) * The future groundskeeper of Starfleet Academy, Boothby, was born in this decade. (TNG: "The First Duty" ) * Prior to assuming command of the USS Enterprise in 2265, Captain James T. Kirk is given his first command by Starfleet. Captain Kirk asked Gary Mitchell to join him. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" ) According to The Making of Star Trek, Kirk's first command was a destroyer class ship.