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Old 08-31-10, 11:09 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Tessa View Post
I apologize for the mixup, I see that what I wanted to say came out very wrong and not what I was trying to say. As your example, the comm officer on the ship could very well get a command someday. What I was trying to get across is that there are several careers/jobs in which you will never step foot on a boat you 20 years. Once they get their proper rank, do you think it's wise/fair then to give the keys to a ship a who is a lawyer or nuclear engineer(the ones that design the cores, not the onboard ones that monitor the one on their ship?
A good point, and one that escaped me. I guess we do have our own versions of the 'technical wizards'.
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