Tactical Debriefing

[Brian Graham 0]

Tactical Debriefing

 

Duty Log featuring Ensign McKnight and Lieutenant Graham

 

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"Ensign, please, have a seat," Brian Graham said as he gestured toward the chair on the opposite side of he desk. He returned his eyes to the PADD he'd been looking over, getting in a few more seconds of reviewing as McKnight made way for the chair.

 

McKnight sat down feeling a little nervous wondering if he was in trouble for something “Yes sir?”

 

"I suppose you know what we are here to discuss," Brian offered. Reviews like these were some of the worst things any officer had to go through and Brian was trying his best to make it go as easily as possible.

 

“Actually sir I wasn’t completely briefed on why you wanted me here” replied McKnight

 

"Ok, then I'll fill you in. I've been going over the data collected during the simulation. I would have preferred to discuss this more thoroughly, but we're all focusing most of our attention on getting the Admiral back. We could have left it till after we rescue him, but it's best to go over these things as soon as possible after, so will try the abridged version on this one." Brian hit a button on the PADD, scrolling down the lines of data. He put the PADD down and brought the information up on one of the monitors on the bulkhead. The screen displayed a graph, showing a blue line and a red line in relation to simulation time and elapsed time.

 

"The blue line is the Starfleet average for reaction time. The red line, is the data for your time. Your well within Starfleet requirements until...here, where you drop to 22% slower than the norm" Brian zoomed in on the pertinent data and turned back to face McKnight, his antennea standing straight up. "What happened?"

 

“Sir I questioned your order to destroy the ship” replied McKnight

 

Brian nodded, recalling the events that had transpired on the Bridge, his eyes drifting back toward the graph. "And why did you question the order?"

 

“It has always been Starfleets principal to disable an enemy not destroy them” replied McKnight a bit angrily.

 

"And that's what surprised me Ensign." Brian got out of his chair and walked over toward the monitor. "I've read your file. You were in the Bajoran Resistance, the Maquis. You pulled the trigger, more than once I'll bet. But when those ships were disabled you didn't fire, not at first. Do you know what that tells me?"

 

“That I’m not the trigger happy kid I used to be” replied McKnight.

 

"That, it means that when you went through the Academy, you listened. You knew what you were getting into when you became a part of Starfleet. You’re absolutely right, the orders I gave you were not Starfleet-oriented orders. But however, the simulation was designed to test reaction time to orders. Your score is... less than what is normally liked to be seen on a review. But, you did exhibit thinking characteristic of a Federation officer, and I have made note of that in your review. Anything else?

 

McKnight fidgeted in his chair furious “Sir I will not and never will I destroy a disabled vessel weather it be real or a test and if you don’t like that well then I guess I we should just forget the whole thing and I’ll leave the ship if I have to”

 

"Arian, I don't want you to leave the ship. We're getting into some very dangerous stuff over in this quadrant, and that's why we do these battle simulations. We don't like to be violence oriented, and we aren't. But we do have to be ready for it. If we got into a situation with a disabled ship, I'd expect you to question an order to destroy it, espcially if there are lifeforms on it and they aren't a threat. What I'm seeing from this is that you are competent as regards the tactical station and are prepared to uphold Federation principles, with the time disabilty being a minor thing, nothing to worry about. Alright, if that's all, your dismissed. See you when you report in at 0900."