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From: timd@iddic.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Sulu'S Rank
Message-ID: <1727@iddic.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Jun-84 18:13:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 15 18:13:00 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 03:38:22 EDT
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I Have Seen Several Postings Referring To Sulu As A Lt. Cmdr. Or A
Cmdr. 

St:Twok (And Especially The Novelization) Very Plainly State That
Sulu Is Now A Captain. The Same Sources Also Have Spock As A Captain,
And Uhura, Scott, And Chekov As Commanders.

Rank Question: When Admiral Morrow Verbally Gave Scott Orders To
Report As "Captain Of Engineering On The Excelsior", Was He
Actually Promoted To Captain? Captain Seems To Be An Rather
High Rank For An Engineering (Non-Line) Officer, Especially If
He Serves Under A Captain. (Was James Sikking A Captain?)

Does Anyone Care? :-)
(Please Don'T Say Sikking Is A Lt.... That'S On The Uss Hillstreet. :-)