Thanks for the reply. Honestly I have never played stock SHIII so I have never done any research on "stock bugs". But I think you are dead on: I took quite a beating on my last patrol and definitely had the officer in question on the Damage control team.
I forgot to bring him back into crew quarters. Bummer. Well the war is gonna be over in couple months so I think I will manage without him.
Is there a fix for this problem? Anyone?