What Did Picard Do Between Commands?

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It was presented as a highly prestigious assignment in the ep where he was offered it. So much so that Remmick's heavy vetting was thought appropriate.
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GrahamKennedy wrote:It was presented as a highly prestigious assignment in the ep where he was offered it. So much so that Remmick's heavy vetting was thought appropriate.
Remmick? Was this the first season deal with the never seen again parasites?
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probably.
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Working at the academy or HQ seems to be one of the most sort after jobs there is.
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Teaos wrote:Working at the academy or HQ seems to be one of the most sort after jobs there is.
Well the Academy one is pretty obvious why it would be but working at a HQ tends to get you noticed and provided you're not a frag up: promoted. There are more than a few positions at NDHQ and the Brigades that it's guaranteed you'll walk out a rank higher (unless you do something really dumb).

BTW: Didn't there used to be a spellchecker on the forum?
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ya, it's still here, just a second I'll pull it up:

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Cpl Kendall wrote:
GrahamKennedy wrote:It was presented as a highly prestigious assignment in the ep where he was offered it. So much so that Remmick's heavy vetting was thought appropriate.
Remmick? Was this the first season deal with the never seen again parasites?
I thought the heavy vetting was done at the Admirals request, to make sure that Picard hadn't been compromised by the percieved conspiracy (which later turned out to be the parasite threat). I got the impression that the Admiral wanted someone he could trust close to home to help combat the threat
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Lt. Staplic wrote:ya, it's still here, just a second I'll pull it up:

Hay Tsuki, Spell Chek Please
Which part? :lol:

Teaos spelled "sort" correctly, it just wasn't the correct word to use. :P

And, I'm assuming you mean "check". :lol:
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kostmayer wrote:I got the impression that the Admiral wanted someone he could trust close to home to help combat the threat
Wasn't that in the second (...and last...) part of that story arc?

Anyway, I don't think it's inconceivable that he did more than one job in 10 years! Considering how much he liked been out there and exploring (especially when turning down the promotion to admiral - "I'm no politician"), I think it's possible he did some HQ work and captained a top ship before been offered the E-D.
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Tsukiyumi wrote:Which part? :lol:
Kendall needed the site spell checker.
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Lt. Staplic wrote: Kendall needed the site spell checker.
Yeah, I'm kinda tired of cutting and pasting from Word.
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just run it past Tsuki first. :D
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I didn't realize that 10 years lapsed between his loss of Stargazer and getting the E-D. We've heard nothing AT ALL about any intervening length of time. Where was this info from again?
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Mark wrote:I didn't realize that 10 years lapsed between his loss of Stargazer and getting the E-D. We've heard nothing AT ALL about any intervening length of time. Where was this info from again?
I got the dates from Memory Alpha.
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Picard, in addition to being an excellent diplomat, was supposed to be a valued tactician as well - "the Picard Maneuver," etc. I don't see SF taking him out of the comm chair for a full decade. I have to say I think Thorin makes the most sense in saying that he probably did a few different things, possible including a stint at HQ as well as a different command.
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