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Nope, sorry. Starfleet \'\'is\'\' a military service, no matter how much Picard thought of himself as an explorer. Kirk openly called himself a \
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Nope, sorry. Starfleet \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' a military service, no matter how much Picard thought of himself as an explorer. Kirk openly called himself a \\\"soldier, not a diplomat\\\", and Starfleet is the officially recognized organization charged with the use of armed force in the defense of Federation interests and citizens against foreign aggression. Also, beginning with Season 9, the uniform code has been tightened and all the {{NPC}}s now wear Odyssey uniforms (though Cryptic said in a PDF detailing the color patterns that individual [=COs=] were still permitted to pick their own uniforms, as a handwave for CharacterCustomization).
* Starfleet Academy is the equivalent of modern-day military officer school, so those ensigns are basically lieutenants as far as training goes. It\\\'s actually less realistic that cadets aren\\\'t promoted upon graduating or through wartime field promotion, since many are thrown right into the fray.
That is not remotely how it works in real life \\\'\\\'\\\'or\\\'\\\'\\\' \\\'\\\'Franchise/StarTrek\\\'\\\'. Ensign is the entry-level naval officer rank, which a cadet becomes \\\'\\\'after\\\'\\\' graduating. And in real life promotions (at least in the US military, which Starfleet is largely based on) happen primarily based on time-in-grade, i.e. how long you\\\'ve held your current rank, and you also have to pass a test. Also, \\\'\\\'you can\\\'t learn to lead troops in a classroom\\\'\\\'. That takes field experience which an EnsignNewbie doesn\\\'t have.
* Starfleet Academy is the equivalent of modern-day military officer school, so those ensigns are basically lieutenants as far as training goes. It\\\'s actually less realistic that cadets aren\\\'t promoted upon graduating or through wartime field promotion, since many are thrown right into the fray.
That is not remotely how it works in real life \\\'\\\'\\\'or\\\'\\\'\\\' \\\'\\\'Franchise/StarTrek\\\'\\\'. Ensign is the entry-level naval officer rank, which a cadet becomes \\\'\\\'after\\\'\\\' graduating. And in real life promotions (at least in the US military, which Starfleet is largely based on) happen primarily based on time-in-grade, i.e. how long you\\\'ve held your current rank, and you also have to pass a test. Also, \\\'\\\'you can\\\'t learn to lead troops in a classroom\\\'\\\'. That takes field experience which an EnsignNewbie doesn\\\'t have.
