Ranger REG
Explorer
It's starfleet duty to secure the defense of the Federation. If that device falls into enemy hands, then the Alpha Quadrant and the Federation would be threatened by the enemy who can "transport" anywhere inside the territory.
To shirk that duty for the sole purpose of coming home would be inexcusable (not to mention would screw the whole premise of the show).
To shirk that duty for the sole purpose of coming home would be inexcusable (not to mention would screw the whole premise of the show).