duty

duty                                                                    02Nov15
  
  An Officer's Duty
  
  Qualities such as integrity, discipline, skill, resourcefulness, and 
  initiative make a good officer. Every officer's first duty is to Starfleet 
  and to uphold the Constitution of the United Federation of Planets. Starfleet
  Command expects and encourages its officers to exercise judgment in the 
  implementation of their duties and to be part of the larger system of checks
  and balances, rather than to blindly follow orders.
  
  Starfleet officers face great responsibilities and rewarding challenges, 
  making a position in Starfleet one of the coveted jobs in the Federation. 
  The actions of one ship can have lasting repercussions not only for a world,
  but also for the fate of the quadrant and the evolution of the Federation.
  Thus Starfleet makes every effort to ensure its officers are the best-trained
  and highly skilled.

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duty2                                                                   02Nov15

  Even so, sometimes officers have been removed from command for improper
  judgment. Starfleet's Office of Personnel Management and the Judge Advocate
  General's office never look lightly upon the removal of a commanding officer.
  As per General Order 104, such a removal of command requires two senior 
  officers who both feel the commander poses a danger to the ship or is unfit
  to command, and must be substantiated at a later date. 
  
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