Same reason lots of school principals are former teachers, I guess?
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SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Command and medical are two separate tracks though. Would a captain of a hospital ship need a medical degree?
DrChaotica@startrek.website 2 years ago
SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Probably not need but it would be helpful when determine where to apply what limited resources (time, staff, ship location) is most needed for a given mission
CynicalStoic@kbin.social 2 years ago
That’s true but I would think that the career path to captain would be more agnostic. Starfleet would benefit from having captains with tactical backgrounds, scientific. Backgrounds etc.