So I have been watching all of Voyager. Taping it everyday on Spike to see what I missed when my area switched to WB and we didnt get the Paramount network. I have seen the end of the series and now it has restarted its run. I created this thread for my comments and questions as I rewatch the series.
I mostly created it due to a question that occurred to me today at work.
Harry Kim indicated in an ep near the end of the series that he could have his own command by now if he had been in federation space. He was a new ensign at the beginning of the series. So he has been around about 7 years.
Tuvok on the other hand has been in the federation (ok in, then out, then back in) since the time of Sulu, so about 100 years or so.
So how come no one is concerned about his rank? Are Vulcans just not concerned about such things? Do Vulcans not get promoted as fast due to their long lives? Dare I say... is there prejuduce against vulcans in command (maybe from the mistrust built up in Enterprise... which actually seems out of cannon since I thought Spock was the first official vulcan serving on a mixed starfleet ship...but maybe I dreamed that).
I mostly created it due to a question that occurred to me today at work.
Harry Kim indicated in an ep near the end of the series that he could have his own command by now if he had been in federation space. He was a new ensign at the beginning of the series. So he has been around about 7 years.
Tuvok on the other hand has been in the federation (ok in, then out, then back in) since the time of Sulu, so about 100 years or so.
So how come no one is concerned about his rank? Are Vulcans just not concerned about such things? Do Vulcans not get promoted as fast due to their long lives? Dare I say... is there prejuduce against vulcans in command (maybe from the mistrust built up in Enterprise... which actually seems out of cannon since I thought Spock was the first official vulcan serving on a mixed starfleet ship...but maybe I dreamed that).
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