Why Didn't Harry Get Promoted?

[Akiraprise]

Beverly was an Admiral in a blue uniform too. It is rare to see one not wearing red on screen though for whatever reason. It makes sense for the commander of a specialty division like Starfleet Medical or the Corp of Engineers to wear the appropriate division colors.

 

[Paul Weaver]

Captain Scott went wear gold in the 23rd century but he was still captain.

We saw Geordi as a good commodore too

 

[Kor]

There was also Commodore Oh in Picard.
And as an equivalent, Commodore Stone In TOS "Court Martial" was in red, the operations division color, instead of command gold of the time.

Kor

 

[Paul Weaver]

And as an equivalent, Commodore Stone In TOS "Court Martial" was in red, the operations division color, instead of command gold of the time.

Or as they say...

In the old days, operations officers wore red, command officers wore gold...

 

[Kor]

And there was also redshirt Commodore Stocker in TOS "The Deadly Years," essentially a "desk jockey" staff officer with a flag rank to take command of what was probably a supply base.

Kor

 

[Minty]

My head cannon would be that every time he got an appraisal meeting he'd smash a vase or farted a rotten one before Chakotay came in or deleted the doctor. Something we didn't see in ep but was constantly annoying the higher ups.

 

[Oddish]

If Harry was incompetent at his job, that would have been a reasonable explanation for his long ensignhood. However, there was no evidence given that he was bad at his job, and it was freely stated by both Janeway and Chakotay that he was one of Voyager's best people.

 

[Guy Gardener]

If Harry was incompetent at his job, that would have been a reasonable explanation for his long ensignhood. However, there was no evidence given that he was bad at his job, and it was freely stated by both Janeway and Chakotay that he was one of Voyager's best people.

Here are three reasons why Kim can never be allowed to raise to the rank of Captain aboard any ship that can time travel.

The Next Emanation, he scientifically proved the absence of god and debunked the afterlife to an alien and therefore maybe eventually an entire world, which seemed prewarp, despite that he had no problem with talking to the local government about Starships and alien worlds.

Deadlock: He's not Harry Kim. What ever fake matter his features are made up out of, could be explosively unstable or this fake Harry who never went to the academy, is secretly evil and biding his time, waiting to strike like a scorpion.

Timeless/Endgame. Harry thinks that he is a god. He's willing to roll back time 15 years, murdering all life in the universe, and unmaking two good histories where a thriving Federation defeats the Borg, because his guilt over killing all his friends is too much to bare, or his mother-figure finally bribes him with a wisp of approval for disobeying the law and not stunning Admiral Janeway to death like Starfleet Command told him to. I think it's insane that his crew didn't mutiny in Endgame, and stop the crazy old lady from blowing up time.

 

[Ragitsu]

Harry's real crime: ribbing Tuvok in front of the bridge crew.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Harry's real crime: ribbing Tuvok in front of the bridge crew.

Badgering that poor Vulcan in his pajamas in Resolutions, trying to force Tom's demotion from first officer and "probably" Lieutenant Commander, because he's jealous that everyone else moved up two places in Voyager's totem, and he didn't.

 

[Ragitsu]

Badgering that poor Vulcan in his pajamas in Resolutions

I forgot about that poor attempt at persuasion; Kes accomplished more in one attempt than Harry did in two.

 

[Oddish]

Ok, but here's the problem...
Harry advocated to Tuvok that he should disobey Janeway's orders.
Tuvok actually disobeyed said orders.

If Harry's actions rate punishment, shouldn't Tuvok have suffered worse?