Why wasn't Sisko promoted at the start of Season 3?

[Nerys Myk]

Was he actually promoted to full Commander to take command of DS9?

I'm going with yes

 

[Farscape One]

There was a 3 year gap between Wolf 359 and DS9's pilot. He was at Utopia Planetia helping to design the Defiant and possibly other things, so it's very possible he was a full commander at that time.

 

[kkt]

Was he actually promoted to full Commander to take command of DS9?

Or he was promoted to full commander to be CO of the shipyard, and retained it when he was transfered to DS9.

(Whoops, I thought I clicked post but apparently not. Sorry, Farscape One.)

 

[Farscape One]

Or he was promoted to full commander to be CO of the shipyard, and retained it when he was transfered to DS9.

(Whoops, I thought I clicked post but apparently not. Sorry, Farscape One.)

No apology needed. Hell, I thank you for thinking the same thing and thus reinforce my hope that I'm not delusional.

 

[at Quark's]

Somehow, I find it hard to believe that the CO of Utopia Planitia -supposedly one of the more important shipyards of Starfleet- would 'only' be a commander. I would expect someone beyond Captain rank there. I never bought the CO's of those huge Starbases to be only be of commander rank either, except if they would have a really modest Starfleet contingent in the first place.

Then again, I never believed he was supposed the be the CO of the shipyard, just a commander working there.

 

[Shamrock Holmes]

Probably more of a Project Lead (or even a deputy if we assume that Shelby was in overall charge of anti-Borg projects as implied at the end of BoBW pt II) rather than the overall yard superintendent.

 

[Farscape One]

Probably more of a Project Lead (or even a deputy if we assume that Shelby was in overall charge of anti-Borg projects as implied at the end of BoBW pt II) rather than the overall yard superintendent.

That's what I was thinking, too. Maybe in charge of a section of Utopia Planetia.

 

[at Quark's]

Probably more of a Project Lead (or even a deputy if we assume that Shelby was in overall charge of anti-Borg projects as implied at the end of BoBW pt II) rather than the overall yard superintendent.

^ I would believe so, too. At least I would interpret his 'I was in charge of the shipyard where the Defiant was built. ' in that way.

 

[Shamrock Holmes]

Honestly, my main issue is that he appears to have been in some way involved in the Defiant project, but was also -- per Way of the Warrior -- director of an orbital habitats construction project.

Those two things don't go together IMO.

 

[at Quark's]

SISKO: I brought your discharge papers. I thought you might want to take a look at them before I send them off to Starfleet.
WORF: Thank you, sir.
SISKO: I understand you're headed for the Nyberrite Alliance.
WORF: Yes. I leave this afternoon.
SISKO: For me, it was a job on Earth, directing construction of orbital habitats.
WORF: Why did you change your mind?
SISKO: I finally realised that it wasn't Starfleet I wanted to get away from. I was trying to escape the pain I felt after my wife's death. I thought I could take the uniform, wrap it around that pain and toss them both away. But it doesn't work like that. Running may help for a little while, but sooner or later the pain catches up with you, and the only way to get rid of it is to stand your ground and face it.
WORF: But wearing that uniform must remind you of what you have lost.

Occurs to me it can be read both ways. Sisko could have actually quitted Starfleet for a while and taken that job, or ultimately deciding to not do so when he was at the point of doing so, same way he persuaded Worf not to leave Starfleet.

 

[Farscape One]

Honestly, my main issue is that he appears to have been in some way involved in the Defiant project, but was also -- per Way of the Warrior -- director of an orbital habitats construction project.

Those two things don't go together IMO.

Actually, in "THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR", Sisko was telling Worf that orbital habitat construction was a job he would have gobe to if he left Starfleet... the counterpart of the Nyberrite Alliance Worf was about to go to.

 

[Shamrock Holmes]

That would make more sense.

 

[Tenacity]

Somehow, I find it hard to believe that the CO of Utopia Planitia -supposedly one of the more important shipyards of Starfleet- would 'only' be a commander.

If it's the equivalent to the modern day Newport News Shipyard (which I believe) then Utopia Planitia is owned and operated by civilians. Starfleet would have a presence there, but don't run the place.

Then again, I never believed he was supposed the be the CO of the shipyard, just a commander working there.

More likely this.