Is it logical for Carter to go off-world?

[Ziel]

I think that it's alright for the base commander to go off-world, as long as the 2nd in command ''minds the house''.

When you look at the times that the 'base commander' goes off-world with leaving '2nd in command' in charge vs. without.
It's as follows:

General Hammond - times off-world 4 ,
with '2nd in command' in charge; 0 + without '2nd in command' in charge;4

In each case to rescue O'Neill or, in ''Forever In A Day'' a funeral

Gen. O'Neill - times off-world 1 ,
with '2nd in command' in charge; 0 + without '2nd in command' in charge;1

In ''It's Good To Be King'' he goes with SG-1 to see the Jumper. He did need to go off-world due to the ATA gene. Perhaps Sam could have stayed at the SGC.

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Gen. Hank Landry - times off-world 2 ,
with '2nd in command' in charge; 0 + without '2nd in command' in charge;2

In both cases had to go off-world, as did '2nd in command', ie. Sam.

Dr. Weir - times off-world 6 ,
with '2nd in command' in charge; 1 + without '2nd in command' in charge;5

She went off-world for ''Home'', ''The Seige'', "Condemned", ''Epiphany", "Progeny" & "Lifeline''

For ''The Seige'' it was needed so they could get nukes from the Genii, both Col. Everett & Shep stayed on Atlantis.
For "Condemned", ''Epiphany" & "Progeny", not as nessacary IMHO.
In "Condemned'' she believed ''talks'' may have been needed,
for "Progeny'' it was, IMO, slightly risky, even for ''talks'',
In ''Epiphany", IMO, no need.
For ''Home'' it was a way ''back'', so IMO ok. For "Lifeline'' needed to go.

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Sam - times off-world 5 ,
with '2nd in command' in charge; 2 + without '2nd in command' in charge;3
For ''Reunion'' I'm going to have to say it was purely because it was her first crisis, and therefore to prove herself to the expedition.
Went off-world for ''BAMSR'', ''Trio'' & ''Search And Rescue'', as well as in Alternative Timeline from ''Last Man''.
For ''BAMSR'' she was needed, I think.
In ''Trio'' was requested + Shep was left in charge,
For ''Search And Rescue'' Shep + others were in need of rescue, possibly wasn't needed to be on M2S-445.
For Alternative Timeline from ''Last Man'' it could be argued someone else could have commanded ''The Phoenix'' but still, Maj. Lorne was in charge while she was commanding ''The Phoenix''.

Woolsey times off-world 1 ,
with '2nd in command' in charge; 1 + without '2nd in command' in charge;0
Went off-world in ''First Contact'' when he was on the Daedalus with Shep staying on Atlantis.
It was nessacary for him to be off-world for that mission as he explained.

In closing I think that it is logical for the Base commander to go off-world in the right circumstances as long as the 2nd in command is left in charge of the base.