According to his son, he never changes his opinion once its fixed, which probably isn’t a great trait in an explorer and diplomat. While we don’t wish to cast aspersions on one of Starfleet’s few female captains, Janeway does seem to prefer nepotism as her primary reason for promoting anybody (promoting Chakotay’s bestie to Chief Engineer, Paris’ convicted felon son to pilot AND nurse, and let’s not get in to her feelings about Chakotay himself) and makes it to Admiral surprisingly quickly herself, so we assume she had something to do with it.īehavior worthy of court martial: Admiral Paris was put in charge of the project dedicated to finding his own lost son, which is a clear conflict of interest, but to be fair that’s his superior’s fault. Presumed reason for promotion: He served as Captain on the USS Al-Batani, with Kathryn Janeway as his Science Officer. Admiral Owen Paris, Star Trek: Voyager (Richard Herd) We can only presume Starfleet had become aware of their impending lunacy and sent them to the mysteriously un-promoted Captain Picard to sort them out. During the 24th century, the appearance of an Admiral on the bridge of the Enterprise is generally a solid indicator of upcoming shenanigans. As will become clear below, this is particularly true of Admirals sent to work with the Federation’s flagship, the USS Enterprise.
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