Starfleet Uniform Question

[VorpalBunny]

Heh. I loved "Year of Hell." Any ep in which Voyager gets blowed up real good I was all for... I just wish it STAYED that way.

Now back to your regularly scheduled thread...

 

[Sixchan]

I always though it was DS9 that was the crap one.

Okay, so Voyager re-did some old TNG episodes, but at least they were exploring and stuff. DS9: "Boldy staying in one place where others have stayed before". DS9 bored the hell out of me.

 

[Wolf72]

army and navy clarifacation:

many times navy personel are stationed on an army base (training especiallay) ... when they are they usually wear BDU's as well ...

except in ceremonies, then they wear their bell bottom uni's (at least several years ago at ft. gordon they did) ... and then march badly, not as bad as the Air Force detachement, but still kinda bad ....

then the marines, woooo the marines ... sure they can march, but out of 12 or so ceremonies I was in ... about 7 times the marine guide-on (flag bearer) was so gung-ho that s/he locked his knees into position ... Now, maybe marine ceremonies aren't as long winded (and boring) as army ones, but that guide-on wavered a bit then all you would here is a *thud!* as a marine hit the dirt

*wolf get's back to work ... so gf doesn't yell at him again*

 

[Chun-tzu]

I always though it was DS9 that was the crap one.

Okay, so Voyager re-did some old TNG episodes, but at least they were exploring and stuff. DS9: "Boldy staying in one place where others have stayed before". DS9 bored the hell out of me.

The first couple seasons of DS9 were pretty dull (like the first season of TNG). The last seasons of DS9 were as good as anything with the name Star Trek.

Taken as a whole, DS9 was great, and easily matches the popularity of TNG for many posters on this board, at least (based on past Star Trek discussions). Taken as a whole, Voyager was a big disappointment. Voyager had a great premise that, more often than not, they failed to realize. Most of Voyager's episodes were mediocre, with a few good ones.

 

[Umbran]

And naval ship and army base are different brances, aren't they?

Yes. And I'm saying that the space station personel were administered as a different branch of Starfleet than those on starships.

When you think "Starfleet" don't think "Space Navy". Instead, think "Armed Forces". Starfleet is a large organization that fills many different roles. It has sub-branches.

 

[Viking Bastard]

The only problem with the 'different branches' theory is the fact
that Voyager used the DS9 uniforms and DS9 later adopted the
FC uniforms.

 

[Tarek]

Uniforms

First, it's Trek.

Second, there's no supply reason that Voyager couldn't have changed uniforms at ANY point in time. In Trek, you have several different "god" devices which, when combined, pretty much eliminate anything resembling "limited resources":
An economical and efficient anti-matter reactor.
the transporter
the replicator (an outgrowth of the transporter.)

Put all three together, and there's no reason that the Voyager crew couldn't have had new and different uniforms every day. None. As long as the ship's reactor kept running.

It's Trek. It stopped making sense a long time ago.

Tarek

 

[Ranger REG]

If that's the case, why do they stop at almost every planet along the Delta Quad, trading with the natives? They should have gone straight homeward bound at warp speed, even if it will take them at least 75 years to reach the Federation border.

Of course, there is problem of matter and anti-matter which comes in limited supply, and the dilithium crystal, which is the catalyst for the controlled between the two, that can be worn down.

 

[Tsyr]

Re: Uniforms

First, it's Trek.

Second, there's no supply reason that Voyager couldn't have changed uniforms at ANY point in time. In Trek, you have several different "god" devices which, when combined, pretty much eliminate anything resembling "limited resources":
An economical and efficient anti-matter reactor.
the transporter
the replicator (an outgrowth of the transporter.)

Put all three together, and there's no reason that the Voyager crew couldn't have had new and different uniforms every day. None. As long as the ship's reactor kept running.

It's Trek. It stopped making sense a long time ago.

Tarek

Actualy, the replicator doesn't violate the laws of physics any more than the transporter...

In other words, there still has to be base matter to replicate stuff out of... and evidently, it can't be just any matter... Only a certain type of matter that they are constantly (in the first couple seasons, anyhow) looking for more of.

 

[Umbran]

The only problem with the 'different branches' theory is the fact that Voyager used the DS9 uniforms and DS9 later adopted the FC uniforms.

This is only a "problem" if you feel that the branches cannot borrow from one another.

As for the replicator - Ranger REG is correct. Energy is the limiting factor for the replicators. And the ship uses lots of energy just to get from point A to point B. So, energy usage that they can do without - like replicating food (and thus the hydroponics garden) ot replicating uniforms - is probably put by the wayside.