relics," no other ship could quite match his love for the Stargazer.

An excellent point. I always forget about that.

Clearly, Worf's sense of identity is more fragile than one might suspect. It might have been in doubt when the new Enterprise would be launched. Surely Picard got a court-martial after the loss of the D, as was standard procedure per "Measure of a Man." I'm guessing the senior staff took leave, trying to decide if they wanted to accept promotions/transfers, and ultimately Worf, because of his unique situation, was the only one who did.

I expect Riker to be front and center at that court martial instead of Picard.

Eh. I wonder if the regs require the actual commanding officer to stand trial, or merely the one in charge at the time? Or both? Two, maybe?