xmung at 8:14PM, May 31, 2011

yeah, it sucks to be a red shirt, that's for sure - the sad thing for this guy is that he's just wandering up to the lab, not even a part of the "away team"...

jamoecw at 2:08PM, May 31, 2011

the shit you aren't told about starfleet: the away team consisted of the captain, the tactical officer, the chief doctor, the leading comms officer, and some random ensign, you know to get field experience. the captain leads the team into a trap, the comms officer mistranslates when explaining the situation to their captures, the tactical officer botches the escape attempt, the ensign gets moderately wounded, and the chief medical doctor fail to save his life. then captain macgyvers a stun grenade, the tactical officer brilliantly leads the team through enemy lines, the chief medical doctor then saves the life of an enemy who was fatally wounded, to which the comms officer successfully explains that they come in peace. after the mission the ensign gets the bronze star and a purple heart for saving the lives of the away team, dying in the process, his family earns 10,000 credits, or a full year's worth of the (0.5 year time in rate) ensign's salary as compensation for their loss. the comms officer gets the silver star for valor under fire, preventing an intergalactic incident, and providing a pivotal role in the safe return of the team, the award earns an extra 20,000 credits severance pay for when the officer retires, or dies. the chief medical officer earns the silver cross for providing humanitarian aid above and beyond the call of duty, and displaying exceptional selflessness under fire, the doctor is awarded 40,000 credits in bonuses to paid across the next 5 years for his actions during the mission. the tactical officer earns the starfleet distinguished service award for quick thinking in a stressful situation, courage under fire, and exercising a successful low casualty operation for both sides of the conflict, full amount gained from various sources due to actions rendered during the mission equals 100,000 credits. the captain is awarded the starfleet medal of honor for heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty, exercising ingenuity and integrity befitting a starfleet captain, which earns him an automatic promotion, and various bonuses and allotments totaling 150,000 credits, and the promotion nets an additional 50,000 credits each year he stays in starfleet. In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons.

seventy2 at 6:15AM, May 31, 2011

those damn red shirts.

alschroeder at 6:09AM, May 31, 2011

AzuJOD: I was thinking the very same thing.

Lemniskate at 2:59AM, May 31, 2011

I think he was most important for the integrity of the timestream, but since we're not familiar with future people or future history we can't know...

AzuJOD at 1:55AM, May 31, 2011

Just noticed, that guy was wearing a red shirt!