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Worf;s First Command, What will it be ?
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I can see him become the first Starfleet captain to command a starship. Wasn't he supposed to be the first Klingon in Starfleet? He loves a challenge and is usually very successful. I can see him taking command of a ship a half dozen years after being an XO under another great leader. He would gain more wisdom and experience, and then incorporate what he learned from Picard, Sisko, and whomever and become his own breed of Starfleet captain.
although under normal circumstances, starfleet might be reluctant to give worf command of a ship, i'm betting that after the dominion war, starfleet would be in desperate need of men with command experience and would probably give him command of an akira class...or maybe a saber, since worf seems to like the small ships. Or they could give him an oberth just to spite him
Wouldn't Starfleet rather have a huge surplus of men and women with command experience after a recent war?
Every lowly Crewman and Private in 2377 would be more experienced and capable than most of the Captains and Colonels of 2372. Starfleet could well pick and choose, promoting to starship command only those officers or mustangs whose record was blemish-free.
Timo Saloniemi
Am I misssing something with this sentence? We've seen lots of starfleet captains commanding starships...
He'd get a Defiant-class if anything. I doubt he would be trusted to command a ship of exploration where he might be in a First Contact situation. He's too hot-headed for that.
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I can see Worf Commanding a Sabre Class ship, a nice small agile ship that I doubt he'd get into much trouble with.
I've started watching the series again as of last night.
Well his first command, which I'd long forgotten, was the saucer section in the first episode. It reminds me that Worf was in the command track to start, and was quite the versatile officer.
I haven't seen latter DS9 so I don't know how he develops on that show, but Worf as I know him did evolve along a command line. First he masters seemingly every station, you see him at science, tactical, helm, ops, before getting his security assignment. His impulsiveness evens out over time.
It's interesting because the issues with him becoming a Captain that are being discussed are all basically there in the first episode. He's an awesome utility command officer, and yet he's also the guy that nearly shoots the viewscreen when Q appears on it.
Well his first command, which I'd long forgotten, was the saucer section in the first episode. It reminds me that Worf was in the command track to start, and was quite the versatile officer.
I haven't seen latter DS9 so I don't know how he develops on that show, but Worf as I know him did evolve along a command line. First he masters seemingly every station, you see him at science, tactical, helm, ops, before getting his security assignment. His impulsiveness evens out over time.
It's interesting because the issues with him becoming a Captain that are being discussed are all basically there in the first episode. He's an awesome utility command officer, and yet he's also the guy that nearly shoots the viewscreen when Q appears on it.
With his background, temperment, and experience, I could see his first command being an outpost or starbase in a dangerous sector. He has a good head for security and intelligence matters, and he has a grasp of diplomacy from a martial perspective.
Maybe commanding a renovated Empak Nor?.....
Maybe commanding a renovated Empak Nor?.....
Towards the end of the Dominion War, Worf WAS given command of a Klingon ship. It was promptly blown up, and Ezri ended up flying out in a RUNABOUT to save him. On the way back, Worf, who as senior officer was arguably responsible for the Gander, loses THAT ship too!
Perhaps not surprisingly, Worf is never seen in a command position again...
Mark
Perhaps not surprisingly, Worf is never seen in a command position again...
Mark
Then again, Sisko kept losing runabouts and small starships, too. And getting new ones to command.
Picard lost two full-scale starships. The first loss eventually earned him the command of the Federation Flagship. The second loss may have led to a downgrade (we have no proof that the Sovereign he got was more prestigious than his earlier Galaxy, or the Federation Flagship, or anything) - but in any case the ship he got out of it was named in honor of the lost one. Apparently, it's not too much of a blemish in your record to go down fighting. Even if you fight silly Ferengi (and forget to set self-destruct afterwards), or lose to a decades-old midget.
Timo Saloniemi
Picard lost two full-scale starships. The first loss eventually earned him the command of the Federation Flagship. The second loss may have led to a downgrade (we have no proof that the Sovereign he got was more prestigious than his earlier Galaxy, or the Federation Flagship, or anything) - but in any case the ship he got out of it was named in honor of the lost one. Apparently, it's not too much of a blemish in your record to go down fighting. Even if you fight silly Ferengi (and forget to set self-destruct afterwards), or lose to a decades-old midget.
Timo Saloniemi
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I still see an Interpid Class Starship as Worf's first cmmd. maybe a versio n2 with detahcabke saucer section that would be used for covert missions behind Romulan, Klingon and Cardassian space. It would also get sent to the Gamma Quad to spy on the Dominion who would at one popint kick around attacking the Federation again.
Worf's crew would have new faces with maybe Brother Tuvok as Security Officer and Nog from DS9
as pilot. Picard would be around via viewscreen for advice on how to command now and then.
Worf's crew would have new faces with maybe Brother Tuvok as Security Officer and Nog from DS9
as pilot. Picard would be around via viewscreen for advice on how to command now and then.
Didn't Geordi say that the E-E was the most advanced ship in the fleet? I'd hardly call that a downgrade.
Technological advancement and prestige are not synonymous. For example, torpedo boats or destroyers of the late 19th century might have been more advanced than the larger but more traditional ships in the navy, but they didn't have the cachet of their more time-tested fleet-mates.
My schoolfriend used to have scale models of the Enterprises, and the E was much smaller than the old C, let alone the D. Took that as an indication the the E-E wasn't a classy exploration cruiser, but of a less prestigious line of ships that was designed to get its metaphorical hands dirty. Admittedly one that had more advance weapons and tech than anything else.
I can see Worf commanding a Defiant Class vessel for specified missions.
Why not Worf? I have seen fanfics where other ST characters have a command. Their names don't come to mind when you say Starship captain. I don't want to mention the characters' names for fear of being flamed by character fans. After the Dominion War Starfleet must have a shortage of command level officers as well.
Why not Worf? I have seen fanfics where other ST characters have a command. Their names don't come to mind when you say Starship captain. I don't want to mention the characters' names for fear of being flamed by character fans. After the Dominion War Starfleet must have a shortage of command level officers as well.
I think Worf has made up for the mistake that he made when he chose to rescue Jadzia and let the informant be killed. He's had a long Starfleet career and not all officers are perfect.
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