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| - In the alternate reality, Captain Christopher Pike gave a field promotion to Commander Spock, to acting captain, and Cadet James T. Kirk, to first officer. After Spock was revealed to be emotionally compromised by the destruction of Vulcan, he resigned his command, per Starfleet Regulation 619, which automatically field-promoted Kirk to acting captain. Kirk was formally recognized by Starfleet as the captain of the USS Enterprise, while Spock resumed his original rank and position as first officer. (Star Trek)
- A field commission (or brevet) refers to either a Starfleet commissioned officer holding a higher rank temporarily, or, in some cases, personnel from outside Starfleet temporarily being granted a Starfleet rank for the purposes of completing a specific mission. Under normal circumstances, those who receive a field commissions will wear the rank insignia to which they have been commissioned. In 2371, a system was in place to allow those receiving field commissions to wear provisional rank insignia, until the commissions could be confirmed by Starfleet Command.
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| - A field commission (or brevet) refers to either a Starfleet commissioned officer holding a higher rank temporarily, or, in some cases, personnel from outside Starfleet temporarily being granted a Starfleet rank for the purposes of completing a specific mission. Under normal circumstances, those who receive a field commissions will wear the rank insignia to which they have been commissioned. In 2371, a system was in place to allow those receiving field commissions to wear provisional rank insignia, until the commissions could be confirmed by Starfleet Command. A field commission is not to be confused with a battlefield promotion, in which the officer in question is promoted while deployed in combat.
- In the alternate reality, Captain Christopher Pike gave a field promotion to Commander Spock, to acting captain, and Cadet James T. Kirk, to first officer. After Spock was revealed to be emotionally compromised by the destruction of Vulcan, he resigned his command, per Starfleet Regulation 619, which automatically field-promoted Kirk to acting captain. Kirk was formally recognized by Starfleet as the captain of the USS Enterprise, while Spock resumed his original rank and position as first officer. (Star Trek) Martok, who served as a laborer in the Klingon Defense Force, received such a battlefield commission from General ShiVang due to his actions in defending the general's flagship from the Romulans. (DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach") In Starfleet, starship captains were given much leeway in interpreting Starfleet regulations and assigning crew positions. Wesley Crusher was field-promoted from "acting ensign" to full ensign by Captain Jean-Luc Picard in recognition of Wesley's academic accomplishments and sacrifice in a rescue mission saving William T. Riker, Deanna Troi, and Lwaxana Troi. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi" ) In 2366, Vice Admiral J.P. Hanson gave Commander Riker a promotion to the field commission of captain. Riker chose to resume his previous rank and position as first officer when Captain Jean-Luc Picard was recovered. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds" , "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" , "Family" ) These types of promotions were done without the approval of the organization's central authority, but by commanding officers who operated outside communication with authority. For example, Captain Kathryn Janeway, after having "invited" Chakotay and the other Maquis to become part of the crew of USS Voyager, with Chakotay serving as first officer in 2371, she granted Thomas Eugene Paris a field commission of lieutenant and an assignment at the conn. (VOY: "Caretaker") Tim Watters of Red Squad was given a battlefield commission to captain and command of the USS Valiant by Captain Ramirez, after the remaining officers of that ship were killed. Using that authority, Watters "commissioned and promoted other members of Red Squad as needed" with acting ranks and titles. Later, following the rescue of Ensign Nog, Watters promoted him to lieutenant commander and the position of chief engineer. (DS9: "Valiant") In the Species 8472 simulation, Commander Valerie Archer was offered a field commission to first officer of the IKS Hor'Cha. (VOY: "In the Flesh")
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