From: utzoo!decvax!watmath!dssg Newsgroups: net.movies Title: ST2: Kirk incompetent Article-I.D.: watmath.2787 Posted: Tue Jun 22 12:42:42 1982 Received: Sun Jun 27 03:37:32 1982 As to Kirks competence, other than not raising his shields faster when the Reliant was behaving mysteriously (although the half quoted regulation may have something to do with that) and the beaming down of top officers into hazerdous areas (with or without armed escort consisting of 1 or 100 men), but that's Star Trek tradition, he made, in my opinion, militarily speaking, sound decisions. Ralph, again.