Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

[Umbran]

True. Then again, his son wound up captaining the Enterprise for a similar period.

Nope. James T Kirk became Captain of the Enterprise in 2265. He had his 5-year mission, became super-famous, and was promoted to Rear-Admiral, posted as Chief of Starfleet Operations, in 2270. He recommends Will Decker to become his replacement. V'ger shows up in the mid 2270s (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). Kirk reassumes command of the Enterprise in the mid-to-late 2270s, but then retires. He eventually returns to the Admiralty to suppervise Command track cadets in 2284, and then steals the Enterprise to deal with Khan (Star Trek II).

 

[MarkB]

Nope. James T Kirk became Captain of the Enterprise in 2265. He had his 5-year mission, became super-famous, and was promoted to Rear-Admiral, posted as Chief of Starfleet Operations, in 2270. He recommends Will Decker to become his replacement. V'ger shows up in the mid 2270s (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). Kirk reassumes command of the Enterprise in the mid-to-late 2270s, but then retires. He eventually returns to the Admiralty to suppervise Command track cadets in 2284, and then steals the Enterprise to deal with Khan (Star Trek II).

Still captaining the Enterprise.

 

[Umbran]

Still captaining the Enterprise.

For more like 7 to 10 years, rather than 15+, is the point.

 

[MarkB]

For more like 7 to 10 years, rather than 15+, is the point.

But he did get a new captaincy afterwards, albeit of a different ship with the same name.

 

[Umbran]

But he did get a new captaincy afterwards, albeit of a different ship with the same name.

What's your argument or evidence that this is common enough in Starfleet to expect that his father did the same thing?

 

[Ryujin]

What's your argument or evidence that this is common enough in Starfleet to expect that his father did the same thing?

I would think it rather unlikely, given that Kirk's new "captaincy" was the result of a court martial.

 

[ART!]

Nope. James T Kirk became Captain of the Enterprise in 2265. He had his 5-year mission, became super-famous, and was promoted to Rear-Admiral, posted as Chief of Starfleet Operations, in 2270. He recommends Will Decker to become his replacement. V'ger shows up in the mid 2270s (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). Kirk reassumes command of the Enterprise in the mid-to-late 2270s, but then retires. He eventually returns to the Admiralty to suppervise Command track cadets in 2284, and then steals the Enterprise to deal with Khan (Star Trek II).

My nerd brain insists I correct you: Spock hands over the reigns to Kirk during the Khan situation (2285?), then Kirk steals the Enterprise not long after, as seen in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

 

[MarkB]

What's your argument or evidence that this is common enough in Starfleet to expect that his father did the same thing?

Merely that it's not utterly unprecedented.

Edit: Or would that be unantecedented in this case?

 

[Aeson]

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