Earl Grey 115: Mr. President, Tear Down This Neutral Zone

Debate: Is Starfleet Military or
Exploration? 
There are fan arguments that have been debated since Star Trek:
The Next Generation first aired on television - Who is the better
Enterprise captain? Which starship would win in a fight? Is
Starfleet a military or exploratory organization? Earl Grey
tackles this last question for this week's episode and attempts
to explore (or militarize!) the answer.

Phillip moderates the debate that examines the origins of
Starfleet in the 22nd and 23rd Century, as well as how it is
portrayed in the 24th century. Darren powers up the phaser array
and loads the torpedo tubes for his arguments that Starfleet is a
military organization. From its use of naval ranks, a chain of
command, weapons, patrols of Federation space, and the use of
Starfleet personnel as soldiers in the "bloody, bloody"
Cardassian War, we see an organization that is similar to the
armed services of the 21st Century. Daniel, Mr. Blue Shirt
himself, explains how Starfleet is a futuristic NASA, with its
focus on scientific missions, a Starfleet Academy that instructs
its people on science and enginnering principles, and how its
mantra is literally to "explore strange, new worlds."

Join this episode of Earl Grey, as these #BridgeMates name drop
Zefram Cochrane at the drop of a tequila glass in order to prove
their points, and finally put to rest whether Starfleet is a
military or exploratory organization.

Hosts
Daniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, & Darren Moser

Editor / Producer
Darren Moser

Executive Producers
Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, & C Bryan Jones



Production Manager


Richard Marquez


 


Content Manager


Will Nguyen


Chapters
The Fan Debate (00:03:13)
Bolian Contingent (00:06:57)

24th Century Starfleet/TNG (00:09:23)

23rd Century Starfleet (00:20:27)
Military Starlet (00:23:54)

Exploration Starfleet (00:35:30)
Admirals? (00:48:27)

Final Thoughts (00:50:70)











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